John McDonald

John McDonald may refer to:

Australian

 * John McDonald (Western Australian politician) (1869–1934), member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, 1911–1914
 * John McDonald (Victorian politician) (1898–1977), Premier of the state of Victoria, Australia, 1950–1952
 * John Joseph McDonald (1904–1959), Australian Labor Party Member of the Tasmania House of Assembly
 * John Young McDonald (1837–1917), member of the Victorian Legislative Council

Canadian

 * John McDonald (1787–1860), businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West
 * John Anthony McDonald (1875–1948), manufacturer, financier and Canadian Senator
 * John Alexander McDonald (politician) (1889–1962), farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
 * John Archibald McDonald (Nova Scotia politician) (1851–1925), lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
 * John Archibald McDonald (Saskatchewan politician) (1865–1929), banker and political figure in Saskatchewan, Canada
 * John Lawrence McDonald (1894–1969), Ontario farmer and political figure, represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1943–1951
 * John Stevenson McDonald (1828–1917), Scottish-born Ontario farmer and political figure, represented Bruce Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1894–1898
 * John W. McDonald (1878–1950), leader of the Alberta Liberal Party

New Zealand

 * John McDonald (mayor), mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand, 1908–1909

United States

 * John McDonald (Maine politician) (1773–1826), State Senator
 * John McDonald (Maryland politician) (1837–1917), U.S. Representative from Maryland
 * John McDonald (Ohio politician), former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
 * John D. McDonald (politician) (1816–1900), Wisconsin State Assemblyman
 * John C. McDonald (1930–2011), Louisiana State University chancellor
 * John S. McDonald (1864–1941), Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
 * John T. McDonald III (born 1962), member of the New York State Assembly
 * John Warlick McDonald (1922–2019), U.S. Ambassador

Sportsmen

 * Jock McDonald (fl. 1920s), Scottish footballer for Airdrieonians and Everton
 * John McDonald (archer) (born 1965), Canadian archer
 * John McDonald (infielder) (born 1974), Major League Baseball infielder
 * John McDonald (pitcher) (1883–1950), Major League Baseball pitcher for the Washington Senators in 1907
 * John McDonald (bobsleigh), American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s
 * John McDonald (rugby league) (1944–2023), Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator
 * John McDonald (English cricketer) (1882–1961), English cricketer
 * John McDonald (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1931), New Zealand cricketer
 * John McDonald (American football) (1900–?), American football player
 * John McDonald (ice hockey) (1921–1990), professional ice hockey player
 * John McDonald (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1999), football player for Tranmere Rovers

Media, arts, and entertainment

 * John McDonald, Australian art critic for The Sydney Morning Herald
 * John McDonald (commentator), British sports commentator
 * John McDonald (journalist) (1906–1998), American journalist and writer
 * John McDonald (poet) (1846–?), poet from County Leitrim in Ireland
 * John D. MacDonald (1916–1986), American mystery author
 * John P. McDonald (1922–1993), American librarian
 * John R. McDonald, Canadian historian and writer

Military

 * John McDonald (Union Army general) (1832–1912)
 * John Bacon McDonald (1859–1927), United States Army officer
 * John Wade McDonald, American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient on List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M–P

Other people

 * John McDonald (entrepreneur), restaurateur and entrepreneur based in New York City
 * John B. McDonald, American construction businessman
 * John Randal McDonald (1922–2003), architect who worked in the 1950s and 1960s
 * W. John McDonald, Canadian physicist and academic administrator