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 Dormer

First Name John
Last Name Dormer
Born on January 13, 1874
Died on August 9, 1946 (aged 72)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Anderson

First Name John
Last Name Anderson
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Peter Grant

First Name John
Last Name Grant
Born on November 28, 1807
Died on January 6, 1893 (aged 85)

Sir John Peter Grant, GCMG, KCB,, was a British colonial administrator who served as Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal (1859–1862) and as Governor of Jamaica.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John, Prince of Antioch

First Name John,
Last Name Antioch
Born on January 1, 1431
Died on October 7, 1457 (aged 26)

John of Antioch may refer to:

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Townsend

First Name John
Last Name Townsend
Died on August 4, 1810
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Townsend

First Name John
Last Name Townsend
Born on May 26, 1691
Died on February 17, 1756 (aged 64)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Latham

First Name John
Last Name Latham
Born on December 29, 1761
Died on April 20, 1843 (aged 81)

John Latham, FRS, M.D. was an English physician. He became President of the Royal College of Physicians, and also updated their Pharmacopoeia.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Pepys

First Name John
Last Name Pepys
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John McComie, 1st of Forter

First Name John
Last Name Forter
Died on January 1, 1674
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Vesey

First Name John
Last Name Vesey
Died on June 3, 1779
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.047506093978882s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.041806936264038s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.041785001754761s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.018512964248657s
headline: 20x 0.014521598815918s
t_/blocks/person-card: 10x 0.014383792877197s
people-list-rectangle: 18x 0.013838529586792s
router_page: 1x 0.0052661895751953s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.0048191547393799s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0046951770782471s
qids: 11.5x 0.0031919479370117s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00023198127746582s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.00021100044250488s
head-facts: 1x 0.00019192695617676s
t_/blocks/people-list-rectangle: 18x 0.00018501281738281s
related: 1x 0.00016188621520996s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 1.4781951904297E-5s
using-file-qids-cache: 18x 9.7751617431641E-6s
using-qids-cache: 1x 9.5367431640625E-7s
----- END OF DUMP (2026-11-05 07:26:11)  -----