John Gurney may refer to:
Norwich bankers John Gurney (1655–1721), founder of the banking Quaker Gurney family John Gurney (1719–1779), co-founder of Gurney's Bank in Norwich John Gurney (1749–1809), father of Elizabeth Fry John Gurney (1809–1856), eldest son of Samuel Gurney John Gurney (mayor) (1845–1887), mayor of Norwich (1885) John Henry Gurney Sr. (1819–1890), MP for King's Lynn and amateur ornithologist John Henry Gurney Jr. (1848–1922), banker and ornithologist
Other people John Gurney (bass-baritone), (1902–1997), American opera singer John Gurney (football chairman), former chairman of Luton Town F.C. Sir John Gurney (judge) (1768–1845), barrister and judge, of a family of noted stenographers John Gurney (MP), MP for Norfolk (1399) John Hampden Gurney (1802–1862), Anglican clergyman and hymnist John Chandler Gurney (1896–1985), U.S. Senator from South Dakota
See also Joseph John Gurney (1788–1847), significant figure in the history of the Quakers