John Mitchell may refer to:
Arts
- John Mitchell (minister) (1794–1870), American minister and author
- John Ames Mitchell (1844–1918), American illustrator
- John W. Mitchell (1917–2005), British sound engineer
- John Grant Mitchell (actor) (1874–1957), American character actor in the 1930s and 1940s
- John Mitchell, Canadian ice dancer in the 1962 World Figure Skating Championships
- John Mitchell, American jazz banjoist who has worked with Johnny Dunn
- John Campbell Mitchell (1861–1922), Scottish landscape artist
- John Wendell Mitchell (1880–1951), Canadian author
- John Hanson Mitchell (born 1940), American author
- John R. Mitchell (poet) (1940–2006), poet and a professor of English
- John Mitchell (composer) (born 1941), American composer
- John Mitch Mitchell (1946–2008), English musician
- John Cameron Mitchell (born 1963), American filmmaker
- John Mitchell (musician) (born 1973), lead singer and guitarist for UK band It Bites, and music producer
Business
- John Mitchell, business author and chairman of the Mitchells stores
- John Mitchell (United Mine Workers) (1870–1919), president of the United Mine Workers
- John Mitchell Jr. (1863–1929), editor of the Richmond Planet, a newspaper in Richmond, Virginia's Jackson Ward community
- John Francis Mitchell (1928–2009), vice chairman, Motorola; inventor of the mobile cell phone
- John G. Mitchell (died 2007), editor of National Geographic magazine
Military
- John Mitchell (born 1785), British Army officer and author
- John Mitchell (Medal of Honor), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, see Company I, 5th US Infantry
- John J. Mitchell (Medal of Honor), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient, see Company L, 8th US Cavalry
- John Mitchell Merrill (1846–1883), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- John G. Mitchell (general) (1838–1894), American Civil War general
- John K. Mitchell (1811–1889), Confederate Navy commodore during the American Civil War, see USS Alpha (1864)
- John Wesley Mitchell (1891–1969), Australian soldier; see Battle of Vevi
- John Mitchell (RAF officer) (1888–1964), RAF officer
- John W. Mitchell (United States Air Force) (1915–1995), US Air Force officer, flying ace and the leader of Operation Vengeance
- John Lewis Mitchell (1918–2016), RAF Air Commodore
- John R. C. Mitchell (1929–2011), United States naval aviator and officer, model for the character "Mitch Johnson" in The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Politics
United States
- John Mitchell (Pennsylvania politician) (1781–1849), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
- John H. Mitchell (1835–1905), American politician and senator from Oregon
- John I. Mitchell (1838–1907), United States Senator from Pennsylvania
- John Joseph Mitchell (1873–1925), United States Representative from Massachusetts
- John L. Mitchell (1842–1904), American politician from Wisconsin and father of Gen. Billy Mitchell
- John M. Mitchell (1858–1905), United States Representative from New York
- John Ridley Mitchell (1877–1962), United States Representative from Tennessee
- John Mitchell (United Mine Workers) (1870–1919), labor leader
- John Purroy Mitchel (1879–1918), mayor of New York
- John H. Mitchell (Iowa Attorney General) (1899–1992), Iowa Attorney General
- John N. Mitchell (1913–1988), United States Attorney General and Watergate conspirator
- John Mitchell Jr. (politician) or "Larry" (born 1954), American politician and member of the Delaware House of Representatives
Other countries
- John Mitchell (Hull politician) (c. 1781–1859), Member of Parliament for Kingston-upon-Hull
- John Mitchell (MP for Truro), British politician
- John Mitchel (1815–1875), Irish nationalist and politician
- John F. Mitchell (1862–1943), Canadian politician
- John Mitchell (Australian politician) (1869–1943), member of the Victorian Parliament
- John William Mitchell (1872–1952), 20th mayor of Calgary, Alberta
- John Matthew Mitchell (born 1925), Former Assistant Director-General, British Council
Science
- John Mitchell (geographer) (1711–1768), colonial American physician, botanist, and geographer
- John Kearsley Mitchell (1798–1858), American physician
- John Mitchell (physicist) (1913–2007), New Zealand born physicist
- J. Murray Mitchell (1928–1990), American climatologist
- John F. B. Mitchell (born 1948), British climatologist/climate modeller
- John C. Mitchell, computer scientist
- John Mitchell (chemist), American chemist and materials scientist
Sports
Baseball
- John Mitchell (baseball) (born 1965), Major League Baseball pitcher, 1986–1990
- John Mitchell (outfielder) (1937–2020), Negro league outfielder
- Johnny Mitchell (baseball) (1894–1965), former professional baseball shortstop, 1921–1925
Ice hockey
- John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1895) (1895–1957), Canadian ice hockey player with the Regina Capitals and Duluth Hornets
- John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1985), National Hockey League player with the Colorado Avalanche
- John Mitchell (ice hockey, born 1986), American ice hockey player; see 2015–16 Carolina Hurricanes season
Other sports
- John Mitchell (administrator), former president of the Melbourne Football Club and the Melbourne Cricket Club
- John Mitchell (Australian footballer) (1891–1962), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne
- John Mitchell (footballer, born 1800s) (fl. 1879–1891), footballer for Doncaster Rovers, Newton Heath and Bolton Wanderers
- John Mitchell (hurler) (born 1946), Irish retired hurler and manager
- John Mitchell (cricketer) (born 1947), former New Zealand cricketer
- John Mitchell (footballer, born 1952), English footballer
- John Mitchell (rugby union) (born 1964), rugby player and coach
- Johnny Mitchell (born 1971), American football tight end
- John Mitchell (American football coach) (born 1951), coach and 1st African-American to play football for University of Alabama
- John T. Mitchell (whist and bridge player)
Others
- John Murray Mitchell (missionary) (1815–1904), Scottish missionary and orientalist
- John Mitchell (Being Human), a character in the television series Being Human
See also
- Jon Mitchell (disambiguation)
- John Michel (disambiguation)
- John Michell (disambiguation)
- John Mitchels (disambiguation)
- Jack Mitchell (disambiguation)
- Jackie Mitchell (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Mitchell (disambiguation)
- Joni Mitchell (born 1943), Canadian singer-songwriter and artist
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