John Hayes

John Hayes may refer to:

In academia:

• John Hayes (art historian) (1929-2005), British art historian and museum director, expert on Gainsborough

In entertainment:

• John Hayes (director) (1930-2000), American director of low-budget films
• John Michael Hayes (born 1919), American screenwriter

In politics:

• John Hayes (Australian politician) (1868–1956), Australian politician, Premier of Tasmania, 1922-1923
• John Henry Hayes (born 1958), British politician and MP
• John Hayes (mayor), mayor of Cumberland, Maryland, 1852-1853
• John Hayes (Irish politician), (died 1706) Irish Member of Parliament, Doneraile
• Seán Hayes (Cork politician) (otherwise known as John Hayes, died 1941), Sinn Féin member of the 1st Dáil Éireann, and the 2nd and 3rd
• John Hayes (NZ politician), New Zealand diplomat and politician
• John F. Hayes (fl. 1960s), borough president of Brooklyn, New York, USA

In services:

• John Hayes (explorer) (1768–1831), of the British East India Company
• Sir John Macnamara Hayes, 1st baronet (1750?–1809), military physician
• John Hayes (sailor) (1832–1911), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John B. Hayes (1924–2001), Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
• John Daniel Hayes, Rear Admiral, U.S. Navy, naval historian
• Sir John Osler Chattock Hayes (1913–1998), Royal Navy

In sports:

• Johnny Hayes (1886–1965), American marathon runner
• John Hayes (Australian rules footballer), captain of the Fitzroy Football Club
• John Hayes (cricketer) (born 1927), New Zealand
• J. P. Hayes (born 1965), American golfer
• John Hayes (harness racer) (1917–1998)
• John Hayes (rugby player) (born 1973), Irish prop forward
• John Hayes (Gaelic footballer)
• John Hayes (soccer), US soccer player
• John Hayes (tennis), American tennis player, who was on the tour in the early 1980s