John Anderson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Music

John Anderson (jazz trumpeter) John Anderson (January 31, 1921 – August 18, 1974) was an American jazz trumpeter. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Westlake College of Music. He did a good deal of work in West Coast jaz ...

(1921–1974), American musician *

Jon Anderson Jon Anderson (born John Roy Anderson, 25 October 1944) is a British, and latterly American, singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassis ...

(John Roy Anderson, born 1944), lead singer of the British band Yes * John Anderson (producer) (1948–2024), Northern Irish composer and producer *

John Anderson (musician) John David Anderson (born December 13, 1954) is an American country music, country singer with a successful career that has lasted more than 40 years. Starting in 1977 with the release of his first single, "I've Got a Feelin' (Somebody's Been ...

(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 (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

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) John Anderson (1747–1820) was a Scottish businessman and entrepreneur. He was a commercial agent in New York and later a business owner in Cork. His business played a pivotal role in creating infrastructure that connected Dublin to Cork. Ander ...

(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) Sir John Anderson (1852–1924), was Scottish merchant, of Singapore and Eastcote. He became sole owner of the trading firm of Guthrie & Co, and his "dominating role in rubber production made Anderson the most influential businessman of his gene ...

(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 Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet (8 May 1878 – 11 April 1963) was a Scottish businessman, writer and lecturer. He was born in Glasgow to Peter Anderson, a slater, and Margaret Crawford Anderson. He was educated at Allan Glen's School and the U ...

(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) John Duncan Anderson (1938 – 21 February 2025) was a New Zealand businessman, author and speaker. He was the founder of the travel and leisure company Contiki Tours. Background Anderson was born in Wellington in 1938. He married Ali (Aliso ...

(1938–2025), founder of Contiki Holidays and professional public speaker * Jock R. Anderson (born 1941), Australian agricultural economist *

John Anderson (inventor) John Anderson (1942 – 7 April 2012) was a co-founder, a director and the chief technology officer of Intelesens Ltd. and HeartSine Technologies Inc. Anderson formed the Northern Ireland Bio-Engineering Centre (NIBEC) and was its first director. H ...

(1942–2012), founder, director and chief technology officer of HeartSine Technologies *

John Anderson (New Zealand businessman, born 1945) Sir John Anthony Anderson (2 August 1945 – 13 November 2018) was a New Zealand businessman and sports administrator. He served as Chief Executive and Director of ANZ Bank New Zealand (then ANZ National Bank Ltd) and after retiring at the end ...

(1945–2018), chief executive of the ANZ National Bank

Military

* 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'' * John Anderson (British Army officer) (1908–1988), first commander of the Ulster Defence Regiment * John Evelyn Anderson (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 John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, (8 July 1882 – 4 January 1958), was a Scottish civil servant and politician who is best known for his service in the War Cabinet during the Second World War, for which he was nicknamed the "Home Front ...

(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 senator) (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), Australian philosopher * John Mueller Anderson (1914–1999), American philosopher * John Anderson (bishop of British Columbia) (1912–1969), Anglican Church of Canada bishop

Science

* John Anderson (natural philosopher) (1726–1796), Scottish natural philosopher * John Anderson (physician) (died 1804), English physician *

John Anderson (zoologist) John Anderson (4 October 1833 – 15 August 1900) was a Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum, Calcutta. Early life Anderson was born in Edinburgh, the second son of Thomas Anderson, who w ...

(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 John August Anderson (August 7, 1876 – December 2, 1959) was an American astronomer who made significant contributions to improving astronomical instruments in the early 20th century, especially diffraction gratings. Biography John August Anders ...

(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) Roger John Anderson (born February 14, 1956) is an American former professional football player. He was a linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons from 1978 to 1989. Anderson is a native of Wau ...

(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

Baseball and cricket

* John Anderson (outfielder) (1873–1949), American baseball player *

John Anderson (pitcher) John Charles Anderson (November 23, 1929 – December 20, 1998) was an American professional baseball player and right-handed pitcher who appeared in 24 games during parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball between 1958 and 1962 for the Ph ...

(1929–1998), American baseball player * John Anderson (baseball coach) (born 1955), 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 (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), 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 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