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 de Courcy Harrison

First Name John
Last Name Harrison
Born on June 2, 1886 (age 140)
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John G. Adolfi

First Name John
Last Name Adolfi
Died on March 11, 1933

John Gustav Adolfi was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 film Robin Hood.

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John Harrison

First Name John
Last Name Harrison
Born on October 30, 1755
Died on August 22, 1818 (aged 62)
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John Harrison

First Name John
Last Name Harrison
Born on October 22, 1788
Died on May 11, 1812 (aged 23)
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John Hammond Harrison

First Name John
Last Name Harrison
Born on October 2, 1832
Died on June 27, 1857 (aged 24)
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John Beresford

First Name John
Last Name Beresford
Born on June 10, 1847
Died on May 8, 1925 (aged 77)
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John Evans-Freke, 6th Baron Carbery

First Name John
Last Name Carbery
Born on November 11, 1765
Died on May 12, 1845 (aged 79)

John Evans-Freke, 6th Baron Carbery, styled Sir John Evans-Freke, 2nd Baronet between 1777 and 1807, was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer.

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John Gill

First Name John
Last Name Gill
Born on November 23, 1697
Died on October 14, 1771 (aged 73)

John Gill was an English Baptist pastor, biblical scholar, and theologian who held to a firm Calvinistic soteriology. Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, he attended Kettering Grammar School where he mastered the Latin classics and learned Greek by age 11. He continued self-study in everything from logic to Hebrew, his love for the latter remaining throughout his life.

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John Otway Herbert

First Name John
Last Name Herbert
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John Harvey

First Name John
Last Name Harvey
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