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 Gathorne Montagu-Pollock

First Name John
Last Name Montagu-Pollock
Born on November 7, 1911
Died on June 21, 1995 (aged 83)
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John D. MacArthur

First Name John
Last Name MacArthur
Born on March 6, 1897
Died on January 6, 1978 (aged 80)

John Donald MacArthur was an American businessman and philanthropist who established the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, benefactor in the MacArthur Fellowships.

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John Alastair King

First Name John
Last Name King
Born on March 4, 1905
Died on January 1, 1991 (aged 85)
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John Farquharson of Crathie

First Name John
Last Name Crathie
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John Anthony Royds Coote

First Name John
Last Name Coote
Born on November 8, 1959 (age 66)
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John Armour Macmillan

First Name John
Last Name Macmillan
Born on January 1, 1882
Died on January 22, 1939 (aged 57)
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John Nevin Agnew

First Name John
Last Name Agnew
Born on May 10, 1922
Died on June 6, 2013 (aged 91)
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John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont

First Name John
Last Name Egmont
Born on July 12, 1683
Died on May 1, 1748 (aged 64)

John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont, PC, FRS, known as Sir John Perceval, Bt, from 1691 to 1715, as The Lord Perceval from 1715 to 1722 and as The Viscount Perceval from 1722 to 1733, was an Anglo-Irish politician.

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John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland

First Name John
Last Name Holland
Born on July 17, 1635
Died on March 19, 1717 (aged 81)

John Campbell, 1st Earl of Breadalbane and Holland, son of Sir John Campbell of Glen Orchy, and of the Lady Mary Graham, daughter of William Graham, 1st Earl of Airth and 7th Earl of Menteith, was a member of Scottish nobility during the Glorious Revolution and Jacobite risings and also known as "Slippery John". An astutely political man, Campbell was one of the men implicated in the Massacre of Glencoe.

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John Courage

First Name John
Last Name Courage
Born on January 1, 1761
Died on January 1, 1797 (aged 36)
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