João Silva or da Silva may refer to:

• João Silva (footballer, born 1926), Portuguese footballer
• João Silva (photographer) (born 1966), Portuguese journalist and photographer based in South Africa
• João Pedro Silva (triathlete) (born 1989), competitor in the ITU World Championship Series competitions
• João Silva (footballer, born 1990), Portuguese footballer
• João Luiz Ferreira da Silva (born 1981), Brazilian footballer known as Preto
• João Batista da Silva (born 1955), Brazilian football defender
• João Batista da Silva (athlete) (born 1963), Brazilian sprint athlete
• Jô (João Alves de Assis Silva, born 1987), Brazilian footballer
• Almeida Garrett (João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1799–1854), Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician
• João Carlos Marinho Silva (born 1935), Brazilian writer
• João Domingos da Silva Pinto (born 1961), Portuguese footballer and manager
• João J. R. Fraústo da Silva (born 1933), Portuguese chemist
• João Marques da Silva Oliveira (1853–1927), Portuguese painter
• João da Silva (boxer) (born 1946), Brazilian Olympic boxer
• João Silva (footballer, born 1998), Portuguese footballer
• João Pedro Silva (handballer), Brazilian handballer
• Joao Silva (footballer, born 1997), Brazilian footballer
• João Silva (footballer, born 1999), Portuguese footballer