John Woods may refer to:

Education John Woods (logician) (1937–2024), Canadian professor of logic John Woods (oceanographer) (born 1939), British professor of oceanography John E. Woods (historian) (active since 1970), American professor of Iranian and Central Asian history John E. Woods (translator) (1942–2023), translator of literature from German to English

Entertainment John Joseph Woods (1849–1934), composer of music for national anthem of New Zealand Johnny Silvo (John Woods, 1936–2011), British folk and blues singer John Levene (born John Woods in 1941), British actor John Woods, a Scottish showman who exhibited the Tay Whale around Britain in the 1880s

Politics John Woods (Pennsylvania politician) (1761–1816), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania John Woods (Ohio politician) (1794–1855), U.S. Representative from Ohio John M. Woods (1839–1927), American politician in Massachusetts John Woods (Australian politician) (1822–1892), Minister of Railways in colonial Victoria John Woods (Canadian politician) (1876–1957), in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick John Woods (civil servant) (1895–1962), British civil servant

Sports John Thomas Archer Woods (c. 1872–1954), English cricketer and footballer John Woods (baseball) (1898–1946), MLB player for the Boston Red Sox John Woods (runner) (born 1955), Irish long-distance runner John Woods (footballer) (active 1954–1967), Scottish footballer John Woods (rugby league) (born 1956), English footballer 1970s–1990s, coached in the 1980s Jack Woods (rugby league) (1907–1965), English footballer in the 1930s

Other John Crawford Woods (1824–1906), Australian minister John Grieve Woods (1900–1980), Australian doctor and soldier John C. Woods (1911–1950), American executioner at the Nuremberg Trials

See also Jon Woods (born 1977), U.S. politician from Arkansas John Wood (disambiguation)