John Rawlins may refer to:
- John Aaron Rawlins (1831–1869), United States Army general during the American Civil War
- John Rawlins (director) (1902–1997), American film director
- John Rawlins (Royal Navy) (1922–2011), Royal Navy Medical officer and pioneer in diving medicine
- John Rawlins (MP) for Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)
- General John A. Rawlins, a public statue of General Rawlins, in Washington, D.C.