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 Drummond, 3rd of Logie Almond

First Name John
Last Name Almond
Died on September 9, 1776
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John Ralli

First Name John
Last Name Ralli
Born on January 1, 1724 (age 302)
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John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey

First Name John
Last Name Surrey
Born on January 1, 1231
Died on September 29, 1304 (aged 73)

John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey was a prominent English nobleman and military commander during the reigns of Henry III of England and Edward I of England. During the Second Barons' War he switched sides twice, ending up in support of the king, for whose capture he was present at Lewes in 1264. Warenne was later appointed a Guardian of Scotland and featured prominently in Edward I's wars in Scotland.

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John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough

First Name John
Last Name Mexborough
Born on July 3, 1783
Died on December 25, 1860 (aged 77)

John Savile, 3rd Earl of Mexborough, styled Viscount Pollington until 1830, was a British peer and Tory politician.

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Johann I of Saxony

First Name Johann
Last Name Saxony
Born on December 12, 1801
Died on October 29, 1873 (aged 71)
Born in Germany, Saxony

John was a King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.

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John Maitland

First Name John
Last Name Maitland
Born on January 19, 1676 (age 350)
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John Edward Makgill

First Name John
Last Name Makgill
Born on November 11, 1874
Died on November 28, 1938 (aged 64)
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John Edward Bury

First Name John
Last Name Bury
Born on September 26, 1927 (age 98)
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John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev

First Name John
Born on June 29, 1521
Died on October 1, 1580 (aged 59)

John of Denmark or John the Elder was the only Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Haderslev. The predicate the Elder is sometimes used to distinguish him from his nephew, John the Younger, who held Sønderborg from 1564 as a partitioned-off duke. As a co-ruler in the duchies of Holstein and of Schleswig, John the Elder is numbered as John II, continuing counting King John of Denmark as John I, Duke of Holstein and Schleswig.

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John Salwey Hallifax

First Name John
Last Name Hallifax
Born on January 1, 1846
Died on January 1, 1904 (aged 58)
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