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 Korbuly

First Name Johann
Last Name Korbuly
Born on January 29, 1860
Died on April 23, 1919 (aged 59)
Born in Austria
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Johann Friedrich Schultz

First Name Johann
Last Name Schultz
Born on June 11, 1739
Died on June 27, 1805 (aged 66)

Johann Friedrich Schultz, also known as Johann Schultz, was a German Enlightenment Protestant theologian, mathematician and philosopher. He is best known as a close personal friend and trusted expositor of Immanuel Kant. Johann Schultz was a Hofprediger and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Königsberg.

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Johann Friedrich Christ

First Name Johann
Last Name Christ
Born on April 26, 1701
Died on September 3, 1756 (aged 55)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
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Johann Franz Christoph von Talmberg

First Name Johann
Last Name Talmberg
Born on December 31, 1644
Died on April 3, 1698 (aged 53)
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Johann Schreck

First Name Johann
Last Name Schreck
Born on January 1, 1576
Died on May 11, 1630 (aged 54)

Johann(es) Schreck, also Terrenz or Terrentius Constantiensis, Deng Yuhan Hanpo 鄧玉函, Deng Zhen Lohan, was a German Jesuit, missionary to China and polymath. He is credited with the development of scientific-technical terminology in Chinese.

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Johann Salomon Wahl

First Name Johann
Last Name Wahl
Born on January 1, 1689
Died on January 1, 1765 (aged 76)
Born in Germany, Saxony

Johann Salomon Wahl was a German artist who became a court painter in Denmark.

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Johann August Heinrich Ulrich

First Name Johann
Last Name Ulrich
Born on April 16, 1746
Died on February 4, 1813 (aged 66)
Born in Germany, Thuringia
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Johann Meinrad Guggenbichler

First Name Johann
Last Name Guggenbichler
Born on April 17, 1649
Died on May 10, 1723 (aged 74)
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Johann Ernst Gerhard

First Name Johann
Last Name Gerhard
Born on December 15, 1621
Died on February 24, 1668 (aged 46)
Born in Germany, Thuringia

Johann Ernst Gerhard was a German Lutheran theologian. There are suggestions, however, that his greater scholarly passion lay in Oriental studies.

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Johann Martin Schleyer

First Name Johann
Last Name Schleyer
Died on August 16, 1912

Martin Schleyer was a German Catholic priest who invented the constructed language Volapük. His official name was "Martin Schleyer"; he added the name "Johann" unofficially.

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