John Gordon
John, Johnny, Jonathan, or Jon Gordon may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- John Watson Gordon, Scottish portrait painter and a president of the Royal Scottish Academy
- John Gordon (trombonist), American jazz trombonist
- Jon Gordon (musician), American jazz saxophonist
- John Gordon (scenic artist), in Australia, son of George Gordon
- John Gordon (songwriter), Australian singer-songwriter and music producer
- , writer of the 2010 Eurovision song "Satellite"
- John Gordon (author), English writer of teenage supernatural fiction
- John Gordon, pen name of Randall Garrett, American science fiction and fantasy author
- John R. Gordon, English screenwriter
- Jon Henry Gordon, makeup artist
Military
- John Gordon (militia captain), American Appalachian pioneer and Indian fighter
- John Gordon (Royal Navy officer), court-martialed after HMS America incident
- John William Gordon, British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers
- John B. Gordon, Confederate general, Georgia governor, U.S. senator
- *, a Liberty ship
- John James Hood Gordon, British Army general
- John Rutherford Gordon, Australian fighter pilot in World War I
- John A. Gordon, deputy director of the CIA, Homeland Security advisor
- John E. Gordon, judge advocate general of the U.S. Navy, 1990–1992
- John de la Hay Gordon, British army officer, administrator and diplomat
Nobility
- John Gordon, Lord Gordon, Scottish nobleman
- John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland, Scottish magnate
- John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland, Scottish landowner and courtier
- Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar, Scottish courtier and landowner
- John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure, Scottish nobleman and founder of the town of New Galloway
- John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland, Scottish peer
- Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo, Scottish Royalist supporter of Charles I
- Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo
- John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne
- John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland, Scottish nobleman and politician
- John Gordon, 7th/10th Viscount of Kenmure, Viscount of Kenmure
- John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st [Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair], Scottish Liberal politician and colonial governor
Politics
- John Gordon (Aberdeen MP), Scottish MP 1708–1710
- John Gordon of Glenbucket, Scottish Jacobite
- John Gordon (soldier), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
- John Gordon (South Londonderry MP), Irish MP 1900–1916
- John Gordon (Conservative politician), MP for Elginshire and Nairnshire, 1895–1906, and Brighton, 1911–1914
- Sir John Hannah Gordon, South Australian politician and judge
- John Gordon (Victorian politician), Australian politician
- John Fawcett Gordon, MP in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and Carrick
- Peter Gordon (politician), New Zealand politician
- John Gordon (union leader), president of Public Service Alliance of Canada
- Jack Gordon (official greeter), Seattle civic activist
- John William Gordon (trade unionist), Irish trade union official and political activist
Religion
- John Gordon (bishop, born 1544), Scottish bishop and Dean of Salisbury
- John Gordon (nuncio), Irish diplomat of the Holy See
- John Gordon (priest, born 1726), Anglican priest
- John Clement Gordon, Scottish bishop, Jacobite, and Catholic convert
Sports
- John Gordon (rugby union), Scottish international rugby union player
- John Gordon (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
- John Gordon (referee), Scottish football referee
- Johnny Gordon, English football player who played mostly with Portsmouth and Birmingham City
- John Gordon (sportscaster), American radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins Major League baseball team
- John Gordon (badminton), New Zealand badminton player
- John Gordon (English cricketer), English cricketer
- John Gordon (Jamaican cricketer), Jamaican cricketer
- John Gordon (curler), American Olympic curler
- John Gordon (swimmer), English swimmer
Other
- John Gordon (merchant), British Loyalist merchant and trader of Scottish origin
- John Gordon (convict), last person executed by Rhode Island
- John Gordon (anatomist), Scottish physician and anatomist
- John Thomson Gordon, Scottish advocate
- John Gordon (journalist), Scottish newspaper editor and columnist
- John Steele Gordon, American business and economics writer
- Jon Gordon, American business writer