John Elder

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