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 Mohr

First Name Johann

Last Name Mohr

Born on June 12, 1916

Died on April 2, 1943 (aged 26)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony

Johann Mohr was a captain with the Kriegsmarine during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany.

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Johann Baptist Gradl

First Name Johann

Last Name Gradl

Born on March 25, 1904

Died on July 2, 1988 (aged 84)

Born in Germany

Johann Baptist Gradl, was a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union.

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Johann Friedrich Gmelin

First Name Johann

Last Name Gmelin

Born on August 8, 1748

Died on November 1, 1804 (aged 56)

Born in Germany, Baden-Württemberg

Johann Friedrich Gmelin was a German naturalist, botanist, entomologist, herpetologist, and malacologist.

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Johann Friedrich Vulpius

First Name Johann

Last Name Vulpius

Born on November 12, 1725

Died on March 29, 1786 (aged 60)

Born in Germany, Thuringia

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Johann Kaspar Schiller

First Name Johann

Last Name Schiller

Born on October 27, 1723

Died on September 7, 1796 (aged 72)

Born in Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Waiblingen

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Johann Matthias von Galen

First Name Johann

Last Name Galen

Born on January 1, 1800

Died on December 24, 1880 (aged 80)

Born in Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia

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Johann Christian Friedrich Finelius

First Name Johann

Last Name Finelius

Born on January 5, 1787

Died on December 22, 1846 (aged 59)

Born in Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Johann David Michaelis

First Name Johann

Last Name Michaelis

Born on February 27, 1717

Died on August 22, 1791 (aged 74)

Born in Germany, Saxony-Anhalt

Johann David Michaelis, a famous and eloquent Prussian biblical scholar and teacher, was a member of a family which had the chief part in maintaining that solid discipline in Hebrew and the cognate languages which distinguished the University of Halle in the period of Pietism. He was a member of the Göttingen School of History.

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Johann Georg Olbers

First Name Johann

Last Name Olbers

Born on September 7, 1716

Died on December 20, 1772 (aged 56)

Born in Germany, Lower Saxony

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Johann Aegidius Bach

First Name Johann

Last Name Bach

Born on February 9, 1645

Died on November 22, 1716 (aged 71)

Born in Germany, Thuringia

Johann Aegidius Bach was organist, violist, and municipal orchestra director of Erfurt, Germany. He was Johann Sebastian Bach's 1st cousin once removed, Johannes Bach's son, and the father of composer Johann Bernhard Bach. He was a viola player and performer in the Stadtmusikanten Kompagnie in Erfurt. He was organist at the Kaufmannskirche and the Michaeliskirche; on 30 June 1682 he was named the director of the Ratsmusik.

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