John Kirby

John Kirby may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• Joshua Kirby (1716–1774), often mistakenly called John Joshua Kirby, British landscape painter, engraver, and writer
• John Kirby (artist) (born 1949), British painter
• John Kirby (musician) (1908–1952), American jazz musician
• John Carroll Kirby, American pianist, record producer and composer

Politics

• John Kirby (Canadian politician) (1772–1846), Canadian businessman & politician
• John Kirby (admiral), retired United States Navy admiral, and spokesperson
• John Kirby (MP), member of parliament for Hertfordshire

Sports

• John Kirby (baseball) (1865–1931), baseball player
• John Kirby (American football) (born 1942), American football player
• John Kirby (cricketer) (born 1936), English cricketer
• Jon Luke Kirby (born 1998), rugby league footballer

Other people

• John Kirby (topographer) (1690–1753), English mapmaker and illustrator
• John Kirby (surgeon) (1781–1853), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• John Henry Kirby (1860–1940), American businessman
• John Kirby (bishop) (born 1938), Irish bishop
• John Kirby (attorney) (1939–2019), American lawyer and namesake of Nintendo character Kirby

See also

• John Kirby Allen (1810–1838), American pioneer
• Jack Kirby (disambiguation)
• John Kirkby (disambiguation)