John Clayton may refer to:
People Writers John Clayton (architect) (died 1861), English architect and writer John Clayton (sportswriter) (John Travis Clayton, 1954–2022), American sportswriter and reporter John Bell Clayton (c. 1907–1955), American writer John J. Clayton, American fiction writer, teacher, and editor
Other people in arts and entertainment John Clayton Adams (1840–1906), English landscape artist John Clayton (Australian actor) (1940–2003), Australian actor John Clayton (bassist) (John Lee Clayton Jr., born 1952), American jazz bassist John Clayton (British actor) (John Alfred Calthrop, 1845–1888), British actor John Clayton (painter) (1728–1800), English artist
Politics John Clayton (Roundhead) (1620–?), English politician John Clayton (d. 1737) (c. 1666–1737), British lawyer who became burgess and attorney general of colonial Virginia 1714–1737 John Clayton (town clerk) (1792–1890), antiquarian and town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne, England John M. Clayton (1796–1856), U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State Statue of John M. Clayton, 1934 John M. Clayton (Arkansas politician) (1840–1889), U.S. Representative from Arkansas, assassinated in 1889 John Clayton Allen (1860–1939), American politician
Sports John Clayton (cricketer) (John Morton Clayton, 1857–1938), English cricketer John Clayton (footballer, born 1961), Scottish footballer John Clayton (footballer, born 1907), English footballer John Clayton (rugby union) (1848–1924), England rugby union player
Other people John Clayton (botanist) (1694–1773), also Anglican minister and Gloucester County clerk, son of John Clayton (d. 1737) John Clayton (divine) (1709–1773), English cleric, Methodist and Jacobite John Clayton (minister) (1754–1843), English Independent
Fictional characters John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, birthname of the fictional character Tarzan
See also Jonny Clayton (born 1974), Welsh darts player Jack Clayton (disambiguation)