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 Dunbar of Mochrum

First Name John

Last Name Mochrum

Died on January 1, 1661

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John Howard Valentine Dicks

First Name John

Last Name Dicks

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John Bryan Taylor

First Name John

Last Name Taylor

Born on January 1, 1928 (age 98)

Born in United Kingdom, England

John Bryan Taylor is a British physicist known for his contributions to plasma physics and their application in the field of fusion energy. Notable among these is the development of the "Taylor state", describing a minimum-energy configuration that conserves magnetic helicity. Another development was his work on the ballooning transformation, which describes the motion of plasma in toroidal (donut) configurations, which are used in the fusion field. Taylor has also made contributions to the theory of the Earth's Dynamo, including the Taylor constraint.

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John MacFarlane, 8th of Gartartan and 1st of Ballagan

First Name John

Last Name Ballagan

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John Boyle

First Name John

Last Name Boyle

Born on January 1, 1758

Died on January 1, 1809 (aged 51)

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John FitzHenry Townsend

First Name John

Last Name Townsend

Born on January 1, 1811

Died on February 2, 1893 (aged 82)

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John William Corrington

First Name John

Last Name Corrington

Born on October 28, 1932

Died on November 24, 1988 (aged 56)

Born in United States of America, Tennessee

John William Corrington was an American film and television writer, novelist, poet, and lawyer.

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John William Dawson

First Name John

Last Name Dawson

Died on November 19, 1899

Born in Canada, Nova Scotia

Sir John William Dawson (1820–1899) was a Canadian geologist and university administrator.

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John Osburne Haughton

First Name John

Last Name Haughton

Born on August 28, 1868

Died on May 10, 1915 (aged 46)

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John Krol

First Name John

Last Name Krol

Born on October 26, 1910

Died on March 3, 1996 (aged 85)

Born in United States of America, Ohio

John Joseph Krol was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1961 to 1988, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland (1953–1961). He was created a cardinal in 1967 by Pope Paul VI.

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