John Peterson is the name of:

• John B. Peterson (1850–1944), American politician from Indiana
• John E. Peterson (born 1938), American politician from Pennsylvania
• John Peterson (American football) (born 1948), football coach, Frostburg State University, Maryland
• John Peterson (wrestler) (born 1948), American wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling
• John Peterson (golfer) (born 1989), American professional golfer
• John W. Peterson (1921–2006), American songwriter
• John Peterson (author) (1924–2002), American author of children's books
• John Bertram Peterson (1871–1944), Catholic bishop of Manchester, 1932–1944

• John Petersen (disambiguation)
• Jack Peterson (disambiguation)
• Jerome Peterson (disambiguation)

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