John Bertrand Conlan (September 17, 1930 – June 18, 2021) was an American lawyer and Republican politician.

He was opposed in the Republican primary by fellow U.S. Representative Sam Steiger which Conlan narrowly lost.

During his time in Congress, he became a critic of the elementary school curriculum known as Man: A Course of Study, which taught students about the lifestyle and culture of the Netsilik Inuit.

This ignited a controversy centered in Phoenix, Arizona, that led the National Science Foundation to cut funding for the curriculum in 1975, after which it ceased to be used.

[5] This article incorporates material from the public domain Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.