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 Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon

First Name John
Last Name Carnarvon
Died on April 7, 1727

John Brydges, Marquess of Carnarvon, styled Viscount Wilton from 1714 to 1719, was a British Member of Parliament, heir apparent to the Duke of Chandos.

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John Maclaine, 14th of Lochbuie

First Name John
Last Name Lochbuie
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John Button

First Name John
Last Name Button
Born on July 27, 1943
Died on January 12, 2014 (aged 70)

John Button was an English rallycross driver and the father of 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button. His best overall results were both in 1976, as the runner-up in the Embassy/RAC-MSA British Rallycross and TEAC/Lydden Rallycross championships.

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John Byrne

First Name John
Last Name Byrne
Born on January 6, 1940 (age 86)

John Patrick Byrne is a Scottish playwright and artist. He wrote The Slab Boys Trilogy, plays which explore working-class life in Scotland, and the TV dramas Tutti Frutti and Your Cheatin' Heart. Byrne is also a painter, printmaker and theatre designer.

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John Maclean, 3rd of Lochbuie

First Name John
Last Name Lochbuie
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John Cairnes

First Name John
Last Name Cairnes
Born on January 1, 1614
Died on January 1, 1678 (aged 64)

John Cairnes was an Irish politician.

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John Lindsay, 6th of Dowhill

First Name John
Last Name Dowhill
Died on November 30, 1565
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John Norman

John Frederick Lange, Jr
First Name John
Last Name Norman
Born on June 3, 1931 (age 95)

John Norman is the pen name of John Frederick Lange Jr., who is the author of the Gor series of science fantasy novels, and a professor of philosophy.

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John Fenn

First Name John
Last Name Fenn
Born on June 15, 1917
Died on December 10, 2010 (aged 93)

John Bennett Fenn was an American professor of analytical chemistry who was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002. Fenn shared half of the award with Koichi Tanaka for their work in mass spectrometry. The other half of the 2002 award went to Kurt Wüthrich. Fenn's contributions specifically related to the development of electrospray ionization, now a commonly used technique for large molecules and routine liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Early in his career, Fenn did research in the field of jet propulsion at Project SQUID, and focused on molecular beam studies. Fenn finished his career with more than 100 publications, including one book.

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John Fallon

First Name John
Last Name Fallon
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