John W. Taylor may refer to:

• John W. Taylor (Mormon) (1858–1916), apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• John W. Taylor (politician) (1784–1854), early nineteenth-century American politician
• John Wilkinson Taylor (educator) (1906–2001), acting head of UNESCO, 1952–1953
• John Wilkinson Taylor (politician) (1855–1934), early British Labour politician
• John W. Taylor (professor) (born 1950), American mycologist researching fungal evolution

• John Taylor (disambiguation)