John Bayley may refer to: John Bayley (died 1611), MP for Salisbury John Bayley (antiquary) (1787–1869), English antiquary Sir John Bayley, 1st Baronet (1763–1841), Justice of the King's Bench Sir John Bayley, 2nd Baronet (1793–1871), British baronet and cricketer 1817–1832 John Bayley (cricketer) (1794–1874), English cricketer 1822–1850 John Bayley (musician) (1847–1910), English bandmaster, clarinetist, violinist, and organist John Bayley (writer) (1925–2015), British literary critic and writer John Arthur Bayley (1831–1903), British Army officer