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 Jeremy Howie

First Name John
Last Name Howie
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John Gifford

First Name John
Last Name Gifford
Born on November 27, 1821
Died on November 2, 1887 (aged 65)
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John Savile

First Name John
Last Name Savile
Died on January 1, 1717
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John la Zouche, 8th Lord Zouche (of Haryngworth)

First Name John
Last Name Haryngworth)
Died on August 10, 1550
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John Edward Gibbon

First Name John
Last Name Gibbon
Born on July 27, 1938 (age 88)
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John Henry Dewhurst

First Name John
Last Name Dewhurst
Born on January 1, 1854
Died on January 1, 1921 (aged 67)
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John Thomas Erskine, 25th/8th Earl of Mar

First Name John
Last Name Mar
Born on June 18, 1772
Died on September 20, 1828 (aged 56)
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John Sebastian McEwen

First Name John
Last Name McEwen
Born on July 29, 1942 (age 84)
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John William Hamilton

First Name John
Last Name Hamilton
Died on November 30, 1778
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John Hugh Seiradhakis

First Name John
Last Name Seiradhakis
Born on March 5, 1948
Died on May 3, 2020 (aged 72)
Born in Greece, Crete Region

John Seiradakis was a Greek astronomer and professor emeritus at the Department of Physics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is best known for his contributions in the understanding of radio pulsars, the Galactic Center and archaeoastronomy. Since the early 2000s he was heavily involved in the decoding of the Antikythera mechanism. He was a founding member of the Hellenic Astronomical Society, the European Astronomical Society and the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA).

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