John Anderson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Music John Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (1921–1974), American musician Jon Anderson (John Roy Anderson, born 1944), lead singer of the British band Yes John Anderson (producer) (1948–2024), Northern Irish composer and producer John Anderson (singer) (born 1954), American country musician John Anderson (album), Anderson's 1980 debut album John Anderson, vocalist for the British rock band Charlie (founded 1971)
Theater, television and film John Murray Anderson (1886–1954), Newfoundland-American theater director John Anderson (actor) (1922–1992), American actor John Anderson (television personality) (1931–2024), Scottish referee on the series Gladiators John Anderson (sportscaster) (born 1964 or 1965), American ESPN television sports journalist and co-host of Wipeout John H. Anderson (set decorator) (1920–2008), American set decorator John Anderson (director) (born 1954), American documentary film director, producer, editor and writer
Writing J. Redwood Anderson (1883–1964), English poet John J. Anderson (1956–1989), writer and editor covering computers and technology John David Anderson (born 1975), American writer John Wesley Anderson (born 1954), American author, public speaker, and law enforcement officer
Other arts and entertainment John Henry Anderson (1814–1874), Scottish magician John Alvin Anderson (1869–1948), Swedish-American photographer John Cornbread Anderson (active since 1995), American folk artist
Business John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of Andrew Carnegie John Macvicar Anderson (1835–1915), Scottish architect John Anderson (publisher) (1836–1910), Norwegian-American publisher John Anderson (merchant) (1852–1924), Scottish merchant, of Singapore and Eastcote John L. Anderson (shipbuilder) (1868–1941) Seattle steamboat pioneer Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Harrold Priory (1878–1963), Scottish haulage contractor John E. Anderson (1917–2011), American businessman, namesake of the UCLA Anderson School of Management John Anderson (New Zealand businessman, born 1938) (1938–2025), founder of Contiki Holidays and professional public speaker Jock R. Anderson (born 1941), Australian agricultural economist John Anderson (inventor) (1942–2012), founder, director and chief technology officer of HeartSine Technologies John Anderson (New Zealand businessman, born 1945) (1945–2018), chief executive of the ANZ National Bank
Military John Wayne Anderson (1805–1866), captain in the Confederate States Army, father of John Wayne Anderson Jr. John Wayne Anderson Jr. (1843–1901), captain in the Confederate States Army, son of John Wayne Anderson John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), educator, railroad contractor and United States Army officer John F. Anderson (general) (1832–1902), American Civil War officer John B. Anderson (United States Army officer) (1891–1976), American general John W. Anderson (sailor) (1899–1976), Master Mariner and Commodore, United States Lines; Captain, SS United States Sir John Anderson (British Army officer, born 1908) (1908–1988), first commander of the Ulster Defence Regiment Sir John Anderson (British Army officer, born 1916) (1916–2007), British Army officer John Anderson (VC) (1918–1943), English Victoria Cross recipient John Rogers Anderson (born 1941), Canadian admiral and ambassador to NATO
Politics
Australia John Gerard Anderson (1836–1911), Scottish-born educationalist and public servant in colonial Queensland John Anderson (Australian politician) (born 1956), deputy prime minister and leader of the National Party 1999–2005 John Anderson (Victorian politician) (1840–1901), member of Victorian Parliament 1894–1901
Canada John Hawkins Anderson (1805–1870), member of the Canadian Senate John Anderson (Newfoundland politician) (1855–1930), businessman and politician John Anderson (Ontario politician), MPP from 1911 to 1914 John Victor Anderson (1918–1982), politician in Alberta
New Zealand John Anderson (mayor) (1820–1897), mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, blacksmith, engineer, businessman Crawford Anderson (John Crawford Anderson, c. 1848–1930), New Zealand politician, MP for Bruce electorate
United Kingdom Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Mill Hill (c. 1736–1813), British politician, MP for City of London, 1793–1806 John Anderson (diplomatic writer) (1795–1845), Scottish diplomatic writer John Anderson (colonial administrator) (1858–1918), British governor of Straits Settlements and later of Ceylon John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882–1958), British civil servant and politician John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley (born 1949), British peer John Anderson (trade unionist), British trade union leader John Anderson (civil servant) (1908–1965), Scottish civil servant
United States Jack Z. Anderson (1904–1981), US representative from California John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892), US representative from Kansas John Anderson (Maine politician) (1792–1853), US representative from Maine John Anderson (New Jersey politician) (1665–1736), colonel who served as acting governor of New Jersey in 1736 John Anderson (Wisconsin politician, born 1870) (1870–1954), state senator John Anderson Jr. (1917–2014), governor of Kansas, 1961–1965 John B. Anderson (1922–2017), US representative from Illinois and 1980 presidential candidate John C. Anderson (lawyer) (born 1975), US attorney for the District of New Mexico John C. Anderson (Wisconsin politician) (1862 – after 1918), state assemblyman John C. Anderson (Pennsylvania politician) (c. 1942–1983), member of Philadelphia city council John H. Anderson (Florida politician), state legislator John Hope Anderson (1912–2005), politician in Pennsylvania John N. Anderson (1864–1936), politician in California John T. Anderson (1804–1879), politician in Virginia John W. Anderson (politician) (1878–1972), politician in Tennessee Johnny Anderson (politician), member of the Utah House of Representatives 2009–2016
Religion and philosophy John Anderson (theologian and controversialist) (1668–1721), Scottish theologian John Anderson (theologian) (1748–1830), founder of the first Presbyterian seminary in America John Anderson (missionary) (1805–1855), Scottish missionary John Hendry Anderson (1854–1913), Anglican rector and instigator of Tooting Bec Lido John Anderson (archbishop of Moosonee) (1866–1943), Anglican Church of Canada metropolitan bishop John Anderson (philosopher) (1893–1962), Scottish–Australian philosopher John Mueller Anderson (1914–1999), American philosopher John Anderson (bishop of British Columbia) (1912–1969), Anglican Church of Canada bishop John R. Anderson (minister) (1818–1863), American founder and minister of African Baptist Churches
Science John Anderson (natural philosopher) (1726–1796), Scottish natural philosopher John Anderson (physician) (died 1804), English physician John Anderson (zoologist) (1833–1900), Scottish zoologist John Anderson (New Zealand engineer) (1849–1934), Scottish rugby union player and New Zealand engineer John Anderson (Scottish engineer) (1814–1886) John F. Anderson (scientist) (1873–1958), director of the United States Hygienic Laboratory John August Anderson (1876–1959), American physicist and astronomer John Edward Anderson (psychologist) (1893–1966), American psychologist John Stuart Anderson (1908–1990), British/Australian inorganic chemist John Anderson (pathologist) (1918–2011), British pathologist J. Edward Anderson (born 1927), American engineer John Maxwell Anderson (1928–1982), Scottish surgeon and cancer specialist John Robert Anderson (chemist) (1928–2007), Australian chemist/materials scientist John D. Anderson (born 1937), American aerospace engineer John L. Anderson (born 1945), American chemical engineer John Robert Anderson (psychologist) (born 1947), Canadian-American psychologist and computer scientist John G. Anderson (born 1948), American seismologist
Sports American football John E. Anderson (American football), college player and coach John W. Anderson (American football) (1933–1998), coach John Anderson (American football) (born 1956), Green Bay Packers linebacker
Association football John Anderson (footballer, born 1878) (1878 – after 1903), English footballer born in County Durham John Anderson (footballer, born 1879) (1879 – after 1900), Scottish footballer born in Rothesay, Argyll and Bute John Anderson (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1942), Scottish footballer born in Fowlis Wester, Perthshire John Anderson (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1987), Scottish footballer born in Dundee John Anderson (footballer, born 1921) (1921–2006), English footballer born in Salford, Lancashire John Anderson (footballer, born 1928) (1928–2001), Scottish footballer born in Glasgow Johnny Anderson (footballer) (1929–2001), Scottish football goalkeeper born in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire John Anderson (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2003), English footballer born in Risdale, Northumberland John Anderson (soccer, born 1937) (1937–2021), 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 Jocko Anderson (1893–1960), Canadian soccer and ice hockey player
Baseball and cricket John Anderson (outfielder) (1873–1949), American baseball player John Anderson (pitcher) (1929–1998), American baseball player John Anderson (baseball coach) (1955–2026), American baseball coach John Anderson (cricketer, born 1955), Australian cricketer John Anderson (Irish cricketer) (born 1982), Irish cricketer
Other sports John Anderson (Australian footballer) (1888–1957), Australian rules footballer John Anderson (discus thrower) (1907–1948), American Olympic discus thrower John Anderson (runner) (born 1936), British runner John Anderson (bowls) (1912 – after 1954), British-South African lawn bowler John Anderson (rugby league) (1913–1984), New Zealand international John Anderson (rugby union), Scotland international rugby union player, later rugby league player John Anderson (canoeist) (1924–2001), American sprint canoer John Anderson (ice hockey general manager) (1934–2009), general manager of the Buffalo Sabres John Anderson (sailor) (born 1939), Australian sailor John Scott Anderson (sailor) (born 1954), Australian sailor John Anderson (racing driver) (1944–1986), American driver, known for a crash at Daytona in 1981 John Anderson (ice hockey, born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player John Anderson (equestrian) (born 1966), Canadian Olympic equestrian John Anderson (hurler) (born 1978), Irish hurler John Anderson (water polo) (born 1962), Canadian water polo player
Others John Anderson (carpenter) (1759–1832), Scottish friend of Robert Burns John Anderson (engraver) (1775 – before 1809), Scottish engraver John Anderson (genealogist, 1789–1832), Scottish genealogist John Anderson (genealogist, 1798–1839), Scottish genealogist John C. Anderson (judge) (1863–1940), associate justice and chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court John W. Anderson (Iowa judge) (1871–1954), justice of the Iowa Supreme Court John Anderson (classicist) (1870–1952), Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford John Kinloch Anderson (1924–2015), Scottish academic John Mathieson Anderson (born 1941), 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) (1801?–1836), Kentucky farmer and interstate trafficker John Anderson (tailor), Scottish tailor working in Edinburgh in the 1540s and 1550s
See also Jack Anderson (disambiguation) John Andersson, Swedish footballer John Anderton (disambiguation)