John Coulter, John Coalter or John Colter may refer to:
- John Coalter (1771–1838), Virginia lawyer
- John Colter (c.1774–1812 or 1813), member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
- John Coulter, Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1736 to 1738
- John Coulter (playwright) (1888–1980), Irish-born Canadian playwright
- John Coulter (politician) (born 1930), Australian politician
- John Merle Coulter (1851–1928), American botanist
- John B. Coulter (1891–1983), American general
- Jackie Coulter (1912–1981), Northern Irish former footballer
Famous quotes containing the word coulter:
“For in the word death
There is nothing to grasp; nothing to catch or claim;
Nothing to adapt the skill of the heart to, skill
In surviving, for death it cannot survive,
Only resign the irrecoverable keys.
The wave falters and drowns. The coulter of joy
Breaks. The harrow of death
Depends. And there are thrown up waves.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)