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 Lindsay, 6th Earl of Crawford

First Name John
Last Name Crawford
Died on September 9, 1513

John Lindsay, 6th Earl of Crawford was an Earl of Crawford.

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John Balfour

First Name John
Last Name Balfour
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John Wells

First Name John
Last Name Wells
Born on November 30, 1858
Died on April 18, 1929 (aged 70)

John Wells was an American rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he won the bronze medal in the double sculls, with his partner Joseph Ravannack.

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John Henry Kennedy

First Name John
Last Name Kennedy
Born on March 5, 1859
Died on December 10, 1928 (aged 69)
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John Midgley

First Name John
Last Name Midgley
Born on November 30, 1949 (age 76)

John Midgley is an English sound engineer. He won an Oscar in the category Best Sound Mixing for Hugo and has been nominated for another two. He has worked on nearly 90 films since 1977.

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John Jacob Bausch

First Name John
Last Name Bausch
Born on July 25, 1830
Died on February 14, 1926 (aged 95)

Johan (John) Jacob Bausch was a German-American maker of optical instruments who co-founded Bausch & Lomb. Over six decades he transformed his small, local optical shop into a large-scale international enterprise, pioneering the American optical industry.

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John Shaw

First Name John
Last Name Shaw
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John Fraser

First Name John
Last Name Fraser
Died on January 1, 1609
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John Bozeman

First Name John
Last Name Bozeman
Born on January 1, 1835
Died on April 20, 1867 (aged 32)

John Merin Bozeman was a pioneer and frontiersman in the American West who helped establish the Bozeman Trail through Wyoming Territory into the gold fields of southwestern Montana Territory in the early 1860s. He helped found the city of Bozeman, Montana in 1864, which is named for him.

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John Shaw

First Name John
Last Name Shaw
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