John Anderson

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John Anderson may refer to:

Contents 1 Science 2 Politics 3 Sports 4 Business 5 Music 6 Military 7 Entertainment 8 Others 9 See also

[edit] Science

• John H. D. Anderson (1726–1796), Scottish natural philosopher
• John Anderson (zoologist) (1833–1900), Scottish zoologist
• John August Anderson (1876–1959), American physicist and astronomer
• John Anderson (philosopher) (1893–1962), Australian philosopher
• John Stuart Anderson (1908–1990), British/Australian inorganic chemist
• J. Edward Anderson, American engineer
• John Robert Anderson (chemist) (1928–2007), Australian chemist/materials scientist
• John D. Anderson (born 1937), American aerospace engineer
• John L. Anderson, American chemical engineer
• John Robert Anderson (psychologist) (born 1947), Canadian psychologist and computer scientist

[edit] Politics

• John Anderson (Maine) (1792–1853), United States Representative from Maine
• John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892), United States Representative from Kansas
• John Anderson (Newfoundland politician) (1855–1930), Newfoundland businessman and politician
• John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (1882–1958), British civil servant and politician
• Jack Z. Anderson (1904–1981), United States Representative from California
• 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 from 1971 to 1975.

[edit] Sports

• John Anderson (American football) (born 1956), Green Bay Packers linebacker
• John Anderson (athlete) (1907–1948), American Olympic discus thrower
• John Anderson (baseball coach) (born 1955), American baseball coach
• John Anderson (broadcaster) (born 1965), American television sports journalist and co-host of Wipeout
• 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 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 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 (outfielder) (1873–1949), American baseball player
• John Anderson (pitcher) (born 1932), American baseball player

[edit] Business

• John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820)
• Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet (1878–1963), Scottish haulage contractor
• John Edward Anderson (born 1917), 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

[edit] Music

• John Anderson, vocalist for the British rock band Charlie
• Jon Anderson (born 1944), born John Roy Anderson, lead singer of the British band Yes
• John Anderson (musician) (born 1954), American country musician

[edit] Military

• John Anderson (British Army officer), first commander of the Ulster Defence Regiment
• John Francis Anderson (1832–1902), Union general in the American Civil War
• John Benjamin Anderson (1891–1976), United States Army general
• John Thompson McKellar Anderson (c.1918–1943), English Victoria Cross recipient
• John Rogers Anderson (born 1941), Canadian admiral and ambassador to NATO

[edit] Entertainment

• John Henry Anderson (1814–1874), Scottish conjurer
• John Murray Anderson (1886–1954), Newfoundland-American theater director
• John Anderson (actor) (1922–1992), American actor
• John H. Anderson, American set decorator

[edit] Others

• John Anderson (carpenter) (1759–1832), friend of Robert Burns
• John Anderson (missionary), founder of the Madras Christian College in 1837
• John Anderson (escaped slave), American slave who escaped to Canada in the 1860s, leading to a famous extradition case
• John Anderson (Bible Training Institute), Principal of the Bible Training Institute, Glasgow, 1898–1913
• Sir John Anderson (governor) (1858–1918), British Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1904–1911
• John W. Anderson (1899–1976), Master Mariner and Commodore, United States Lines, Captain, SS United States
• John Anderson (bishop) (1912–1969), bishop of British Columbia

[edit] See also

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

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