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 of Bar

First Name John
Last Name Bar
Born on November 30, 1379
Died on October 25, 1415 (aged 35)

John of Bar was lord of Puisaye. He was the son of Robert I of Bar and Marie de France. He was killed at the battle of Agincourt alongside his brother Edward III and his cousin Robert.

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John Norman MacLeod

First Name John
Last Name MacLeod
Born on August 3, 1788
Died on March 25, 1835 (aged 46)

John Norman MacLeod was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1828 to 1830. He was the 24th Chief of Clan MacLeod.

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John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly

First Name John
Last Name Romilly
Born on January 20, 1802
Died on December 23, 1874 (aged 72)

John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly PC, known as Sir John Romilly between 1848 and 1866, was an English Whig politician and judge. He served in Lord John Russell's first administration as Solicitor-General from 1848 to 1850 and as Attorney-General from 1850 and 1851. The latter year he was appointed Master of the Rolls, a post he held until 1873. Knighted in 1848, he was ennobled as Baron Romilly in 1866.

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John IV, Duke of Brittany

First Name John
Last Name Brittany
Born on November 30, 1293
Died on September 16, 1345 (aged 51)
Born in France, Brittany

John of Montfort, sometimes known as John IV of Brittany, and 6th Earl of Richmond from 1341 to his death. He was the son of Arthur II, Duke of Brittany and his second wife, Yolande de Dreux. He contested the inheritance of the Duchy of Brittany by his niece, Joan of Penthièvre, which led to the War of the Breton Succession, which in turn evolved into being part of the Hundred Years' War between England and France. John's patron in his quest was King Edward III of England. He died in 1345, 19 years before the end of the war, and the victory of his son John IV over Joan of Penthièvre and her husband, Charles of Blois.

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John Turner Hopwood

First Name John
Last Name Hopwood
Born on January 1, 1829
Died on January 1, 1900 (aged 71)

John Turner Hopwood was an English Liberal Party politician, and barrister.

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John Hampden Snowden

First Name John
Last Name Snowden
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John Douglas Johnstone

First Name John
Last Name Johnstone
Born on April 30, 1769
Died on October 31, 1842 (aged 73)
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John Wingfield-Digby

First Name John
Last Name Wingfield-Digby
Born on November 30, 1858
Died on December 25, 1904 (aged 46)

John Kenelm Digby Wingfield Digby was an English landowner and Conservative member of parliament. His name is often given as Wingfield-Digby, but the family does not use the hyphen.

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John I, Count of La Marche

First Name John
Last Name Marche
Born on January 1, 1344
Died on June 11, 1393 (aged 49)

John of Bourbon, was the second son of James I, Count of La Marche and Jeanne of Châtillon.

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John I

First Name John
Last Name I
Born on January 1, 1211
Died on August 1, 1264 (aged 53)

John I, Lord of Mecklenburg, nicknamed the Theologian was Lord of Mecklenburg from 1234 until his death.

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