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 I, Count Palatine of Simmern

First Name John
Last Name Simmern
Born on May 15, 1459
Died on January 27, 1509 (aged 49)

John I was the Count Palatine of Simmern from 1480 until 1509.

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John Louis Vavasour

First Name John
Last Name Vavasour
Born on October 28, 1905
Died on January 2, 1987 (aged 81)
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John Bennet Lawes

First Name John
Last Name Lawes
Born on December 28, 1814
Died on August 31, 1900 (aged 85)

Sir John Bennet Lawes, 1st Baronet, FRS was an English entrepreneur and agricultural scientist. He founded an experimental farm at his home at Rothamsted Manor that eventually became Rothamsted Research, where he developed a superphosphate that would mark the beginnings of the chemical fertilizer industry.

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John Edmund Howard

First Name John
Last Name Howard
Born on June 4, 1940 (age 86)
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John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater

First Name John
Last Name Bridgewater
Born on May 30, 1623
Died on October 26, 1686 (aged 63)

John Egerton, 2nd Earl of Bridgewater PC was an English nobleman from the Egerton family.

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John Smiley

First Name John
Last Name Smiley
Died on November 30, 1833
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John Pepys, 7th Earl of Cottenham

First Name John
Last Name Cottenham
Born on June 14, 1907
Died on November 30, 1967 (aged 60)
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John Wentworth Dill

First Name John
Last Name Dill
Born on January 1, 1848
Died on January 1, 1924 (aged 76)
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John Fallon

First Name John
Last Name Fallon
Born on October 9, 1835
Died on December 8, 1891 (aged 56)
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John Randolphus de Trafford

First Name John
Last Name Trafford
Born on April 11, 1820
Died on February 3, 1879 (aged 58)
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