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 John McGovern (footballer, born 2002), Irish footballer 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 in the 1961 film Splendor in the Grass John Wilder (producer) (born 1936), actor and producer formerly known as Johnny McGovern