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 Bagwell Creagh

First Name John
Last Name Creagh
Born on December 26, 1772
Died on February 12, 1846 (aged 73)
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John Sutton, 1st Baron Dudley

First Name John
Last Name Dudley
Born on December 25, 1400
Died on September 30, 1487 (aged 86)

John Sutton VI, 1st Baron Dudley, Knight of the Garter, was an English nobleman, a diplomat, and councillor of King Henry VI. He fought in several battles during the Hundred Years War and the Wars of the Roses, in addition, he acted as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1428 to 1430.

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John Hoskyns

First Name John
Last Name Hoskyns
Born on November 15, 1824
Died on January 1, 1891 (aged 66)
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John F. Tefft

First Name John
Last Name Tefft
Born on August 16, 1949 (age 76)

John F. Tefft is an American diplomat who has served as a Foreign Service Officer since 1972. He was confirmed as the United States Ambassador to Russia on July 31, 2014. He has previously served as the United States' ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, and Lithuania, as well as chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of the United States in Moscow.

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John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland

First Name John
Last Name Rutland
Born on May 29, 1638
Died on January 10, 1711 (aged 72)

John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and 9th Earl of Rutland was a British MP, and Whig politician. His divorce from his first wife caused much comment, partly because it was thought to have political implications.

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John Southwell Brown

First Name John
Last Name Brown
Born on March 31, 1763 (age 263)
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John T. Walton

John Thomas Walton
First Name John
Last Name Walton
Born on October 8, 1946
Died on June 27, 2005 (aged 58)

John Thomas Walton was an American war veteran and a son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He was also the chairman of True North Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. Walton cofounded the Children's Scholarship Fund, providing tuition scholarships for disadvantaged youth.

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John Browne, 3rd Baron Kilmaine

First Name John
Last Name Kilmaine
Born on June 11, 1794
Died on January 13, 1873 (aged 78)

John Cavendish Browne, 3rd Baron Kilmaine was an Anglo-Irish politician and landowner. He was an Irish representative peer (1849–73).

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John Aspinwall Roosevelt

First Name John
Last Name Roosevelt
Born on March 13, 1916
Died on April 27, 1981 (aged 65)

John Aspinwall Roosevelt was an American businessman and the sixth and last child of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the only Roosevelt son who never sought political office.

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John James Charles Irby

First Name John
Last Name Irby
Born on August 16, 1830
Died on May 20, 1895 (aged 64)
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