John Carpenter may refer to:

• John Carpenter (born 1948), American film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film music composer
• Johnny Carpenter (born 1914), American film actor, screenwriter and producer who worked mostly in Westerns
• John C. Carpenter, American athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
• John Henry Carpenter, accused of the 1978 murder of actor Bob Crane
• John Carpenter (game show contestant) (born 1967), the first $1 million winner on the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
• John Alden Carpenter (1876–1951), American composer
• John Carpenter, town clerk of London (c. 1372–1442), founder of the City of London School
• John Carpenter (bishop) (died 1476) bishop of Worcester
• John W. Carpenter (born 1881), Texas businessman and agriculturist
• Jack Carpenter, American actor

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