John Wise may refer to:
- John Wise (clergyman) (1652–1725), Massachusetts divine who protested taxation
- John Wise (balloonist) (1808–1879), American ballooning pioneer
- John Ayshford Wise (1810–1865), British MP for Stafford
- John Clayton Wise, Baron Wise (1923-2012)
- John Sergeant Wise (1846–1913), U.S. Congressman from Virginia
- John Wise (politician) (born 1935), former Canadian Minister of Agriculture
- John A. Wise, American scientist
- John Wise (Entrepreneur)
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or wise:
“The person who designed a robot that could act and think as well as your four-year-old would deserve a Nobel Prize. But there is no public recognition for bringing up several truly human beings.”
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)
“The wise guys
tell me
that Christmas
is Kid Stuff . . .”
—Frank Horne (b. 1899)