Juan Bautista Jocson Lacson (May 9, 1898 – June 15, 1992), commonly known as John B. Lacson, was a Filipino sea captain who founded the John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University in Iloilo City, the first private maritime education and training institution in the Philippines.
Lacson was born on May 9, 1898, in Silay, Negros Occidental.
He studied high school at Silliman University in Dumaguete, Negros Oriental and took an Associate in Applied Science in Nautical Science at the Philippine Nautical School in Manila.
Lacson became Lieutenant Junior Grade in San Francisco.
He also served as a harbor pilot in Iloilo City until his death on June 15, 1992.