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 Moors Cabot

First Name John
Last Name Cabot
Born on December 11, 1901
Died on February 24, 1981 (aged 79)

John Moors Cabot was an American diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to five nations during the Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy administrations. He also served as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-American Affairs. He warned repeatedly of the dangers of Soviet communism toward American interests in Latin America.

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John 'Mor' Macdonald, 1st of Ardnabie

First Name John
Last Name Ardnabie
Died on January 1, 1654
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John Lonsdale

First Name John
Last Name Lonsdale
Died on October 19, 1867

John Lonsdale was the third Principal of King's College, London, and later served as Bishop of Lichfield.

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John Macdonell, 12th of Glengarry

First Name John
Last Name Glengarry
Died on September 1, 1754
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John Chichester

First Name John
Last Name Chichester
Born on February 22, 1609 (age 417)
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John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis

First Name John
Last Name Cassilis
Born on October 31, 1653
Died on July 23, 1701 (aged 47)

John Kennedy, 7th Earl of Cassilis, PC was a Scottish peer, the son of John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassilis.

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John Salmond

First Name John
Last Name Salmond
Born on July 17, 1881
Died on April 16, 1968 (aged 86)

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, was a British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force. During the First World War he served as a squadron commander, a wing commander and then as General Officer Commanding the RAF on the Western Front towards the end of the war. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq in the early 1920s when he halted a Turkish invasion and sought to put down a Kurdish uprising against King Faisal, the British-sponsored ruler of Iraq. He was Chief of the Air Staff in the early 1930s and bitterly opposed the position taken by British politicians at the World Disarmament Conference in Geneva, which would have led to the UK's complete aerial disarmament. In the event the talks broke down when Adolf Hitler withdrew from the Conference in October 1933.

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John Erskine, 4th of Dun

First Name John
Last Name Dun
Died on September 9, 1513
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John Cayzer Medlicott Vereker

First Name John
Last Name Vereker
Born on March 2, 1895
Died on August 12, 1962 (aged 67)
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John Macdonald, 4th of Ardnabie

First Name John
Last Name Ardnabie
Died on January 1, 1730
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