John Swinton may refer to:

• Sir John Swinton, 14th of that Ilk, Scottish soldier and mercenary leader
• Sir John Swinton, 15th of that Ilk
• John Swinton (died 1679), Scottish figure of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and Interregnum
• Sir John Swinton (died 1723), his son, Scottish politician
• John Swinton (1703–1777), British writer, academic, clergyman and orientalist
• John Swinton, Lord Swinton (1723–1799), Scottish lawyer, judge and writer
• John Swinton (journalist) (1829–1901), American editorial writer and labor newspaper publisher
• John Swinton of Kimmerghame (1925–2018), British general
• John Swinton (theologian), Scottish academic and clergyman

• Swinton (surname)