John Brandford Crayner (born 1925 or 1926) is a Ghanaian educationalist, described by Mary A. S. Owusu and Lawrence Bosiwah as "a Fante legend" and by Ghana's Business and Financial Times as a "renowned Fante historian" on account of his stature as a historian of the Fante people. As of 2020 he was, according to social media posts by his family, still alive, though social media commentary in 2025 considered him to have died.
Crayner took a qualification in music at the University of Ghana, Legon, in the Institute of African Studies's School of Music, and a teaching qualification. He was later noted as a fÃÂntÃÂmfrÃÂm player. His first wife was Mary Akweesi, daughter of Kwaa Otwe (also known as Joseph Akweesi, the grandson of Akweesi). He also married Mercy Turkson (also known as Nana Esi Kuma Bueduwa).