John Ashton may refer to: Entertainment John Ashton (composer) (1830–1896), Welsh musician Will Ashton (John William Ashton, 1881–1963), British-Australian artist and art director John Rowland Ashton (1917–2008), English author John Ashton (actor) (born 1948), American actor John Ashton (musician) (born 1957), British musician, songwriter and record producer John Ashton (music publisher), merchant and music publisher in Boston, Massachusetts Other John Aston (preacher) (or Ashton; ), British cleric John Ashton (Jacobite) (died 1691), British conspirator John Ashton (architect) (1860–1953), American architect John Ashton (bishop) (1866–1964), Australian Anglican bishop John Ashton (public health director) (born 1947), British professor of public health John Ashton (diplomat) (born 1956), British Special Representative for Climate Change John G. Ashton (born 1935), politician in Alberta, Canada Jon Ashton (born 1982), English footballer See also John de Ashton (disambiguation) John Assheton (disambiguation) John Aston (disambiguation)