John Harvard may refer to:
- John Harvard (clergyman) (1607–1638), benefactor of Harvard University
- SS John Harvard, a EC2-S-C1 standard Liberty ship built in 1942 and named in his honor
- John Harvard (politician) (1938–2016), journalist, politician and office holder in Manitoba, Canada
- John Harvard (statue), a statue of the university's benefactor, in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts
- John Harvard, the mascot of Harvard University's Harvard Crimson athletic teams