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 Kenneth Galbraith

First Name John
Last Name Galbraith
Born on October 15, 1908
Died on April 29, 2006 (aged 97)
Born in Canada, Ontario

John Kenneth Galbraith, also known as Ken Galbraith, was a Canadian-American economist, diplomat, public official and intellectual. A leading proponent of 20th-century American liberalism, his books on economic topics were bestsellers from the 1950s through the 2000s. As an economist, he leaned toward post-Keynesian economics from an institutionalist perspective.

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John de Lacy

First Name John
Last Name Lacy
Born on November 30, 1191
Died on July 22, 1240 (aged 48)

John de Lacy, 2nd Earl of Lincoln was hereditary Constable of Chester, 7th Baron of Pontefract, 8th Baron of Halton and 8th Lord of Bowland.

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John Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart

First Name John
Last Name Desart
Born on October 12, 1818
Died on April 1, 1865 (aged 46)

John Otway O'Conner Cuffe, 3rd Earl of Desart, styled Viscount Castlecuffe until 1820, was an Irish Conservative politician. He served as Under-Secretary of State for War and the Colonies between March and December 1852 in the Earl of Derby's first administration.

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John Houssemayne du Boulay

First Name John
Last Name Boulay
Born on July 20, 1811
Died on November 9, 1895 (aged 84)
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John de Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley

First Name John
Last Name Chartley
Born on November 30, 1270
Died on November 30, 1323 (aged 53)

John de Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Chartley was the son of Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby and Alianore de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun and Eleanor de Braose, and granddaughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford. He was both Seneschal of Gascony and Lieutenant of Aquitaine in 1312, the year of his death.

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John Mackay, 2nd Lord Reay

First Name John
Last Name Reay
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John Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke

First Name John
Last Name Hardwicke
Died on January 1, 1909

Captain John Manners Yorke, 7th Earl of Hardwicke DL, JP, styled The Honourable John Yorke until 1904, was a British naval commander and peer.

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John Campbell, 4th of Stonefield

First Name John
Last Name Stonefield
Died on March 18, 1857
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John Barton

First Name John
Last Name Barton
Born on December 6, 1810
Died on November 30, 1884 (aged 73)
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John Lehmann

First Name John
Last Name Lehmann
Born on June 2, 1907
Died on April 7, 1987 (aged 79)

Rudolf John Frederick Lehmann was an English poet and man of letters. He founded the periodicals New Writing and The London Magazine, and the publishing house of John Lehmann Limited.

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