John Anderson is a common name shared by a number of individuals:

• John HD Anderson (1726-1796), a Scottish scientist.
• John Anderson (1792-1853), a Representative from Maine in the early 19th century.
• John Anderson , a fugitive slave in the 19th century.
• John Henry Anderson (1814-1874), a Scottish conjuror.
• John Anderson (1833-1900), a curator of The Indian Museum at Calcutta.
• John Alexander Anderson (1834-1892), a Representative from Kansas.
• John Anderson , Principal of the Bible Training Institute, Glasgow from 1898 to 1913
• John Anderson (1873-1949), a major league baseball player.
• John A. Anderson (1876-1959), a physicist/astronomer.
• Sir John Anderson (1882-1958), a British politician.
• John Anderson (1893-1962), an Australian philosopher.
• John Zuinglius "Jack" Anderson (1904-1981), a Representative from California.
• John Anderson, Jr. (1917- ), a governor of Kansas.
• John T.McK. Anderson (c.1918-1943), an English Victoria Cross recipient.
• John Bayard Anderson (1922- ), U.S. Representative from Illinois and 1980 presidential candidate.
• John Anderson (1922-1992), an actor.
• John Anderson , a Canadian Admiral and ambassador to NATO.
• John D. Anderson , a professor of aerospace engineering and author of several books on aerodynamics and the history of aircraft.
• John R. Anderson , a professor of psychology and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University.
• John Anderson (1956- ), an Australian politician.
• John Anderson , a country musician.
• John Anderson , a SportsCenter anchor.

You may also be looking for Jon Anderson from the band Yes.