Writers and Musicians
- John Gordon (journalist) (1890–1974), Scottish newspaper editor and columnist
- John Gordon (author) (born 1925), English writer of teenage supernatural fiction
- John Gordon (songwriter) (born 1963), Australian singer-songwriter and music producer
- John Gordon (musician), Danish musician, 2010 Eurovision Song Contest winner
- John R. Gordon, English screenwriter
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