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 Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes

First Name John
Last Name Rothes
Died on November 30, 1721

John Hamilton-Leslie, 9th Earl of Rothes (1679–1722) was a Scottish nobleman who fought on the side of George I during the Jacobite rising of 1715.

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John Brisbane of Brisbane

First Name John
Last Name Brisbane
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John Chevers

First Name John
Last Name Chevers
Born on November 30, 1548
Died on April 30, 1599 (aged 50)
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John Goldwyn

First Name John
Last Name Goldwyn
Born on August 10, 1958 (age 67)

John Howard Goldwyn is an American film producer.

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John Robertson Campbell

First Name John
Last Name Campbell
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John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire

First Name John
Last Name Buckinghamshire
Born on October 11, 1693
Died on September 22, 1756 (aged 62)

John Hobart, 1st Earl of Buckinghamshire, was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1728, when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Hobart.

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John Hugh Boscawen

First Name John
Last Name Boscawen
Born on January 1, 1851
Died on January 1, 1937 (aged 86)
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John Baptist Crozier

First Name John
Last Name Crozier
Born on April 8, 1853
Died on April 11, 1920 (aged 67)

John Baptist Crozier,, was a Church of Ireland clergyman who served as Lord Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin (1897–1907); Lord Bishop of Down, Connor and Dromore (1907–1911); and Lord Primate of All Ireland and Lord Archbishop of Armagh (1911–1920).

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John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll

First Name John
Last Name Argyll
Born on May 31, 1723
Died on May 24, 1806 (aged 82)

Field Marshal John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll, styled Marquess of Lorne from 1761 to 1770, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman. After serving as a junior officer in Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession, he was given command of a regiment and was redeployed to Scotland where he opposed the Jacobites at Loch Fyne at an early stage of the Jacobite Rebellion and went on to fight against them at the Battle of Falkirk Muir and then at the Battle of Culloden. He later became adjutant-general in Ireland and spent some 20 years as a Member of Parliament before retiring to Inveraray Castle.

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John Hay, 4th Lord Hay of Yester

First Name John
Last Name Yester
Born on November 30, 1509 (age 516)
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