Politicians
- John Stokes (MP for Derby) see Derby (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Stokes (fl.1547) for Westbury (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Heydon Stokes (1917–2003), British Conservative MP 1970–1992
- Jack Stokes (1923–2000), Canadian politician, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- John Stokes (North Carolina) (1756–1790), North Carolina attorney, politician, and judge
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