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 Patrick Eden

First Name John
Last Name Eden
Born on July 6, 1813
Died on May 6, 1885 (aged 71)
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John Kelk

First Name John
Last Name Kelk
Born on December 9, 1781
Died on February 28, 1848 (aged 66)
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John Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair

First Name John
Last Name Stair
Born on April 1, 1819
Died on December 3, 1903 (aged 84)

John Hamilton Dalrymple, 10th Earl of Stair KT, styled Viscount Dalrymple from 1853 until 1864, was a Scottish peer and politician, who served as Governor of the Bank of Scotland for thirty-three years.

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John Annesley

First Name John
Last Name Annesley
Born on September 11, 1616
Died on January 1, 1695 (aged 78)
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John I de Balliol

First Name John
Last Name Balliol
Born on January 1, 1210
Died on October 25, 1268 (aged 58)

John de Balliol was an English nobleman, belonging to the House of Balliol. Balliol College, in Oxford, is named after him.

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John Searle

First Name John
Last Name Searle
Born on July 31, 1932 (age 93)

John Rogers Searle is an American philosopher. He was Willis S. and Marion Slusser Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Language and Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley. Widely noted for his contributions to the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and social philosophy, he began teaching at UC Berkeley in 1959. In June 2019, Searle was stripped of his emeritus status at UC Berkeley, having violated the university’s sexual harassment policies.

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John Mills

First Name John
Last Name Mills
Born on May 10, 1712
Died on March 21, 1791 (aged 78)
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John William Friso, Prince of Orange

First Name John
Last Name Orange
Born on August 4, 1687
Died on July 14, 1711 (aged 23)

John William Friso became the (titular) Prince of Orange in 1702. He was the Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen in the Dutch Republic until his death by accidental drowning in the Hollands Diep in 1711. From 1939 to 2022, Friso and his wife, Marie Louise, were the most recent common ancestors of all current European monarchs.

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John Westropp

First Name John
Last Name Westropp
Born on February 14, 1814
Died on March 2, 1866 (aged 52)
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John of Nassau-Idstein

First Name John
Last Name Nassau-Idstein
Born on November 24, 1603
Died on May 23, 1677 (aged 73)
Born in Germany, Saarland

Count John of Nassau-Idstein was Count of Nassau and Protestant Regent of Idstein.

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