John Beresford may refer to:
- John Beresford (statesman) (1738–1805), Irish statesman
- John Claudius Beresford (1766–1846), son of John Beresford, Irish politician and member of UK parliament
- John Beresford (footballer) (born 1966), English footballer
- J. D. Beresford (1873–1947), full name John Davys Beresford, English science fiction writer at the turn of the 20th century
- Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet (1766–1844), Royal Navy officer
- John Beresford (polo player) (1847–1925), British polo player
- John Beresford, 4th Marquess of Waterford (1814–1866), Irish peer and Church of Ireland minister
- John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies (1866–1944), Anglo-Irish army officer
- John Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford (1844–1895), Irish peer
- John Beresford, 8th Marquess of Waterford (born 1933), Irish peer
- Lord John Beresford (1773–1862), Anglican archbishop