John Drake may refer to: John Drake (mayor) (died c. 1433), medieval mayor of Dublin John Drake (died 1628) (1556–1628), English politician John Drake (privateer) (c. 1560–1600s), English pirate Sir John Drake, 1st Baronet (1625–1669), English politician John Drake (1657–1716) (1657-1716), English politician John R. Drake (New York politician) (1782–1857), U.S. Representative from New York John Poad Drake (1794–1883), inventor and artist John Drake (1826–1895), American hotel magnate John M. Drake (1830–1913), Union Army officer during the American Civil War John Drake (1872–1964), American hotel magnate John Drake (cricketer) (1893–1967), English cricketer Johnny Drake (1916–1973), American football player John W. Drake, American microbiologist John Drake (rugby union) (1959–2008), New Zealand rugby footballer John Drake, singer for the band The Amboy Dukes