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 Skehel

John James Skehel
First Name John
Last Name Skehel
Born on February 27, 1941 (age 85)

Sir John James Skehel, is a British virologist and Emeritus scientist at the Francis Crick Institute in London. From 1987 to 2006 he was Director of the National Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) at Mill Hill which was incorporated into the Crick Institute in 2016.

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John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene

First Name John
Last Name Massereene
Died on September 23, 1665

John Clotworthy, 1st Viscount Massereene was a prominent Anglo-Irish politician.

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John Soane

First Name John
Last Name Soane
Born on September 10, 1753
Died on January 20, 1837 (aged 83)

Sir John Soane was an English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style. The son of a bricklayer, he rose to the top of his profession, becoming professor of architecture at the Royal Academy and an official architect to the Office of Works. He received a knighthood in 1831.

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John Rubens Smith

First Name John
Last Name Smith
Born on January 23, 1775
Died on August 21, 1849 (aged 74)

John Rubens Smith was a London-born painter, printmaker and art instructor who worked in the United States.

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John Christian of Eggenberg

First Name John
Last Name Eggenberg
Born on September 7, 1641
Died on December 14, 1710 (aged 69)
Born in Czech Republic
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John Peter Grant

First Name John
Last Name Grant
Born on September 21, 1774
Died on May 17, 1848 (aged 73)

John Peter Grant was a Scottish politician from Inverness-shire who sat in the House of Commons for English constituencies between 1812 and 1826.

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John Rutledge, Jr.

First Name John
Last Name Jr.
Born on January 1, 1766
Died on September 1, 1819 (aged 53)

John Rutledge Jr. was a United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Charles Town in the Province of South Carolina, he was a son of John Rutledge, who was President of South Carolina, Governor of South Carolina, a Continental Congressman, Philadelphia Convention Framer of the United States Constitution, and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and a nephew of Edward Rutledge, another Continental Congressman from South Carolina. The younger John received private instruction and also attended school in Charleston and Philadelphia. He studied law with his father, was admitted to the bar about 1787 and practiced in Charleston; he also engaged as a planter. From 1794 to 1797, he was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1794 to the Fourth Congress, and was elected as a Federalist to the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Congresses, serving from March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1803. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Thirteenth Congress, and commanded a company of the Twenty-eighth Regiment, South Carolina Militia, in 1799. He was promoted to major and in 1804 succeeded to the command of the regiment and served as its commander in the War of 1812. He commanded the Seventh Brigade from 1816 until his death in Philadelphia.

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John Woolf

First Name John
Last Name Woolf
Born on March 15, 1913
Died on June 28, 1999 (aged 86)
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John Blakeney

First Name John
Last Name Blakeney
Born on December 7, 1824
Died on January 12, 1895 (aged 70)

John Edward Blakeney was an Anglican priest in the 19th century.

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John Raymond Raymond-Barker

First Name John
Last Name Raymond-Barker
Born on March 30, 1801
Died on May 21, 1888 (aged 87)
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