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 McCallum

First Name John
Last Name McCallum
Born on March 14, 1918
Died on February 3, 2010 (aged 91)

John Neil McCallum, was an Australian theatre and film actor, highly successful in the United Kingdom. He was also a television producer.

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John II Stanley of the Isle of Man

First Name John
Last Name Man
Born on January 1, 1386
Died on January 1, 1432 (aged 46)

Sir John Stanley was Knight, Sheriff of Anglesey, Constable of Carnarvon, Justice of Chester, Steward of Macclesfield and titular King of Mann, the second of that name.

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John Macdonald, 2nd of Castleton

First Name John
Last Name Castleton
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John Hopkins Bradney

First Name John
Last Name Bradney
Born on January 31, 1795
Died on March 16, 1861 (aged 66)
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John Kenneth Alexander Stewart, younger of Strathgarry

First Name John
Last Name Strathgarry
Born on December 15, 1961
Died on January 1, 2011 (aged 49)
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John J. Fisher

First Name John
Last Name Fisher
Born on June 1, 1961 (age 65)

John J. Fisher is an American businessman. He is the owner of Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics and has stakes in Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes and Scotland's Celtic F.C. He is the son of Gap Inc. founders Donald Fisher and Doris F. Fisher.

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John Kipling

First Name John
Last Name Kipling
Born on August 17, 1897
Died on September 27, 1915 (aged 18)

John Kipling was the only son of British author Rudyard Kipling. In the First World War his father used his influence to get him an army commission, despite his having been decisively rejected for poor eyesight. His death at the Battle of Loos caused his family immense grief, and placed a great strain on the marriage as Kipling's wife had strongly opposed his enlisting.

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John Watson Simpson

First Name John
Last Name Simpson
Died on January 11, 1929
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John Stirling

First Name John
Last Name Stirling
Born on June 1, 1640
Died on July 31, 1709 (aged 69)
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John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee

First Name John
Last Name Dundee
Born on July 21, 1648
Died on July 27, 1689 (aged 41)

John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee, known as the 7th Laird of Claverhouse until raised to the viscountcy in 1688, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman, a Tory and an Episcopalian. Claverhouse was responsible for policing south-west Scotland during and after the religious unrest and rebellion of the 1670s/80s.

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