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 Grobham Howe

First Name John
Last Name Howe
Born on January 1, 1625
Died on January 1, 1679 (aged 54)

John Grobham Howe (1625–1679) of Langar Hall, Nottinghamshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1659 and 1679.

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John Dugdale

First Name John
Last Name Dugdale
Born on September 23, 1722 (age 303)
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John Bourke

First Name John
Last Name Bourke
Born on August 15, 1812
Died on March 15, 1891 (aged 78)
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John Spencer

First Name John
Last Name Spencer
Born on May 13, 1708
Died on June 19, 1746 (aged 38)

John Spencer was a British nobleman and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1732 to 1746.

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John Jephson

First Name John
Last Name Jephson
Died on May 6, 1638

Sir John Jephson was an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625.

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John Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere

First Name John
Last Name Ellesmere
Born on November 14, 1872
Died on August 24, 1944 (aged 71)

Lieutenant-Colonel John Francis Granville Scrope Egerton, 4th Earl of Ellesmere, MVO, K.StJ was a British peer and soldier from the Egerton family, known as Viscount Brackley before 1914.

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John Leslie Foster

First Name John
Last Name Foster
Born on January 1, 1781
Died on January 1, 1842 (aged 61)

John Leslie Foster, FRS was an Irish barrister, judge and Tory Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament. In 1830 he was appointed a Baron of the Court of Exchequer of Ireland.

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John, Count of Chalon

First Name John,
Last Name Chalon
Born on January 1, 1190
Died on September 30, 1267 (aged 77)

John, called the Old (l'Antique), was a French nobleman, the Count of Auxonne and Chalon-sur-Saône in his own right and regent in right of his son, Hugh III, Count of Burgundy. In contemporary documents, he was sometimes called "Count of Burgundy", as by King William of Germany in 1251.

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John O'Callaghan

First Name John
Last Name O'Callaghan
Born on January 1, 1754
Died on October 22, 1818 (aged 64)
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John Thynne

First Name John
Last Name Thynne
Born on November 30, 1512
Died on May 21, 1580 (aged 67)

Sir John Thynne was the steward to Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset and a member of parliament. He was the builder of Longleat House and his descendants became Marquesses of Bath.

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