John Anderson

John Anderson may refer to:

Science and medicine

• John Anderson (natural philosopher) (1726–1796), Scottish natural philosopher
• John Anderson (physician) (died 1804), English physician
• 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 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 psychologist and computer scientist
• John G. Anderson (born 1948), seismologist
• John Anderson (pathologist) (1918–2011), British pathologist

Writers and historians

• John Anderson (genealogist, 1789–1832), Scottish genealogist
• John Anderson (genealogist, fl. 1825), Scottish genealogist
• John Anderson (diplomatic writer) (1795–1845), Scottish diplomatic writer
• John Anderson (classical scholar) (1870–1952), Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford
• John J. Anderson (1956–1989), writer and editor covering computers and technology

Religion and philosophy

• John Anderson (theologian and controversialist) (1668?–1721), Scottish theologian and controversialist
• John Anderson (theologian) (1748–1830), founder of the first Presbyterian seminary in America
• John Anderson (missionary) (1805–1855), Scottish missionary
• John Anderson (archbishop of Moosonee) (1866–1943), Anglican Church of Canada metropolitan bishop
• John Anderson (philosopher) (1893–1962), Australian philosopher
• John Anderson (bishop of British Columbia) (1912–1969), Anglican Church of Canada bishop

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 Hawkins Anderson (1805–1870), member of the Canadian Senate
• 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
• John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892), United States Representative from Kansas
• John Gerard Anderson (1836–1911), Scottish-born educationalist and public servant in colonial Queensland
• 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 (Wisconsin senator) (1870–?), Wisconsin state senator
• John Anderson (Wisconsin assemblyman), Wisconsin farmer and state assemblyman
• 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. (1917-2014), Governor of Kansas, 1961–1965
• John Victor Anderson (1918–1982), former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lethbridge-East, 1971–1975
• John B. Anderson (born 1922), United States Representative from Illinois and 1980 presidential candidate
• John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley (born 1949), British peer
• John Anderson (Australian politician) (born 1956), Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the National Party of Australia, 1999–2005
• John Anderson (New Jersey) (1665–1736), colonel who served as acting governor of New Jersey in 1736
• John N. Anderson, member of the California legislature

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 (canoeist) (1924–2001), American sprint canoer
• John Anderson (cricketer) (born 1982), Irish cricketer
• John Anderson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–?), English footballer, who played for Woolwich Arsenal and Portsmouth
• John Anderson (footballer, born 1879) (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 1937), Scottish born footballer, who played for Stoke City and Australia
• John Anderson (footballer, born 1959), Irish international footballer, who played for Newcastle United
• John Anderson (footballer, born 1972), Scottish footballer, best known for playing for Greenock Morton
• John Anderson (hurler) (born 1978), Irish hurler
• John Anderson (ice hockey) (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player
• John Anderson (outfielder) (1873–1949), American baseball player
• John Anderson (pitcher) (1929–1998), American baseball player
• John Anderson (racing driver) (1944–1986), American driver, who is known for a crash at Daytona in 1981
• John Anderson (rugby league) (1914–1984), New Zealand international
• John Anderson (sailor) (born 1939), Australian sailor
• John Anderson (sportscaster) (born 1965), American television sports journalist and co-host of Wipeout
• Johnny Anderson (footballer) (1929–2001), Scottish footballer, who most notably played for Leicester City

Business

• John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland
• John Macvicar Anderson (1835–1915), Scottish architect
• John Anderson (publisher) (1836–1910), Norwegian-American publisher
• 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
• John Anderson (businessman) (born 1938), New Zealand businessman, founder of Contiki Holidays and professional public speaker
• John Anderson (inventor) (1942–2012), founder, director and the chief technology officer of HeartSine® Technologies Inc
• Sir John Anderson (New Zealand businessman) (born 1945), Chief Executive of the ANZ National Bank in New Zealand
• John Anderson (chairman), non-executive chairman of the North-East Business and Innovation Centre, Sunderland

The Arts

Music

• John Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (1921–1974), American jazz musician
• Jon Anderson (John Roy Anderson, born 1944), lead singer of the British band Yes
• John Anderson (musician) (born 1954), American country musician
  • John Anderson (album), debut album of the above
• John Anderson, vocalist for the British rock band Charlie

Art and crafts

• John Anderson (carpenter) (1759–1832), friend of Robert Burns
• John Anderson (engraver) (fl. 1799), Scottish engraver

Entertainment

• John Henry Anderson (1814–1874), Scottish conjurer
• J. Redwood Anderson (1883–1964), English poet
• John Murray Anderson (1886–1954), Newfoundland-American theater director
• John Anderson (actor) (1922–1992), American actor
• John H. Anderson, American set decorator
• John Anderson (TV personality) (born 1932/33), former British television personality, referee on the series Gladiators

Military

• John B. Anderson (general) (1891–1976), American general
• John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), educator, railroad contractor and United States Army officer
• John F. Anderson (1832–1902), brigadier general during the American Civil War
• John W. Anderson (1899–1976), Master Mariner and Commodore, United States Lines, Captain, SS United States
• John Anderson (British Army officer) (1908–1988), first commander of the Ulster Defence Regiment
• John Thompson McKellar Anderson (1918–1943), English Victoria Cross recipient
• John Rogers Anderson (born 1941), Canadian admiral and ambassador to NATO

Others

• John Anderson (escaped slave), American slave who escaped to Canada in the 1860s, leading to a famous extradition case
• Jock R. Anderson (born 1941), Australian agricultural economist

See also

• Jack Anderson (disambiguation)
• Jon Anderson (disambiguation)