John Carver may refer to:

• John Carver (Plymouth Colony governor) (bef. 1576–1621), passenger on the Pilgrim ship Mayflower
• John Carver (board policy), author of a policy model for boards of directors
• John Carver (footballer) (born 1965), English football manager
• John Henry Carver (1926–2004), Australian physicist
• John Carver (Archdeacon of Surrey) (1741–1814),
• John A. Carver Jr. (born 1968), American attorney and politician
• John Carver, fictional serial killer from Eli Roth's 2023 film Thanksgiving

• John Carver Meadows Frost (1915–1979), British aircraft designer
• Jonathan Carver (1710–1780), American explorer
• Jack Carver, video game character