Politicians

United Kingdom

• Sir John Chapman, 2nd Baronet (c. 1710–1781), British Member of Parliament for Taunton, 1741–1747

• John Chapman (1810–1877), British Member of Parliament for Grimsby, 1862–1865 and 1874–1877

United States

• John Chapman (congressman) (1740–1800), United States Representative from Pennsylvania

• Johnny Appleseed (1774–1845), American pioneer and nurseryman

• John Grant Chapman (1798–1856), Maryland politician

• John William Chapman (1894–1978), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois

Other countries

• John Chapman Andrew (1822–1907), Member of Parliament in New Zealand

• John Otho Chapman (1931–2011), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada

• John Chapman (Australian politician) (1879–1931), Australian Senator

Writers

• John Chapman (theologian) (1704–1784), English cleric and scholar

• John Chapman (engineer) (1801–1854), English political and economic writer

• John Jay Chapman (1862–1933), American essayist and dramatist

• John Chapman (screenwriter) (1927–2001), English playwright and screenwriter

Sportspeople

• Jack Chapman (1843–1916), baseball player and manager

• Jack Chapman (footballer) (1895–?), English footballer

• John Chapman (baseball) (1899–1953), former shortstop

• John Chapman (cricketer, born 1877) (1877–1956), English cricketer

• John Chapman (cricketer, born 1814) (1814–1896), English cricketer

• John Chapman (football manager) (1882–1948), footballer and manager

• Johnny Chapman (born 1967), NASCAR driver

• John Chapman (rugby league), Australian rugby league player

• John Chapman (harness racing) (1928–1980), Canadian driver

Religion

• John Wilbur Chapman (1859–1918), American Presbyterian evangelist

• John Chapman (priest) (1865–1933), British priest, abbot, and religious scholar

• John Chapman (evangelist) (1930–2012), Australian evangelist

• John Chapman (bishop), Anglican bishop in Canada

Other people

• Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman, 1774–1845), pioneer nurseryman and missionary

• John Gadsby Chapman (1808–1889), American artist

• John Chapman (publisher) (1821–1894), publisher of the Westminster Review

• John Ratcliffe Chapman (1815–1899), British-American rifle scope designer

• John Chapman (soldier) (1844–1905), French soldier who fought in the American Civil War

• John Henry Chapman (1860–1942), British businessman and philatelist

• John Chapman (general) (1896–1963), Australian Army general of WWII

• John Herbert Chapman (1921–1979), Canadian space researcher

• John Chapman (artist) (born 1946), British artist

• John Norman Chapman (born 1947), American murderer

• John A. Chapman (1965–2002), USAF Combat Controller, posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor

• John Chapman (producer), British television producer

See also

• Jonathan Chapman (1807–1848), American politician