John Anderson
John Anderson may refer to:
Science and medicine
- John R. Anderson, Australian economist
- John Anderson (zoologist) (1833–1900), Scottish zoologist
- John August Anderson (1876–1959), American physicist and astronomer
- John Stuart Anderson (1908–1990), British/Australian inorganic chemist
- J. Edward Anderson (born 1927), American engineer
- 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 psychologist and computer scientist
- John Anderson (physician) (died 1804), English physician
- John G. Anderson (born 1948), seismologist
Writers and historians
Religion and philosophy
Politics
- Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Mill Hill (c. 1736–1813), British politician, MP for City of London 1793–1806
- John Anderson (Maine) (1792–1853), United States Representative from Maine
- John Anderson (mayor) (1820–1897), 2nd Mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand
- John Crawford Anderson, 19th-century New Zealand politician, MP for Bruce electorate
- John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892), United States Representative from Kansas
- John Anderson (Newfoundland politician) (1855–1930), Newfoundland businessman and politician
- 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
- Jack Z. Anderson (1904–1981), United States Representative from California
- John Hope Anderson (1912–2005), Pennsylvania politician
- John Anderson, Jr. (born 1917), Governor of Kansas, 1961–1965
- John B. Anderson (born 1922), United States Representative from Illinois and 1980 presidential candidate
- John Anderson (Australian politician) (born 1956), Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the National Party of Australia, 1999–2005
- John Victor Anderson, former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lethbridge-East, 1971–1975
- John Gerard Anderson (1836–1911), Scottish-born educationalist and public servant in colonial Queensland
- John Hawkins Anderson (1805–1870), member of the Canadian Senate
- John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley (born 1949), British peer
Sports
- John Anderson (American football) (born 1956), Green Bay Packers linebacker
- John A. Anderson (American football) (1933–1998), college football coach
- John Anderson (athlete) (1907–1948), American Olympic discus thrower
- John Anderson (baseball coach) (born 1955), American baseball coach
- John Anderson (sportscaster) (born 1965), American television sports journalist and co-host of Wipeout
- John Anderson (canoer) (1924–2001), American sprint canoer
- John Anderson (cricketer) (1874–1926), South African cricketer who played a single Test Match
- John Anderson (footballer born 1878), English footballer, who played for Woolwich Arsenal and Portsmouth
- John Anderson (footballer born 1879), Scottish footballer, who played for Chesterfield Town
- John Anderson (footballer born 1915) (1915–1987), Scottish footballer, scorer for Portsmouth in the 1939 FA Cup Final
- John Anderson (footballer born 1921) (1921–2006), English footballer, scorer for Manchester United in the 1948 FA Cup Final
- John Anderson (footballer born 1928), Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward
- John Anderson (footballer born 1929) (1929–2001), Scottish footballer, who most notably played for Leicester City
- John Anderson (footballer born 1937), Scottish born footballer, who played for Stoke City and Australia
- John Anderson (footballer born 1972), Scottish footballer, best known for playing for Greenock Morton
- John Anderson (ice hockey) (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player
- John Anderson (Irish footballer) (born 1959), Irish footballer, who notably played for Newcastle United
- John Anderson (NASCAR driver) (1944–1986), American driver, who is known for a crash at Daytona in 1981
- John Anderson (outfielder) (1873–1949), American baseball player
- John Anderson (pitcher) (born 1932), American baseball player
- John Anderson (hurler) (born 1978), Irish sportsperson
- John Anderson (sailor) (born 1939), Australian sailor
Business
- John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland
- Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Harrold Priory (1878–1963), Scottish haulage contractor
- John Edward Anderson (1917–2011), American businessman, namesake of the UCLA Anderson School of Management
- John Anderson (Cal Scale) (1925–2000), founder of Cal Scale model railroad detail parts manufacturer
- Sir John Anderson (New Zealand businessman) (born 1945), Chief Executive of the ANZ National Bank in New Zealand
- John Anderson (businessman) (born 1938), New Zealand businessman, founder of Contiki Holidays and professional public speaker
- John Anderson (publisher) (1836–1910), Norwegian-American publisher
- John Macvicar Anderson (1835–1915), Scottish architect
- John Anderson (chairman), non-executive chairman of the North-East Business and Innovation Centre, Sunderland
The Arts
Music
Art and crafts
Entertainment
Military
- John Anderson (British Army officer) (1908–1988), first commander of the Ulster Defence Regiment
- John F. Anderson (1832–1902), brigadier general during the American Civil War
- John Thompson McKellar Anderson (1918–1943), English Victoria Cross recipient
- John Rogers Anderson (born 1941), Canadian admiral and ambassador to NATO
- John W. Anderson (1899–1976), Master Mariner and Commodore, United States Lines, Captain, SS United States
- John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), educator, railroad contractor and United States Army officer
Others
See also