John Macdonald or MacDonald may refer to:

Government

Australia

* John MacDonald (Australian politician) (1880–1937), Australian senator for Queensland

Britain

*John MacDonald II or John of Islay, Earl of Ross (1434–1503), last Lord of the Isles, Scotland * John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh (1836–1919), Scottish politician and later a judge * John Macdonald (British politician, born 1854) (1854–1939), British Liberal politician

Canada

John Small MacDonald John Small MacDonald (ca. 1791 – January 20, 1849) was a businessman and politician on Prince Edward Island. He was born in West River, Saint John's Island (later Prince Edward Island), the son of John Macdonald and Margaret (Peggy) Macdon ...

(c. 1791–1849), Prince Edward Island merchant and politician *

John Sandfield Macdonald John Sandfield Macdonald, (December 12, 1812 – June 1, 1872) was the joint premier of the Province of Canada from 1862 to 1864. He was also the first premier of Ontario from 1867 to 1871, one of the four founding provinces created at Conf ...

(1812–1872), first Premier of Ontario * John A. Macdonald (1815–1891), first Canadian prime minister *

John Macdonald (Canadian politician) John Macdonald (December 27, 1824 – February 4, 1890) was a Canadian merchant, churchman, philanthropist, and politician in the late 19th century in Toronto. He was a major patron of YMCA and the Toronto General Hospital. In 1860, he buil ...

(1824–1890), member of parliament and later senator * John MacDonald of Glenaladale (1742–1810), Scottish born soldier and Prince Edward Island landowner * John Alexander MacDonald (Prince Edward Island politician) (1838–1905), speaker of the Prince Edward Island assembly * John Alexander Macdonald (Prince Edward Island politician) (1874–1948), member of parliament for King's, Prince Edward Island * John Alexander Macdonald Armstrong (1877–1926), politician, conveyancer and real estate agent in Ontario * John Alexander Macdonald (Nova Scotia politician) (1883–1945), politician in Nova Scotia *

John Joseph MacDonald John Joseph MacDonald (September 21, 1891 - September 24, 1986) was a member of the Senate of Canada from Prince Edward Island. A farmer by occupation, MacDonald was born and raised in Glenfinnan, Prince Edward Island, but worked for many years ...

(1891–1986), senator for Prince Edward Island * John Michael Macdonald (1906–1997), senator for Nova Scotia *

John Augustine Macdonald John Augustine Macdonald (4 February 1913 – 4 January 1961) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Cardigan, Prince Edward Island becoming a potato grower, general merchant, produce deal ...

(1913–1961), member of parliament for King's, Prince Edward Island *

John W. MacDonald John William MacDonald (October 8, 1900 – May 13, 1983) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Pictou East in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1949 to 1956, and 1960 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Sc ...

(1900–1983), Canadian politician in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly * John A. MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician), politician in Nova Scotia

United States

John L. MacDonald John Louis MacDonald (February 22, 1838 – July 13, 1903) was a United States representative from Minnesota and a member of the Democratic Party. Early life MacDonald was born February 22, 1838, in Glasgow, Scotland. He immigrated to Nova ...

(1838–1903), American representative from Minnesota *

John R. MacDonald John R. MacDonald was a Michigan politician. He was a member of Knights of the Loyal Guard, Freemasons, Shriners and Knights of Pythias. Early life On March 30, 1857, MacDonald was born in Moretown, Washington County, Vermont. In 1895, he w ...

(1857–1946), Michigan politician

Literature

John D. MacDonald John Dann MacDonald (July 24, 1916December 28, 1986) was an American writer of novels and short stories. He is known for his thrillers. MacDonald was a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida. On ...

(1916–1986), American mystery author *John McDonald, pseudonym of Kenneth Miller (1915–1983), Canadian-American mystery author, better known as

Ross Macdonald Ross Macdonald was the main pseudonym used by the American-Canadian writer of crime fiction Kenneth Millar (; December 13, 1915 – July 11, 1983). He is best known for his series of hardboiled novels set in Southern California and featur ...

Military

* John MacDonald of Garth (1771–1866), Scottish-Canadian participant in the Pemmican war * John Macdonald (British Army officer, died 1850) (bef. 1795–1850), Adjutant-General to the Forces * John Macdonald (British Army officer, born 1907) (1907–1979) * John Macdonald (Australian Army officer) (1919–1996), University of New South Wales Regiment * John Denis Macdonald (1826–1908), English naval surgeon and naturalist

Music

* John MacDonald (Canadian musician) (born 1948), Canadian–French horn player * John-Angus MacDonald (active since 1997), Canadian musician and guitarist *John Scantlebury Macdonald, real name of Harry Macdonough (1871–1931), Canadian singer and music recording pioneer * John MacDonald of Inverness (1865–1953), Scottish bagpiper

Religion

* John MacDonald (bishop of Aberdeen) (1818–1889), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop *

John MacDonald (Gaelic Moderator) John Macdonald (1779–1849) was a Scottish minister known in Scotland as the Apostle of the North. He is also remembered for his visits and descriptions of life on St Kilda. Early life and education He was born at Balnabein near Reay ...

(1779–1849), Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland, known as the "Apostle of the North" * John MacDonald (vicar apostolic) (1727–1779), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop *

John Hugh MacDonald John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(1881–1965), Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Edmonton *

John Roderick MacDonald John Roderick MacDonald (July 9, 1891 – December 18, 1959) - consecrated as Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough ( ) is a city on the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) northeast of Toronto. Accord ...

(1891–1959), Canadian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Peterborough, Ontario

Sports

* John Macdonald (sportsman) (1861–1938), represented Scotland at both cricket and football * John MacDonald (American football) (active 1918–1919), American football head coach for Boston University *

John MacDonald (canoeist) John MacDonald (born 9 December 1965) is a New Zealand canoe racing, sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres, K-4 100 ...

(born 1965), New Zealand Olympic canoer * John MacDonald (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1915), Scottish footballer for Blackburn Rovers, Leeds City, Grimsby Town * John Macdonald (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1960), Scottish footballer for Raith Rovers, Rangers, Liverpool, Newcastle United * John MacDonald (footballer, born 1961), Scottish footballer for Rangers, Barnsley *

John MacDonald (ice hockey) John Macdonald or MacDonald may refer to: Government Australia *John MacDonald (Australian politician) (1880–1937), Australian senator for Queensland Britain *John MacDonald II or John of Islay, Earl of Ross (1434–1503), last Lord of ...

, Canadian ice hockey player who played for

Destil Trappers The Tilburg Trappers are a professional ice hockey club based in Tilburg, The Netherlands. They previously played in the highest level ice hockey league in the country, but have been playing in the German Oberliga Nord since the 2015-16 season. ...

in the Netherlands * John MacDonald (racing driver) (born 1936), race car driver and motorcycle racer of Hong Kong *

Jack Macdonald (sportsman) John Hoani Macdonald (26 October 1907 – 1 January 1982) was a New Zealand sportsman. He competed in rowing at the 1930 Empire Games, winning gold in the coxed fours, and at the 1932 Summer Olympics, becoming one of the first two Māori Olympi ...

(1907–1982), New Zealand Olympic rower * John Macdonald (Canadian football) (born 1978), Canadian football defensive linemen * John MacDonald (rugby union, born 1960), Irish rugby union international player * John MacDonald (rugby union, born 1890) (1890–1980), Scottish rugby union player

Other uses

* John Cathanach MacDonald, 4th of Dunnyveg (died 1499) *

John Macdonald (psychiatrist) John Marshall Macdonald (9 November 1920 in Dunedin, New Zealand – 16 December 2007 in Englewood, Colorado) was a forensic psychiatrist most renowned for his theory of the Macdonald triad of sociopathic traits and his profiling of serial kille ...

(1920–2007), New Zealand forensic psychiatrist who coined the MacDonald triad of sociopathy * John S. MacDonald, co-founder of MacDonald Dettwiler *

John Smyth Macdonald John Smyth Macdonald FRS (1867, Dublin – 29 March 1941) was a British physiologist. Early life and education Macdonald was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1867 to George Macdonald, a tailor, and his wife, Margaret, née Smyth. The family soon move ...

(1867–1941), British physiologist *

John Graham MacDonald John Graham MacDonald (1834–1918) was an explorer and pioneer in Queensland, Australia. Early life Macdonald was born at Campbelltown, near Sydney, New South Wales on the 5th of September 1834. At the age of 18 years he joined his brother, a ...

(1834–1918), explorer and pioneer in Queensland, Australia * John B. Macdonald (1918–2014), president of the University of British Columbia