John McGovern may refer to: Sportspeople John McGovern (American football) (1886–1963), American football quarterback for the University of Minnesota John McGovern (footballer) (born 1949), European Cup winning captain Johnny McGovern (1932–2022), Irish hurler Others John McGovern (politician) (1887–1968), British Independent Labour Party politician John McGovern (VC) (1825–1888), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross John P. McGovern (1921–2007), Houston allergist, investor and philanthropist Jonny McGovern (born 1975), comic John McGovern (actor) (1902–1985), films include Kazan's Splendor in the Grass (1961) and Hitchcock's The Birds (1963) Johnny McGovern (actor) (born 1936), actor in Peter Pan (1953 film)