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 Cuninghame, 13th of Craigends

First Name John
Last Name Craigends
Died on January 1, 1822
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John Henry Blakeney

First Name John
Last Name Blakeney
Died on November 17, 1858
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John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury

First Name John
Last Name Shrewsbury
Born on December 12, 1413
Died on July 10, 1460 (aged 46)

Sir John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, KG was an English nobleman and soldier. He was the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, 10th Baron Strange of Blackmere, and Maud Neville, 6th Baroness Furnivall.

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John Haughton

First Name John
Last Name Haughton
Born on July 19, 1796
Died on March 3, 1845 (aged 48)
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John Arundell

First Name John
Last Name Arundell
Born on January 1, 1421
Died on January 1, 1473 (aged 52)

Sir John Arundell VII (1421–1473) of Lanherne in the parish of St Mawgan in Pydar, Cornwall, was Sheriff of Cornwall and Admiral of Cornwall, and served as a general for King Henry VI in his French wars, but was attainted in 1483. He became the largest free tenant in Cornwall.

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John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough

First Name John
Last Name Marlborough
Born on April 13, 1926
Died on October 16, 2014 (aged 88)

John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, was a British peer. He was the elder son of The 10th Duke of Marlborough and his wife, The Hon. Alexandra Mary Hilda Cadogan. He was known as "Sunny" after his courtesy title of Earl of Sunderland.

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John Chichester

First Name John
Last Name Chichester
Born on January 1, 1520
Died on November 30, 1568 (aged 48)

Sir John Chichester (1519/20-1569) of Raleigh in the parish of Pilton, near Barnstaple in North Devon, was a leading member of the Devonshire gentry, a naval captain, and ardent Protestant who served as Sheriff of Devon in 1550-1551, and as Knight of the Shire for Devon in 1547, April 1554, and 1563, and as Member of Parliament for Barnstaple in 1559, over which borough his lordship of the manor of Raleigh, Pilton had considerable influence.

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John Barnewall

First Name John
Last Name Barnewall
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John Netterville, 2nd Viscount Netterville

First Name John
Last Name Netterville
Died on January 1, 1659

John Netterville, 2nd Viscount Netterville (c.1603-1659) was an Irish peer, soldier and statesman of the seventeenth century. He was noted for his devout Roman Catholic beliefs and his strong support for the Irish Catholic political cause; this led him during the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and the ensuing Civil Wars to play a double game, offering support to both the Crown and the rebels, with the result that no party to the conflict fully trusted him. He was charged with treason by the Government of Charles I and his estates were forfeited by Oliver Cromwell, but he died in his English exile of natural causes.

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John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg

First Name John
Born on April 25, 1625
Died on December 28, 1679 (aged 54)

John Frederick was duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. He ruled over the Principality of Calenberg, a subdivision of the duchy, from 1665 until his death.

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