John Whitehead may refer to:
In business and government John Meek Whitehead (1852–1924), American politician in Wisconsin John C. Whitehead (1922–2015), American banker and civil servant John Whitehead (diplomat) (1932–2013), British diplomat and businessman John Whitehead (economist), secretary of the New Zealand Treasury John L. Whitehead, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
In sport John Whitehead (footballer) (fl. 1890s), English footballer John Whitehead (baseball) (1909–1964), American baseball player for the Chicago White Sox John Whitehead (American football) (1924–2002), American football coach John Whitehead (cricketer) (1925–2000), English cricketer
Other people John Whitehead (theologian), 15th-century Irish theologian John Whitehead (architect) (1726–1802), English architect and amateur engineer, designer of the Factory House in Porto John Whitehead (physician) (1740–1804), English physician and lay preacher; biographer of John Wesley John Whitehead (explorer) (1860–1899), British explorer J. H. C. Whitehead (1904–1960), British mathematician John B. Whitehead (1872–1954), American electrical engineer and a professor at Johns Hopkins University John L. Whitehead Jr. (1924–1992), American military and test pilot John Whitehead (singer) (1948–2004), American singer and one-half of the duo McFadden & Whitehead John M. Whitehead (soldier) (1823-1909), American chaplain and Medal of Honor recipient John W. Whitehead, constitutional attorney and conservative author, founder of the Rutherford Institute in 1982
See also Jonathan Whitehead (born 1960), composer