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 Thornton

First Name John
Last Name Thornton
Born on October 31, 1783
Died on November 30, 1860 (aged 77)
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John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler

First Name John
Last Name Butler
Born on December 20, 1888
Died on September 5, 1916 (aged 27)

John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler was a British Army officer during the First World War and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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John Austin

First Name John
Last Name Austin
Born on March 3, 1790
Died on December 1, 1859 (aged 69)

John Austin was an English legal theorist, who posthumously influenced British and American law with an analytical approach to jurisprudence and a theory of legal positivism. Austin opposed traditional approaches of "natural law", arguing against any need for connections between law and morality. Human legal systems, he claimed, can and should be studied in an empirical, value-free way.

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John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton

First Name John
Last Name Exton
Died on August 23, 1613

John Harington, 1st Baron Harington of Exton in Rutland, was an English courtier and politician.

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John King

First Name John
Last Name King
Died on November 30, 1636
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John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester

First Name John
Last Name Worcester
Born on May 8, 1427
Died on October 18, 1470 (aged 43)

John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester KG was an English nobleman and scholar, Lord High Treasurer, Lord High Constable and Deputy Governor of Ireland. He was known as "the Butcher of England".

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John E. Davis

First Name John
Last Name Davis
Born on April 18, 1913
Died on May 12, 1990 (aged 77)

John E. Davis was Director of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency from 1969 to 1976. He previously served as the National Commander of The American Legion, from 1966 to 1967, and as the 25th Governor of North Dakota from 1957 to 1961.

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John Talbot Kellett

First Name John
Last Name Kellett
Died on January 1, 1877
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John Lutz

First Name John
Last Name Lutz
Born on September 11, 1939
Died on January 9, 2021 (aged 81)

John Lutz was an American writer who mainly wrote mystery novels. John Lutz's work included political suspense, private eye novels, urban suspense, humor, occult, crime caper, police procedural, espionage, historical, futuristic, amateur detective, thriller; virtually every mystery sub-genre. He was the author of more than forty novels and over 200 short stories and articles.

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John Robert Nicholson

First Name John
Last Name Nicholson
Born on December 1, 1901
Died on October 8, 1983 (aged 81)

John Robert "Jack" Nicholson, was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

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