List of Famous people named Johann

Name Johann is among the most common names in Germany, Austria. Shortened forms: John. Similar names: John, Johan, Johanna, Johanne, Johanny, Johana. Here are some famous Johanns:

Johann Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin

First Name Johann
Last Name Wognin
Born on October 29, 1704
Died on November 8, 1787 (aged 83)

Johann Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin was a Bohemian-Austrian chancellor.

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Johann Schnitzler

First Name Johann
Last Name Schnitzler
Born on April 10, 1835
Died on May 2, 1893 (aged 58)
Born in Hungary, Zala County

Johann Schnitzler was an Austrian Jewish laryngologist and professor. He was the father of Arthur Schnitzler.

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Johann Ludwig II. von Sulz

First Name Johann
Last Name Sulz
Born on October 23, 1626
Died on August 21, 1687 (aged 60)
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Johann Joseph Nietner

First Name Johann
Last Name Nietner
Born on December 29, 1726
Died on September 13, 1803 (aged 76)
Born in Germany, Berlin
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Johann Balzer

First Name Johann
Last Name Balzer
Died on December 14, 1799

Johann Balzer was an 18th-century Czech engraver in the Kingdom of Bohemia.

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Johann Evangelist Haydn

First Name Johann
Last Name Haydn
Died on May 10, 1805

Johann Evangelist Haydn was a tenor singer of the classical era; the younger brother of the composers Joseph Haydn and Michael Haydn. He was often called "Hansl", a diminutive form of "Johann".

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Johann Kaspar Anton von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos

First Name Johann
Born on April 8, 1844
Died on August 4, 1897 (aged 53)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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Johann Focke

First Name Johann
Last Name Focke
Born on January 1, 1848
Died on January 1, 1922 (aged 74)
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Johann Palisa

First Name Johann
Last Name Palisa
Born on December 6, 1848
Died on May 2, 1925 (aged 76)

Johann Palisa was an Austrian astronomer, born in Troppau, Austrian Silesia, now Czech Republic. He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923. Some of his notable discoveries include 153 Hilda, 216 Kleopatra, 243 Ida, 253 Mathilde, 324 Bamberga, and the near-Earth asteroid 719 Albert. Palisa made his discoveries without the aid of photography, and he remains the most successful visual (non-photographic) asteroid discoverer of all time. He was awarded the Valz Prize from the French Academy of Sciences in 1906. The asteroid 914 Palisana, discovered by Max Wolf in 1919, and the lunar crater Palisa were named in his honour.

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Johann Georg Mozart

First Name Johann
Last Name Mozart
Born on May 4, 1679
Died on February 19, 1736 (aged 56)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Johann Georg Mozart was a bookbinder who lived in Augsburg, Germany, in the 17th and 18th centuries. He was the father of Leopold Mozart and the paternal grandfather of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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