John Henderson may refer to:

Politics

Sir John Henderson, 5th Baronet Sir John Henderson FRSE FSA (8 January 1752 – 12 December 1817), fifth of the Henderson baronets of Fordell Castle, Fordell, Fife, was a Scotland, Scottish nobleman and politician. He trained as a lawyer and was also a competent antiquary. Anc ...

(1752–1817), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Seaford, 1785–86 * John Henderson (Maryland politician), American politician from Maryland * John Henderson (Mississippi politician) (1797–1857), United States Senator * John Henderson (Durham MP) (1811–1884), British Liberal MP for Durham 1864–74 * John D. Henderson, American editor and pro-slavery politician * John B. Henderson (1826–1913), U.S. Senator and author of 13th Amendment to U.S. Constitution * John A. Henderson (1841–1904), corporate lawyer and politician in Florida * John S. Henderson (1846–1916), Representative from North Carolina's 7th district * John Henderson (West Aberdeenshire MP) (1846–1922), Scottish chartered accountant, barrister and Liberal Member of Parliament * John M. Henderson (1868–1947), American politician (Texas House, 1907–09; Texas Senate, 1915–19) *

John Henderson (Conservative politician) Sir John Henderson DL JP (12 July 1888 – 28 May 1975) was a Scottish Conservative party politician. The son of John Henderson and Ellen Shiels, Henderson was educated at the Martyrs' Public School, Glasgow.'HENDERSON, Sir John', in ''Who ...

(1888–1975), Conservative MP for Glasgow Cathcart, 1946–1964 * John Craik-Henderson (1890–1971), British Conservative Party politician * John E. Henderson (1917–1994), American politician (R–OH) * John Ward Henderson (1874–1925), American politician in Florida

Sport

American football

* John G. Henderson (1892–?), American college football and baseball player and coach * John Henderson (University of Texas football player) (1912–2020), American college football player *

John Henderson (wide receiver) John William Henderson (born March 21, 1943) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines football, ...

(born 1943), American football player *

Jon Henderson Jon Elliott Henderson (born December 17, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Washington Redskins. He also played one season ...

(born 1944), American football wide receiver * John Henderson (defensive tackle) (born 1979), American football player

Association football (soccer)

Jack Henderson (footballer) John Henderson (31 July 1844 – 13 July 1932) was an Irish international footballer who played club football for Ulster as a goalkeeper. Henderson earned three caps for Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is a ...

(1844–1932), Irish football (soccer) player *

Jackie Henderson John Gillespie Henderson (17 January 1932 – 26 January 2005) was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward in the English Football League for Portsmouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Arsenal and Fulham. Club career Henderson wa ...

(1932–2005), Scottish football (soccer) player *

John Henderson (Scottish footballer) John Henderson (born 22 September 1941 in Johnshaven, Scotland), is a Scottish footballer who played as an inside right in the English Football League. After spells in the Football League with Charlton Athletic, Exeter City and Doncaster Rovers ...

(born 1941), Scottish footballer

Other sports

John Henderson (bowls) John Henderson (c. 1908 – after 1976) was a Canadian international lawn bowler. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 as captain and won a silver medal in the triples Triple ...

(1900–?), Canadian lawn bowler *

John Henderson (cricketer) John Duncan Henderson (8 August 1928 – 26 January 2019) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in three first-class matches for Central Districts in 1960/61. Henderson died in Hastings on 26 January 2019, at the age of 90. See also * Li ...

(1928–2019), New Zealand cricketer *

John Henderson (rugby league) John Henderson (1929 – 2014) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumberland, and at club level for Workington Town, Halifax and York, ...

(1929–2014), rugby league footballer of the 1950s *

John Henderson (ice hockey) John Duncan Henderson (March 25, 1933 – October 4, 2024) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. Career Henderson played 46 games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League between 1954 and 1956. The rest of his career las ...

(1933–2024), Canadian ice hockey player *

John Henderson (Australian rules footballer) John Henderson (born 31 August 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the VFL. Henderson played mostly as a centreman but was originally a half back. He was a premiership player with Collingwood in 1958 a ...

(born 1938), Australian rules footballer with Collingwood *

John Henderson (hurler) John Henderson (born 14 October 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a corner-back and as a full-back for the Kilkenny and Wicklow senior teams. Born in Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Henderson first played competitive hurling during ...

(born 1957), Irish hurler *

John Henderson (darts player) John Henderson (born 4 May 1973) is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is the reigning World Seniors Matchplay and World Seniors Masters champion, as well as the 2024 World Seniors Darts ...

(born 1973), Scottish darts player

Others

John Henderson, 5th of Fordell Sir John Henderson, 5th of Fordell (3 November 1605, Fife, Scotland – 11 March 1650, Denmark) was a Scottish laird and mercenary, distinguished as a Cavalier in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He was born in 1605 at Fordell Castle, Fife. A dis ...

(1605–1650), Scottish Royalist soldier during the English Civil War *

John Henderson (actor) John Henderson (1747–1785) was an English actor who played many Shakespearean and other roles. He first acted in Bath, where he was known as "The Bath Roscius", and then in London. Had he not died young he would have been remembered as a wort ...

(1747–1785), English Shakespearean actor *

John Henderson (collector) John Henderson (1797–1878) was an English collector of works of art. He bequeathed his important collection to the British Museum, the National Gallery and the University of Oxford. Life Born in Adelphi Terrace, London, he was son of John Hender ...

(1797–1878), English collector of works of art *

John Henderson (architect) John Henderson (1 March 1804 – 27 June 1862) was a Scottish architect operational in the mid-19th century. He is chiefly remembered as a church architect, with his early work being in the Gothic revival and tractarian style, before developi ...

(1804–1862), Scottish architect *

John Henderson (painter) John Henderson (1860-1924) was a Scottish Glaswegian landscape and portrait painter and Director of Glasgow School of Art Family John Henderson was the brother of the painter Joseph Morris Henderson RSA (1863-1936) and the son of the Scottish ...

(1860–1924), Scottish landscape and portrait painter *

John Robertson Henderson John Robertson Henderson CIE FRSE FZS FLS (21 May 1863 – 26 October 1925) was a Scottish zoologist who specialized in the taxonomy of marine crustaceans, particularly the decapods, and worked on specimens collected by the oceanic research ve ...

(1863–1925), zoologist * John Henderson Jr. (1870–1923), American diplomat and educator * John Henderson (geologist) (1880–1959), New Zealand geologist and science administrator *

John Tasker Henderson John Tasker Henderson (9 December 1905 – 2 January 1983) was a Canadian Physicist whose career was with the National Research Council (NRC). Educated at McGill and London, Henderson joined the NRC in 1933 where he worked on the effects of the ...

(1905–1983), Canadian physicist * John Oliver Henderson (1909–1974), U.S. federal judge *

Johnny Henderson (soldier) Major John Ronald Henderson (6 May 1920 – 6 December 2003) was an English soldier and aide-de-camp to Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. The grand-nephew of Alexander Henderson, 1st Baron Faringdon, he served in the 12th Roya ...

(John Ronald Henderson, 1920–2003), British Army officer * John Henderson (activist) (1925–2010), Australian-American blind activist * John L. Henderson (born 1932), American university administrator *

John Henderson (director) John Henderson is an English film and television director (born in England, 1949). After leaving advertising, Henderson's first directing job was for ''Spitting Image'' on ITV, which won him a BAFTA nomination. Henderson's other television ...

(born 1949), British film and television director * J. G. W. Henderson, English classicist * John Henderson (British Army officer), British general * John Henderson (historian), professor of Italian Renaissance history * John Henderson (engineer), U.S. Army engineer * John Henderson (Emmerdale), fictional character on the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * Jonny Henderson, British keyboard player