John Donaldson

John Donaldson may refer to:

Academics and scholars

 * John Dalgleish Donaldson (born 1941), mathematician and father of Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
 * John Donaldson (agriculturalist) (1799–1876), British agriculturalist and professor of botany
 * John Donaldson (economist) (born 1948), economist at Columbia Business School
 * John William Donaldson (1811–1861), British philologist and biblical scholar
 * John Donaldson (music scholar) (1789–1865), English music scholar and educator

Politics and law

 * John Donaldson (Australian politician) (1841–1896), Treasurer of Queensland
 * John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington (1920–2005), British judge
 * Jack Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge (1907–1998), British politician

Sports

 * John Donaldson (Australian cricketer) (born 1950), Australian cricketer
 * John Donaldson (New Zealand cricketer) (1919–1984), New Zealand cricketer
 * John Donaldson (footballer), Scottish footballer
 * John Donaldson (pitcher) (1891–1970), baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues
 * John Donaldson (second baseman) (born 1943), baseball player in the American League
 * John Donaldson (American football) (1925–2018), American football player
 * William John Donaldson (born 1958), known as John Donaldson, chess player

Arts and literature

 * John Donaldson (author) (c. 1921–1989), British author and poet
 * John Donaldson (painter) (1737–1801), miniature painter
 * John M. Donaldson (1854–1941), American architect from Detroit, Michigan
 * Johnny Donaldson, American guitarist

Other

 * John Owen Donaldson (1897–1930), American flying ace
 * John P. Donaldson (1842–1920), American soldier in the American Civil War
 * John W. Donaldson (1924–2008), U.S. Army general