John of Padua

John of Padua (active 1543–1557) was an Italian architect and musician employed at the courts of Henry VIII and Edward VI, one of the foreign craftsmen who brought Renaissance architecture to England. His name first appears in the royal Treasury accounts on 30 January 1544, and between 1543 and 1557 the Exchequer paid him fees and a pension.

A Murano glassmaker's will made in London in 1551 describes him as architect and servant of the king. He disappears from the records after 1557.