Giovanni Ricci (29 March 1813 in Genoa – 5 October 1892 in Oviglio) was an Italian naval captain and politician.

Giovanni Ricci belonged to the noble Genoese house of the Marquises Ricci; his brothers were the Marquis Vincenzo Ricci, who served as a minister in several governments of the Kingdom of Sardinia: diplomat and senator Alberto Ricci; and General Giuseppe Ricci, Deputy for La Spezia.

[1] He graduated from the naval school in 1828 and rose through the ranks until he became Navy officer until he reached the rank of captain in 1855.

[1] He was elected deputy for Genoa first in the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Sardinia, and then the Chamber of the Kingdom of Italy.

[2][3] He was appointed Minister of the Navy in the Farini government[4] on 8 December 1862, but resigned on 22 January 1863 and was replaced shortly afterwards by Orazio Di Negro.