John Patton may refer to:
- John Patton (1823–1897), U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
- John Patton (Detroit mayor) (1822–1900), mayor of Detroit, Michigan, 1858–1859
- John Patton, Jr. (1850–1907), U.S. Senator from the U.S. state of Michigan
- John Patton (musician) (1935–2002), soul jazz organ player
- John Patton (Colonel) (1745–1804), Pennsylvania officer in the American Revolutionary War
- John M. Patton (1797–1858), U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Virginia
- John Denniston Patton (1829–1904), U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Pennsylvania
- John Patton (GC) (1915–1996), Canadian recipient of the George Cross
- John Sparks Patton (1894–1961), Louisiana politician and educator
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or patton:
“People named John and Mary never divorce. For better or for worse, in madness and in saneness, they seem bound together for eternity by their rudimentary nomenclature. They may loathe and despise one another, quarrel, weep, and commit mayhem, but they are not free to divorce. Tom, Dick, and Harry can go to Reno on a whim, but nothing short of death can separate John and Mary.”
—John Cheever (1912–1982)
“... as a result of generations of betrayal, it’s nearly impossible for Southern Negroes to trust a Southern white. No matter what he does or what he suffers, a white liberal is never established beyond suspicion in the hearts of the minority.”
—Sarah Patton Boyle, U.S. civil rights activist and author. The Desegregated Heart, part 2, ch. 10 (1962)