John Simmons may refer to: Sports John Simmons (American football) (born 1958), American football defensive back John Simmons (baseball) (1920–2008), American baseball and basketball player John Simmons (canoeist) (1912–2005), British canoeist in the 1940s Jonathon Simmons (born 1989), American basketball player Music John Simmons (musician) (1918–1979), American musician John Simmons (conductor) (1943–1988), American conductor, musical arranger, soul singer and keyboardist Acting John Simmons (actor) (born 1955), founder, Gross National Product Comedy Group Johnny Simmons (born 1986), actor Others John Simmons (clothing manufacturer) (1796–1870), Massachusetts clothing manufacturer and founder of Simmons College John Simmons (horticulturist) (born 1937), British horticulturist, former curator of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew John Simon Gabriel Simmons (1915–2005), British scholar John Simmons (painter) (1823–1876), British painter John F. Simmons (1892–1968), United States Chief of Protocol A. John Simmons (born 1950), American political philosopher See also Jack Simmons (disambiguation) John Simmonds (disambiguation) John Symonds (disambiguation) Jonathan Simons (born 1958), doctor