John McDonald may refer to:

Politics

Australian

John McDonald (Western Australian politician) John James McDonald (21 July 1869 – 19 June 1934), Australian politician, was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1911 to 1914. Born in East Ballarat, Victoria on 21 July 1869, John McDonald was the son of cordial m ...

(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 John Joseph McDonald (25 March 1904 – 24 February 1959) was Labor Party Member of the Tasmania House of Assembly for the electorate of Bass from 9 June 1934 until his resignation on 16 April 1945. He was the son of James McDonald and the bro ...

(1904–1959), Australian Labor Party Member of the Tasmania House of Assembly *

John Young McDonald John Young McDonald (8 August 1837 – 7 September 1917) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born in Leith; his mother's name was Margaret Dow. He migrated to Melbourne around 1855 and tried his luck on the Ballarat goldfields ...

(1837–1917), member of the Victorian Legislative Council

Canadian

John McDonald (1787–1860) John McDonald (February 10, 1787 – September 20, 1860) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West. He was born in Saratoga, New York in 1787, the son of John McDonald, a Scottish immigrant. He set up in business ...

, 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) John Archibald McDonald (February 25, 1851 – February 17, 1925) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Victoria County in the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly as a Conservative from 1882 to 1886, and Vic ...

(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 John Stevenson McDonald (October 31, 1828 – February 15, 1917) was a Scottish-born Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Bruce Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal- Patrons of Industry member from 189 ...

(1828–1917), Scottish-born Ontario farmer and political figure, represented Bruce Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1894–1898 *

John W. McDonald John Walter McDonald (May 21, 1878 – November 8, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and provincial politician from Alberta. He served as Mayor of Fort Macleod, Alberta, Chief Judge of the District Court of Southern Alberta, and also led the A ...

(1878–1950), leader of the Alberta Liberal Party

New Zealand

John McDonald (mayor) John McDonald (13 September 1865 – 21 March 1945) was a New Zealand politician. He served as mayor of Dunedin from 1908 to 1909, the first New Zealand-born person to hold the office. Early life and family Born in Auckland on 13 September 1865, ...

, mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand, 1908–1909

United States

* John McDonald (Maine politician) (1773–1826), State Senator *

John McDonald (Maryland politician) John McDonald (May 24, 1837 – January 30, 1917) was an American soldier and politician. Born in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland, McDonald attended local schools. He immigrated to the United States and enlisted in the United States Army at Bost ...

(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 John T. McDonald III is the Assembly member for the 108th District of the New York State Assembly. He is a Democrat. The district includes all of Cohoes and Rensselaer, and parts of Albany and Troy. Life and career McDonald was born and rais ...

(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) John Joseph McDonald (born September 24, 1974) is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Pittsburgh Pirates ...

(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) John McDonald AM is an Australian former rugby league footballer, coach and administrator. A tall three-quarter back, he played club football in Toowoomba, representing Queensland ten times and also gaining selection for the Australian test ...

(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) John Albert McDonald (November 24, 1921 – March 13, 1990) was a professional ice hockey player who played 43 games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1943–44 season. Career McDonald was born November 24, 19 ...

(1921–1990), professional ice hockey player * John McDonald (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1999), football player for Tranmere Rovers

Other people

* John McDonald (journalist) (1906–1998), American journalist and writer * John McDonald (commentator), Sports commentator * John D. MacDonald (1916–1986), American mystery author * John P. McDonald (1922–1993), American librarian * John R. McDonald, Canadian historian and writer * John Wade McDonald, American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient on List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: M–P *

John McDonald (poet) John McDonald (19 September 1846 – 1932) was a noted Irish cultural nationalist poet during the nineteenth century Irish Literary Revival. Known for frequent contributions to weekly and periodical Irish publications, he published a book of po ...

(1846–?), poet from County Leitrim in Ireland *

John McDonald (entrepreneur) John McDonald is a restaurateur and entrepreneur based in New York City. He is the founder and CEO of Mercer Street Hospitality, and co-founder of Tasting Table Media. Career McDonald began his career in nightlife with MercBar and went on to op ...

, restaurateur and entrepreneur based in New York City * John B. McDonald, American construction businessman * John Bacon McDonald (1859–1927), United States Army officer * John McDonald (Union Army general) (1832–1912) * John Randal McDonald (1922–2003), architect who worked in the 1950s and 1960s * W. John McDonald, Canadian physicist and academic administrator