John Edward Rhodes (13 February 1870 – 6 February 1947) was an English sailor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics for Great Britain. He was a crew member of the British boat Cobweb, which won the gold medal in the 8 metre class. On 18 February 1897 he married Beatrice Zoe, youngest daughter of the late Sir Richard Sutton, 4th Baronet. Among his fellow sailors in the crew of Cobweb in 1908 were his brothers-in-law Henry Sutton and Blair Cochrane. His wife died on 7 November 1921.