List of Famous people named John

Name John is among the most common names in USA, England, Canada, Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Johann, Johannes. Similar names: Johann, Johannes, Jon, Johnny, Jonny, Jonah, Johnnie, Joni, Jona, Johny, Jhon, Jone, Jonna, Jonnie, Joon, Jono, Jonni, Jhoon, Jonne, Johnne. Here are some famous Johns:

John Dudley Oliver

First Name John
Last Name Oliver
Born on July 23, 1809
Died on December 18, 1870 (aged 61)
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John Maunsell

First Name John
Last Name Maunsell
Born on January 1, 1824
Died on September 15, 1899 (aged 75)
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John St Aubyn, 1st Baron St Levan

First Name John
Last Name Levan
Born on October 23, 1829
Died on May 14, 1908 (aged 78)

John St Aubyn, 1st Baron St Levan, known as Sir John St Aubyn, 2nd Baronet, from 1872 to 1887, was a British Liberal, and later Liberal Unionist, politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1858 until 1887 when he was raised to the peerage.

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John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough

John Winston Spencer-Churchill, Earl of Sunderland
First Name John
Last Name Marlborough
Born on June 2, 1822
Died on July 4, 1883 (aged 61)

John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough, styled Earl of Sunderland from 1822 to 1840 and Marquess of Blandford from 1840 to 1857, was a British Conservative cabinet minister, politician, peer, and nobleman. He was the paternal grandfather of Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.

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John Kuan

First Name John
Last Name Kuan
Born on June 9, 1940 (age 86)

John Kuan, also known as Kuan Chung, is a Taiwanese politician who was president of the Examination Yuan of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2014.

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John Frederick, Duke of Württemberg

First Name John
Last Name Württemberg
Born on May 5, 1582
Died on July 18, 1628 (aged 46)

Duke John Frederick of Württemberg was the 7th Duke of Württemberg from 4 February 1608 until his death on 18 July 1628 whilst en route to Heidenheim.

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John Osmaston

John Wright
First Name John
Last Name Osmaston
Born on June 21, 1831
Died on November 1, 1901 (aged 70)
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John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde

First Name John
Last Name Clanricarde
Born on January 1, 1642
Died on October 17, 1722 (aged 80)

John Burke, 9th Earl of Clanricarde (1642–1722) was an Irish peer.

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John Molyneux

First Name John
Last Name Molyneux
Born on January 1, 1769
Died on March 21, 1832 (aged 63)
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John Acland

First Name John
Last Name Acland
Born on November 25, 1823
Died on May 18, 1904 (aged 80)

John Barton Arundel Acland, often referred to as JBA Acland or J.B.A. Acland, was born in Devon, England as the youngest child of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 10th Baronet. He followed his father's path of education and became a barrister in London. With his colleague and friend Charles George Tripp, he formed the plan to emigrate to Canterbury, New Zealand, to take up sheep farming. They were the first to take up land in the Canterbury high country for this purpose. When they divided their land into separate holdings, Acland kept the 100,000 acres (400 km2) that made up the Mount Peel station.

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