List of Famous people named John

John Elias Baldacci is an American politician who served as the 73rd Governor of Maine from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat, he also served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003.

John Ashley was an American actor, producer and singer. He was best known for his work as an actor in films for American International Pictures, producing and acting in horror movies shot in the Philippines, and for producing various television series, including The A-Team.

John Herbert Varley is an American science fiction writer.

John Dollond was an English optician, known for his successful optics business and his patenting and commercialization of achromatic doublets.

John Charles Carney Jr. is an American politician who is the 74th governor of Delaware, serving since 2017. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and served as the U.S. Representative for Delaware's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2017. Carney was also the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Delaware from 2001 to 2009 and served as Delaware's Secretary of Finance. He first unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2008, losing to Jack Markell. He ran for governor again in 2016 and won, succeeding Markell, who was term-limited. He was reelected in 2020, defeating Republican Julianne Murray with 59.5% of the vote.

John Proby, 2nd Earl of Carysfort, known as Lord Proby from 1804 to 1828, was a British military commander and Whig politician.