John Kirby may refer to: Arts and entertainment Joshua Kirby (1716–1774), often mistakenly called John Joshua Kirby, British landscape painter, engraver, and writer John Kirby (artist) (born 1949), British painter John Kirby (musician) (1908–1952), American jazz musician John Carroll Kirby, American pianist, record producer and composer Politics John Kirby (Canadian politician) (1772–1846), Canadian businessman & politician John Kirby (admiral), United States Navy admiral John Kirby (MP), member of parliament for Hertfordshire Sports John Kirby (baseball) (1865–1931), baseball player John Kirby (American football) (born 1942), American football player John Kirby (cricketer) (born 1936), English cricketer Jon Luke Kirby (born 1998), rugby league footballer Other people John Kirby (topographer) (1690–1753), English mapmaker and illustrator John Kirby (surgeon) (1781–1853), president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland John Henry Kirby (1860–1940), American businessman John Kirby (bishop) (born 1938), Irish bishop John Kirby (attorney) (1939–2019), American lawyer and namesake of Nintendo character Kirby See also John Kirby Allen (1810–1838), American pioneer Jack Kirby (disambiguation) John Kirkby (disambiguation)