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 Bellamy Foster

First Name John
Last Name Foster
Born on August 19, 1953 (age 73)

John Bellamy Foster is an American professor of sociology at the University of Oregon and also editor of Monthly Review. He writes about political economy of capitalism and economic crisis, ecology and ecological crisis, and Marxist theory. He has given numerous interviews, talks, and invited lectures, as well as written invited commentary, articles, and books on the subject.

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John Joseph Mahony, Comte Mahony

First Name John
Last Name Mahony
Born on November 5, 1699 (age 327)
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John Leonard Knox

First Name John
Last Name Knox
Born on April 6, 1925
Died on May 28, 2015 (aged 90)

Sir John Leonard Knox was a British High Court judge, sitting in the Chancery division.

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John Morris

First Name John
Last Name Morris
Born on October 2, 1984 (age 42)

John Charles Morris is an American voice actor. He is best known for his role as the voice of Andy Davis in the Toy Story films.

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John Digweed

Thomas John Digweed
First Name John
Last Name Digweed
Born on January 1, 1967 (age 59)

Thomas John Digweed is a British DJ and record producer. DJ Magazine voted him World No 1 DJ in 2001. As well as achieving success as a solo act, he has collaborated with Sasha as Sasha & John Digweed, and with Nick Muir as Bedrock.

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John Van Lieshout

First Name John
Last Name Lieshout
Born on November 30, 1945 (age 80)
Net Worth $1.5B

John Van Lieshout is an Australian billionaire, the founder and former owner of the Super A-Mart furniture store chain.

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John Anthony Lyttelton

First Name John
Last Name Lyttelton
Born on July 21, 1921
Died on February 24, 1944 (aged 22)
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John E. Otto

First Name John
Last Name Otto
Born on December 18, 1938
Died on April 22, 2020 (aged 81)

John E. Otto was the acting director of the FBI in 1987.

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John Gage

First Name John
Last Name Gage
Born on October 22, 1962 (age 64)
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John Nott

First Name John
Last Name Nott
Born on February 1, 1932 (age 94)

Sir John William Frederic Nott is a British former Conservative politician. Prominent in the late 1970s and early 1980s, he featured heavily in the public eye as Secretary of State for Defence during the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands and subsequent Falklands War.

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