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 Henry Lefroy

First Name John
Last Name Lefroy
Born on January 28, 1817
Died on April 11, 1890 (aged 73)

Sir John Henry Lefroy was an English military man and later colonial administrator who also distinguished himself with his scientific studies of the Earth's magnetism.

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John Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough

First Name John
Last Name Brookeborough
Born on November 9, 1922
Died on March 5, 1987 (aged 64)

John Warden Brooke, 2nd Viscount Brookeborough, PC (NI) was a Northern Irish politician. He was the son of Basil Brooke, 1st Viscount Brookeborough, third Prime Minister of Northern Ireland.

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John Jacob Astor VI

First Name John
Last Name VI
Died on June 26, 1992 (aged 22)

John Jacob "Jakey" Astor VI was an American socialite, shipping businessman, and member of the Astor family. He was dubbed the "Titanic Baby" for his affiliation with the RMS Titanic; Astor was born four months after his father, Colonel John Jacob Astor IV, died in the sinking of the Titanic; his pregnant mother Madeleine Astor survived the sinking.

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John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley

First Name John
Last Name Kimberley
Born on January 7, 1826
Died on April 8, 1902 (aged 76)

John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley, known as The Lord Wodehouse from 1846 to 1866, was a British Liberal politician. He held office in every Liberal administration from 1852 to 1895, notably as Secretary of State for the Colonies and as Foreign Secretary.

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John Jenkinson

First Name John
Last Name Jenkinson
Born on September 2, 1781
Died on July 7, 1840 (aged 58)

John Banks Jenkinson was an English bishop who was the Bishop of St David's from 1825.

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John Guy Salusbury-Trelawny

First Name John
Last Name Salusbury-Trelawny
Born on December 28, 1919 (age 106)
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John Baker Graves

First Name John
Last Name Graves
Born on January 1, 1796 (age 230)
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John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

First Name John
Last Name Ypres
Born on September 28, 1852
Died on May 22, 1925 (aged 72)

Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres,, known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer. Born in Kent to an Anglo-Irish family, he saw brief service as a midshipman in the Royal Navy, before becoming a cavalry officer. He achieved rapid promotion and distinguished himself on the Gordon Relief Expedition. French had a considerable reputation as a womaniser throughout his life, and his career nearly ended when he was cited in the divorce of a brother officer while in India in the early 1890s.

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John Bowring

First Name John
Last Name Bowring
Died on November 23, 1872

Sir John Bowring was an English political economist, traveller, writer, literary translator, polyglot and the fourth Governor of Hong Kong.

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John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell

First Name John
Last Name Maxwell
Born on January 1, 1454
Died on September 9, 1513 (aged 59)

John Maxwell, 4th Lord Maxwell was a Scottish nobleman and patriarch of the Border Family / House / Clan of Maxwell.

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