艾尔顿·赫拉克勒斯·约翰爵士，CBE（Sir Elton Hercules John，1947年3月25日－）是一名英国籍摇滚乐唱作人、作曲家、钢琴家和演员。自1967年以来，艾尔顿·约翰爵士与作词人伯尼·陶平（Bernie Taupin）成为创作伙伴，迄今二人已经合作完成三十余张专辑。

在艾尔顿·约翰四十年的音乐生涯中，他共计售出超过二亿五千万张唱片，使得他成为“史上最成功的艺人”之一。 他的单曲《风中之烛（1997）》在全球已成功售出3300万张，成为“告示牌百强单曲榜”历史上最畅销的单曲。 在艾尔顿·约翰爵士的音乐历史中，共计有超过50首歌曲进入各大主流电台的TOP40单曲，其中还有一张在美国连续七年蝉联榜首的专辑。而在“告示牌百强单曲榜”的历史中，艾尔顿·约翰爵士共有五十六首歌曲进入前四十；十六首进入前十；四首亚军单曲和九首冠军单曲。并且他还赢得了六座格莱美奖杯、四座全英音乐奖奖杯、一座奥斯卡奖杯、一座金球奖奖杯和一座托尼奖奖杯。在2004年，《滚石》将艾尔顿·约翰爵士列为“史上最伟大的百位艺人”中的第49位。

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriting partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. In his five-decade career Elton John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 58 Billboard Top 40 singles, 27 Top 10, four No. 2 and nine No. 1. For 31 consecutive years (1970–2000) he had at least one song in the Billboard Hot 100. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also composed music, produced records, and has occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford Football Club from 1976 to 1987, and 1997 to 2002. He is an honorary Life President of the club, and in 2014 had a stand named after him at the club's home stadium.