John Maynard may refer to:

Politicians

John Maynard (MP for St Albans) (1509–1556), English MP for St Albans, 1553–1554

John Maynard (died 1658) (1592–1658), English politician, MP for Lostwithiel, 1646

John Maynard (1604–1690), English lawyer and politician, MP for Totnes 1640–1653, Plymouth 1656,1679–1685,1689,1690, Bere Alston 1661, 1685 and others

John Maynard (died 1662) (1638–1662), English MP for Bere Alston, 1660

John Maynard (New York politician) (1786–1850), U.S. Representative from New York

Other people

John Maynard (cricketer), West Indian cricketer

John Maynard (civil servant) (1865–1943), British civil servant and political activist

John Maynard (composer) (born 1570), English madrigalist

John Maynard (film producer), Australian filmmaker, founder of Arenafilms

John Maynard (historian), Australian historian, grandson of Aboriginal jockey Merv Maynard

Luther Fuller, also known as John Maynard, helmsman of the steamboat Erie

Literature

"John Maynard", poem by Horatio Alger, about the helmsman Luther Fuller

"John Maynard", poem by Theodor Fontane, about the helmsman Luther Fuller