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 Bonham-Carter

First Name John
Last Name Bonham-Carter
Born on October 13, 1817
Died on January 1, 1884 (aged 66)

John Bonham-Carter DL JP was an English Liberal politician.

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John Dickens

First Name John
Last Name Dickens
Born on August 21, 1785
Died on March 31, 1851 (aged 65)
Born in United Kingdom

John Dickens was the father of English novelist Charles Dickens and was the model for Mr Micawber in his son's semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield.

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John Edward Macartney-Snape

First Name John
Last Name Macartney-Snape
Born on May 19, 1896
Died on January 1, 1979 (aged 82)
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John Babcock

First Name John
Last Name Babcock
Born on July 23, 1900
Died on February 18, 2010 (aged 109)

John Henry Foster Babcock was, at age 109, the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War and, after the death of Harry Patch, was the conflict's oldest surviving veteran. Babcock first attempted to join the army at the age of fifteen, but was turned down and sent to work in Halifax until he was placed in the Young Soldiers Battalion in August 1917. Babcock was then transferred to the United Kingdom, where he continued his training until the end of the war.

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John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

First Name John
Last Name Saxe-Eisenach
Born on July 9, 1566
Died on October 23, 1638 (aged 72)
Born in Germany, Thuringia

Johann Ernst of Saxe-Eisenach, was a duke of Saxe-Eisenach and later of Saxe-Coburg.

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John Robertson, 6th of Lude

First Name John
Last Name Lude
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John Evans

First Name John
Last Name Evans
Born on November 17, 1823
Died on May 31, 1908 (aged 84)

Sir John Evans was an English archaeologist and geologist.

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John Fowler

First Name John
Last Name Fowler
Born on July 29, 1864
Died on September 20, 1939 (aged 75)

Lieutenant General Sir John Sharman Fowler, was a British Army engineer officer who specialised on telegraph on signals, and who was later Commander of British Forces in China.

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John Walter Carre-Riddell

First Name John
Last Name Carre-Riddell
Born on May 1, 1925 (age 101)
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John Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford

First Name John
Last Name Clifford
Born on January 1, 1388
Died on March 13, 1422 (aged 34)

John Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford, also known as John, Lord Clifford, 7th Lord of the Honor of Skipton, KG, was an English peer. He was killed at the siege of Meaux, France.

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