John Elder may refer to: John Elder (pastor) (1706–1792), the "Fighting Pastor", founder of the Paxton Boys of Pennsylvania John Elder (cricketer) (born 1949), Irish cricketer John Elder (writer) (fl. 1542 – 1565), Scottish cartographer and writer John Elder (shipbuilder) (1824–1869), Scottish marine engineer and shipbuilder John Elder (politician), farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia John Elder (footballer) (1932–2018), Australian rules footballer Anthony Hinds (born 1922), British screenwriter and producer who used John Elder as a pseudonym
See also John Elder Professor of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, at the University of Glasgow Jack Elder (disambiguation), several people John the Elder John Elder Robison (born 1956), author of the 2007 memoir Look Me in the Eye,