John Gordon
John, Johnny, Jonathan, or Jon Gordon may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- John Watson Gordon (1788–1864), Scottish portrait painter and a president of the Royal Scottish Academy
 - John Gordon (trombonist) (born 1939), American jazz trombonist
 - Jon Gordon (musician) (born 1966), American jazz saxophonist
 - John Gordon (scenic artist) (c. 1874–1911), in Australia, son of George Gordon
 - John Gordon (songwriter) (born 1963), Australian singer-songwriter and music producer
 - John Gordon (Danish musician), writer of the 2010 Eurovision song "Satellite"
 - John Gordon (author) (1925–2017), English writer of teenage supernatural fiction
 - John Gordon, pen name of Randall Garrett (1927–1987), American science fiction and fantasy author
 - John R. Gordon (born 1964), English screenwriter
 - Jon Henry Gordon (active 2010), makeup artist
 
Military
- John Gordon (militia captain) (1759–1819), American Appalachian pioneer and Indian fighter
 - John Gordon (Royal Navy officer) (1792–1869), court-martialed after HMS America incident
 - John William Gordon (1814–1870), British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers
 - John B. Gordon (1832–1904), Confederate general, Georgia governor, U.S. senator
- SS John B. Gordon, a Liberty ship
 
 - John James Hood Gordon (1832–1908), British Army general
 - 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
 - John E. Gordon, judge advocate general of the U.S. Navy, 1990–1992
 - John de la Hay Gordon, British army officer, administrator and diplomat
 
Nobility
- John Gordon, Lord Gordon (died 1517), Scottish nobleman
 - John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland (1525–1567), Scottish magnate
 - John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland, Scottish landowner and courtier
 - Sir John Gordon of Lochinvar, Scottish courtier and landowner
 - 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), Scottish Royalist supporter of Charles I
 - Sir John Gordon, 2nd Baronet, of Haddo (died 1665)
 - 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
 
Politics
- John Gordon (Aberdeen MP) (c. 1655–1730), Scottish MP 1708–1710
 - John Gordon of Glenbucket, Scottish Jacobite
 - 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
 - Sir John Hannah Gordon (1850–1923), South Australian politician and judge
 - 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 (politician) (John Bowie Gordon, 1921–1991), New Zealand politician
 - John Gordon (union leader), president of Public Service Alliance of Canada
 - Jack Gordon (official greeter) (John F. Gordon, 1921–2010), Seattle civic activist
 - John William Gordon (trade unionist) (1879–?), Irish trade union official and political activist
 
Religion
- John Gordon (bishop, born 1544) (1544–1619), Scottish bishop and Dean of Salisbury
 - John Gordon (nuncio) (1912–1981), Irish diplomat of the Holy See
 - John Gordon (priest, born 1726) (1726–1793), Anglican priest
 - John Clement Gordon (1644–1726), Scottish bishop, Jacobite, and Catholic convert
 
Sports
- John Gordon (rugby union) (1849–1934), Scottish international rugby union player
 - John Gordon (Scottish footballer) (1886–1971), 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 (sportscaster) (born 1940), American radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins Major League baseball team
 - John Gordon (badminton) (born 1978), New Zealand badminton player
 - John Gordon (English cricketer) (1886–1933), English cricketer
 - John Gordon (Jamaican cricketer) (born 1956), Jamaican cricketer
 - John Gordon (curler) (born 1958), American Olympic curler
 
Other
- John Gordon (merchant) (c. 1710–1778), British Loyalist merchant and trader of Scottish origin
 - John Gordon (convict) (died 1845), last person executed by Rhode Island
 - John Gordon (anatomist) (1786–1818), Scottish physician and anatomist
 - John Thomson Gordon (1813–1865), Scottish advocate
 - John Gordon (journalist) (1890–1974), Scottish newspaper editor and columnist
 - John Steele Gordon (born 1944), American business and economics writer
 - Jon Gordon, American business writer
 
See also
- Jack Gordon (disambiguation)
 - Jean Gordon (disambiguation), for the French version of the name
 - All pages with titles containing John Gordon