John Graves may refer to: John Graves (American football) (born 1987), American football defensive tackle John Graves (author) (1920–2013), U.S. author John Graves (racing driver), American racing driver John Graves (rugby league) (1926–1983), Australian rugby league footballer John George Graves (1866–1945), English entrepreneur John T. Graves (1806–1870), Irish jurist and mathematician John Temple Graves (1856–1925), American politician John Thomas Graves (Confederate soldier) (1842–1950), last surviving Confederate soldier from the American Civil War John Woodcock Graves (1795–1886), Anglo-Australian composer and poet Fictional characters John Graves, a fictional character in 15 Maiden Lane