John Tilley may refer to: John Tilley (Mayflower passenger) (1571–1620/1), pilgrim on the Mayflower signer of the Mayflower Compact John Tilley, whose invention in 1813 gave rise to the Tilley lamp Sir John Tilley (civil servant) (1813–1898), Secretary to the UK's General Post Office John Tilley (baseball) (1854–1927), baseball player John Tilley (diplomat) (1869–1952), British diplomat to Brazil and Japan John Tilley (entertainer) (1898–1935), British comic monologuist John Tilley (English politician) (1941–2005), British Labour Party politician John Tilley (Kentucky politician), American politician