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 Quenneville

First Name John
Last Name Quenneville
Born on April 16, 1996 (age 30)

John Quenneville is a Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). Quenneville was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

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John Friedrich

First Name John
Last Name Friedrich
Born on September 7, 1950
Died on July 27, 1991 (aged 40)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Johann Friedrich Hohenberger OAM, also known as John Friedrich, was executive director of the National Safety Council of Australia during the 1980s. He was the subject of Victoria's biggest fraud case and known as "Australia's greatest conman".

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John Inverdale

First Name John
Last Name Inverdale
Born on September 27, 1957 (age 68)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

John Inverdale is an English broadcaster who works for both the BBC and ITV.

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John O'Toole

First Name John
Last Name O'Toole
Born on November 30, 1943 (age 82)
Born in Canada, Ontario

John O'Toole is a retired politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2014, representing the riding of Durham for the Progressive Conservative Party.

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John Breckinridge Castleman

First Name John
Last Name Castleman
Born on June 30, 1841
Died on May 23, 1918 (aged 76)

John Breckinridge Castleman was a Confederate officer and later a United States Army brigadier general as well as a prominent landowner and businessman in Louisville, Kentucky.

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John Otho Marsh, Jr.

First Name John
Last Name Jr.
Born on August 7, 1926
Died on February 4, 2019 (aged 92)

John Otho Marsh Jr. was an American politician and an adjunct professor at George Mason University School of Law. He served as the United States Secretary of the Army from 1981 to 1989, and as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1963 to 1971.

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John Ward

First Name John
Last Name Ward
Died on June 20, 2018 (aged 48)

John Ward was an American sportscaster, best known as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the University of Tennessee (UT), primarily from 1965 until 1999, and known to fans as the "Voice of the Vols".

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John Scott Harrison

First Name John
Last Name Harrison
Born on October 4, 1804
Died on May 25, 1878 (aged 73)

John Scott Harrison was an American politician. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. Harrison was a son of U.S. President William Henry Harrison and First Lady Anna Harrison as well as the father of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison. He is the only person to be both a child and a parent of U.S. Presidents.

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John Collins

John Angus Paul Collins
First Name John
Last Name Collins
Born on January 31, 1968 (age 58)
Height 175 cm | 5'9

John Angus Paul Collins is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

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John Gagliardi

First Name John
Last Name Gagliardi
Born on November 1, 1926
Died on October 7, 2018 (aged 91)

John Gagliardi was an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, from 1953 until 2012. From 1949 to 1952, he was the head football coach at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. With a career record of 489–138–11, Gagliardi has the most wins of any coach in college football history. His Saint John's Johnnies teams won four national titles: the NAIA Football National Championship in 1963 and 1965, and the NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1976 and 2003. Gagliardi was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

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