John Potter may refer to: John Potter (American football) (born 1990), American football player John Potter (bishop) (c. 1674–1747), Archbishop of Canterbury John Potter (Conservative politician) (1873–1940), Member of Parliament for Eccles, 1931–1935 John Potter (cricketer) (born 1949), former English cricketer John Potter (fencer) (1910–1991), American Olympic fencer John Potter (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish footballer Sir John Potter (Liberal politician) (1815–1858), Member of Parliament for Manchester, 1857–1858 John Potter (musician), English tenor and academic John Potter (priest) (1713–1770), Dean of Canterbury, 1766–1770 John E. Potter (born 1956), United States Postmaster General John F. Potter (1817–1899), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin John Gerald Potter (1829–1908), English wallpaper manufacturer and art patron John Lishman Potter (1834–1931), New Zealand goldminer, stonemason and builder John M. Potter (1924–1993), Republican Party state legislator from Wisconsin John William Potter (1918–2013), U.S. federal judge John Potter Jr. (1821–1879), Greenback Party state legislator from Wisconsin John Potter (writer) (fl. 1754–1804), English writer and composer John Deane Potter (1912–1981), British journalist John Potter (chemist) (1927–2017), English chemist who falsely claimed to be a Special Operations Executive agent John Potter (racing driver) (born 1982), race car driver and race team owner John Potter (Canadian politician) (1911–1985), member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick John Milton Potter (1906–1947), president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges