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 honour John Harvard (politician) (1938–2016), journalist, politician and office holder in Manitoba, Canada John Harvard (statue), statue of the university's benefactor, in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts John Harvard, the mascot of Harvard University's Harvard Crimson athletic teams