Literature
- John D. MacDonald (1916–1986), American mystery author
- John Ross MacDonald (1915–1983), Canadian-American mystery author pseudonym of Kenneth Millar
- John MacDonald, Author of The Historical Atlas of the Civil War, 2009
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