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 Abdy Combe

First Name John
Last Name Combe
Born on December 17, 1863
Died on February 14, 1929 (aged 65)
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John Peyton

First Name John
Last Name Peyton
Died on May 18, 1909
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John W. Tyson

First Name John
Last Name Tyson
Born on November 30, 1905
Died on January 15, 1967 (aged 61)

John W. Tyson was an American businessman, the founder of American multinational corporation Tyson Foods and, from 1935 until his death in 1967, its chief executive officer.

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John Wattleworth

First Name John
Last Name Wattleworth
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John Charles Brian Taite

First Name John
Last Name Taite
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John Cross

First Name John
Last Name Cross
Born on March 23, 1923
Died on February 2, 1951 (aged 27)
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John Posey

First Name John
Last Name Posey
Born on February 7, 1956 (age 70)

John Sanford Posey is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dr. Conrad Fenris in MTV's show Teen Wolf and Judge Will Millstone in the primetime drama How to Get Away with Murder.

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John Harris Snell

First Name John
Last Name Snell
Born on July 11, 1902 (age 123)
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John Burgh

First Name John
Last Name Burgh
Born on January 1, 1673
Died on January 1, 1743 (aged 70)
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John Dear

First Name John
Last Name Dear
Born on August 13, 1959 (age 66)

John Dear is an American Catholic priest, Christian pacifist, vegetarianism advocate, author and lecturer, and a former member of the Society of Jesus. He has been arrested over 75 times in acts of nonviolent civil disobedience against war, injustice and nuclear weapons as part of his "consistent ethic of nonviolence". Dear has been nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize, in January 2008 by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and most recently with Leo Rebello for the 2015 award.

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