John Sweeney may refer to:
- John E. Sweeney (born 1955), U.S. Representative from New York
- John Roland Sweeney (1931–2001), Canadian, politician and educator
- John Sweeney (journalist) (born 1958), BBC journalist
- John James Sweeney, Pennsylvania politician
- John Sweeney (labor leader) (born 1934), American president of AFL-CIO
- John Sweeny (bishop) (1821–1901), Canadian Roman Catholic bishop
- John Sweeney (footballer), Scottish footballer, played for Dunfermline Athletic FC in the 1961 Scottish Cup Final
- John Sweeney (pianist), British-based pianist
- John Sweeney (police officer) of the Metropolian Police Service, detective superintendent in charge of Operation Withern
- John Sweeney (Australian politician) (1863–1947), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- John Sweeney (Ohio politician), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- John Joseph Sweeny (1924–2006), American Roman Catholic priest
- John Sweeny (judge), American judge in New York State
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or sweeney:
“And that enquiring man John Synge comes next,
That dying chose the living world for text
And never could have rested in the tomb
But that, long travelling, he had come
Towards nightfall upon certain set apart
In a most desolate stony place....”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“Now Sweeney phones from London, W. 2,
saying, Martyr, my religion is love, is you.
Be seated, my Sweeney, my invisible fan.
Surely the words will continue, for that’s
what’s left that’s true.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)