John Light Napier (born May 16, 1947) is an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served one term in the United States House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983.

John Light Napier attended public schools in Marlboro County, South Carolina, before college.

In 1980, Napier was elected to the 97th United States Congress as a Representative from South Carolina's 6th congressional district.

Working in tandem with his Congressional neighbor, Congressman Charlie Rose (Democrat, North Carolina), he was widely credited with coalition building and crafting the bipartisan legislation for the tobacco stabilization program vital to the agricultural community of the southeast.

His later career has involved a national law and governmental relations practice in Washington and the Carolinas which has included representation of national associations, state and local government entities, private industry, as well as individuals in a wide variety of governmental issues.