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 Howard

First Name John
Last Name Howard
Born on October 22, 1952 (age 73)

John Howard is an Australian stage and screen actor. Howard is best known for his appearances in the television series Blue Heelers, SeaChange, Always Greener, All Saints and Packed to the Rafters.

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John MacMillan

First Name John
Last Name MacMillan
Born on October 25, 1935 (age 90)
Born in Canada, Alberta

John Stewart MacMillan is a Canadian retired ice hockey forward.

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John M. Hollerbach

First Name John
Last Name Hollerbach
Born on November 30, 1939 (age 86)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

John Matthew Hollerbach is a professor of computer science and research professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Utah. He is the editor of The International Journal of Robotics Research, a Senior Editor of Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments, and a Governing Board member of the electronic journal Haptics-e.

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John I, Burgrave of Nuremberg

First Name John
Last Name Nuremberg
Born on January 1, 1279
Died on January 1, 1300 (aged 21)

John I, Burgrave of Nuremberg was a member of the House of Hohenzollern and was Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1297 until his death. He was the son of Burgrave Frederick III of Nuremberg and his second wife, Helen of Saxony.

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John Maitland

First Name John
Last Name Maitland
Born on November 30, 1770
Died on October 20, 1836 (aged 65)
Born in United Kingdom

John Maitland was an officer of the Royal Navy, who saw service during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Rear-Admiral.

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John C. Whitehead

First Name John
Last Name Whitehead
Born on April 2, 1922
Died on February 7, 2015 (aged 92)

John Cunningham Whitehead was an American banker and civil servant, a board member of the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation, and, until his resignation in May 2006, chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.

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John Miers

First Name John
Last Name Miers
Born on August 25, 1789
Died on October 17, 1879 (aged 90)

John Miers, FRS FLS, knight grand cross of the Order of the Rose, was a British botanist and engineer, best known for his work on the flora of Chile and Argentina.

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John Campbell, 1st of Kinloch

First Name John
Last Name Kinloch
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John Chisholm, The Chisholm

First Name John
Last Name Chisholm
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John Macdonell of Sandaig and 1st of Lochgarry

First Name John
Last Name Lochgarry
Died on January 1, 1725
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