John Banks or Bankes may refer to:

Politics and law

Sir John Banks, 1st Baronet (1627–1699), English merchant and Member of Parliament John Banks (American politician) (1793–1864), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania John Gray Banks (1888–1961), politician in Canada John Banks (activist) (1915–2010), English political activist and writer John Banks (New Zealand politician) (born 1946), New Zealand politician Sir John Bankes (1589–1644), Attorney General and Chief Justice to King Charles I of England John Bankes (judge) (1854–1947), English judge John Bankes (died 1772), British politician John Eldon Bankes (1854–1946), Welsh judge John Garnett Banks (1889–1974), Scottish businessman and local politician John Bankes (died 1714), Member of Parliament 1698–1714 for Corfe Castle John W. Banks (1867–1958), justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court

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Sport

John Banks (cricketer) (1903–1979), New Zealand cricketer

John Banks (motorcyclist), British motocross racer

John Banks (baseball) (?–2011), Negro league baseball player

John Banks (footballer) (1875–1947), English footballer

Johnny Banks (1861–?), American boxer

Others

John Banks (playwright) (died 1706), English playwright of the Restoration era

John Banks (East India Company officer) (1811–1857), British officer

John Thomas Banks (1816–1908), Anglo-Irish physician

John Banks (drummer) (1943–1988), drummer for The Merseybeats

John Banks (mercenary recruiter) (1945–?), British mercenary recruiter

See also

John Bancks (1709–1751), writer

Jonathan Banks (born 1947), American character actor

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