John Baxter may refer to:
Arts and entertainment John Baxter (architect) (died 1798), Scottish architect John Baxter (publisher) (1781–1858), English printer and publisher John Baxter (director) (1896–1975), British filmmaker, 1930s–1950s John Baxter (author) (born 1939), Australian-born writer, journalist, and filmmaker John Baxter, pen name of intelligence officer E. Howard Hunt
Politics and law John Baxter (MP for Stafford), Member of Parliament (MP) for Stafford. c. 1393–1396 John Baxter (Northern Ireland politician) (1939–2020), Ulster Unionist politician and solicitor John Baxter (MP for Derby) (died 1611), English lawyer and politician John Baxter (political reformer) ( 1790–1817), English radical and political historian John Baxter (judge) (1819–1886), North Carolina legislator and jurist John G. Baxter (1826–1885), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, 1870–1872 John Babington Macaulay Baxter (1868–1946), premier of New Brunswick, Canada, 1925–1931 John B. M. Baxter Jr. (1924–2000), politician in New Brunswick, Canada John Donald Baxter, politician in Ontario, Canada
Science John Philip Baxter (1905–1989), British chemical engineer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of New South Wales, 1953–1969 John Walter Baxter (1917–2003), British civil and structural engineer, designed the Westway John Baxter (engineer) (born 1951), British mechanical engineer John Baxter (marine biologist), British marine biologist
Sports John Baxter (cricketer) (1800–?), English cricketer of the 1830s John Baxter (footballer) (1936–2014), Scottish association football player John Baxter (rugby league) ( 1881–1927), rugby league footballer of the 1900s for Great Britain, England, and Rochdale Hornets John Baxter (American football) (born 1963), American football coach
Others John Baxter (explorer) (1799–1841), friend of Edward John Eyre during crossing of Nullarbor Plain, 1840–41 J. Clifford Baxter (1958–2002), Enron Corporation executive
See also Jack Baxter