John Neilson

John Neilson may refer to:


 * John Neilson (colonel) (1745–1833), New Jersey officer and member of the New Jersey legislature
 * John Neilson (architect) (c. 1770–1827), Irish-born American master carpenter, joiner and architect
 * John Neilson (Lower Canada politician) (1776–1848), a Canadian newspaper editor and politician.
 * John Alexander Neilson (1858–1915), Scottish rugby union player
 * Shaw Neilson (1872–1942), Australian poet
 * John Neilson (footballer, born 1874) (fl. 1900s), Scottish footballer
 * John Neilson (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1988), Scottish footballer