John Wilmot may refer to:
- John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647–1680), English libertine, friend of King Charles II, and writer of satirical and bawdy poetry
- Sir John Eardley Wilmot PC (1709–1792), Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1766–1771
- John Wilmot (politician) (1748–1815), MP for Tiverton and later for Coventry
- Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet (1783–1847), Governor of Tasmania, MP for Warwickshire North 1832–1843
- Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 2nd Baronet (1810–1892), MP for Warwickshire South 1874–1885
- John Wilmot, 1st Baron Wilmot of Selmeston (1895–1964), British Labour Party MP and Minister of Supply
- John McNeil Wilmot (ca 1755–1847), Canadian politician
Famous quotes containing the words john wilmot and/or john:
“Mountains of Whimseys, heaped in his own Brain,
Stumbling from thought to thought, falls headlong down
Into Doubt’s boundless Sea, where like to drown,
Books bear him up a while, and make him try
To swim with Bladders of Philosophy,”
—John Wilmot, 2d Earl Of Rochester (1647–1680)
“You are at your very best when things are worst.”
—Raynold Gideon, U.S. screenwriter, and John Carpenter. Starman (Jeff Bridges)