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)

Born in United States of America, New York

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

Born in United Kingdom, England

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)

Born in United States of America, Iowa

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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