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 Whitaker Maitland

First Name John
Last Name Maitland
Born on January 1, 1961 (age 65)
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John Forrest

First Name John
Last Name Forrest
Born on August 22, 1847
Died on September 3, 1918 (aged 71)

Sir John Forrest was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament.

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John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis

First Name John
Last Name Glamis
Died on January 1, 1528

John Lyon, 6th Lord Glamis was a Scottish nobleman. He was the second son of John Lyon, 4th Lord Glamis, and succeeded his brother as Lord Glamis in 1505.

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John Brewis

First Name John
Last Name Brewis
Born on April 8, 1920
Died on May 25, 1989 (aged 69)

Henry John Brewis was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and barrister.

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John Slade

First Name John
Last Name Slade
Died on January 1, 1913

Major-General Sir John Ramsay Slade was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding the British Troops in Egypt.

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John of Palatinate-Simmern, Archbishop of Magdeburg

First Name John
Last Name Magdeburg
Born on January 1, 1429
Died on December 13, 1475 (aged 46)

John of Palatinate-Simmern was a German nobleman. He was bishop of Münster and later Archbishop of Magdeburg.

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John Brereton

First Name John
Last Name Brereton
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John Francis Regis

First Name John
Last Name Regis
Born on January 31, 1597
Died on December 30, 1640 (aged 43)
Born in France, Occitania

Jean-François Régis, commonly known as Saint John Francis Regis and St. Regis,, was a French priest of the Society of Jesus, recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1737.

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John Hackett

First Name John
Last Name Hackett
Born on November 5, 1910
Died on September 9, 1997 (aged 86)

General Sir John Winthrop Hackett, was an Australian-born British soldier, painter, university administrator, author and in later life, a commentator.

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John Blakeney

First Name John
Last Name Blakeney
Born on January 1, 1649
Died on January 1, 1691 (aged 42)
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