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 Sampson

First Name John
Last Name Sampson
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John Browne

First Name John
Last Name Browne
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John Cyril Hopwood

First Name John
Last Name Hopwood
Born on March 3, 1880 (age 146)
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John MacAlister

First Name John
Last Name MacAlister
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John V

First Name John
Last Name V
Born on November 30, 0634
Died on August 2, 0686 (aged 51)
Born in Hatay, Antakya

Pope John V was the bishop of Rome from 23 July 685 to his death. He was the first pope of the Byzantine Papacy consecrated without prior imperial consent, and the first in a line of ten consecutive popes of Eastern origin. His papacy was marked by reconciliation between the city of Rome and the Empire.

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John Butler

First Name John
Last Name Butler
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John Hartley Sandwith

First Name John
Last Name Sandwith
Born on January 1, 1846
Died on January 27, 1895 (aged 49)
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John VII

First Name John
Last Name VII
Born on January 1, 0650
Died on October 22, 0707 (aged 57)
Born in Italy, Calabria

Pope John VII was the bishop of Rome from 1 March 705 to his death. He was an ethnic Greek, one of the Byzantine popes, but had better relations with the Lombards, who ruled much of Italy, than with Emperor Justinian II, who ruled the rest.

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John VI

First Name John
Last Name VI
Born on January 1, 0655
Died on January 11, 0705 (aged 50)
Born in İzmir Province

Pope John VI was the bishop of Rome from 30 October 701 to his death. John VI was a Greek from Ephesus who reigned during the Byzantine Papacy. His papacy was noted for military and political breakthroughs on the Italian Peninsula. He was succeeded by Pope John VII after a vacancy of less than two months. The body of the pope was buried in Old St. Peter's Basilica.

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John Poulter

First Name John
Last Name Poulter
Born on November 17, 1790 (age 235)
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