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 Alford

First Name John
Last Name Alford
Born on October 30, 1971 (age 54)

John Alford is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Robbie Wright in the BBC series Grange Hill (1985–90) and Billy Ray in the ITV series London's Burning (1993–98). He also had three Top 30 hits on the UK Singles Chart in 1996.

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John Early

First Name John
Last Name Early
Born on July 1, 1814
Died on May 23, 1873 (aged 58)

John Early was an Irish-American Catholic priest and Jesuit educator who was the president of the College of the Holy Cross and Georgetown University, as well as the founder and first president of Loyola College in Maryland. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to the United States at the age of nineteen. Upon his arrival, he enrolled at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Maryland, and entered the Society of Jesus, completing his education at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

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John Bennett Perry

First Name John
Last Name Perry
Born on January 4, 1941 (age 85)

John Bennett Perry is an American actor, singer, and former model. He is the father of actor Matthew Perry.

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John Sculley

First Name John
Last Name Sculley
Born on April 6, 1939 (age 87)

John Sculley III is an American businessman, entrepreneur and investor in high-tech startups. Sculley was vice-president (1970–1977) and president of PepsiCo (1977–1983), until he became chief executive officer (CEO) of Apple Inc. on April 8, 1983, a position he held until leaving in 1993. In May 1987, Sculley was named Silicon Valley's top-paid executive, with an annual salary of US$10.2 million.

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John Banner

First Name John
Last Name Banner
Born on January 28, 1910
Died on January 28, 1973 (aged 63)
Born in Austria

John Banner was an Austrian-born American actor, best known for his role as Sergeant Schultz in the situation comedy Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971). Schultz, constantly encountering evidence that the inmates of his stalag were planning mayhem, frequently feigned ignorance with the catchphrase, "I see nothing! I hear nothing! I know nothing!".

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John Cygan

First Name John
Last Name Cygan
Born on April 27, 1954
Died on May 13, 2017 (aged 63)

John Cygan was an American actor, voice artist and comedian.

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John Nord

First Name John
Last Name Nord
Born on October 18, 1959 (age 66)
Height 196 cm | 6'5

John Eric Nord is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Class Championship Wrestling in the 1980s as Nord the Barbarian and Yukon John and with the World Wrestling Federation, All Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling in the 1990s as The Berzerker and under his birth name.

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John Tory

John Howard Tory
First Name John
Last Name Tory
Born on May 28, 1954 (age 71)
Born in Canada, Ontario

John Howard Tory, is a Canadian politician who has served as the 65th and current mayor of Toronto since December 1, 2014.

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John Andrew Barnes III

First Name John
Last Name III
Born on April 16, 1945
Died on November 12, 1967 (aged 22)

John Andrew Barnes III was a soldier of the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Dak To.

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John McCrea

First Name John
Last Name McCrea
Born on October 10, 1992 (age 33)

John McCrea is a British actor and singer known for his Olivier Award–nominated breakthrough role as Jamie New in the coming-of-age stage musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie, and his role as Artie in the 2021 Disney crime comedy-drama Cruella.

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