John Arthur Hickman (born September 10, 1959) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of U.S. rock band Cracker.

Hickman is a native of Redlands in San Bernardino County in California's Inland Empire.

Prior to his tenure in Cracker, Hickman had stints in various California bands including The Unforgiven and The Dangers.

In the early 1990s, he co-founded Cracker with childhood friend, David Lowery.

[1] In addition to his role with Cracker, Hickman engages in solo work and various side projects such as the Hickman-Dalton Gang (a collaboration with Jim Dalton of Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers and The Railbenders), All Thumbs Trio (with Chuck Garvey and Gibb Droll) and Crazysloth, an Arizona-based band.