Writers and Historians
- John Anderson (genealogist, 1789–1832), Scottish genealogist
- John Anderson (genealogist, fl. 1825), Scottish genealogist
- John Anderson (diplomatic writer) (1795–1845), Scottish diplomatic writer
- John Anderson (classical scholar) (1870–1952), Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford
- John J. Anderson (1956–1989), writer and editor covering computers and technology
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