U.S. politicians

• John Patterson (Ohio politician) (1771–1848), U.S. Congressman from Ohio
• John J. Patterson
  John J. Patterson
  John James Patterson was a businessman and United States Senator from South Carolina. Born in Waterloo, Pennsylvania, he grew up there and attended the public schools, and then attended Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania...
  
   (born 1830), U.S. senator from South Carolina, 1873–1879
• John Malcolm Patterson
  John Malcolm Patterson
  John Malcolm Patterson is an American politician who was the 44th Governor of Alabama, from 1959 to 1963. Previously he served as State Attorney General ....
  
   (born 1921), U.S. politician from Alabama
• John Patterson (New York), US congressman from New York

Baseball players

• John W. Patterson
  John W. Patterson
  John W. Patterson was an African-American baseball outfielder in the Negro Leagues. He played for major teams from 1893 to 1907....
  
  , nicknamed "Pat", African American baseball player and team manager 1893–1907
• John Patterson (infielder)
  John Patterson (infielder)
  John Allen Patterson is a former Major League Baseball second baseman who played from to for the San Francisco Giants....
  
   (born 1967), former Major League infielder
• John Patterson (pitcher)
  John Patterson (pitcher)
  John Hollis Patterson is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Montreal Expos/Washington Nationals franchise....
  
   (born 1978), former Major League pitcher

Others

• John Patterson (architect)
  John Patterson (architect)
  John Patterson was a Scottish architect who trained with Robert Adam whom he assisted with his work on Edinburgh University Old College.Patterson's own works include:*Monzie Castle 1785-1790*Barmoor Castle c. 1801*Pinkie House 1800...
  
   (?–1832), Scottish architect
• John Patterson (New Zealand)
  John Patterson (New Zealand)
  John Patterson was a Māori member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was one of four Māori elected in 1868 for the new Māori electorates in the New Zealand parliamentHe represented the electorate of Southern Maori from 1868 to 1870 when he retired....
  
   (born 1826), New Zealand Māori member of Parliament
• John Patterson (Medal of Honor)
  John Patterson (Medal of Honor)
  John Thomas Patterson served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Winchester....
  
   (1838-1922), Medal of Honor recipient
• John Henry Patterson (Medal of Honor) (born 1843), soldier in the American Civil War (recipient of the Medal of Honor)
• John Henry Patterson (NCR owner)
  John Henry Patterson (NCR owner)
  John Henry Patterson was an industrialist and founder of the National Cash Register Company. He was a businessperson and salesperson.-Early years:Patterson was born in 1844 on the family farm near Dayton, Ohio...
  
   (1844–1922), founder and first owner of the National Cash Register Company
• John Henry Patterson (author)
  John Henry Patterson (author)
  Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Patterson, DSO , known as J.H. Patterson, was an Anglo-Irish soldier, hunter, author and Zionist, best known for his book The Man-Eaters of Tsavo , which details his experiences while building a railway in Kenyain 1898-99...
  
   (1867–1947), Anglo-Irish soldier who wrote The Man-Eaters of Tsavo which was made into the film The Ghost and the Darkness
• John Patterson (director) (1940–2005), American film and television director