Business and Industry
- John Harris, Sr. (1673–1748), trader who settled and established Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the US
- John Harris, Jr. (1716–1791), Harrisburg, Pennsylvania businessman, supporter of George Washington's army during the American Revolutionary War
- John Harris (software developer), computer programmer, hacker, and author of Atari computer games
- John C. Harris (born 1943), owner of Harris Farms
- John Williams Harris (1808–1872), New Zealand trader, whaler and farmer
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