John Anderson
John Anderson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
- John Anderson (jazz trumpeter), American musician
- Jon Anderson, lead singer of the British band Yes
- John Anderson (producer), Northern Irish composer and producer
- John Anderson (musician), American country musician
- John Anderson, vocalist for the British rock band Charlie
Theater, television and film
- John Murray Anderson, Newfoundland-American theater director
- John Anderson (actor), American actor
- John Anderson (television personality), Scottish referee on the series Gladiators
- John Anderson (sportscaster), American ESPN television sports journalist and co-host of Wipeout
- John H. Anderson (set decorator), American set decorator
- John Anderson (director), American documentary film director, producer, editor and writer
Writing
- J. Redwood Anderson, English poet
- John J. Anderson, writer and editor covering computers and technology
- John David Anderson, American writer
Other arts and entertainment
- John Henry Anderson, Scottish magician
- John Alvin Anderson, Swedish-American photographer
- John Cornbread Anderson, American folk artist
Business
- John Anderson (Scottish businessman), merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland
- John Byers Anderson, American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of Andrew Carnegie
- John Macvicar Anderson, Scottish architect
- John Anderson (publisher), Norwegian-American publisher
- John Anderson (merchant), Scottish merchant, of Singapore and Eastcote
- John L. Anderson (shipbuilder) Seattle steamboat pioneer
- Sir [John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Harrold Priory], Scottish haulage contractor
- John E. Anderson, American businessman, namesake of the UCLA Anderson School of Management
- John Anderson (New Zealand businessman, born 1938), founder of Contiki Holidays and professional public speaker
- Jock R. Anderson, Australian agricultural economist
- John Anderson (inventor), founder, director and chief technology officer of HeartSine Technologies
- John Anderson (New Zealand businessman, born 1945), chief executive of the ANZ National Bank
Military
- John Byers Anderson, educator, railroad contractor and United States Army officer
- John F. Anderson (general), American Civil War officer
- John B. Anderson (United States Army officer), American general
- John W. Anderson (sailor), Master Mariner and Commodore, United States Lines; Captain, SS United States
- John Anderson (British Army officer), first commander of the Ulster Defence Regiment
- John Evelyn Anderson, British Army officer
- John Anderson (VC), English Victoria Cross recipient
- John Rogers Anderson, Canadian admiral and ambassador to NATO
Politics
Australia
- John Gerard Anderson, Scottish-born educationalist and public servant in colonial Queensland
- John Anderson (Australian politician), Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party 1999–2005
- John Anderson (Victorian politician), Member of Victorian Parliament 1894–1901
Canada
- John Hawkins Anderson, member of the Canadian Senate
- John Anderson (Newfoundland politician), businessman and politician
- John Anderson (Ontario politician), MPP from 1911 to 1914
- John Victor Anderson, politician in Alberta
New Zealand
- John Anderson (mayor), mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, blacksmith, engineer, businessman
- Crawford Anderson, New Zealand politician, MP for Bruce electorate
United Kingdom
- Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Mill Hill, British politician, MP for City of London, 1793–1806
- John Anderson (diplomatic writer), Scottish diplomatic writer
- John Anderson (colonial administrator), British governor of Straits Settlements and later of Ceylon
- John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, British civil servant and politician
- John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley, British peer
- John Anderson (trade unionist), British trade union leader
- John Anderson (civil servant), Scottish civil servant
United States
- Jack Z. Anderson, US Representative from California
- John Alexander Anderson, US Representative from Kansas
- John Anderson (Maine politician), US Representative from Maine
- John Anderson (New Jersey politician), colonel who served as acting governor of New Jersey in 1736
- John Anderson (Wisconsin senator), state senator
- John Anderson Jr., Governor of Kansas, 1961–1965
- John B. Anderson, US Representative from Illinois and 1980 presidential candidate
- John C. Anderson (lawyer), US Attorney for the District of New Mexico
- John C. Anderson (Wisconsin politician), state assemblyman
- John C. Anderson (Pennsylvania politician), member of Philadelphia city council
- John H. Anderson (Florida politician), state legislator
- John Hope Anderson, politician in Pennsylvania
- John N. Anderson, politician in California
- John T. Anderson, politician in Virginia
- John W. Anderson (politician), politician in Tennessee
- Johnny Anderson (politician), member of the Utah House of Representatives 2009–2016
Religion and philosophy
- John Anderson (theologian and controversialist), Scottish theologian
- John Anderson (theologian), founder of the first Presbyterian seminary in America
- John Anderson (missionary), Scottish missionary
- John Hendry Anderson, Anglican rector and instigator of Tooting Bec Lido
- John Anderson (archbishop of Moosonee), Anglican Church of Canada metropolitan bishop
- John Anderson (philosopher), Scottish–Australian philosopher
- John Mueller Anderson, American philosopher
- John Anderson (bishop of British Columbia), Anglican Church of Canada bishop
Science
- John Anderson (natural philosopher), Scottish natural philosopher
- John Anderson (physician), English physician
- John Anderson (zoologist), Scottish zoologist
- John Anderson (New Zealand engineer), Scottish rugby union player and New Zealand engineer
- John Anderson (Scottish engineer)
- John F. Anderson (scientist), director of the United States Hygienic Laboratory
- John August Anderson, American physicist and astronomer
- John Edward Anderson (psychologist), American psychologist
- John Stuart Anderson, British/Australian inorganic chemist
- John Anderson (pathologist), British pathologist
- J. Edward Anderson, American engineer
- John Maxwell Anderson, Scottish surgeon and cancer specialist
- John Robert Anderson (chemist), Australian chemist/materials scientist
- John D. Anderson, American aerospace engineer
- John L. Anderson, American chemical engineer
- John Robert Anderson (psychologist), Canadian-American psychologist and computer scientist
- John G. Anderson, American seismologist
Sports
American football
- John E. Anderson (American football), college player and coach
- John W. Anderson (American football), coach
- John Anderson (American football), Green Bay Packers linebacker
Association football
- John Anderson (footballer, born 1878), English footballer born in County Durham
- John Anderson (footballer, born 1879), Scottish footballer born in Rothesay, Argyll and Bute
- John Anderson (footballer, born 1881), Scottish footballer born in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire
- John Anderson (footballer, born 1915), Scottish footballer born in Dundee
- John Anderson (footballer, born 1921), English footballer born in Salford, Lancashire
- John Anderson (footballer, born 1928), Scottish footballer born in Glasgow
- Johnny Anderson (footballer), Scottish football goalkeeper born in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire
- John Anderson (footballer, born 1931), English footballer born in Risdale, Northumberland
- John Anderson (soccer, born 1937), Scottish-born Australian international footballer
- John Anderson (footballer, born 1959), Republic of Ireland international footballer
- John Anderson (footballer, born 1972), Scottish footballer born in Greenock, Inverclyde
Baseball and cricket
- John Anderson (outfielder), American baseball player
- John Anderson (pitcher), American baseball player
- John Anderson (baseball coach), American baseball coach
- John Anderson (cricketer, born 1955), Australian cricketer
- John Anderson (Irish cricketer), Irish cricketer
Other sports
- John Anderson (Australian footballer), Australian rules footballer
- John Anderson (discus thrower), American Olympic discus thrower
- John Anderson (runner), British runner
- John Anderson (bowls), British-South African lawn bowler
- John Anderson (rugby league), New Zealand international
- John Anderson (canoeist), American sprint canoer
- John Anderson (ice hockey general manager), general manager of the Buffalo Sabres
- John Anderson (sailor), Australian sailor
- John Scott Anderson (sailor), Australian sailor
- John Anderson (racing driver), American driver, known for a crash at Daytona in 1981
- John Anderson (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- John Anderson (equestrian), Canadian Olympic equestrian
- John Anderson (hurler), Irish hurler
- John Anderson (water polo), Canadian water polo player
Others
- John Anderson (carpenter), friend of Robert Burns
- John Anderson (engraver), Scottish engraver
- John Anderson (genealogist, 1789–1832), Scottish genealogist
- John Anderson (genealogist, 1798–1839), Scottish genealogist
- John C. Anderson (judge), Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
- John W. Anderson (Iowa judge), justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
- John Anderson (classicist), Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford
- John Mathieson Anderson, British linguist and Emeritus Professor of English Language at the University of Edinburgh
- John Anderson (escaped slave), American slave who escaped to Canada in the 1860s, leading to a famous extradition case
- John W. Anderson (slave trader), Kentucky farmer and interstate trafficker