John Gordon

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Noblemen

 * John Gordon, Lord Gordon (died 1517), Scottish nobleman
 * John Gordon, 11th Earl of Sutherland (1525–1567), Earl of Sutherland
 * John Gordon, 13th Earl of Sutherland (1576–1615), Earl of Sutherland
 * 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), Gordon of Dalpholly, Sutherland
 * John Gordon, 2nd Viscount of Kenmure (died 1639), successor to John Gordon, 1st Viscount of Kenmure
 * John Gordon, 3rd Earl of Aboyne (died 1732)
 * John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland (1661–1733), Scottish nobleman and politician
 * John Gordon, 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

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 Brown Gordon (1832–1904), Confederate general in the American Civil War, Georgia governor, U.S. senator
 * John Gordon (Irish lawyer) (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 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 (admiral) (1792–1869), captain of HMS America (1844–1846, UK/Pacific Northwest), son of George Gordon, Lord Haddo
 * John William Gordon (1805–1870), British Army officer and Inspector-General of Engineers
 * 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 Gordon (songwriter) (born 1963), Australian singer-songwriter and music producer
 * John R. Gordon, English screenwriter
 * John Gordon (musician), Danish musician, 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 soccer player
 * 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 (baseball) (born 1940), American radio announcer for the Minnesota Twins Major League baseball team
 * John Gordon (badminton) (born 1978), New Zealand badminton player

Others

 * 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
 * John Gordon (magician), (b1946) played in Jokers Wild and now a professional magician and coach
 * Jon Henry Gordon, makeup artist, see Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
 * Jonathan Gordon, American film producer

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