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 Walter Hughes

First Name John

Last Name Hughes

Born on November 30, 1888

Died on November 30, 1917 (aged 29)

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John Affleck

First Name John

Last Name Affleck

Born on April 28, 1812

Died on March 17, 1869 (aged 56)

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John Heber

First Name John

Last Name Heber

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John Lyle, 4th Lord Lyle

First Name John

Last Name Lyle

Died on July 20, 1551

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John Hone

First Name John

Last Name Hone

Born on April 28, 1639 (age 387)

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John Montagu Emile Sydney Tharp

First Name John

Last Name Tharp

Born on January 26, 1875

Died on September 30, 1906 (aged 31)

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John Hone

First Name John

Last Name Hone

Born on March 7, 1730 (age 296)

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John Githongo

First Name John

Last Name Githongo

Born on January 1, 1966 (age 60)

Born in Kenya

John Githongo is a former Kenyan journalist who investigated bribery and fraud in his home country (Kenya) and later, under the presidency of Mwai Kibaki, he took on an official governmental position to fight corruption. In 2005 he left that position, later accusing top ministers of large-scale fraud. In the anglo-leasing corruption which he blew the lid over, fraudulent deliveries of government military and forensic laboratory equipment were allegedly ordered, "delivered" and the payment completed in the current president- Uhuru Kenyatta's tenure. The story of his fight against corruption is told in Michela Wrong's book It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle-Blower.

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