John Barbour may refer to:
- John Barbour (poet) (c. 1316–1395), Scottish poet
- John S. Barbour (1790–1855), U.S. congressman from Virginia
- John S. Barbour, Jr. (1820–1892), his son, also a politician from Virginia
- John Strode Barbour (1866–1952), American newspaper editor, lawyer, mayor, and statesman
- John Barbour (actor) (born 1934?), Canadian-born broadcaster and television personality in the United States
- Sir John Milne Barbour, known as Milne Barbour (1868–1951), Northern Irish politician
- John Barbour (clothing maker), namesake of J. Barbour & Sons, a British manufacturer of outerwear
- John Baxter Barbour, Jr. (1862-1929), president of Pittsburgh Stock Exchange
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“In the years of the Roman Republic, before the Christian era, Roman education was meant to produce those character traits that would make the ideal family man. Children were taught primarily to be good to their families. To revere gods, one’s parents, and the laws of the state were the primary lessons for Roman boys. Cicero described the goal of their child rearing as “self- control, combined with dutiful affection to parents, and kindliness to kindred.””
—C. John Sommerville (20th century)