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 S. Detlie

First Name John
Last Name Detlie
Born on December 23, 1908
Died on November 30, 2005 (aged 96)

John Stewart Detlie was an American motion picture art director/set designer in Hollywood from 1937 to 1942.

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John of Nassau-Dillenburg

First Name John
Last Name Nassau-Dillenburg
Died on August 10, 1328

John, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg was the third son of Count Otto I of Nassau and his wife Agnes, daughter of Count Emich IV of Leiningen-Landeck. John was a first cousin of King Adolf of the Romans.

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John Darcy, 2nd Baron Darcy of Chiche

First Name John
Last Name Chiche
Died on March 3, 1581
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John S. Waugh

First Name John
Last Name Waugh
Born on April 25, 1929
Died on August 22, 2014 (aged 85)

John Stewart Waugh was an American chemist and Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is known for developing average hamiltonian theory and using it to extend NMR spectroscopy, previously limited to liquids, to the solid state. He is the author of ANTIOPE, a freeware general purpose Windows-based simulator of the spectra and dynamics of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). He has also used systems of a few coupled spins to illustrate the general requirements for equilibrium and ergodicity in isolated systems.

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John Cox

First Name John
Last Name Cox
Born on May 7, 1908
Died on September 1, 1972 (aged 64)

John Cox was an English sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Sound Recording and was nominated for two more in the same category. He worked on over 140 films between 1931 and 1972.

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John Savile Foljambe

First Name John
Last Name Foljambe
Born on May 3, 1776
Died on January 14, 1805 (aged 28)
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John Charleton, 3rd Baron Cherleton

First Name John
Last Name Cherleton
Born on November 30, 1335
Died on November 30, 1373 (aged 38)

John Charlton, 3rd Baron Cherleton, 3rd Lord Charlton of Powys. He was the son of John Charleton, 2nd Baron Cherleton and his wife Maud Mortimer. His marriage with Joan de Stafford, a daughter of Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford had been arranged by his brilliant grandfather in 1343. He succeeded to the title of 3rd Lord Cherleton in 1360.

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John Hunt

First Name John
Last Name Hunt
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John Darcy

First Name John
Last Name Darcy
Died on November 30, 1457
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John Wake

First Name John
Last Name Wake
Died on September 15, 1572
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