John Austin
# John Austin

John Austin may refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

* John P. Austin (1906–1997), American set decorator
* Johnny Austin (1910–1983), American musician
* John Austin (author) (fl. 1940s), British novelist

## Military

* John Austin (soldier) (1801–1833), active in early settlement of Mexican Texas
* John Arnold Austin (1905–1941), United States Navy warrant officer
* John Beech Austin (1917–2012), British aviator in World War II

## Philosophy

* J. L. Austin (John Langshaw Austin, 1911–1960), British philosopher of language
* John Austin (legal philosopher) (1790–1859), British legal and political theorist

## Politics

* John Gardiner Austin (1812–1900), British colonial secretary of Hong Kong
* Sir John Austin, 1st Baronet (1824–1906), British politician, MP for Osgoldcross
* John Austin (politician) (born 1944), British politician, MP

## Religion

* John Austin (1613–1669), English Catholic theologian and writer
* John Austin (Jesuit) (1717–1784), Irish Jesuit
* John Mather Austin (1805–1880), American Universalist clergyman
* John Austin (bishop) (1939–2007), British bishop of Aston

## Sports

* John Austin (cricketer) (1871–1956), Barbadian cricketer
* John Austin (basketball) (born 1944), American basketball player
* John Austin (tennis) (born 1957), American tennis player
* John Austin (American football) (fl. 1976–2003), American college football player and coach

## Others

* J. Paul Austin. President and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, 1962–1981
* John Austin (highwayman) (died 1783), English criminal, last person hanged on the gallows at Tyburn, London
* John Austin (inventor) (1752–1830), Scottish inventor of musical equipment
* John Alexander Austin (1912–1984), Canadian aviator
* John C. Austin (1870–1963), British-born American architect
* John Osborne Austin (1849–1918), American genealogist
