John K. Samson is a singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Canada. He works in alternative rock, folk rock, indie folk, indie rock and rock, and is best known for his role in The Weakerthans, where he is the singer and guitarist.

Before The Weakerthans, Samson plays bass in Propagandhi. He is also involved in Vivat Virtute, and he has a project with his wife, Christine Fellows, called The Subscription.

In 1993, he releases a 15-track cassette titled Slips and Tangles on Fresh Bread Records. Some of the songs from that cassette also appear on a split CD with Painted Thin.

He is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was born in 1973.