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 Archibald Shaw-Stewart

First Name John
Last Name Shaw-Stewart
Born on September 15, 1829
Died on May 25, 1900 (aged 70)
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John of Shanghai and San Francisco

First Name John
Last Name Francisco
Born on June 4, 1896
Died on July 2, 1966 (aged 70)
Born in Ukraine

Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco, was a prominent Eastern Orthodox ascetic and hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) who was active in the mid-20th century. He was a pastor and spiritual father of high reputation and a reputed wonderworker to whom were attributed powers of prophecy, clairvoyance and healing. He is often referred to as "St. John the Wonderworker".

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John Dickinson

First Name John
Last Name Dickinson
Born on November 8, 1732
Died on February 14, 1808 (aged 75)

John Dickinson, a Founding Father of the United States, was a solicitor and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Wilmington, Delaware, known as the "Penman of the Revolution" for his twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, published individually in 1767 and 1768. As a member of the First Continental Congress, where he was a signee to the Continental Association, Dickinson drafted most of the 1774 Petition to the King, and then, as a member of the Second Continental Congress, wrote the 1775 Olive Branch Petition. When these two attempts to negotiate with King George III of Great Britain failed, Dickinson reworked Thomas Jefferson's language and wrote the final draft of the 1775 Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms. When Congress then decided to seek independence from Great Britain, Dickinson served on the committee that wrote the Model Treaty and then wrote the first draft of the 1776–1777 Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union. Dickinson later served as president of the 1786 Annapolis Convention, which called for the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Dickinson attended the Convention as a delegate from Delaware.

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John Shrapnel

Jonathan Shrapnel
First Name John
Last Name Shrapnel
Born on April 27, 1942
Died on February 14, 2020 (aged 77)

John Morley Shrapnel was an English actor. He is known mainly for his stage work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre in the United Kingdom and for his many television appearances. One of his well-known roles was Mr. Skinner in the 1996 live-action film 101 Dalmatians.

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John Browning

First Name John
Last Name Browning
Born on January 23, 1855
Died on November 26, 1926 (aged 71)

John Moses Browning was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of military and civilian firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms – many of which are still in use around the world. He made his first firearm at age 13 in his father's gun shop, and was awarded the first of his 128 firearm patents on October 7, 1879, at the age of 24. He is regarded as one of the most successful firearms designers of the 19th and 20th centuries, and pioneered the development of modern automatic and semi-automatic firearms.

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John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl

First Name John
Last Name Atholl
Born on December 15, 1871
Died on March 16, 1942 (aged 70)

John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl,, styled Marquess of Tullibardine until 1917, was a Scottish soldier and Unionist politician.

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John Rädecker

First Name John
Last Name Rädecker
Born on September 5, 1885
Died on January 12, 1956 (aged 70)

John Rädecker was a painter and sculptor from the northern Netherlands, best known for his Monument on the Dam.

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John Hindmarsh

First Name John
Last Name Hindmarsh
Born on January 1, 1785
Died on July 29, 1860 (aged 75)

Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh KH was a naval officer and the first Governor of South Australia, from 28 December 1836 to 16 July 1838.

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John Davis

First Name John
Last Name Davis
Born on July 20, 1954 (age 71)

John Andrew Davis is an American film producer and founder of Davis Entertainment.

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John Robertson Aikman

First Name John
Last Name Aikman
Born on February 25, 1860
Died on April 18, 1948 (aged 88)

Lt.-Col. Thomas Stokes George Hughes Robertson-Aikman was a Scottish soldier and curler.

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