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 Cochrane, 2nd Earl of Dundonald

First Name John
Last Name Dundonald
Born on January 1, 1660
Died on May 16, 1690 (aged 30)
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John Lomax

First Name John
Last Name Lomax
Born on September 23, 1867
Died on January 26, 1948 (aged 80)

John Avery Lomax was an American teacher, a pioneering musicologist, and a folklorist who did much for the preservation of American folk music. He was the father of Alan Lomax and Bess Lomax Hawes.

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John Naber

John Phillips Naber
First Name John
Last Name Naber
Born on January 20, 1956 (age 70)

John Phillips Naber is an American former competition swimmer, five-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in multiple events.

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John Stewart Lee Marjoribanks

First Name John
Last Name Marjoribanks
Born on November 30, 1923
Died on May 14, 2018 (aged 94)
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John I of Lüben

First Name John
Last Name Lüben
Born on January 1, 1425
Died on November 30, 1452 (aged 27)

John I, Duke of Lüben, was a ruler of Lüben (Lubin) during 1441–1446 with his brother, as co-rulers, Haynau (Chojnów) since 1452, Brieg (Brzeg) and Goldberg (Złotoryja) during 1449–1450 with his brother, as co-rulers.

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John Claudius Loudon

First Name John
Last Name Loudon
Born on April 8, 1783
Died on December 14, 1843 (aged 60)

John Claudius Loudon was a Scottish botanist, garden designer and author. He was the first to use the term arboretum in writing to refer to a garden of plants, especially trees, collected for the purpose of scientific study. The standard author abbreviation Loudon is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. He had a wife, Jane, née Webb.

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John N. Mitchell

First Name John
Last Name Mitchell
Born on September 15, 1913
Died on November 9, 1988 (aged 75)

John Newton Mitchell was an American lawyer, the 67th Attorney General of the United States under President Richard Nixon, chairman of Nixon's 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns, and a convicted criminal. Prior to that, he had been a municipal bond lawyer and one of Nixon's closest personal friends.

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John Vernon Cole

First Name John
Last Name Cole
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John Pringle

First Name John
Last Name Pringle
Born on April 10, 1707
Died on January 18, 1782 (aged 74)

Sir John Pringle, 1st Baronet, PRS was a British physician who has been called the "father of military medicine".

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John Whitehead Greaves

First Name John
Last Name Greaves
Born on June 21, 1807
Died on February 12, 1880 (aged 72)

John Whitehead Greaves was an English businessman who was instrumental in developing the slate industry in Wales.

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