John Savage

John Savage (died 20 September 1586) was an English Catholic, who was one of the conspirators executed for his involvement in the Babington Plot, a plot in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic, on the English throne. A former soldier, Savage was to have been the man who would personally assassinate Elizabeth.

Background and involvement in the Babington plot Savage was likely a member of the Derbyshire branch of the Savage family, a wealthy Catholic family. An ardent Roman Catholic, he joined the army of Alexander Farnese, governor of the Spanish Netherlands and captain-general of the Army of Flanders (later Duke of Parma) and saw active service in the Low Countries.

At a meeting of the conspirators at St Giles in the Fields in April, Savage was one of the six who were nominated to carry out assassination of the queen. who had initially communicated with Savage. This infiltration led to the conspiracy becoming compromised and arrests being carried out. Following the arrest of Ballard, Babington went to Savage to inform of this news.