John Bourke may refer to:
- John Gregory Bourke, Captain in the United States Army, Civil War medal of honor winner.
- John Peter Bourke (1901–1970), Australian politician
- John Philip Bourke, Australian poet
- John Bourke (footballer)
- John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo
- John Bourke (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
Famous quotes containing the word john:
“Quintilian [educational writer in Rome about A.D. 100] hoped that teachers would be sensitive to individual differences of temperament and ability. . . . Beating, he thought, was usually unnecessary. A teacher who had made the effort to understand his pupil’s individual needs and character could probably dispense with it: “I will content myself with saying that children are helpless and easily victimized, and that therefore no one should be given unlimited power over them.””
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)