John Chapman may refer to:
- John Chapman (theologian) (1704–1784), English cleric and scholar
- Sir John Chapman, 2nd Baronet (c. 1710–1781), British Member of Parliament for Taunton, 1741–1747
- John Chapman (congressman) (1740–1800), United States Representative from Pennsylvania
- Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman, 1774–1845), pioneer nurseryman and missionary
- John Grant Chapman (1798–1856), Maryland politician
- Jonathan Chapman (1807–1848), American politician
- John Gadsby Chapman (1808–1889), American artist
- John Chapman (1810–1877), British Member of Parliament for Grimsby, 1862–1865 and 1874–1877
- John Chapman (publisher) (1821–1894), publisher of the Westminster Review
- John Chapman Andrew (1822–1907), Member of Parliament in New Zealand
- John Ratcliffe Chapman (1815–1899), British-American rifle scope designer
- Jack Chapman (1843–1916), baseball player and manager
- John Otho Chapman (1931–2011), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada
- John Wilbur Chapman (1859–1918), American Presbyterian evangelist
- John Jay Chapman (1862–1933), American essayist and dramatist
- John Chapman (priest) (1865–1933), British priest, abbot, and religious scholar
- John Chapman (cricketer) (1877–1956), English cricketer for Derbyshire
- John Chapman (general) (1896–1963), Australian Army general of WWII
- John Chapman (Australian politician) (1879–1931), Australian Senator
- John Chapman (footballer), footballer and manager from 1906
- John William Chapman (1894–1978), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1953–1961
- John Chapman (baseball) (1899–1953), former shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics
- John Arthur Chapman (1900–1972), American theatre critic
- John Herbert Chapman (1921–1979), Canadian space researcher
- John Roy Chapman (1927–2001), English playwright and screenwriter
- John Chapman (evangelist), Australian evangelist
- John Chapman (bishop), Anglican bishop in Canada
- John Chapman (artist) (born 1946), artist from Blackburn, Lancashire
- John A. Chapman (1965–2001), USAF combat controller, posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross
- Johnny Chapman (born 1967), NASCAR driver
Famous quotes containing the word chapman:
“If you are to reach masses of people in this world, you must do it by a sign language. Whether your vehicle be commerce, literature, or politics, you can do nothing but raise signals, and make motions to the people.”
—John Jay Chapman (1862–1933)