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 Amery

First Name John
Last Name Amery
Born on March 14, 1912
Died on December 19, 1945 (aged 33)

John Amery was a pro-Nazi British fascist. In 1942, while in Germany during the Second World War, he proposed the formation of a British volunteer force made up from former prisoners of war as part of the German military. The idea became the British Free Corps, a small unit of the Waffen-SS.

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John S. McCollister

First Name John
Last Name McCollister
Born on April 29, 1947 (age 79)

John S. McCollister is a politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. In 2014, he was elected to the Nebraska Legislature, representing an Omaha district. McCollister is a member of the Republican Party who describes his political orientation as "center-right".

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John Dye

First Name John
Last Name Dye
Born on January 31, 1963
Died on January 10, 2011 (aged 47)

John Carroll Dye was an American film and television actor known for his role as Andrew in the spiritual television drama series Touched by an Angel.

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John Madigan

First Name John
Last Name Madigan
Born on July 21, 1966
Died on June 16, 2020 (aged 53)
Born in Australia, Victoria

John Joseph Madigan was an Australian blacksmith and politician. He served as a Senator for Victoria from 2011 to 2016. He was elected to the Senate at the 2010 federal election as a member of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP). He resigned from the DLP to become an independent in September 2014, and later launched "John Madigan's Manufacturing and Farming Party" in 2015.

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John Biby

First Name John
Last Name Biby
Died on March 23, 2002 (aged 32)

John Edward Biby, Jr., was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

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John P. Schmitz

First Name John
Last Name Schmitz
Born on April 19, 1955 (age 71)

John Patrick Schmitz is an American attorney and political advisor who served as Deputy White House Counsel to President George H.W. Bush (1989–1993), and Deputy Counsel to Vice President Bush during the Reagan Administration (1987–1989). Schmitz clerked for Antonin Scalia at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (1983–1984). Fluent in German, Schmitz has worked extensively on German-American issues both in government, and since 1993, in private practice in Washington, D.C. and Berlin.

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John Smeaton

First Name John
Last Name Smeaton
Born on January 1, 1976 (age 50)

John Smeaton, also known by the nickname Smeato, is a former baggage handler at Glasgow Airport. He became involved in thwarting the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack. Smeaton lives in Erskine, Renfrewshire, a town outside the city and near the airport. Brought up in Erskine, he was educated at Park Mains High School. Smeaton stood as an Independent candidate in the 2009 Glasgow North East by-election.

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John Ehrlichman

First Name John
Last Name Ehrlichman
Born on March 20, 1925
Died on February 14, 1999 (aged 73)

John Daniel Ehrlichman was counsel and Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs under President Richard Nixon. Ehrlichman was an important influence on Nixon's domestic policy, coaching him on issues and enlisting his support for environmental initiatives.

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John Romita, Sr.

First Name John
Last Name Sr.
Born on January 24, 1930 (age 96)

John V. Romita is an American comic book artist best known for his work on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man and for co-creating characters including the Punisher and Wolverine. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2002.

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John Heisman

John William Heisman
First Name John
Last Name Heisman
Died on October 3, 1936

John William Heisman was a player and coach of American football, baseball, and basketball, as well as a sportswriter and actor. He served as the head football coach at Oberlin College, Buchtel College, Auburn University, Clemson University, Georgia Tech, the University of Pennsylvania, Washington & Jefferson College, and Rice University, compiling a career college football record of 186–70–18.

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