John Osborn may refer to:
- John Osborn (politician) (born 1922), British MP 1959–1987
- John Osborn (sailor) (born 1945), British sailor, Olympic champion and world champion
- John Osborn (tenor), American tenor
- Sir John Osborn, 5th Baronet (1772–1848), British Member of Parliament
- John E. Osborn (mathematician) (1936–2011), American mathematician
- John E. Osborn (born 1957), American lawyer, health care industry executive, diplomat
- John Jay Osborn, Jr. (born 1947), American author
- John Robert Osborn (1899–1941), Canadian World War II Victoria Cross recipient
- Jack Osborn (1929–1996), American croquet player
Famous quotes containing the word john:
“Oh for some honest lover’s ghost,
Some kind unbodied post
Sent from the shades below!
I strangely long to know
Whether the nobler chaplets wear
Those that their mistress’ scorn did bear,
Or those that were used kindly.”
—Sir John Suckling (1609–1642)