John Hotop (7 December 1929 – 30 August 2015) was a New Zealand rugby union player.

A first five-eighth, Hotop represented Bush, Manawatu, Canterbury, and Otago at a provincial level.

He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1952 and 1955.

Three internationals against Australia were the full extent of his involvement with the All Blacks.

This biographical article relating to New Zealand rugby union, about a person born in the 1920s, is a stub.