John W. Taylor may refer to:John W. Taylor (Mormon) (1858–1916), apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints John W. Taylor (politician) (1784–1854), early nineteenth-century American politician John Wilkinson Taylor (educator) (1906–2001), acting head of UNESCO, 1952–1953 John Wilkinson Taylor (politician) (1855–1934), early British Labour politician John W. Taylor (professor), American mycologist researching fungal evolution