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 Ostrom

First Name John
Last Name Ostrom
Born on February 18, 1928
Died on July 16, 2005 (aged 77)

John Harold Ostrom was an American paleontologist who revolutionized modern understanding of dinosaurs in the 1960s.

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John M. Ball

First Name John
Last Name Ball

Sir John Macleod Ball is a British mathematician and former Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He was the President of the International Mathematical Union from 2003–06 and a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford.

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John Carden

First Name John
Last Name Carden
Born on January 1, 1720
Died on January 1, 1774 (aged 54)
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John Melcher

First Name John
Last Name Melcher
Born on September 6, 1924
Died on April 12, 2018 (aged 93)

John David Melcher was an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Montana as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977 and as a United States Senator from 1977 until 1989.

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John Taylor

First Name John
Last Name Taylor
Born on September 11, 1914
Died on January 30, 2001 (aged 86)

John Vernon Taylor was an English bishop and theologian who was the Bishop of Winchester from 1974 to 1984.

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John Adams

First Name John
Last Name Adams
Born on May 24, 1920
Died on March 3, 1984 (aged 63)

Sir John Bertram Adams was an English accelerator physicist and administrator.

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John Fetherstonhaugh

First Name John
Last Name Fetherstonhaugh
Died on January 1, 1776
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John Martin

First Name John
Last Name Martin
Born on January 1, 1815
Died on May 22, 1864 (aged 49)
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John FitzDavid Barry

First Name John
Last Name Barry
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John Hamilton Lambert

First Name John
Last Name Lambert
Born on January 25, 1867
Died on February 28, 1925 (aged 58)
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