John Clayton may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Writing

* John Clayton (architect) (died 1861), English architect and writer * John Clayton (sportswriter) (1954–2022), American sportswriter and reporter * John Bell Clayton (c. 1907–1955), American writer * John J. Clayton, American fiction writer, teacher, and editor

Other media

* John Clayton Adams (1840–1906), English landscape artist * John Clayton (Australian actor) (1940–2003), Australian actor * John Clayton (bassist) (born 1952), American jazz bassist * John Clayton (British actor) (1845–1888), British actor * John Clayton (painter) (1728–1800), English artist *John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, birthname of the fictional character

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, a feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Creat ...

Politics

* John Clayton (Roundhead) (1620–?), English politician * John Clayton (d. 1737) (c. 1666–1737), British lawyer who became burgess and Attorney General of colonial Virginia 1714–1737 * John Clayton (town clerk) (1792–1890), antiquarian and town clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne, England * John M. Clayton (1796–1856), U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State ** ''John M. Clayton'' (Baker), a 1934 marble sculpture of the senator * John M. Clayton (Arkansas politician) (1840–1889), U.S. Representative from Arkansas, assassinated in 1889 * John Clayton Allen (1860–1939), American politician

Sports

* John Clayton (cricketer) (1857–1938), English cricketer * John Clayton (footballer, born 1961), Scottish footballer * John Clayton (footballer, born 1907), English footballer * John Clayton (rugby union) (1848–1924), England rugby union player

Other fields

* John Clayton (botanist) (1694–1773), also Anglican minister and Gloucester County clerk, son of John Clayton (d. 1737) *

John Clayton (divine) John Clayton (1709–1773) was an English clergyman, an early Methodist, and Jacobitism, Jacobite supporter. Life He was the son of William Clayton, bookseller, of Manchester, and was born 9 October 1709. He was educated at Manchester Grammar ...