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 E. Walker

John Ernest Walker

First Name John

Last Name Walker

Born on January 7, 1941 (age 85)

Born in United Kingdom, England

Sir John Ernest Walker is a British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1997. As of 2015 Walker is Emeritus Director and Professor at the MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit in Cambridge, and a Fellow of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

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John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo

First Name John

Last Name Mayo

Born on January 1, 1705

Died on December 2, 1790 (aged 85)

John Bourke, 1st Earl of Mayo was an Irish politician and peer.

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John Foot

First Name John

Last Name Foot

Born on November 8, 1964 (age 61)

Born in United Kingdom, England

John Mackintosh Foot is an English academic historian specialising in Italy.

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John Edward Courtenay Bodley

First Name John

Last Name Bodley

Born on June 6, 1853

Died on May 28, 1925 (aged 71)

Born in United Kingdom, England

John Edward Courtenay Bodley was an English civil servant, known for his writings on France.

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John IV of Chalon-Arlay

First Name John

Last Name Chalon-Arlay

Born on January 1, 1443

Died on April 15, 1502 (aged 59)

Born in France

John IV of Chalon-Arlay or John of Chalon was a prince of Orange and lord of Arlay. He played an important role in the Mad War, a series of conflicts in which aristocrats sought to resist the expansion and centralisation of power under the French monarch.

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