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 Armstrong

First Name John
Last Name Armstrong
Died on April 1, 1843

John Armstrong Jr. was an American soldier and statesman who was a delegate to the Continental Congress, U.S. Senator from New York, and Secretary of War.

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John Marjoribanks

First Name John
Last Name Marjoribanks
Born on January 1, 1612 (age 414)
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John Pendry

First Name John
Last Name Pendry
Born on July 4, 1943 (age 82)

Sir John Brian Pendry, FRS FInstP is an English theoretical physicist known for his research into refractive indices and creation of the first practical "Invisibility Cloak". He is a professor of theoretical solid state physics at Imperial College London where he was head of the department of physics (1998–2001) and principal of the faculty of physical sciences (2001–2002). He is an honorary fellow of Downing College, Cambridge, and an IEEE fellow. He received the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience "for transformative contributions to the field of nano-optics that have broken long-held beliefs about the limitations of the resolution limits of optical microscopy and imaging.", together with Stefan Hell, and Thomas Ebbesen, in 2014.

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John Lionel Mortimer

First Name John
Last Name Mortimer
Died on June 1, 1983 (aged 13)
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John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston

First Name John
Last Name Churston
Died on November 30, 1870

John Yarde-Buller, 1st Baron Churston was a British, Conservative politician.

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John Leech

First Name John
Last Name Leech
Born on July 21, 1926
Died on September 28, 1992 (aged 66)

John Leech was a British mathematician working in number theory, geometry and combinatorial group theory. He is best known for his discovery of the Leech lattice in 1965. He also discovered Ta(3) in 1957. Leech was married to Jenifer Haselgrove, a British radio scientist.

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John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester

First Name John
Last Name Leicester
Died on September 27, 1737

John Sidney, 6th Earl of Leicester KB was an English soldier, peer, landowner, and courtier, and from 1705 to 1737 was Earl of Leicester, with a seat in the House of Lords.

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John Douglas Parker

First Name John
Last Name Parker
Born on April 22, 1924
Died on February 17, 1980 (aged 55)
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John Nicolson of Lasswade

First Name John
Last Name Lasswade
Died on January 1, 1605
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John Wither Awdry

First Name John
Last Name Awdry
Born on October 21, 1795
Died on May 31, 1878 (aged 82)

Sir John Wither Awdry DL was an English-born Indian judge.

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