In Arts, Letters & Entertainment:

• John Reed (novelist) (b. 1969), New York novelist and author
• John Reed (actor) (b. 1916), actor and singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
• John Reed (art patron) (1901-1981), Australian critic and art patron
• John Reed (journalist) (1887-1920), journalist and Communist

In Business & Finance:

• John T. Reed, real estate investor and author
• John S. Reed (b. 1939), financier from NY City
• John Shedd Reed (1917-2008), former chairman of Santa Fe Industries, president of Shedd Aquarium

In Politics:

• Jack Reed (b. 1949), American politician from Rhode Island
• John H. Reed (b. 1921), American politician, 66th governor of Maine
• John Reed (journalist) (1887-1920), journalist and Communist
• John Reed, Jr. (1781-1860), American politician from Massachusetts, son of John Reed, Sr. (below), entered Congress in 1813
• John Reed, Sr. (1751-1831), American politician from Massachusetts, left Congress in 1801
• John A. Reed, Jr. (b. 1931), American lawyer, judge

In Sport:

• Jack Reed (baseball) (b. 1933 as John Burwell Reed), American outfielder for the New York Yankees, 1961-63.

Others

• John Oren Reed (1856-1916), American physicist and university dean

See also

• John Reid