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 Hamburg

First Name John
Last Name Hamburg
Born on May 26, 1970 (age 56)

John Liman Hamburg is an American screenwriter, film director and producer.

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John George Musters

First Name John
Last Name Musters
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John R. Dunning

First Name John
Last Name Dunning
Born on September 24, 1907
Died on August 25, 1975 (aged 67)

John Ray Dunning was an American physicist who played key roles in the Manhattan Project that developed the first atomic bombs. He specialized in neutron physics, and did pioneering work in gaseous diffusion for isotope separation. He was Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University from 1950 to 1969.

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John Horsley-Beresford

First Name John
Last Name Horsley-Beresford
Born on November 24, 1904
Died on January 24, 1998 (aged 93)
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John Masius

First Name John
Last Name Masius
Born on July 30, 1950 (age 76)

John Masius is an American screenwriter. He is a credited for creating the series Touched by an Angel (1994–2003), Providence (1999–2002) and Hawthorne (2009–2011).

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John Trevor

First Name John
Last Name Trevor
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John Lander

First Name John
Last Name Lander
Born on December 29, 1806
Died on November 6, 1839 (aged 32)

John Lander FRGS was the younger brother of English explorer Richard Lemon Lander and accompanied him on his second expedition to western Africa.

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John Sandford

John Roswell Camp
First Name John
Last Name Sandford
Born on February 23, 1944 (age 82)

John Sandford, real name John Roswell Camp, is an American New York Times best-selling author, novelist, a former journalist and recipient of the Pulitzer Prize.

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John Lee Mahin

First Name John
Last Name Mahin
Born on August 23, 1902
Died on April 18, 1984 (aged 81)

John Lee Mahin was an American screenwriter and producer of films who was active in Hollywood from the 1930s to the 1960s. He was known as the favorite writer of Clark Gable and Victor Fleming. In the words of one profile, he had "a flair for rousing adventure material, and at the same time he wrote some of the raciest and most sophisticated sexual comedies of that period."

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John Livingston

First Name John
Last Name Livingston
Born on June 21, 1603
Died on January 1, 1672 (aged 68)
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