John McLaughlin explained

John or Jon McLaughlin may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• John McLaughlin (musician) (born 1942), English jazz fusion guitarist, member of Mahavishnu Orchestra
• Jon McLaughlin (musician) (born 1982), American singer-songwriter
• John McLaughlin (artist) (1898–1976), California hard-edge painter
• "John McLaughlin", a song on the Miles Davis album Bitches Brew
• John McLaughlin, co-writer of the 2010 film Black Swan

Politics

• John McLaughlin (Ontario politician) (1849–1911), politician in Ontario, Canada
• John McLaughlin (Alberta politician) (1905–1991), provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada
• John McLaughlin (Australian politician) (1850–1918), New South Wales politician
• John E. McLaughlin (born 1942), former deputy director and acting director of the Central Intelligence Agency
• John McLaughlin (host) (1927–2016), political commentator, host of The McLaughlin Group

Sports

• John McLaughlin (American football) (born 1975), American football defensive end
• John McLaughlin (footballer, born 1890), Scottish footballer who played for Hamilton Academical and Morton
• John McLaughlin (footballer, born 1936), Scottish footballer who played for Clyde, Greenock Morton, Millwall, Dunfermline Athletic and Motherwell
• John McLaughlin (footballer, born 1944) (1944–2011), Scottish footballer who played for Queen's Park
• John McLaughlin (footballer, born 1948), Scottish footballer who played for Falkirk, Everton, and the Seattle Sounders
• John McLaughlin (footballer, born 1952), English footballer who played for Liverpool and Portsmouth
• John McLaughlin (footballer, born 1954), English footballer who played for Colchester United, Swindon Town and Portsmouth
• Jon McLaughlin (footballer) (born 1987), Scottish footballer, Rangers goalkeeper

Others

• John Fletcher McLaughlin (1863–1933), theologian
• John J. McLaughlin (1865–1914), founder of the Canada Dry brand of soft drinks
• John N. McLaughlin (1918–2002), United States Marine Corps general and POW
• John C. McLaughlin (1921–2013), professor of English and linguistics at the University of Iowa

See also

• John McCloughlin (born 1958), Irish lawn and carpet bowler
• John McLoughlin (disambiguation)
• John MacLaughlin (disambiguation)
• John Laughlin (disambiguation)