John Atwood may refer to: John Atwood (1643–1712), name in religion Peter Atwood, English Dominican John Atwood (Assistant Governor) (1576–1644), Assistant Governor of the Plymouth Colony in the US state of Massachusetts John Atwood (American football) (1923–2008), American football player, oil executive John A. Atwood (1850–1930), American politician and businessman John Leland Atwood (1904–1999), American engineer and manager in the aerospace industry J. Brian Atwood (born 1942), American diplomat