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 Westropp

First Name John

Last Name Westropp

Born on August 12, 1762

Died on April 10, 1839 (aged 76)

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John Ussher

First Name John

Last Name Ussher

Born on January 1, 1646

Died on March 10, 1745 (aged 99)

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John Shaffer Phipps

First Name John

Last Name Phipps

Died on April 27, 1958

Born in United States of America, Pennsylvania

John Shaffer Phipps was an American lawyer and businessman who was an heir to the Phipps family fortune and a shareholder of his father-in-law's Grace Shipping Lines. He was a director of the Hanover Bank, U.S. Steel Corp. and W. R. Grace & Co.

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John, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

First Name John,

Last Name Münsterberg-Oels

Born on November 4, 1509

Died on February 28, 1565 (aged 55)

Born in Poland, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

John of Münsterberg-Oels was Duke of the Münsterberg from 1542 to 1565, Duke of Oels from 1548 to 1565 and Duke of Bernstadt from 1548 to 1565. He also held the title of Count of Glatz.

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John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare

First Name John

Last Name Clare

Born on June 13, 1595

Died on January 2, 1666 (aged 70)

John Holles, 2nd Earl of Clare was an English nobleman.

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John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley

First Name John

Last Name Darnley

Born on June 30, 1767

Died on March 17, 1831 (aged 63)

John Bligh, 4th Earl of Darnley, styled Lord Clifton until 1781, lord of the Manor of Cobham, Kent, was a British peer and cricketer.

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John Aldworth

First Name John

Last Name Aldworth

Born on December 28, 1800 (age 225)

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John Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford

First Name John

Last Name Waterford

Born on May 21, 1844

Died on October 23, 1895 (aged 51)

John Henry de la Poer Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford, styled Earl of Tyrone from 1859 to 1866, was an Irish peer and Conservative politician. He served as Master of the Buckhounds under Lord Salisbury from 1885 to 1886.

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John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington

First Name John

Last Name Barrington

Born on November 30, 1677

Died on December 14, 1734 (aged 57)

John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington, known as John Shute until 1710, was an English dissenting theologian and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1723.

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John Howie

First Name John

Last Name Howie

Born on March 12, 1833

Died on September 20, 1895 (aged 62)

Born in United Kingdom, Scotland

John Howie was a wealthy Victorian captain of industry and investor, the proprietor of the renowned J & R Howie Hurlford Fireclay Works. He would have been about 350th on a notional Rich List of Britain at the time, with a fortune equal to over £200 million today. At his death, he was one of the richest men in Scotland.

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