John Banks may refer to:
- Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet (1627–1699), English merchant and Member of Parliament
- John Banks (playwright) (died 1706)
- John Banks (East India Company officer) (1811–1857)
- John Banks (U.S. politician) (1793–1864)
- John Banks (activist) (born 1915), English political activist and writer
- John Banks (New Zealand politician) (born 1946)
- John Banks (motorcyclist)
- Johnny Banks (born 1861), an American boxer
- John Gray Banks (1888–1961), a politician in Canada
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or banks:
“This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
—Bible: New Testament Matthew, 3:17.
A “voice from heaven,” following the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist.
“Its whether will ye be a rank robber’s wife,
Or will ye die by my wee pen knife?
Its I’ll not be a rank robber’s wife,
But I’ll rather die by your wee pen knife.
He ‘s killed this may and he ‘s laid her by,
For to bear the red rose company.”
—Unknown. Babylon; or, The Bonnie Banks o’ Fordie (l. 9–14)
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