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 Boyle, 14th Earl of Cork

First Name John
Last Name Cork
Born on May 12, 1916
Died on November 14, 2003 (aged 87)

John William Boyle, 14th Earl of Cork and 14th Earl of Orrery DSC VRD, styled The Honourable John Boyle from 1965 to 1995, was an Irish and British peer.

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John Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg

First Name John
Last Name Saxe-Coburg
Born on May 10, 1521
Died on February 8, 1553 (aged 31)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

John Ernest was a Duke of Saxe-Coburg.

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John Tufton

First Name John
Last Name Tufton
Born on November 23, 1773
Died on May 27, 1799 (aged 25)

John Tufton was an English cricketer and a Member of Parliament (MP). He was a member of the aristocratic Tufton family that produced the Earls of Thanet and related through his mother to the Sackville family that produced the Dukes of Dorset.

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John Dolben

First Name John
Last Name Dolben
Born on March 20, 1625
Died on April 11, 1686 (aged 61)

John Dolben (1625–1686) was an English priest and Church of England bishop and archbishop.

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John Ross, 2nd Lord Ross

First Name John
Last Name Ross
Born on November 30, 1472
Died on January 1, 1513 (aged 40)

John Ross, 2nd Lord Ross of Halkhead was a Scottish nobleman.

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John Hamilton, 1st of Orbiston

First Name John
Last Name Orbiston
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John Brocklehurst

First Name John
Last Name Brocklehurst
Born on October 30, 1788
Died on August 13, 1870 (aged 81)

John Brocklehurst, DL, MP, known as John Brocklehurst the younger, was an English silk manufacturer, banker and Liberal Party politician from Macclesfield in Cheshire. He sat in the House of Commons for 36 years, from 1832 to 1868.

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John Cooke-Hurle

First Name John
Last Name Cooke-Hurle
Born on January 1, 1907 (age 119)
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John Cromwell

First Name John
Last Name Cromwell
Died on September 26, 1979 (aged 9)

John Cromwell, was an American film and stage director and actor. His films spanned the early days of sound to 1950s film noir, when his directing career was cut short by the Hollywood blacklist.

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John Barrington

First Name John
Last Name Barrington
Born on January 1, 1722
Died on April 2, 1764 (aged 42)

Major-General John Barrington was an officer of the British Army, the third son of John Barrington, 1st Viscount Barrington.

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