John Stuart may refer to:
- Sir John Stuart, 4th Baronet (died 1821), MP for Kincardineshire
- John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713–1792), Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762–1763
- John Stuart (loyalist) (1718–1779), British Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the southern colonies during the American Revolution
- John Stuart (1743–1821), reviser of the New Testament in Scottish Gaelic
- John Stuart, 1st Marquess of Bute (1744–1814)
- John Stuart (Virginia) (1749–1823), western Virginia settler and soldier at the Battle of Point Pleasant
- John Stuart, Count of Maida (1759–1815), British soldier, lieutenant-general during the Napoleonic Wars
- John Stuart (explorer) (1780–1847), Canadian explorer
- John Stuart (judge) (1793–1876), British Conservative MP 1846–1852, judge from 1852
- John T. Stuart (1807–1885), U.S. Representative from Illinois and law partner of Abraham Lincoln
- John McDouall Stuart (1815–1866), explorer, the first European to successfully traverse Australia from south to north
- John Stuart (genealogist) (1813–1877), Scottish antiquarian, genealogist
- John Stuart (Canadian politician) (1830–1913), Member of Parliament in the late 19th century
- John Stuart (Nova Scotia politician) (1752–1835), lawyer and politician in Nova Scotia
- John Stuart, co-founder of locomotive builders Kerr Stuart
- John Stuart (CEO) (1877–1969), CEO of the Quaker Oats Company
- John Stuart (actor) (1898–1979), Scottish actor
- John Leighton Stuart (1876–1962), President of Yenching University and later United States ambassador to China
- John Stuart, 12th Earl of Moray (1797–1867), Scottish soldier and politician
- John Stuart, Jr. (1912–1997), one of the heirs to the Quaker Oats Company fortune
- John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart (1767–1794), Scottish Tory politician
- John Trevor Stuart (born 1929), British mathematician
Famous quotes containing the words john and/or stuart:
“Think of what our Nation stands for,
Books from Boots and country lanes,
Free speech, free passes, class distinction,
Democracy and proper drains.”
—Sir John Betjeman (19061984)
“A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.”
—John Stuart Mill (18061873)