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 Anthony Swire

First Name John
Last Name Swire
Died on November 28, 2016 (aged 46)

Sir John Anthony Swire was a British businessman.

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John Richard Corballis

First Name John
Last Name Corballis
Born on January 1, 1796
Died on January 1, 1879 (aged 83)
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John Newton Lane

First Name John
Last Name Lane
Born on December 4, 1800
Died on October 13, 1869 (aged 68)
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John Gale Dalton Thring

First Name John
Last Name Thring
Born on August 31, 1784
Died on November 30, 1874 (aged 90)
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John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland

First Name John
Last Name Rutland
Born on June 10, 1604
Died on September 29, 1679 (aged 75)

John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 until 1641 when he inherited the title Earl of Rutland on the death of his second cousin George Manners, 7th Earl of Rutland.

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John, Duke of Östergötland

First Name John,
Last Name Östergötland
Born on April 18, 1589
Died on March 5, 1618 (aged 28)

John of Sweden, Duke of Östergötland was a Swedish royal dynast. He was titular Duke of Finland 1590–1606 and reigning Duke of Östergötland 1606–18.

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John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland

First Name John
Last Name Rutland
Born on October 21, 1696
Died on May 29, 1779 (aged 82)

John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland KG PC was an English nobleman, the eldest son of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland and Catherine Russell. Styled Marquess of Granby from 1711, he succeeded to the title in 1721, cutting short a brief career in the House of Commons, where he had represented Rutland as a Whig.

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John Hanmer

First Name John
Last Name Hanmer
Born on November 27, 1854
Died on April 17, 1936 (aged 81)
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John Louis I of Nassau-Idstein

First Name John
Last Name Nassau-Idstein
Died on June 20, 1596

John Louis I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein was the son of Count Balthasar of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein and his wife Margaret of Isenburg-Bierstein. He succeeded his father in 1568 as Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden.

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John Odell

First Name John
Last Name Odell
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