John Gordon

John, Johnny, Jonathan or Jon Gordon may refer to:

Noblemen

• John Gordon, Lord Gordon (died 1517), Scottish nobleman
• John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland (1525–1567)
• John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland (1576–1615)
• John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Melgum (died 1630), father of Scottish courtier, Henrietta Gordon
• John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure (1599–1634), Scottish nobleman and founder of the town of New Galloway
• John Gordon, 14th Earl of Sutherland (1609–1679), Scottish peer
• Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo (1610–1644)
• Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet (c. 1632–1665)
• John Gordon, 2nd Viscount of Kenmure (died 1639)
• John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne (died 1732)
• John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland (1661–1733), Scottish nobleman and politician
• John Gordon, 7th/10th Viscount of Kenmure (1750–1840), Viscount of Kenmure
• John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847–1934), Scottish Liberal politician and colonial governor

Clergymen

• John Gordon (archbishop) (1912–1981), Irish diplomat of the Holy See
• John Gordon (bishop) (1544–1619), Scottish bishop and Dean of Salisbury
• John Clement Gordon (1644–1726), Scottish bishop, Jacobite, and Catholic convert
• John Gordon (priest) (1726–1793), Anglican priest

Politicians

• John Gordon (Aberdeen MP) (c. 1655–1730), Scottish MP 1708–1710
• John Gordon (soldier) (c. 1776–1858), MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis
• John Gordon (South Londonderry MP) (1849–1922), Irish MP 1900–1916
• John Gordon (Conservative politician) (1850–1915), MP for Elginshire and Nairnshire, 1895–1906, and Brighton, 1911–1914
• John Hannah Gordon (1850–1923), Australian politician
• John Gordon (Victorian politician) (1858–1937), Australian politician
• John Fawcett Gordon (1879–1965), MP in the Northern Ireland parliament for Antrim and Carrick
• Peter Gordon (New Zealand politician) (John Bowie Gordon, 1921–1991), New Zealand politician

Military

• John Gordon (militia captain) (1759—1819), American Appalachian pioneer and Indian fighter
• John Gordon (Royal Navy officer) (1792–1869), courtmartialled after HMS America incident
• John William Gordon (1805–1870), British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers
• John Brown Gordon (1832–1904), Confederate general in the American Civil War, Georgia governor, U.S. senator
• John Rutherford Gordon (1895–1978), Australian fighter pilot in World War I
• John A. Gordon (born 1946), deputy director of the CIA, Homeland Security advisor to President Bush
• John E. Gordon, Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Navy, 1990–1992

Writers and musicians

• John Gordon (journalist) (1890–1974), Scottish newspaper editor and columnist
• John Gordon (author) (born 1925), English writer of teenage supernatural fiction
• John Steele Gordon (born 1944), American business and economics writer
• John Gordon (songwriter) (born 1963), Australian singer-songwriter and music producer
• John R. Gordon (born 1964), English screenwriter
• John Gordon (musician), Danish songwriter, writer of "Satellite", 2010 Eurovision Song Contest winner
• Jon Gordon, American business writer
• Jon Gordon (musician) (born 1966), American jazz musician

Sports

• John Gordon (footballer) (1899–1964), Scottish footballer
• John Gordon (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
• John Gordon (referee) (1930–2000), Scottish football referee
• Johnny Gordon (1931–2001), English football player who played mostly with Portsmouth and Birmingham City
• John Gordon (broadcaster) (born 1940), American radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins Major League baseball team
• John Gordon (badminton) (born 1978), New Zealand badminton player
• John Gordon (cricketer) (1886–1933), English cricketer

Others

• John Gordon (anatomist) FRSE (1786-1818), Scottish physician and anatomist
• John Gordon (merchant) (c. 1710–1778), British Loyalist merchant and trader of Scottish origin
• John Gordon (Rhode Island) (died 1845), last person executed by Rhode Island
• John Watson Gordon (1788–1864), Scottish portrait painter and a president of the Royal Scottish Academy
• John F. (Jack) Gordon (1921–2010), Seattle civic activist
• John Gordon (union leader), president of Public Service Alliance of Canada
• Jon Henry Gordon, makeup artist
• Jonathan Gordon, American film producer