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 Blake Dillon

First Name John

Last Name Dillon

Died on September 15, 1866

Born in Ireland, Connacht

John Blake Dillon was an Irish writer and politician who was one of the founding members of the Young Ireland movement.

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John Moncreiff

First Name John

Last Name Moncreiff

Born on July 28, 1700

Died on April 26, 1761 (aged 60)

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John Stacpoole

First Name John

Last Name Stacpoole

Born on November 8, 1744

Died on January 1, 1822 (aged 77)

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John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract

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First Name John

Last Name Pontefract

Born on November 30, 1555

Died on January 1, 1630 (aged 74)

John Savile, 1st Baron Savile of Pontefract (1556–1630) was an English politician; M.P. for Lincoln, 1586: sheriff of Lincolnshire, 1590; knight of the shire for Yorkshire, 1597, 1614, 1624, and 1626; custos rotulorum of West Riding of Yorkshire; ejected from office in 1615, but reappointed in 1626. privy councillor, comptroller of house hold 1627–1630, and created Baron Savile in 1627.

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John Galwey

First Name John

Last Name Galwey

Born on January 1, 1761

Died on March 17, 1844 (aged 83)

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John Boyd

First Name John

Last Name Boyd

Born on October 22, 1981 (age 44)

Born in United States of America, New York

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John H. Boyd is an American actor where he is best known for starring as Arlo Glass in the eighth and final season of the Fox espionage thriller 24 in 2010. He also co-starred in the Academy Award-winning political thriller Argo (2012) and starred from 2014 to 2017 as FBI Special Agent James Aubrey on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama Bones from the 10th season until the 12th and final season. In 2019, he started as Special Agent Stuart Scola in CBS crime drama series FBI.

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John de Wolseley

First Name John

Last Name Wolseley

Born on November 30, 1474

Died on November 30, 1552 (aged 78)

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John Hampden

First Name John

Last Name Hampden

Born on November 30, 1593

Died on June 18, 1643 (aged 49)

Born in United Kingdom, England

John Hampden was an English landowner and politician whose opposition to arbitrary taxes imposed by Charles I made him a national figure. An ally of Parliamentarian leader John Pym, and cousin to Oliver Cromwell, he was one of the Five Members whose attempted arrest in January 1642 sparked the First English Civil War.

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