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 Symonds

First Name John
Last Name Symonds
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John Clive Ward

First Name John
Last Name Ward
Born on August 1, 1924
Died on May 6, 2000 (aged 75)

John Clive Ward, was a British-Australian physicist. He introduced the Ward–Takahashi identity, also known as "Ward Identity". Andrei Sakharov said Ward was one of the titans of quantum electrodynamics. He made significant contributions to quantum solid-state physics, statistical mechanics and the Ising model.

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John St. Maur Ramsden

First Name John
Last Name Ramsden
Born on April 26, 1902
Died on June 7, 1948 (aged 46)
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John III, Count of Dreux

First Name John
Last Name Dreux
Born on January 1, 1295
Died on January 1, 1331 (aged 36)

John III, Count of Dreux, was the second son of John II of Dreux and of Jeanne of Beaujeu.

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John Baptist Sequeira

First Name John
Last Name Sequeira
Born on June 23, 1930
Died on October 9, 2019 (aged 89)
Born in India

John Baptist Sequeira was an Indian Roman Catholic bishop.

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John Paxton

First Name John
Last Name Paxton
Born on May 21, 1911
Died on January 5, 1985 (aged 73)

John Paxton was an American screenwriter. He was married to Sarah Jane, who worked in public relations for 20th Century Fox.

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John Riddell

First Name John
Last Name Riddell
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John Dickson Carr

First Name John
Last Name Carr
Born on November 30, 1906
Died on February 27, 1977 (aged 70)

John Dickson Carr was an American author of detective stories, who also published using the pseudonyms Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn.

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John Joseph Bennett

First Name John
Last Name Bennett
Born on January 8, 1801
Died on February 29, 1876 (aged 75)

John Joseph Bennett was a British botanist.

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John Mostyn

First Name John
Last Name Mostyn
Died on July 19, 1634
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