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 Twysden

First Name John

Last Name Twysden

Born on January 17, 1607

Died on January 17, 1688 (aged 81)

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John Maitland of Thirlestane and Levington

First Name John

Last Name Levington

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John Dunbar, 3rd of Hempriggs

First Name John

Last Name Hempriggs

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John Ffowcs Williams

First Name John

Last Name Williams

Born on May 25, 1935

Died on December 12, 2020 (aged 85)

Born in United Kingdom

John "Shôn" Eirwyn Ffowcs Williams was Emeritus Rank Professor of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and a former Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge (1996–2002). He may be best known for his contributions to Aeroacoustics, in particular for his work on Concorde. Together with one of his students, David Hawkings, he introduced the far-field integration method in computational aeroacoustics based on Lighthill's acoustic analogy, known as the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings analogy.

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John Granville

First Name John

Last Name Granville

Died on January 1, 1984 (aged 14)

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John Lumley

First Name John

Last Name Lumley

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John Harvey

First Name John

Last Name Harvey

Born on December 21, 1938 (age 87)

Born in United Kingdom, England

John Harvey is a British author of crime fiction most famous for his series of jazz-influenced Charlie Resnick novels, based in the City of Nottingham.

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John Harron

First Name John

Last Name Harron

Born on March 31, 1903

Died on November 24, 1939 (aged 36)

Born in United States of America, New York

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John Harron was an American actor. He appeared in 167 films between 1918 and 1940. Born in New York, New York, he was the brother of actor Robert Harron and of actress Mary Harron. Harron died in Seattle, Washington from spinal meningitis.

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