John Carey may refer to:
- John Carey (animator), staff member of Warner Bros. Cartoons in the 1940s and 1950s
- John Carey (Celticist), American scholar
- John Carey (congressman) (1792–1875), United States Representative from Ohio; member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- John Carey (courtier) (c. 1491–1552), courtier to King Henry VIII
- John Carey (critic) (born 1934), British literary critic
- John Carey (journalist) (born 1960), Irish sportswriter
- John Carey (Ohio state legislator) (born 1959), Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives; former Ohio state senator
- John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover (1608–1677), English peer
- John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon (died 1617), English peer and politician
- John Carey (Wisconsin legislator)
- Johnny Carey (1919–1995), Irish footballer and manager
- John L. Carey 19th century editor of the Baltimore American
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or carey:
“Take heed of enemies reconciled, and of meat twice boiled.”
—Collected in John Ray, English Proverbs. English proverb (1670)
“One thing I am determined on is that by the time I die my brain shall weigh as much as a man’s if study and learning can make it so.”
—M. Carey Thomas (1857–1935)