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 Hugh Francis Willoughby

First Name John
Last Name Willoughby
Born on July 13, 1951 (age 75)
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John Dupuis Cobbold

First Name John
Last Name Cobbold
Died on June 12, 1929

John Dupuis Cobbold was a member of the Ipswich based Cobbold family.

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John Cyril Porte

First Name John
Last Name Porte
Born on February 26, 1884
Died on October 22, 1919 (aged 35)

Lieutenant Colonel John Cyril Porte, was a British flying boat pioneer associated with the First World War Seaplane Experimental Station at Felixstowe.

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John Skirrow Follett

First Name John
Last Name Follett
Born on August 31, 1851
Died on September 9, 1925 (aged 74)
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John McGiver

First Name John
Last Name McGiver
Born on November 5, 1913
Died on September 9, 1975 (aged 61)

John Irwin McGiver was an American character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975.

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John Fraser Baddeley

First Name John
Last Name Baddeley
Born on January 1, 1910 (age 116)
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John Bird

First Name John
Last Name Bird
Born on January 1, 1926 (age 100)
Born in Canada, Ontario

John Bird is a Canadian former rally racer. Teamed up with Bruce Simpson, they entered a combined total of 140 rallies, winning 102 of them. John was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 2006.

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John Crittenden Duval

First Name John
Last Name Duval
Died on January 1, 1897

John Crittenden Duval (1816–1897) was an American writer of Texas literature. He has been noted as being the first Texas man of letters and was dubbed the "Father of Texas Literature" by J. Frank Dobie. His Early Times in Texas was initially published serially in 1867 in Burke's Weekly and was finally published in book form in 1892. The story, which became a Texas classic, recounted Duval's escape from the Goliad Massacre, in which his brother, Burr H. Duval, was killed, as well as other tales.

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John Dixon Clark

First Name John
Last Name Clark
Born on January 16, 1812
Died on January 1, 1870 (aged 57)
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John Biddulph

First Name John
Last Name Biddulph
Born on July 25, 1840
Died on December 24, 1921 (aged 81)

Colonel John Biddulph was a British soldier, author and naturalist who served in the government of British India.

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