| John M. Thorpe | |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1890 |
| Birth Place: | Washingtonville, Ohio, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Alliance, Ohio, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1912–1915 |
| Player Team1: | Mount Union |
| Coach Years1: | 1917 |
| Coach Team1: | Urbana HS (OH) |
| Coach Years2: | 1919–1920 |
| Coach Team2: | Urbana HS (OH) |
| Coach Years3: | 1921 |
| Coach Team3: | Cleveland East HS (OH) |
| Coach Years4: | 1922–1931 |
| Coach Team4: | Mount Union |
| Admin Years1: | 1922–1932 |
| Admin Team1: | Mount Union |
| Overall Record: | 55–32–7 (college) |
John Moore Thorpe (April 18, 1890 – June 7, 1956) was an American college football player and coach.[1] He served as the head football coach at Mount Union College—now known as Mount Union University—in Alliance, Ohio from 1922 to 1931, compiling a record of 55–32–7.[2] Thorpe graduated from Leetonia High School, in Leetonia, Ohio, in 1910. He later worked as a safety service director in Alliance. He died there, on June 7, 1956, after a heart attack.[3] [4]