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 Macdonald, 4th of Laig

First Name John
Last Name Laig
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Evelyn

First Name John
Last Name Evelyn
Born on August 11, 1601
Died on June 26, 1685 (aged 83)

Sir John Evelyn was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1626 and 1660.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Russell Clarke

First Name John
Last Name Clarke
Born on December 15, 1909
Died on January 1, 1963 (aged 53)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Macdonald

First Name John
Last Name Macdonald
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond

First Name John
Last Name Desmond
Born on November 30, 1349
Died on October 11, 1399 (aged 49)

John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond was the son of Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond. He married and had one son, Thomas, who succeeded him as Earl of Desmond.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Francis Gathorne-Hardy

First Name Francis
Last Name Gathorne-Hardy
Born on January 14, 1874
Died on August 21, 1949 (aged 75)

General the Honourable Sir John Francis Gathorne-Hardy, was a British First World War General officer who served in Italy and the Western Front.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John McGillycuddy

First Name John
Last Name McGillycuddy
Born on March 20, 1855
Died on March 4, 1930 (aged 74)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Clerk of Pennycuik

First Name John
Last Name Pennycuik
Born on November 30, 1610
Died on November 30, 1673 (aged 63)
Born in United Kingdom

John Clerk of Penicuik (1611–1674) was a Scottish merchant noted for maintaining a comprehensive archive of family papers, now held by the National Archives of Scotland and the National Library of Scotland.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Maclean

First Name John
Last Name Maclean
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

John Plunket

First Name John
Last Name Plunket
Died on June 2, 1501
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.061730146408081s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.05699610710144s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.056972026824951s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.03036904335022s
t_/blocks/person-card: 10x 0.02385687828064s
headline: 20x 0.014951467514038s
people-list-rectangle: 18x 0.014104843139648s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0063240528106689s
router_page: 1x 0.0042390823364258s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.003695011138916s
qids: 11.5x 0.0025436878204346s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.000244140625s
head-facts: 1x 0.00022506713867188s
t_/blocks/people-list-rectangle: 18x 0.00022363662719727s
related: 1x 0.00022101402282715s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00020885467529297s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 1.9073486328125E-5s
using-file-qids-cache: 18x 5.9604644775391E-6s
using-qids-cache: 1x 2.1457672119141E-6s
----- END OF DUMP (2026-11-07 13:38:11)  -----