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 V of Vendôme

First Name John
Last Name Vendôme
Died on November 30, 1314
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John Gurney

First Name John
Last Name Gurney
Born on December 11, 1845
Died on February 24, 1887 (aged 41)

John Gurney (1845–1887), a member of the renowned Gurney banking family of Norfolk, was mayor of Norwich.

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John Phillips Carpenter

First Name John
Last Name Carpenter
Born on January 1, 1762
Died on January 1, 1813 (aged 51)
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John Sayer Haygarth

First Name John
Last Name Haygarth
Born on January 1, 1812
Died on April 7, 1859 (aged 47)
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John Dewar

First Name John
Last Name Dewar
Born on January 6, 1805
Died on January 22, 1880 (aged 75)
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John Hamilton, 3rd of Orbiston

First Name John
Last Name Orbiston
Died on May 14, 1568
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John Richard Blakiston

First Name John
Last Name Blakiston
Born on June 30, 1829
Died on September 21, 1917 (aged 88)
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John Wingfield Digby

First Name John
Last Name Digby
Born on March 11, 1799
Died on January 24, 1877 (aged 77)
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John de Salis-Soglio

First Name John
Last Name Salis-Soglio
Born on November 16, 1947
Died on March 14, 2014 (aged 66)

John Bernard Philip Humbert de Salis, 9th Count de Salis-Soglio, TD, John da Buri, Graf v. Salis-Soglio, ; SRI Comes, Illustris et Magnificus, was a Count de Salis-Soglio. He was a ICRC delegate and envoy; Knight Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion (2000) of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Order of Malta with Swords, first ambassador of the Order to Thailand 1986-98, Cambodia 1993-98, president of its Swiss Association (1995-2000) and of CIOMAL, 2000–08; British soldier and lawyer; Valpolicella vigneron and hereditary Knight of the Golden Spur.

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John Luttrell-Olmius, 3rd Earl of Carhampton

First Name John
Last Name Carhampton
Born on December 11, 1739
Died on March 19, 1829 (aged 89)

Captain John Luttrell-Olmius, 3rd Earl of Carhampton, styled The Honourable John Luttrell between 1768 and 1787 and as The Honourable John Luttrell-Olmius between 1787 and 1829, was an Irish naval commander and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1785.

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