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 Abele

First Name John
Last Name Abele
Born on January 1, 1941 (age 85)

John E. Abele is an American businessman, and the co-founder and a director of Boston Scientific, a medical device company. He was awarded the ASME Medal in 2010.

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John Alfred Trench

First Name John
Last Name Trench
Born on February 5, 1839
Died on March 28, 1922 (aged 83)
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John V, Lord of Arkel

First Name John
Last Name Arkel
Born on September 11, 1362
Died on August 25, 1428 (aged 65)

John V, Lord of Arkel was Lord of Arkel, Haastrecht and Hagestein and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and West Frisia. He was a son of Lord Otto of Arkel and his wife, Elisabeth of Bar-Pierrepont.

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John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton

First Name John
Last Name Petherton
Born on February 10, 1896
Died on January 20, 1989 (aged 92)

Field Marshal Allan Francis Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton,, known as John Harding, was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the First World War and the Second World War, served in the Malayan Emergency, and later advised the British government on the response to the Mau Mau Uprising. He also served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS), the professional head of the British Army, and was Governor of Cyprus from 1955 to 1957 during the Cyprus Emergency.

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John Scandrett Harford

First Name John
Last Name Harford
Born on November 30, 1753
Died on November 30, 1814 (aged 61)
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John Campbell of Morriston

First Name John
Last Name Morriston
Died on November 30, 1807
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John Elliot Cairnes

First Name John
Last Name Cairnes
Born on September 26, 1823 (age 202)
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John Berowald Innes, younger of Edingight

First Name John
Last Name Edingight
Born on January 1, 1965 (age 61)
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John O'Donnel

First Name John
Last Name O'Donnel
Born on January 1, 1862
Died on April 15, 1932 (aged 70)
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John II, Marquis of Namur

First Name John
Last Name Namur
Born on January 1, 1311
Died on April 2, 1335 (aged 24)

John II was Marquis of Namur from 1330 to 1335.

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