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 Fletcher

First Name John

Last Name Fletcher

Died on August 1, 1625

Born in United Kingdom, England

John Fletcher (1579–1625) was a Jacobean playwright. Following William Shakespeare as house playwright for the King's Men, he was among the most prolific and influential dramatists of his day; during his lifetime and in the early Restoration, his fame rivalled Shakespeare's. He collaborated on writing plays with Francis Beaumont, and also with Shakespeare on two plays.

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John Sandilands

First Name John

Last Name Sandilands

Died on August 21, 1451

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John Sandilands, 5th Lord Torphichen

First Name John

Last Name Torphichen

Born on February 11, 1625

Died on June 30, 1649 (aged 24)

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John Blow

First Name John

Last Name Blow

Born on January 1, 1649

Died on October 1, 1708 (aged 59)

Born in United Kingdom, England

John Blow was an English Baroque composer and organist, appointed organist of Westminster Abbey in late 1668. His pupils included William Croft, Jeremiah Clarke and Henry Purcell. In 1685 he was named a private musician to James II. His only stage composition, Venus and Adonis, is thought to have influenced Henry Purcell's later opera Dido and Aeneas. In 1687 he became choirmaster at St Paul's Cathedral, where many of his pieces were performed. In 1699 he was appointed to the newly created post of Composer to the Chapel Royal.

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John Bing

First Name John

Last Name Bing

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John IV of Neufchatel

First Name John

Last Name Neufchatel

Born on November 30, 1339

Died on October 4, 1398 (aged 58)

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John Williams Gunnison

First Name John

Last Name Gunnison

Born on November 11, 1812

Died on October 26, 1853 (aged 40)

Born in United States of America, New Hampshire

John Williams Gunnison was an American military officer and explorer.

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John Theodore Buchholz

First Name John

Last Name Buchholz

Born on July 14, 1888

Died on July 1, 1951 (aged 62)

Born in United States of America

John Theodore Buchholz (1888–1951) was an American botanist, specialising in gymnosperms.

Selected bibliography

Polyembryony among Abietineae. Bot. Gaz. 69: 153-167 (1920).
Embryo development and polyembryony in relation to the phylogeny of conifers. Amer. J. Bot. 7: 125-145 (1920).
The classification of Coniferales. Trans. Illinois State Acad. Sci. 25: 112–113. (1933).
The generic segregation of the Sequoias. Amer. J. Bot. 26: 535-538 (1939).
A comparison of the embryogeny of Picea and Abies. Madroño 6: 156-167 (1942).
Generic and subgeneric distribution of the Coniferales. Bot. Gaz. 110: 80-91 (1948).
Additions to the coniferous flora of New Caledonia. Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) sér.2, 21: 279-286 (1949).
A flat-leaved pine from Annam, Indo-China. Amer. J. Bot. 38: 245-252 (1951).