John Anderson

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