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 Hubert de Burgh

First Name John
Last Name Burgh
Born on February 17, 1921
Died on December 4, 2010 (aged 89)
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John Richard de Burgh

First Name John
Last Name Burgh
Born on July 9, 1945 (age 80)
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John Henry Butter

First Name John
Last Name Butter
Born on April 20, 1916 (age 110)
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John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne

First Name John
Last Name Lisburne
Born on December 7, 1667
Died on March 20, 1721 (aged 53)

John Vaughan, 1st Viscount Lisburne, of Trawsgoed, Cardiganshire, was a Welsh nobleman.

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John Tryon

First Name John
Last Name Tryon
Born on July 1, 1914
Died on February 17, 1958 (aged 43)
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John Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich

First Name John
Last Name Sandwich

John Edward Hollister Montagu, 11th Earl of Sandwich, is a British entrepreneur, politician and nobleman. He has sat in the House of Lords on the crossbenches since 1995.

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John Winthrop the Younger

First Name John
Last Name Younger
Born on February 12, 1606
Died on April 6, 1676 (aged 70)

John Winthrop the Younger was an early governor of the Connecticut Colony, and he played a large role in the merger of several separate settlements into the unified colony.

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John Rutledge

First Name John
Last Name Rutledge
Born on September 17, 1739
Died on July 23, 1800 (aged 60)

John Rutledge was an American politician and jurist who served as one of the original Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and as its second Chief Justice. Additionally, he served as the first President of South Carolina and later as its first governor after the Declaration of Independence.

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John Stewart, 2nd Earl of Traquair

First Name John
Last Name Traquair
Born on November 30, 1623
Died on November 30, 1665 (aged 42)
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John VII Palaiologos

First Name John
Last Name Palaiologos
Born on January 1, 1370
Died on September 24, 1408 (aged 38)

John VII Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Byzantine emperor for five months in 1390, from 14 April to 17 September. A handful of sources suggest that John VII sometimes used the name Andronikos (Ἀνδρόνικος), possibly to honour the memory of his father, Andronikos IV Palaiologos.

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