John Braithwaite | |
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| Born | 19 March 1797 London, England |
| Died | 25 September 1870 (aged 73) Paddington, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, inventor |
John Braithwaite, the younger FSA (19 March 1797 – 25 September 1870), was an English engineer who invented the first steam fire engine. He also co-designed the first locomotive claimed to have covered a mile in less than a minute.