John Shepherd may refer to:
- John James Shepherd (1884–1954), British Olympic tug of war competitor
- John Shepherd (footballer) (born 1932), English footballer
- John Shepherd (cricketer) (born 1943), West Indian cricketer
- John Shepherd (actor), American actor and producer
- John Shepherd (governor and chairman), governor of the Hudson's Bay Company and Chairman of the East India Company
- John Alan Shepherd, former British Ambassador to Bahrain and Italy
- John Shepherd (Australian politician), a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1877–1880
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Famous quotes containing the words john and/or shepherd:
“It was in and about the Martinmas time,
When the green leaves were afalling,
That Sir John Graeme, in the West Country,
Fell in love with Barbara Allan.”
—Unknown. Bonny Barbara Allan (l. 1–4)
“The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones.”
—Northrop Frye (b. 1912)