- Older brother of Reese Witherspoon.
- One of his ancestors, John Witherspoon, signed the Declaration of Independence.
- He was the first child born to Dr. John and Betty Witherspoon. His father was a military surgeon specializing in the ear, nose and throat. His mother was a Registered Nurse who would later become a Ph.D in pediatric nursing. John spent four years of his life in Wiesbaden, Germany where his father served as a lieutenant colonel in the US Army reserves. Shortly after, he would move the family back to the States, settling in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1980.
- Ex-brother-in-law of Ryan Phillippe.
- Placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to attempted sexual battery and trespassing [October 13, 2003].
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