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 Dundas

First Name John
Last Name Dundas
Born on August 21, 1808
Died on February 14, 1866 (aged 57)

The Hon. John Charles Dundas was a British Whig, and later Liberal politician.

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John Komnenos

First Name John
Last Name Komnenos
Born on November 30, 1014
Died on July 12, 1067 (aged 52)

John Komnenos was a Byzantine aristocrat and military leader. The younger brother of Emperor Isaac I Komnenos, he served as Domestic of the Schools during Isaac's brief reign (1057–59). When Isaac I abdicated, Constantine X Doukas became emperor and John withdrew from public life until his death in 1067. Through his son Alexios I Komnenos, who became emperor in 1081, he was the progenitor of the Komnenian dynasty that ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 until 1185, and the Empire of Trebizond from 1204 until 1461.

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John Pennefather

First Name John
Last Name Pennefather
Born on January 1, 1756
Died on January 1, 1839 (aged 83)
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John Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland

First Name John
Last Name Rutland
Born on December 13, 1818
Died on August 4, 1906 (aged 87)

John James Robert Manners, 7th Duke of Rutland,, known as Lord John Manners before 1888, was an English statesman.

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John Eyre

First Name John
Last Name Eyre
Born on May 15, 1794
Died on February 18, 1856 (aged 61)
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John Shea

First Name John
Last Name Shea
Born on April 14, 1949 (age 77)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

John Victor Shea III is an American actor, film producer and stage director. His career began on Broadway where he starred in Yentl, subsequently winning his first major award, the 1975 Theatre World Award. Shortly after his Off-Broadway career began, Lee Strasberg invited Shea to join the Actors Studio where he spent several years studying method acting.

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John Crozier

First Name John
Last Name Crozier
Died on December 31, 1813
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John Colicos

First Name John
Last Name Colicos
Born on December 10, 1928
Died on March 6, 2000 (aged 71)
Born in Canada, Ontario
Height 178 cm | 5'10

John Colicos was a Canadian actor. He performed on stage and television in the United States and Canada.

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John III of Egmont

First Name John
Last Name Egmont
Died on August 21, 1516

John III of Egmont was first Count of Egmont, Lord of Baer, Lathum, Hoogwoude, Aarstwoude, Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam, and Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and West-Friesland.

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John X of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

First Name John
Born on March 18, 1606
Died on February 21, 1655 (aged 48)

John of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, nicknamed Bishop Hans called Hans Bishop,, was a Lutheran Administrator of Prince-Bishopric of Lübeck.

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