John Paine may refer to: * , 18th Century politician * John Paine (sport shooter) (1870–1951), American shooter, competed at the 1896 Olympics * John Paine (cricketer) (1829–1859), English cricketer * John Paine (weightlifter), British Olympic weightlifter * John Alsop Paine (1840–1912), American botanist and Presbyterian minister * John Knowles Paine (1839–1906), American composer * Saint John Paine (1532–1582), English Catholic priest and martyr