John E. Ferling (born 1940) is a professor emeritus of history at the University of West Georgia.

As a leading historian in the American Revolution and founding era, he has appeared in television documentaries on PBS, the History Channel, C-SPAN Book TV, and the Learning Channel.

[1] John Ferling was born in 1940 in Charleston, West Virginia.

[3] John Ferling taught for 39 years, mostly at the University of West Georgia.

Ferling retired from teaching to spend more time writing.