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 Hope Sandilands

First Name John
Last Name Sandilands
Born on July 24, 1847
Died on May 2, 1903 (aged 55)
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John Cornwallis Godley

First Name John
Last Name Godley
Born on February 9, 1861
Died on August 19, 1946 (aged 85)
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John Macnaghten Whittaker

First Name John
Last Name Whittaker
Born on March 7, 1905
Died on January 29, 1984 (aged 78)

Prof John Macnaghten Whittaker FRS FRSE LLD was a British mathematician and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield from 1953 to 1965.

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John Nelder

First Name John
Last Name Nelder
Born on October 8, 1924
Died on August 7, 2010 (aged 85)

John Ashworth Nelder was a British statistician known for his contributions to experimental design, analysis of variance, computational statistics, and statistical theory.

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John La Farge

First Name John
Last Name Farge
Born on March 31, 1835
Died on November 14, 1910 (aged 75)

John La Farge was an American artist whose career spanned illustration, murals, interior design, painting, and popular books on his Asian travels and other art-related topics.

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John Gethin

First Name John
Last Name Gethin
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John Heygate

First Name John
Last Name Heygate
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John Gibson

First Name John
Last Name Gibson
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John Gilbert Tellwright

First Name John
Last Name Tellwright
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John de Gyse

First Name John
Last Name Gyse
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