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 Denison-Pender, 3rd Baron Pender

First Name John
Last Name Pender
Born on May 6, 1933
Died on December 17, 2016 (aged 83)
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John Riddell

First Name John
Last Name Riddell
Born on June 7, 1838
Died on January 1, 1893 (aged 54)
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John Norton, 7th Baron Grantley

First Name John
Last Name Grantley
Born on July 30, 1923
Died on June 24, 1995 (aged 71)
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John Komnenos Doukas

First Name John
Last Name Doukas
Born on November 30, 1249
Died on January 1, 1244

John Komnenos Doukas, Latinized as Comnenus Ducas, was ruler of Thessalonica from 1237 until his death in 1244.

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John Pratt, 5th Marquess Camden

First Name John
Last Name Camden
Born on April 12, 1899
Died on March 22, 1983 (aged 83)
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John Crewe

First Name John
Last Name Crewe
Born on November 30, 1680
Died on August 25, 1749 (aged 68)
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John Loder, 3rd Baron Wakehurst

First Name John
Last Name Wakehurst
Born on September 23, 1925
Died on July 29, 2022 (aged 96)

John Christopher Loder, 3rd Baron Wakehurst was a British hereditary peer. He served the title of Baron Wakehurst, after succeeding his father John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst upon his death in 1970.

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John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester

First Name John
Last Name Winchester
Born on June 3, 1801
Died on July 4, 1887 (aged 86)

John Paulet, 14th Marquess of Winchester, styled Earl of Wiltshire until 1843, was a British peer and soldier.

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John Boylan

John Patrick Boylan IV
First Name John
Last Name Boylan
Born on March 21, 1941 (age 85)

John Patrick Boylan II is an American record producer and songwriter. Upon graduating from Bard College, he and his brother Terence worked with music publisher Charles Koppelman before moving to Los Angeles in the late 1960s. There they recorded an album as the Appletree Theatre. After a stint as one-third of the group Hamilton Streetcar which in 1969 recorded a self-titled album for Dot Records, John then started to develop a career as a producer, working with Ricky Nelson, the Association, the Dillards, Presence and others. He also managed Linda Ronstadt – in particular, introducing her to a then unknown group of musicians who went on to become her backing band in 1971, and later became the Eagles.

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John Scott, 4th Earl of Eldon

First Name John
Last Name Eldon
Born on March 29, 1899
Died on October 20, 1976 (aged 77)

John Scott, 4th Earl of Eldon was a British Royal Auxiliary Air Force officer, peer and courtier.

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