John Sharples (24 January 1847 – 30 July 1913) was a Canadian business person and politician.

Born in Notre-Dame de Québec, the son of John Sharples and Honoria Ann Alleyn, Sharples was educated at Collège Sainte-Marie in Montreal.

He was also the president of the Union Bank of Canada and of the Chronicle Printing Company.

He was mayor of Sillery, a post his father also held.

He was made a Knight of Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Pius X in 1907.