John Anderson

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John Anderson is a common name shared by a number of individuals:

Contents 1 Academia 2 Politics 3 Sports 4 Religion 5 Other

[edit] Academia

• John H. D. Anderson (1726–1796), a Scottish scientist.
• John Anderson (Chennai), founder of the Madras Christian College in 1837.
• John Anderson (Maine) (1792–1853), a Representative from Maine in the early 19th century.
• John Anderson (zoologist) (1833–1900), a curator of The Indian Museum at Calcutta.
• John August Anderson (1876–1959), a physicist/astronomer.
• John Anderson (philosopher) (1893–1962), an Australian philosopher.
• John D. Anderson, a professor of aerospace engineering and author of several books on aerodynamics and the history of aircraft.
• John R. Anderson (b.1947), a professor of psychology and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.

[edit] Politics

• John Anderson (Maine) (1792–1853), a Representative from Maine in the early 19th century.
• John Anderson (Newfoundland politician) (1855–1930), a Newfoundland businessman and politician.
• Sir John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882–1958), a British politician.
• John Anderson (mayor), mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand.
• Jack Z. Anderson (John) (1904–1981), a Representative from California.
• John Anderson, Jr. (b.1917), a governor of Kansas.
• John Bayard Anderson (b.1922), U.S. Representative from Illinois and 1980 presidential candidate.
• John Anderson (Australian politician) (b.1956), an Australian National party politician.
• John Anderson (Admiral) (b.1941), a Canadian Admiral and ambassador to NATO.
• Sir John Anderson, Governor of the Straits Settlements

[edit] Sports

• John Anderson (baseball) (1873–1949), a major league baseball player.
• John Anderson (MLB pitcher) (born 1932)
• John Anderson (footballer born 1878), an English footballer, who played for Woolwich Arsenal and Portsmouth
• John Anderson (footballer born 1919), an English footballer, scorer for Portsmouth in the 1939 FA Cup Final.
• John Anderson (footballer born 1921), an English footballer, scorer for Manchester United in the 1948 FA Cup Final.
• John Anderson (Irish footballer), (b. 1959), an Irish footballer, notably played for Newcastle United.
• John Anderson (American football player) (b. 1956), Green Bay Packers linebacker.
• John Anderson (Gladiators), a Scottish athletics coach who featured on Gladiators in the UK as a sports referee.
• John Anderson (hockey) (b.1957), Canadian ice hockey player.
• John Anderson (football player) (b.1959), an Irish footballer.
• John Anderson (broadcaster) (b.1965), a SportsCenter anchor.

[edit] Religion

• John Henry Anderson (1814–1874), a Scottish conjurer.
• John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892), a Presbyterian minister and Representative from Kansas.
• John Anderson (Bible Training Institute Principal), Principal of the Bible Training Institute, Glasgow from 1898 to 1913.

[edit] Other

• John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820)
• John Thompson McKellar Anderson (c.1918–1943), an English Victoria Cross recipient.
• John Anderson (actor) (1922–1992), an actor.
• John Anderson (musician) (b.1954), a country musician.
• John Edward Anderson, an American businessman, namesake of UCLA Anderson School of Management
• J. Edward Anderson, an American engineer
• Sir John Anderson (New Zealand businessman), Chief Executive of the ANZ National Bank in New Zealand.
• John Anderson (game designer), also known as "Dr Sleep", notable for his works on Master Levels for Doom II, Ultimate Doom, Blood, Unreal and Daikatana.
• John Anderson, vocalist for the British rock band Charlie (band).
• John Anderson (Cal Scale) (1925–2000), founder of Cal Scale model railroad detail parts manufacturer.

See also,

• Jon Anderson (b.1944), lead singer of the band Yes
• John Victor Anderson, Former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.