John Phillips or Philips may refer to:
Academics
John Edward Philips (born 1952), American historian
John Phillips (educator) (1719–1795), American educator and founder of Phillips Exeter Academy
John Phillips (lawyer), English law professor and head of King's College School of Law
John Roland Phillips (1844–1887), Welsh lawyer and antiquarian
Jock Phillips (born 1947), New Zealand historian, author and encyclopaedist
Arts and entertainment
John Phillips (fl. 1570–1591), English writer and poet
John Phillips (author) (1631–1706), English author and secretary to John Milton
John Philips (1676–1709), British poet
John Phillips (artist) (1808–after 1842), English illustrator and portraitist
John Sanborn Phillips (1861–1949), American writer and founder of McClure's Magazine
John Phillips (actor) (1914–1995), British actor
John Phillips (photographer) (1914–1996), Algerian-American photographer for Life magazine
John P. Marquand (a.k.a. John Phillips, 1924–1995), American novelist
John Phillips (musician) (1935–2001), American singer, songwriter and guitarist, member of The Mamas and the Papas
Business and industry
John Phillips (c. 1709–1775), English master carpenter
John Leigh Philips (1761–1814), English textile manufacturer and collector of art
John George Phillips (businessman) (1888–1964), American businessman, president of IBM
Sir J. G. Phillips (1911–1986), Australian economist, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia
Politics and law
U.S.
John Phillips (mayor) (1770–1823), American politician, first mayor of Boston
John Phillips (Pennsylvania politician) (fl. 1821–1823), American congressman from Pennsylvania
John Phillips (Wisconsin politician) (1823–1903), American physician and politician
John Finis Philips (1834–1919), U.S. representative from Missouri
John Calhoun Phillips (1870–1943), American politician, governor of Arizona
John R. Phillips (American politician) (1887–1983), American congressman from California
John R. Phillips (attorney) (born 1942), American diplomat and public interest attorney
John Michael Phillips (born 1975), American lawyer, consumer and civil rights advocate and legal commentator
John Alton Phillips (1905–1965), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
John Bunyan Phillips, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
John L. Phillips Jr.(1924 or 1925 – 2008), American judge, businessman, and civil rights activist
John Wesley Phillips (1803–1867), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Elsewhere
Sir John Philipps, 1st Baronet (died 1629), Welsh landowner and politician
John Phillips (Canadian politician) (1810–?), Canadian politician in New Brunswick
John Phillips (Irish politician) (1839/40–1917), Irish member of parliament for South Longford
John Harber Phillips (1933–2009), Australian barrister and chief justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
John David Phillips (born 1936), Australian lawyer and judge
Religion
John Phillips (bishop of Sodor and Man) (1555–1633), Welsh Anglican bishop
John Phillips (priest) (1879–1947), Welsh schoolmaster, Dean of Monmouth
John Phillips (Puritan), English minister in England and Massachusetts
John Bertram Phillips (1906–1982), British Bible translator, writer and clergyman
John Phillips (bishop of Portsmouth) (1910–1985), British anglican bishop
Science and medicine
John Phillips (geologist) (1800–1874), English geologist
John Arthur Phillips (1822–1887), British geologist, metallurgist and mining engineer
Sir John Phillips (physician) (1855–1928), British physician
John Charles Phillips (1876–1938), American hunter, zoologist, ornithologist and environmentalist
J. F. V. Phillips (1899–1987), South African botanist and ecologist
John Phillips (zoologist) (1933–1987), British zoologist, vice-chancellor of Loughborough University
John L. Phillips (born 1951), American astronaut
Sports
Cricket
John Phillips (Guyanese cricketer) (1902-1967), Guyanese cricketer
John Phillips (South African cricketer) (1910–1985), South African cricketer