John Pearson

John Pearson may refer to:

Architects

• John Loughborough Pearson (1817–1897), British architect
• John A. Pearson (1867–1940), Canadian architect

Military

• John Pearson (VC) (1825–1892), recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Andrew Pearson (Royal Navy officer), officer in the Royal Navy during the Second World War
• John William Pearson (1808–1864), captain in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War

Politicians

• John Pearson (politician) (1802–1875), American judge and politician
• John James Pearson (1800–1888), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
• John L. Pearson (politician) (1926–2021), Mississippi state representative
• John Mills Pearson (1832–1910), American politician and Mason

Sports

Association football

• John Pearson (footballer, born 1868) (1868–1931), English football player and referee
• John Pearson (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1937), Scottish football player
• John Pearson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1979), English football player
• John Pearson (footballer, born 1935), English football player
• John Pearson (footballer, born 1946), English football player
• John Pearson (footballer, born 1963), English football player

Other sports

• John Pearson (cricketer) (1915–2007), English cricketer
• John Pearson (curler) (active 1959), Scottish curler
• John Pearson (gymnast) (1902–1984), American gymnast
• John Pearson (sport shooter) (1926–1994), British Olympic shooter
• John Pearson, 3rd Viscount Cowdray (1910–1995), British peer, businessman and polo player

Others

• Norman Pearson (priest) (John Norman Pearson, 1787–1865), English divine
• John Pearson (artist) (fl. 1885–1910), English master-craftsman
• John Pearson (author) (1930–2021), British author
• John Pearson (bishop) (1613–1686), English theologian, scholar, and Bishop of Chester
• John Pearson (judge) (1820–1886), British High Court justice and son of John Norman Pearson
• John Pearson (surgeon) (1758–1826), British surgeon
• John Pearson (advocate general) (1771–1841), Advocate General in British India
• John Richard Anthony Pearson, British chemical engineer
• John Thomas Pearson, British surgeon
• Johnny Pearson (1925–2011), British composer
• John Pearson (diplomat), British ambassador to Laos

See also

• Johnny Peirson (1925–2021), Canadian ice hockey player
• John Pierson (disambiguation)