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 St. John

First Name John
Last Name John
Died on April 5, 1576
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John Harvey

First Name John
Last Name Harvey
Born on July 16, 1865 (age 160)
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John Herbert Upton

First Name John
Last Name Upton
Died on November 13, 1930
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John Goring

First Name John
Last Name Goring
Died on October 16, 1520
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John Preskill

First Name John
Last Name Preskill
Born on January 19, 1953 (age 73)

John Phillip Preskill is an American theoretical physicist and the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California Institute of Technology, where he is also the Director of the Institute for Quantum Information and Matter.

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John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan

First Name John
Last Name Buchan
Born on November 30, 1449
Died on November 30, 1550 (aged 101)

John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Buchan was a Scottish nobleman.

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John Holmes

First Name John
Last Name Holmes
Born on April 29, 1951 (age 75)

Sir John Holmes is a British former diplomat who is the current Chairman of the Electoral Commission.

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John George of Ohlau

First Name John
Last Name Ohlau
Died on July 6, 1592

John George of Ohlau, was a Duke of Ohlau and Wohlau Wołów.

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John Salusbury-Trelawny

First Name John
Last Name Salusbury-Trelawny
Born on May 8, 1860
Died on April 14, 1920 (aged 59)
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John R. Ross

First Name John
Last Name Ross
Born on May 7, 1938 (age 88)

John Robert "Haj" Ross is a poet and linguist. He played a part in the development of generative semantics along with George Lakoff, James D. McCawley, and Paul Postal. He was a professor of linguistics at MIT from 1966–1985 and has worked in Brazil, Singapore and British Columbia. He is currently at the University of North Texas.

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