John Wormald Appleyard (10 September 1831 - 14 January 1894) (active 1851-1893) was a British sculptor and monumental mason based in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

He was sixteen years old when his apprenticeship as a stone carver was curtailed due to the death of his grandfather who was training him. He was versatile enough to turn his hand to wood carving, decorative ceiling work,