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 McCarthy

First Name John
Last Name McCarthy
Born on September 4, 1927
Died on October 24, 2011 (aged 84)

John McCarthy was an American computer scientist and cognitive scientist. McCarthy was one of the founders of the discipline of artificial intelligence. He co-authored the document that coined the term "artificial intelligence" (AI), developed the Lisp programming language family, significantly influenced the design of the ALGOL programming language, popularized time-sharing, invented garbage collection, and was very influential in the early development of AI.

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John Neville

First Name John
Last Name Neville
Born on November 30, 1299
Died on November 30, 1334 (aged 35)
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John Worsley

First Name John
Last Name Worsley
Born on January 1, 1912
Died on January 1, 1987 (aged 75)

Lieutenant-General Sir John Francis Worsley was Commander of British Forces in Hong Kong.

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John Chambers

First Name John
Last Name Chambers
Died on November 30, 1555

John Chambers was an English Benedictine, the last Abbot of Peterborough and first Bishop of Peterborough.

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John George Hunter

First Name John
Last Name Hunter
Born on September 19, 1888
Died on January 1, 1964 (aged 75)
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John Watts

First Name John
Last Name Watts
Born on January 1, 1550
Died on January 1, 1616 (aged 66)

John Watts was an English merchant, Alderman and shipowner, active in the East India Company and Virginia Company and Lord Mayor of London in 1606.

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John Kerr

First Name John
Last Name Kerr
Born on January 1, 1782
Died on January 1, 1842 (aged 60)

John Kerr was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives representing Virginia from March 4, 1813, to March 3, 1815, and again from October 30, 1815, to March 3, 1817.

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John Mylong

First Name John
Last Name Mylong
Born on September 27, 1892
Died on September 8, 1975 (aged 82)

John Mylong, also known as Jack Mylong-Münz, born Adolf Heinrich Münz, was an Austrian actor who later settled in the United States.

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John W. Stanton

First Name John
Last Name Stanton

John W. Stanton is an American businessman. He is the chairman of the board of Trilogy International Partners, as well as the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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John Herbert Turner

First Name John
Last Name Turner
Born on May 7, 1834
Died on December 9, 1923 (aged 89)

John Herbert Turner was a British Columbia politician. Born in Claydon, Suffolk, England, Turner moved to British North America and worked as a merchant in Halifax and Charlottetown. In 1862 he moved to Victoria, on Vancouver Island, and founded Turner, Beeton and Co. which was involved in salmon canning, insurance and finance, importing and wholesaling.

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