John Robert Walmsley Stott (born 27 April 1921) is a British Christian leader and Anglican minister who is noted as a leader of the worldwide evangelical movement. He is famous as one of the principal authors of the Lausanne Covenant in 1974.

Stott was born to Sir Arnold and Emily Stott. Sir Arnold Stott was a leading physician at Harley Street and an agnostic. His wife was a Lutheran church-goer who was a regular attender of All Souls, Langham Place, London. In 1939 when at school, John heard Rev. Eric Nash ('Bash') speak on "What Then Shall I Do with Jesus, Who Is Called the Christ?" later that evening Stott decided to commit his energies to evangelical Christianity.

Stott studied modern languages at Trinity College, Cambridge in

He has written over 40 books, including and , and has founded The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity in 1982 of which he is now the honorary president. Stott is an avid birder, and has taken numerous trips in many different countries to observe and study birds.