John Fanning may refer to: John Fanning (footballer) (born 1948), Australian rules footballer for Essendon John Fanning (writer) (born 1973), Irish writer John Fanning (Irish politician) (1903–1982), Irish Fianna Fáil politician from Tipperary John Fanning (Upper Canada politician) (died 1813), innkeeper, stagecoach operator and politician in Upper Canada John H. Fanning (1916–1990), American lawyer and member of the National Labor Relations Board John Pat Fanning, member of the West Virginia Senate John T. Fanning (1837–1911), American architect John Joseph Fanning, Irish-Australian insurance manager, equestrian judge and civic leader