John Maynard may refer to: Politicians John Maynard (MP for St Albans) (1509–1556), English MP for St Albans, 1553–1554 John Maynard (died 1658) (1592–1658), English politician, MP for Lostwithiel, 1646 John Maynard (1604–1690), English lawyer and politician, MP for Totnes 1640–1653, Plymouth 1656,1679–1685,1689,1690, Bere Alston 1661, 1685 and others John Maynard (died 1662) (1638–1662), English MP for Bere Alston, 1660 John Maynard (New York politician) (1786–1850), U.S. Representative from New York Other people John Maynard (cricketer), West Indian cricketer John Maynard (civil servant) (1865–1943), British civil servant and political activist John Maynard (composer) (born 1570), English madrigalist John Maynard (filmmaker), Australian filmmaker, founder of Arenafilms John Maynard (historian), Australian historian, grandson of Aboriginal jockey Merv Maynard Luther Fuller, also known as John Maynard, helmsman of the steamboat Erie Literature "John Maynard", poem by Horatio Alger, about the helmsman Luther Fuller "John Maynard", poem by Theodor Fontane, about the helmsman Luther Fuller See also John Maynard Keynes, British economist John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist