John Emerson may refer to:
- Dr. John Emerson (died 1843), owner of the slave Dred Scott
- John Wesley Emerson (1832–1899), U.S. lawyer, Civil War military commander, judge, and the founder of the Emerson Electric Company
- John Emerson (mayor) (1859–1932), Canadian mayor
- John Emerson (filmmaker) (1874–1956), American stage actor, playwright, producer, and director of silent films
- John Haven Emerson (1906–1997), American inventor of biomedical devices
Famous quotes containing the word emerson:
“You doubt we read the stars on high,
Nathless we read your fortunes true;
The stars may hide in the upper sky,
But without glass we fathom you.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)