Jack Francis Needham OBE (1842–1924) was a British officer in the Bengal Police who was posted in the Eastern Himalayan region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He authored several pioneering descriptions of Sino-Tibetan and Tai-Kadai languages in the area.
- Occupation
- linguist, military officer, explorer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Born
- 1842
- Died
- 1924
