John Carlson

• John Carlson , tight end
• John Carlson, American biologist
• John Carlson , American ice hockey defenseman
• John Carlson , American politician and member of the Minnesota State Senate
• John Carlson , talk radio host on KOMO in Seattle, Washington
• John Carlson , former American sportscaster
• John F. Carlson, Swedish-born American Impressionist artist
• John Roy Carlson, journalist and author of ''Under Cover''