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 Maunsell

First Name John
Last Name Maunsell
Born on April 20, 1836
Died on August 27, 1867 (aged 31)
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John Goring

First Name John
Last Name Goring
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John de Vieuxpont

First Name John
Last Name Vieuxpont
Died on November 30, 1240
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John Oliver Creighton

First Name John
Last Name Creighton
Born on April 28, 1943 (age 83)

John Oliver Creighton, , is a former NASA astronaut who flew three Space Shuttle missions.

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John Polkinghorne

First Name John
Last Name Polkinghorne
Born on October 16, 1930
Died on March 9, 2021 (aged 90)

John Charlton Polkinghorne, is an English theoretical physicist, theologian, and Anglican priest. A prominent and leading voice explaining the relationship between science and religion, he was Professor of Mathematical Physics at the University of Cambridge from 1968 to 1979, when he resigned his chair to study for the priesthood, becoming an ordained Anglican priest in 1982. He served as the president of Queens' College, Cambridge, from 1988 until 1996.

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John Whisenant

First Name John
Last Name Whisenant
Born on June 18, 1945 (age 81)

John Harold Whisenant Jr. is an American former head coach for the Sacramento Monarchs and New York Liberty in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

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John Bryce McLeod

First Name John
Last Name McLeod
Died on August 20, 2014 (aged 44)

John Bryce McLeod, was a British mathematician, who worked on linear and nonlinear partial and ordinary differential equations.

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John Bayly

First Name John
Last Name Bayly
Born on September 3, 1805
Died on May 14, 1865 (aged 59)
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John Gilbert Baker

First Name John
Last Name Baker
Born on January 13, 1834
Died on August 16, 1920 (aged 86)

John Gilbert Baker FRS was an English botanist. His son was the botanist Edmund Gilbert Baker (1864–1949).

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John William

Ernest Armand Huss
First Name John
Last Name William
Born on October 9, 1922
Died on January 8, 2011 (aged 88)
Born in Comoé District
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