John Lewis James Bonhote MA FLS FZS

John Lewis James Bonhote M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. (13 June 1875 – 10 October 1922) was an English zoologist, ornithologist and writer.

His name is mostly written as J. Lewis Bonhote (see especially his list of publications below).

Bonhote was born in London and educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was appointed private secretary to the Governor of the Bahamas in 1897, and was sub-director of the Zoological Gardens at Giza from 1913 to 1919. Bonhote was joint secretary (with Ernst Hartert) of the 4th International Ornithological Congress in London in 1905, secretary and treasurer of the Avicultural Society, secretary of the British Ornithologists' Union (1907–1913) and secretary-treasurer of the British Ornithologists' Club (1920–1922).

Bonhote died in 1922 and is buried on Kensal Green Cemetery.

One species of mammal is named by Bonhote: Bonhote's mouse, also Servant mouse Mus famulus.

One species is named after him (by Oldfield Thomas): Bonhote's gerbil Gerbillus bonhotei, nowadays Anderson's gerbil Gerbillus andersoni.