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 Jolliffe Tufnell

First Name John
Last Name Tufnell
Born on July 1, 1805
Died on May 10, 1894 (aged 88)
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John Biddulph

First Name John
Last Name Biddulph
Died on January 1, 1720
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John Macdonald, 8th of Morar

First Name John
Last Name Morar
Died on January 1, 1809
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John Archdall

First Name John
Last Name Archdall
Born on January 1, 1650 (age 376)
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John Frederic Gibson

First Name John
Last Name Gibson
Born on May 6, 1919
Died on September 29, 2002 (aged 83)
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John VII, Count of Harcourt

First Name John
Last Name Harcourt
Born on January 1, 1369
Died on December 18, 1452 (aged 83)

Jean VII d'Harcourt was a French nobleman. He was Count of Harcourt, Count of Aumale, Viscount of Châtellerault, and Seigneur of Mézières, of Elbeuf, of Lillebone, of La Saussaye etc.

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John Colpoys Bloomfield

First Name John
Last Name Bloomfield
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John Gardner Ford

First Name John
Last Name Ford
Born on March 16, 1952 (age 74)

Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. was an American politician and attorney who served as the 38th president of the United States from 1974 to 1977. A member of the Republican Party, Ford previously served as the 40th vice president of the United States from 1973 to 1974. To date, Ford is the only person to have served as both vice president and president without being elected to either office by the Electoral College.

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John Grey

First Name John
Last Name Grey
Born on January 1, 1380
Died on November 30, 1438 (aged 58)

Sir John Grey KG, English nobleman and soldier, of Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, Badmondisfield, Suffolk, Great Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, etc., second but eldest surviving son and heir apparent of Sir Reginald Grey, 3rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn by his 1st wife, Margaret Roos. He was also Captain of Gournay.

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John Swinton of that Ilk

First Name John
Last Name Ilk
Died on January 1, 1820
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