John Withals

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John Withals (d. circa 1555){{cite ODNB |last=Smith |first=R. D. |title=Withals, John (d. c. 1555), lexicographer |date=25 May 2006 }} was an English lexicographer. Withals was born and raised in London. Originally a schoolmaster,{{Cite DNB|wstitle= Withals, John |volume= 62 |last= Lee |first= Sidney |author-link= Sidney Lee |pages= 257-258 |year= |short=1}} he was a contemporary of Peter Levens and Richard Huloet.

Withals was the author of one of the first English-Latin vocabularies for children. In 1556, he published A Short Dictionary for Young Beginners.{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Withals |title=John Withals | English lexicographer |publisher=Britannica.com |date= |accessdate=2017-01-25}}