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 Massy

First Name John
Last Name Massy
Born on July 18, 1810
Died on January 1, 1894 (aged 83)
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John Monckton, 1st Viscount Galway

First Name John
Last Name Galway
Born on January 1, 1695
Died on July 15, 1751 (aged 56)

John Monckton of Serlby, Nottinghamshire, was a British landowner and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1727 and 1751. He was elevated to the Irish peerage as the first Viscount Galway in 1727.

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John Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook

First Name John
Last Name Cranbrook
Born on March 22, 1839
Died on July 13, 1911 (aged 72)

John Stewart Gathorne-Hardy, 2nd Earl of Cranbrook, known as Lord Medway from 1892 to 1906, was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament.

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John Holford

First Name John
Last Name Holford
Born on January 1, 1789
Died on January 1, 1850 (aged 61)
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John Francis William, 6th Count de Salis-Soglio

First Name John
Last Name Salis-Soglio
Born on August 25, 1825
Died on August 7, 1871 (aged 45)

John Francis William de Salis, 6th Count de Salis was a British diplomat, and coin connoisseur.

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John Murray

First Name John
Last Name Murray
Born on November 17, 1817
Died on June 25, 1879 (aged 61)
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John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute

First Name John
Last Name Bute
Born on September 12, 1847
Died on October 9, 1900 (aged 53)

John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute,, KGCHS, was a landed aristocrat, industrial magnate, antiquarian, scholar, philanthropist, and architectural patron.

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John Tyler

First Name John
Last Name Tyler
Born on February 28, 1747
Died on January 6, 1813 (aged 65)

John Tyler Sr. was a Virginia planter, slave owner, 15th Governor of Virginia, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia and the father of President John Tyler.

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John Evans Freke-Aylmer

First Name John
Last Name Freke-Aylmer
Born on February 23, 1838
Died on October 14, 1907 (aged 69)

John Evans Freke-Aylmer was a British army officer, businessman and a Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885

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John William Talbot Lewes

First Name John
Last Name Lewes
Born on January 22, 1931 (age 95)
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