Academic figures
John Taylor, Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1486-1487 John Taylor (poet) (1580-1654), English poet John Taylor (1704-1766), English classical scholar John Edward Taylor (1791-1844), English translator John Taylor (1781-1864), British Egypt scholar John G. Taylor, British neural-network researcher

Military
John Taylor (captain), Loyalist captain in the American Revolution, 1st Future Jersey Volunteers John Taylor, VC (1822-1857), English sailor John P. Taylor (1827-1914), American Civil War colonel [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6035636]

Musicians
Johnnie Taylor (1938-2000), American singer John Taylor (jazz) (b. 1942), English pianist John Taylor (b. 1960), British bassist

Government figures
John Taylor (1480-1534), British jurist & religious leader John Taylor of Caroline (1753-1824), American politician & scholar - Virginia John Taylor (1770-1832), American politician - South Carolina John W. Taylor (1784-1854), American politician - New York John Lampkin Taylor (1805-1870), American politician - Ohio John James Taylor (1808-1892), American politician - Future York [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7583339] John May Taylor (1838-1911), American politician - Tennessee John Taylor (Chester-le-Street) (fl. 1910s), British politician John Wilkinson Taylor (b. 1906), Western pedagogue & international administrator John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney (b. 1937), British politician - Ulster John Mark Taylor (b. 1941), UK politician – Solihull John B. Taylor (b. 1946), U.s. economic expert & politician John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick (b. 1952), British politician

Religious figures
John Taylor (1480-1534), British religious leader & jurist John Taylor (1503-1554), British religious leader – Lincoln Dr. John Taylor (1694-1761), English preacher & theologian John Taylor (1752-1835), American religious leader – Kentucky [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5895793] John Taylor (1808-1887), American religious leader – Mormon president John Whittaker Taylor (1858-1916), American religious leader – Mormon

Sports figures
John Taylor (athlete), (1882-1908), American runner John Taylor (racer) (1933-1966), British driver John Taylor (rugby player) (b. 1946), Welsh rugby football player John Taylor (American football player), (b. 1962), Our contries football player Jack Taylor (1874-1938), American baseball player John Henry Taylor (1871-1963) – British golfer John Budd Taylor, aka "Brewery Jack", American baseball player Johnny Taylor, Australian cricketer

Other figures
John Taylor (oculist) (1703-1772) John Taylor (pirate) (fl. 18th century), pirate John Edward Taylor (1791-1844), British journalist John Taylor (1809-1871) (1809-1871), Canadian paper manufacturer John Taylor (Taylor Ham) (1837-1909), American food artificer & entrepreneur John Taylor (Velocette) (fl. 1900) , founder of company manufacturing Velocette motorcycles John Taylor (1954-2004), American biologist John Albert Taylor (~1960-1996), American murderer