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 Sealy Townsend

First Name John

Last Name Townsend

Born on June 7, 1868

Died on February 16, 1957 (aged 88)

Born in Ireland, Connacht, County Galway

Sir John Sealy Edward Townsend, FRS was an Irish mathematical physicist who conducted various studies concerning the electrical conduction of gases and directly measured the electrical charge. He was a Wykeham Professor of physics at Oxford University.

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John Belli

First Name John

Last Name Belli

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John Booth

First Name John

Last Name Booth

Born on November 30, 1580

Died on January 1, 1641 (aged 60)

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John Evans

First Name John

Last Name Evans

Born on September 26, 1785

Died on March 27, 1825 (aged 39)

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John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox

First Name John

Last Name Lennox

Born on January 1, 1490

Died on September 4, 1526 (aged 36)

John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox was a prominent Scottish magnate. He was the son of Matthew Stewart, 2nd Earl of Lennox and Lady Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton and Mary Stewart, Princess of Scotland, daughter of King James II of Scotland.

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John Monypenny

First Name John

Last Name Monypenny

Died on August 1, 1617

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John Coolidge Adams

First Name John

Last Name Adams

Born on February 15, 1947 (age 79)

Born in United States of America, Massachusetts

John Coolidge Adams is an American composer and conductor of classical music and opera, with strong roots in minimalism.

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John C. Baez

First Name John

Last Name Baez

Born on June 12, 1961 (age 65)

Born in United States of America, California

John Carlos Baez is an American mathematical physicist and a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in Riverside, California. He has worked on spin foams in loop quantum gravity, applications of higher categories to physics, and applied category theory.

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