Politicians
- John Simpson (Parliamentarian), politician of the post-English Civil War period, see Thomas Kelsey
- John Simpson (Kentucky), American Congressman-elect from Kentucky, who died before the start of the 13th Congress in 1813, see Kentucky in the War of 1812
- John Simpson (Quebec politician) (1788–1873), government official and politician in Quebec
- John Simpson (Canada West politician) (1807–1878), Canadian businessman and politician
- John Simpson (Ontario politician) (1812–1885), Ontario banker and member of the Senate of Canada
- John A. Simpson (1854–1916), Canadian politician
- John Thomas Simpson (1870–1965), Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons
- John Simpson (MP) (1763–1850), English politician, Member of Parliament for Wenlock
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