John Macdonald

John Macdonald may refer to:

• John S. MacDonald, co-founder of MacDonald Dettwiler
• John Macdonald (psychiatrist) (1920–2007), New Zealand forensic psychiatrist who coined the MacDonald triad of sociopathy

Government

• John MacDonald II or John of Islay, Earl of Ross (1434–1503), last Lord of the Isles, Scotland
• John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh (1836–1919), Scottish politician and later a judge
• John Kinneir Macdonald (1782-1830), British traveller and diplomat, envoy to Persia
• John A. Macdonald (1815–1891), first Canadian prime minister
• John Alexander MacDonald (Prince Edward Island politician) (born 1838), former speaker of the Prince Edward Island assembly
• John Alexander Macdonald (Prince Edward Island politician) (1874–1948), Canadian member of parliament for King's, Prince Edward Island
• John Alexander Macdonald (Nova Scotia politician) (born 1883), first elected in 1925 as Conservative member for Richmond—West Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, later appointed to the Senate
• John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong (1877–1926), Canadian politician, conveyancer and real estate agent
• John Macdonald (British politician) (1854–1939), British Liberal politician
• John Augustine Macdonald, Canadian Member of Parliament, King's, Prince Edward Island
• John Joseph MacDonald (1891-1986) Canadian Senator for Prince Edward Island
• John L. MacDonald (1838–1903), American representative from Minnesota
• John Macdonald (Canadian politician) (1824–1890), Canadian member of parliament and later a Canadian Senator
• John Michael Macdonald (1906–1997), Canadian Senator for Nova Scotia
• John Sandfield Macdonald (1812–1872), first Premier of Ontario
• John Small MacDonald (ca. 1791–1849), Prince Edward Island merchant and politician
• John MacDonald (Australian politician), Senator for Queensland

Literature

• John D. MacDonald (1916–1986), American mystery author
• John Ross MacDonald (1915–1983), Canadian-American mystery author pseudonym of Kenneth Millar

Military

• John Macdonald (British Army officer) (died 1850), former Adjutant-General to the Forces
• John Macdonald (Australian Army officer) (1919-1996)

Music

• John MacDonald (Canadian musician) (born 1948), Canadian–French horn player
• John-Angus MacDonald, Canadian musician and guitarist
• John Scantlebury Macdonald, real name of Harry Macdonough (1871–1931), Canadian singer and music recording pioneer

Religion

• John MacDonald (bishop of Aberdeen) (1818–1889), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
• John MacDonald (vicar apostolic) (1727–1779), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
• John Roderick MacDonald (died 1959), Canadian Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario

Sports

• John MacDonald (American football), former head football coach for Boston University
• John MacDonald (canoer), New Zealand Olympic canoer
• John MacDonald (footballer) (born 1961), Scottish soccer player
• John MacDonald (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player who played for Destil Trappers in the Netherlands
• John MacDonald (racer), race car driver and motorcycle racer of Hong Kong
• John MacDonald (rower), New Zealand Olympic rower
• John MacDonald (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer

See also

• John McDonald (disambiguation)
• Jack MacDonald (disambiguation)