Sports Figures
- John Baker (musher), American dogsled racer
- John Baker (baseball) (born 1981), American baseball player
- John Baker (diver), British diver at the Olympics
- John Baker (footballer), Ghanaian international footballer in squad that won 1982 African Cup for the fourth time
- John Baker (runner) (1944–1970), runner from the University of New Mexico that was invited to run in the Olympics
- Johnny Baker (1907–1979), American football player and coach
- Johnny Baker (American football) (born 1941), American football linebacker and tight end
- John Baker (defensive lineman) (1935–2007), professional football player and sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina
- John Baker (punter) (born 1977), American football punter
- John Baker (Canadian football) (John W. Baker, born 1942), Canadian football defensive end
- John Baker (cricketer) (born 1933), former English cricketer
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