John Carey may refer to:
- John Carey (animator), staff member of Warner Bros. Cartoons in the 1940s and 1950s
- John Carey (Celticist), American scholar
- John Carey (congressman) (1792–1875), United States Representative from Ohio; member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- John Carey (courtier) (c. 1491–1552), courtier to King Henry VIII
- John Carey (critic) (born 1934), British literary critic
- John Carey (journalist) (born 1960), Irish sportswriter
- John Carey (Ohio state legislator) (born 1959), Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives; former Ohio state senator
- John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover (1608–1677), English peer
- John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon (died 1617), English peer and politician
- John Carey (Wisconsin legislator)
- Johnny Carey (1919–1995), Irish footballer and manager
- John L. Carey 19th century editor of the Baltimore American
Famous quotes containing the word carey:
“All ye poets of the age,
All ye witlings of the stage,
Learn your jingles to reform,
Crop your numbers to conform.
Let your little verses flow
Gently, sweetly, row by row;
Let the verse the subject fit,
Little subject, little wit.
Namby-Pamby is your guide,
Albion’s joy, Hibernia’s pride.”
—Henry Carey (1693?–1743)