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 Gillis St. Leger

First Name John
Last Name Leger
Born on July 19, 1811
Died on January 17, 1867 (aged 55)
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John Prendergast Vereker

First Name John
Last Name Vereker
Born on January 1, 1822
Died on November 30, 1891 (aged 69)
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John na Seamar Burke, 1st Baron Leitrim

First Name John
Last Name Leitrim
Died on November 30, 1582

John "na Seamer" Burke, Baron Leitrim, also known as John of the Shamrocks, was one of the notorious half-brothers called the meic an Iarla, whose conflicts with each other and their father, Richard Burke, 2nd Earl of Clanricarde, caused devastation to south Connacht several times between the late 1560s and early 1580s.

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John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound

First Name John
Born on July 3, 1921
Died on August 6, 2005 (aged 84)
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John Henry Plumb

First Name John
Last Name Plumb
Born on January 1, 1951 (age 75)
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John de Trafford

First Name John
Last Name Trafford

Sir John Humphrey de Trafford, 7th Baronet, MBE is a British businessman and banker. He is the son of Sir Dermot de Trafford, 6th Baronet and his first wife Patricia Mary Beeley. He succeeded to the de Trafford Baronetcy upon the death of his father in January 2010, and was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's 2010 Birthday Honours.

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John Pollen

First Name John
Last Name Pollen
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John Dacres Thicknesse

First Name John
Last Name Thicknesse
Born on July 30, 1931
Died on February 26, 2006 (aged 74)
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John Peter Allsopp

First Name John
Last Name Allsopp
Born on November 16, 1942 (age 83)
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John de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricarde

First Name John
Last Name Clanricarde
Born on September 22, 1744
Died on July 27, 1808 (aged 63)

General John Thomas de Burgh, 13th and 1st Earl of Clanricarde PC (Ire), styled The Honourable until 1797, was an Irish nobleman and soldier. He was made a member of the Privy Council of Ireland in 1801.

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