John (; ') is a common male given name in the

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origin. The name is the English form of ''Iohannes'' and ''Ioannes'', which are the

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forms of the

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name

Ioannis Ioannis or Ioannes ( el, Ιωάννης), shortened to Giannis or Yannis (Γιάννης) is a Greek given name cognate with Johannes and John and the Arabic name Yahya . Notable people with the name include: * Ioannis I, Tzimiskis, Byzantine Emp ...

(Ιωάννης), originally borne by

Hellenized Hellenization (other British spelling Hellenisation) or Hellenism is the adoption of Greek culture, religion, language and identity by non-Greeks. In the ancient period, colonization often led to the Hellenization of indigenous peoples; in the ...

Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""T ...

transliterating the

name '' Yochanan'' (), the contracted form of the longer name (), meaning "

Yahweh Yahweh *''Yahwe'', was the national god of ancient Israel and Judah. The origins of his worship reach at least to the early Iron Age, and likely to the Late Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately fr ...

is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as "John" in English, but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar). It is among the most commonly given names in

Anglophone Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the '' Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest langua ...

, Arabic, European,

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, Persian and Turkish countries. Traditionally in the Anglosphere, it was the most common, although it has not been since the latter half of the 20th century. John owes its unique popularity to two highly revered

saints In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Orth ...

John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...

(forerunner of

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

) and the

apostle John John the Apostle ( grc, Ἰωάννης; la, Ioannes ; Ge'ez: ዮሐንስ;) or Saint John the Beloved was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee ...

(traditionally considered the author of the

Gospel of John The Gospel of John ( grc, Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, translit=Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "sig ...

); the name has since been chosen as the regnal or religious name of many

emperors An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother (em ...

king King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the ...

popes The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

and

patriarch The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in ce ...

s. Initially, it was a favorite name among the

Greeks The Greeks or Hellenes (; el, Έλληνες, ''Éllines'' ) are an ethnic group and nation indigenous to the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea regions, namely Greece, Greek Cypriots, Cyprus, Greeks in Albania, Albania, Greeks in Italy, ...

but it flourished in all of Europe after the

First Crusade The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars, or Crusades, initiated, supported and at times directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic ...

Origins

The name John is a

theophoric name A theophoric name (from Greek: , ''theophoros'', literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or God's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relation to that deit ...

originating from the

name (), or in its longer form (), meaning "

has been gracious". Several obscure figures in the

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

bore this name, and it grew in popularity once borne by the high priest

Johanan Yohanan, Yochanan and Johanan are various transliterations to the Latin alphabet of the Hebrew male given name ('), a shortened form of ('), meaning " YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the ...

and especially by King

John Hyrcanus John Hyrcanus (; ''Yōḥānān Hurqanōs''; grc, Ἰωάννης Ὑρκανός, Iōánnēs Hurkanós) was a Hasmonean ( Maccabean) leader and Jewish high priest of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until his death i ...

In the second temple period, it was the fifth most popular male name among Jews in Judaea and was borne by several important

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

s, such as

Yochanan ben Zakai :''See Yohanan for more rabbis by this name''. Yohanan ben Zakkai ( he, יוֹחָנָן בֶּן זַכַּאי, ''Yōḥānān ben Zakkaʾy''; 1st century CE), sometimes abbreviated as Ribaz () for Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, was one of the Tan ...

and Yochanan ben Nuri.

Germanic derivatives

The

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(including

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, English and Scandinavian) produced the masculine

Johann Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Graciou ...

(also Johan (Dutch)),

Joan Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine * Joan (surname) Weather events * Tropical Storm Joan (disambiguation), multi ...

, Jan and

Janke Janke is a name of Germanic origin. This name is popular in countries speaking Dutch or Afrikaans, such as The Netherlands and South Africa. As a first name, it is usually attributed to a woman in South Africa. (This being due to a TV series aire ...

(Dutch), Jannis, Jens ( Danish and Frisian), Jóhannes, Jóhann, ( Icelandic and Faroese), Jön ( Swedish), Hans (German, Dutch and Scandinavian)

Name statistics

John was the most popular name given to male infants in the United States until 1924, and though its use has fallen off gradually since then, John was still the 20th most common name for boys on the

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's list of names given in 2006. ''John'' was also among the most common masculine names in the United Kingdom, but by 2004 it had fallen out of the top 50 names for newborn boys in England and

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

. By contrast

Jack Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

, which was a

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

for John but is now established as a name in its own right, was the most popular name given to newborn boys in England and Wales every year from 1995 to 2005.

In other languages

People with name John

Royalty

John, King of England John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Empi ...

(1166–1216) *

Prince John of the United Kingdom Prince John (John Charles Francis; 12 July 1905 – 18 January 1919) was the fifth son and youngest of the six children of King George V and Queen Mary. At the time of his birth, his father was heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the Uni ...

(1905–1919), youngest son of King George V *

John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall John of Eltham, 1st Earl of Cornwall (15 August 1316 – 13 September 1336) was the second son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. He was heir presumptive to the English throne until the birth of his nephew Edward, the Black Princ ...

(1316–1336), second son of Edward II *

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the fourth son (third to survive infancy as William of Hatfield died shortly after birth) of King Edwar ...

(1340–1399), third son of Edward III *

John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford KG (20 June 138914 September 1435) was a medieval English prince, general and statesman who commanded England's armies in France during a critical phase of the Hundred Years' War. Bedford was the third son of ...

(1389–1435), second son of Henry IV * Prince Alexander John of Wales (1871), third son and youngest child of Edward VII *

John I of Aragon John I (27 December 1350 – 19 May 1396), called by posterity the Hunter or the Lover of Elegance, but the Abandoned in his lifetime, was the King of Aragon from 1387 until his death. Biography John was the eldest son of Peter IV and his third ...

, (1350–1396), King of Aragon *

John II of Aragon John II ( Spanish: ''Juan II'', Catalan: ''Joan II'', Aragonese: ''Chuan II'' and eu, Joanes II; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (''el Gran'') or the Faithless (''el Sense Fe''), was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death ...

, (1398–1479), King of Aragon *

John of Bohemia John the Blind or John of Luxembourg ( lb, Jang de Blannen; german: link=no, Johann der Blinde; cz, Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King ...

, (1296–1346), Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia *

John I of Castile John I ( es, Juan I; 24 August 1358 – 9 October 1390) was King of Castile and León from 1379 until 1390. He was the son of Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile. Biography His first marriage, to Eleanor of Aragon on 18 June 137 ...

, (1358–1390), King of Castile *

John II of Castile John II of Castile ( es, link=no, Juan; 6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405. Regency John was the ...

, (1405–1454), King of Castile *

John I of France John I (15 – 20 November 1316), called the Posthumous (, oc, Joan Ièr lo Postume), was King of France and Navarre, as the posthumous son and successor of Louis X, for the five days he lived in 1316. He is the youngest person to be king ...

, (1316), King of France and Navarre *

John II of France John II (french: Jean II; 26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Good (French: ''Jean le Bon''), was King of France from 1350 until his death in 1364. When he came to power, France faced several disasters: the Black Death, which kille ...

, (1319–1364), King of France *

John Sigismund Zápolya John Sigismund Zápolya or Szapolyai ( hu, Szapolyai János Zsigmond; 7 July 1540 – 14 March 1571) was King of Hungary as John II from 1540 to 1551 and from 1556 to 1570, and the first Prince of Transylvania, from 1570 to his death. He was ...

, (1540–1571), King of Hungary * John I of Münsterberg, (1380–1284), Duke of Münsterberg *

John III of Navarre John III (french: Jean d'Albret; 1469 – 14 June 1516) was ''jure uxoris'' King of Navarre from 1484 until his death, as husband and co-ruler with Catherine of Navarre, Queen Catherine. He was a son of Alain I of Albret, Alain I, Lord of Albret ...

, (1469–1516), King of Navarre *

John I Albert John I Albert ( pl, Jan I Olbracht; 27 December 1459 – 17 June 1501) was King of Poland from 1492 until his death in 1501 and Duke of Głogów (Glogau) from 1491 to 1498. He was the fourth Polish sovereign from the Jagiellonian dynasty, the so ...

(1459–1501), King of Poland *

John II Casimir Vasa John II Casimir ( pl, Jan II Kazimierz Waza; lt, Jonas Kazimieras Vaza; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 until his abdication in 1668 as well as titular King of Sweden from 1648 ...

(1609–1672), King of Poland *

John III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( pl, Jan III Sobieski; lt, Jonas III Sobieskis; la, Ioannes III Sobiscius; 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobie ...

(1629–1696), King of Poland * John I of Portugal, (1357–1433), King of Portugal *

John II of Portugal John II ( pt, João II; ; 3 March 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince ( pt, o Príncipe Perfeito, link=no), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for re-establishi ...

, (1455–1495), King of Portugal *

John III of Portugal John III ( pt, João III ; 7 June 1502 – 11 June 1557), nicknamed The Pious ( Portuguese: ''o Piedoso''), was the King of Portugal and the Algarves from 1521 until his death in 1557. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the ...

, (1502–1557), King of Portugal *

John IV of Portugal John IV ( pt, João, ; 19 March 1604 – 6 November 1656), nicknamed John the Restorer ( pt, João, o Restaurador), was the King of Portugal whose reign, lasting from 1640 until his death, began the Portuguese restoration of independence from H ...

, (1604–1656), King of Portugal *

John V of Portugal Dom (title), Dom John V ( pt, João Francisco António José Bento Bernardo; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (''o Magnânimo'') and the Portuguese Sun King (''o Rei-Sol Português''), was King of Portugal from 9 ...

, (1689–1750), King of Portugal *

John VI of Portugal , house = Braganza , father = Peter III of Portugal , mother = Maria I of Portugal , birth_date = , birth_place = Queluz Palace, Queluz, Portugal , death_date = , death_place = Bemposta Palace, Lisbon, Portugal ...

, (1767–1826), King of Portugal *

John, Duke of Valencia de Campos John of Portugal ( pt, João ), occasionally surnamed Castro (1352), was the eldest surviving son of King Peter I of Portugal by his mistress Inês de Castro. He was a potential but unsuccessful contender for the Portuguese throne during the 138 ...

(1349–1396), son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro *

John, Constable of Portugal Infante John, Constable of Portugal ( pt, João, ; 13 January 1400 – 18 October 1442) was a Portuguese '' infante'' (prince) of the House of Aviz, Constable of Portugal and master of the Portuguese Order of St. James (Santiago). In Portugal, ...

(1400–1442), son of John I of Portugal *

John I of Sweden John I ( sv, Johan Sverkersson; c. 1201 – 10 March 1222) was the king of Sweden from 1216 until his death. Background John was the son of King Sverker II of Sweden of the House of Sverker and Queen Ingegerd of the Bjälbo dynasty. When he was ...

, (1201–1222), King of Sweden * John II of Sweden, (1455–1513), King of Denmark and king of Sweden during the Kalmar Union *

John III of Sweden John III ( sv , Johan III, fi, Juhana III; 20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592) was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He was the son of King Gustav I of Sweden and his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud. He was also, quite autonomou ...

, (1537–1592), King of Sweden *

Charles XIV John sv, Karl Johan Baptist Julius , spouse = , issue = Oscar I of Sweden , house = Bernadotte , father = Henri Bernadotte , mother = Jeanne de Saint-Jean , birth_date = , birth_place = Pau, ...

, (1763–1844), King of Sweden and king of Norway, first king in the Bernadotte dynasty

Politicians

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Befor ...

(1735–1826), American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801 * John Adams (Virginia politician) (1773–1825), Mayor of Richmond, Virginia * John Adams (New York politician) (1778–1854), Congressman from New York * John Adams (Ohio politician) (born 1960), Ohio House of Representatives * John Adams (journalist) (1819–1???), American lawyer, politician and journalist in Maine * John Adams Sr. (1691–1761), father of John Adams and grandfather of John Quincy Adams * John Adams Sr. (Nebraska politician) (1876–1962), American minister, lawyer, and politician * John Adams Jr. (Nebraska politician) (1906–1999), American lawyer and politician * John Adams II (1803–1834), American government functionary and businessman, son of John Quincy Adams and grandson of John Adams *

John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States S ...

(1767–1848), American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States from 1825 to 1829, son of John Adams *

John Quincy Adams II John Quincy Adams II (September 22, 1833 – August 14, 1894) was an American politician who represented Quincy in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1866 to 1867, 1868 to 1869, 1871 to 1872, and from 1874 to 1875. Adams served as ...

(1833–1894), American lawyer, politician, and member of the Adams political family, grandson of John Quincy Adams II, great-grandson of John Adams *

John J. Allen Jr. John Joseph Allen Jr. (November 27, 1899 – March 7, 1995) was the U.S. representative from California's 7th congressional district from January 3, 1947 to January 3, 1959. He is the last Republican to represent Oakland and Berkeley in Congre ...

(1899–1995), U.S. representative from California's seventh congressional district *

John Judson Ames John Judson Ames (May 18, 1821 – July 28, 1861; pen name, "Boston") was a California Pioneer and the editor and proprietor of the first newspaper published in the city of San Diego, California, US. Early years Ames was a native of Maine and hi ...

(1821–1861), American politician and California Pioneer * John Anderson (New Jersey politician) (1665–1736), colonel who served as acting governor of New Jersey in 1736 * John Anderson (Maine politician) (1792–1853), United States Representative from Maine * John T. Anderson (1804–1879), American politician in Virginia * John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892), United States Representative from Kansas * John C. Anderson (politician) (1862–1???), Wisconsin state assemblyman * John Anderson (Wisconsin senator) (1870–1954), Wisconsin state senator * Jack Z. Anderson (1904–1981), United States Representative from California * John Hope Anderson (1912–2005), American politician in Pennsylvania * John Anderson Jr. (1917–2014), Governor of Kansas, 1961–1965 * John B. Anderson (1922–2017), United States Representative from Illinois and 1980 presidential candidate * John C. Anderson (lawyer) (born 1975), United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico *

John N. Anderson John Nelson Anderson (July 15, 1864 – 1936) was an American politician who served in the California State Senate for the 38th district and was born in pre-Confederation Province of Canada The Province of Canada (or the United Province ...

, American politician in California * Johnny Anderson (politician), member of the Utah House of Representatives * Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Mill Hill (died 1813), British politician, MP for City of London, 1793–1806 * John Anderson (diplomatic writer) (1795–1845), Scottish diplomatic writer *

John Anderson (colonial administrator) Sir John Anderson (23 January 1858 – 24 March 1918) was a Scottish colonial administrator who served as Governor of Ceylon between 1916 and 1918, and Governor of the Straits Settlements between 1904 and 1911. Education He was the only son of ...

(1858–1918), British governor of Straits Settlements and later of Ceylon *

John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley, (8 July 1882 – 4 January 1958) was a Scottish civil servant and politician who is best known for his service in the War Cabinet during the Second World War, for which he was nicknamed the "Home Front Pri ...

(1882–1958), British civil servant and politician * John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley (born 1949), British peer * John Anderson (trade unionist), British trade union leader * John Hawkins Anderson (1805–1870), member of the Canadian Senate * John Anderson (Newfoundland politician) (1855–1930), Newfoundland businessman and politician * John Victor Anderson (1918–1982), Canadian politician in Alberta * John Gerard Anderson (1836–1911), Scottish-born educationalist and public servant in colonial Queensland *

John Anderson (Australian politician) John Duncan Anderson (born 14 November 1956) is an Australian politician and commentator who served as the 11th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and leader of the National Party from 1999 to 2005. He was a member of the House of Representativ ...

(born 1956), Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the National Party 1999–2005 * John Anderson (mayor) (1820–1897), mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, blacksmith, engineer, businessman * Crawford Anderson (John Crawford Anderson, c. 1848–1930), New Zealand politician, MP for Bruce electorate *

John Attygalle John Wilhelmus Lucius Attygalle (1906–1981) was the 16th Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police (IGP) (1966–1967). Police career Attygalle joined the police force on 1 October 1928 as a Sub-Inspector of Police. In October 1947 he ...

(1906–1981), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1966 to 1967 * John Bacon (Massachusetts politician) (1738–1820), US Representative from Massachusetts * John F. Bacon (1789–1860), Clerk of the New York State Senate, and U.S. Consul at Nassau, Bahamas * John L. Bacon (1878–1961), mayor of San Diego, California * John Bailey (MP) (died 1436), MP for Cricklade and Calne * John Bailey (Australian politician) (born 1954), Australian politician *

John Bailey (Massachusetts politician) John Bailey (1786June 26, 1835) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts from 1824 to 1831. Biography Born in Stoughton, Massachusetts (in that part of Stoughton which l ...

(1786–1835), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts * John Edgar Bailey (1897–1958), Northern Irish politician *

John H. Bailey John H. Bailey (September 22, 1864 – August 27, 1940) was a senator and a representative from the state of Texas. Life John H. Bailey was born on September 22, 1864 to Luther Rice Bailey (May 3, 1837- April 28, 1918) and Mary Ellen Crank (184 ...

(1864–1940), American politician, senator and representative in Texas * John Moran Bailey (1904–1975), United States politician, chair of the Democratic National Committee * John Mosher Bailey (1838–1916), U.S. Representative from New York * John Bailey (Irish politician) (1945–2019), member of Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council * John Bailey (Victorian politician) (1826–1871), Australian politician * John D. Bailey (1928–2018), American mayor of St. Augustine, Florida * John Baker (fl. 1407), English MP for Lyme Regis, 1407 * John Baker (fl. 1421), English MP for Devizes, 1421 *

John Baker (died 1544) John Baker (by 1503 – 21 January 1544), of Presteigne, Radnorshire was a Welsh politician. He was the son of John Baker of Presteigne. He was appointed High Sheriff of Radnorshire for 1540–1541 and elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament o ...

(by 1503–44), English MP for Radnorshire * Sir

John Baker (died 1558) Sir John Baker (1488–1558) was an English politician. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1545 to his death, having previously been Speaker of the House of Commons of England. Early life Baker was the grandson of Thomas and Bene ...

(1488–1558), English speaker of the House of Commons *

John Baker (MP for Bedford) John Baker (by 1501-1538 or later), of Bedford, was an English politician. He was Mayor of Bedford for 1528-29 and 1537–38 and elected a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, Eng ...

(by 1501–1538 or later), English mayor and MP of Bedford *

John Baker (by 1531–1604/6) John Baker or Jon Baker may refer to: Military figures *John Baker (American Revolutionary War) (1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named *John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal ...

, English MP for Horsham and Bramber *

John Baker (MP for Canterbury) John Baker (c. 1754 - 20 January 1831) was an English Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom in 1796 and 1797 and from 1802 to 1818. Baker was the son of George Baker, a surgeon and medical pr ...

( – 1831), British MP for Canterbury *

John Baker (representative) John Baker (1769August 18, 1823) was an American politician who represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1811 to 1813. Biography Baker was born in 1769 in Frederick County in the Province of Maryland. He attend ...

(1769–1823), United States congressman from Virginia *

John Baker (Baker Brook) John Baker (January 17, 1796 – March 10, 1868) is the namesake of the towns of Baker Lake (Lac Baker) and Baker-Brook, New Brunswick, Canada, just west of Edmundston. He was a successful sawmill and gristmill businessman who became a well ...

(1796–1868), Canadian political activist in Baker Brook, New Brunswick *

John Baker (Australian politician) John Baker (28 December 1813 – 19 May 1872) was an early South Australian pastoralist and politician. He was the second Premier of the colony of South Australia, succeeding Boyle Travers Finniss; however, he only held office for 12 days from ...

(1813–1872), briefly the Premier of South Australia * Sir John Baker (Portsmouth MP) (1828–1909), British MP for Portsmouth *

John Tamatoa Baker John Tamatoa Baker, also given as John Timoteo Baker, (1852 – September 7, 1921) was a Hawaiian politician, businessman, and rancher who served many political posts in the Kingdom of Hawaii, including Governor of the Island of Hawaii from 1892 ...

(1852–1921), Hawaiian rancher, sheriff and governor *

John Baker (Labour politician) John Baker (8 April 1867 – 3 May 1939) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. Born in Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire, he was the son of a bricklayer, also named John Baker. He held various jobs in iron foundries, steelworks, ...

(1867–1939), British Labour MP for Bilston * John Baker (Wisconsin politician) (1869–1???), American politician from Wisconsin *

John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1935) John Haywood Baker Jr. (June 10, 1935 – October 31, 2007), nicknamed "Big John", was an American defensive lineman in the National Football League who played for four teams from 1958 to 1968. He later served as sheriff of Wake County, North C ...

(1935–2007), American football player and then sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina * John Baker (Indiana politician) (1832–1915), United States congressman from Indiana * John S. Baker (1861–1955), American politician from Washington * Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet (1608–1653), English politician * John A. Baker Jr. (1927–1994), U.S. diplomat * John Arnold Baker (1925–2016), British judge and politician * John Baker II (1780–1843), sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1834–1843 * John All Barham (1843–1926), American politician * John Bear (politician), American politician and businessman *

John Black (Wisconsin politician) John Black (born Jean Schwartz; August 16, 1830October 25, 1899) was a French American immigrant and Democratic politician. He served as the 24th mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and represented Milwaukee County Milwaukee County is located ...

(1830–1899), French American immigrant and Democratic politician *

John Bidwell John Bidwell (August 5, 1819 – April 4, 1900), known in Spanish as Don Juan Bidwell, was a Californian pioneer, politician, and soldier. Bidwell is known as the founder the city of Chico, California. Born in New York, he emigrated at the age ...

(1819–1900), Californian politician * John M. Bolton (1901–1936), American businessman and politician *

John Boscawen John Spencer Boscawen (born c.1957) is a former New Zealand politician. He is a member of the ACT New Zealand Party and served as a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011. Boscawen briefly served as deputy leader ...

(born c.1957), New Zealand politician *

John Boozman John Nichols Boozman ( ; born December 10, 1950) is an American politician and former optometrist serving as the senior United States senator from Arkansas, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. repr ...

(born 1950), American politician *

John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer, politician, and soldier. He represented Kentucky in both houses of Congress and became the 14th and youngest-ever vice president of the United States. Serving ...

(1821–1875), American vice president * John Y. Brown Sr. (1900–1985), American attorney and politician *

John H. Bryden John H. Bryden (born July 15, 1943 in Dundas, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, journalist, and historian. Education He received an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History from McMaster University in 1966, and a Masters of Phil ...

(born 1943), Canadian politician *

Jeb Bush John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007. Bush, who grew up in Houston, was the second son of former President George H. W. Bush ...

(John Ellis Bush, born 1953), American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007 * John V. Byrne (born 1928), American Republican * John Moors Cabot (1901–1981), American diplomat and U.S. Ambassador *

John Calvin Coolidge Sr. John Calvin Coolidge Sr. (March 31, 1845 – March 18, 1926) was an American politician and businessman from Vermont, and the father of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States. The senior Coolidge administered the president ...

(1845–1926), American politician and businessman from Vermont, father of Calvin Coolidge * John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), American vice president * John Coleman Calhoun (1871–1950), Canadian politician in Alberta * John F. Carew (1873–1951), U.S. Representative from New York *

John M. Carroll (politician) John Michael Carroll (April 27, 1823 – May 8, 1901) was an American educator, lawyer, and politician who served one term as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1871 to 1873. Life and career John M. Carroll ...

(1823–1901), U.S. Representative from New York *

John Lee Carroll John Lee Carroll (September 30, 1830 – February 27, 1911), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 37th Governor of Maryland from 1876 to 1880. Early life Carroll was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Col. Charles Carr ...

(1830–1911), American politician in Maryland * John Carroll (mayor) (1836–1903), mayor of Dunedin * John E. Carroll (1877–1955), Mayor of Seattle * John A. Carroll (1901–1983), American jurist and politician in Colorado *

John Carroll (Ohio politician) John D. "Jay" Carroll III was a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He was found dead in his home on January 11, 1985, just five days after he had taken his oath of office for his first elected position in the Ohio House of Repre ...

(died 1985), member of the Ohio House of Representatives * John Carroll (Manitoba politician) (1921–1986), Canadian politician in Manitoba *

John Carroll (Hawaii politician) John Stanley Carroll (December 18, 1929 – September 19, 2021) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a state representative and state senator from Hawaii as a Republican. He was also a perennial candidate for multiple statewide o ...

(1929–2021), member of the Hawaii Senate and House of Representatives * John Carroll (trade unionist) (active 1969–1990), Irish trade unionist and senator *

John Chafee John Lester Hubbard Chafee ( ; October 22, 1922 – October 24, 1999) was an American politician and officer in the United States Marine Corps. A member of the Republican Party (United States), he served as the 66th Governor of Rhode Island, as ...

(1922–1999), American politician *

Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a Republican lawyer from New England who climbed up the ladder of Ma ...

(John Calvin Coolidge Jr., 1872–1933), American politician and lawyer, 30th President of the United States from 1923 to 1929 * John Tyler Cooper (1844–1912), American politician * John R. Culbreath (1926–2013), American politician * John F. Cusack (born 1937), American politician from Massachusetts *

John Cusack (Australian politician) John Joseph Cusack (8 August 1868 – 8 September 1956) was an Australian politician and businessman. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) for most of his career and served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1910� ...

(1868–1956), Australian politician *

John Davies (British businessman) John Emerson Harding Harding-Davies, (8 January 1916 – 4 July 1979) was a British businessman who served as director-general of the Confederation of British Industry during the 1960s. He later went into politics and served in the Cabinet of ...

(1916–1979), British businessman, director-general of the CBI, and Conservative MP and cabinet minister *

John Bennett Dawson John Bennett Dawson (March 17, 1798 – June 26, 1845) was an American politician who served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana. Early life Born near Nashville, Tennessee on March 17, 1798, ...

(1798–1845), American politician * John Diehl (politician) (born 1965), American politician * John Dodd (1717–1782), English politician * John Driscoll (Montana politician) (born 1946), American writer and politician * John Porter East (1931–1986), American Republican U.S. senator * John Edgar (politician) (1750–1832), Irish-American pioneer and politician *

John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina. He was the Democratic nominee for vice president in 2004 alongside John Kerry, losing to incumbents George ...

John Patton Erwin John Patton Erwin (1795–1857) was an American Whig politician. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1821 to 1822, and from 1834 to 1835. Early life John Patton Erwin was born on January 8, 1795, in Wilkes County, North Carolina ...

(1795–1857), American Whig politician * John De Saram (born 1929), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations from 1998 to 2002 *

John Fetterman John Karl Fetterman (born August 15, 1969) is an American politician who is the United States senator-elect from Pennsylvania. A member of the Democratic Party, he has also served as the 34th lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania since 2019. Fe ...

(born 1969), American politician, U.S. Senator Elect from Pennsylvania * John F. Fitzgerald (1863–1950), American politician *

John Garang John Garang de Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) after the Second Sudanese Civil War, the comprehensive peace agreement ...

(1945–2005), Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader * John P. Garfield (born 1949), American former member of the Michigan House of Representatives *

John Nance Garner John Nance Garner III (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967), known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack", was an American Democratic politician and lawyer from Texas who served as the 32nd vice president of the United States under Frank ...

(1868–1967), American vice president * John Glen (mayor) (1809–1895), mayor of Atlanta in 1855 * John Glenn (Alberta) (1833–1886), early Alberta settler * John Thomas Glenn (1845–1899), mayor of Atlanta from 1889 to 1891 *

John Glen (politician) John Philip Glen (born 1 April 1974) is a British politician and former management consultant serving as Chief Secretary to the Treasury since October 2022 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury in Wiltshire since 2010. Glen is a member of ...

(born 1974), British politician * John H. Hager (1936–2020), American politician * John Henry Hager (Iowa politician) (1871–1952), American politician *

John Church Hamilton John Church Hamilton (August 22, 1792 − July 25, 1882) was a historian, biographer, and lawyer. He was a son of Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Early life Hamilton was born on August 22, 1792, in Philad ...

(1792−1882), American historian, biographer, and lawyer *

John P. Harllee John Pope Harllee III (May 8, 1942 – December 5, 2017) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 72nd and 115th districts of the Florida House of Representatives. Harllee was born in Bradenton, Florida, the son of ...

(1942–2017), American politician *

John Willie Kofi Harlley John Willie Kofi Harlley (9 May 1919 – c. 1980s) was a Ghanaian police officer who was Vice Chairman of the National Liberation Council government and the first Inspector General of Police in Ghana from 1966 to 1969. He was a member of the thre ...

(1919–1980s), Ghanaian senior police officer and politician * John Joseph Harper (1951–1988), Canadian aboriginal leader * John Harrison (diplomat), 17th-century English diplomat *

John Harrison (died 1669) Sir John Harrison (c. 1590 – 28 September 1669) of Balls Park, Hertfordshire was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1669. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Public lif ...

(1590–1669), English politician who sat in the House of Commons as MP for Lancaster variously between 1640 and 1669 * John Harrison (Canadian politician) (1908–1964), member of Parliament for Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan * John Harrison (mayor), mayor of North Tyneside, England *

John Scott Harrison John Scott Harrison (October 4, 1804 – May 25, 1878) was an American farmer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio. He was a son of U.S. president William Henry Harrison and First Lady A ...

(1804–1878), American Congressman for Ohio, 1853–1857; son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison * John Hart (1879–1957), 23rd premier of British Columbia * John Isaac Heard (1787–1862), Irish Member of the UK Parliament for Kinsale * John T. Heard (1840–1927), American politician *

John Henry, Margrave of Moravia John Henry of Luxembourg ( cs, Jan Jindřich, german: Johann Heinrich; 12 February 1322 – 12 November 1375),Spock Bet ...

(1322–1375), Royal family member of the Holy Roman Empire * John Henry (Maryland politician) (1750–1798), U.S. senator from and governor of Maryland * John Vernon Henry (1767–1829), American politician, New York State comptroller * John Flournoy Henry (1793–1873), U.S. representative from Kentucky * John Henry (representative) (1800–1882), U.S. representative from Illinois * John Snowdon Henry (1824–1896), British politician from South-East Lancashire * J. L. Henry (John Lane Henry, 1831–1907), Supreme Court of Texas judge * John Henry (Australian politician) (1834–1912), Tasmanian House of Assembly member and treasurer of Tasmania *

Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry (Johannes Heinrich Friedrich Werner Konrad Rainer Maria; Slovak: ''Ján Henrich'', Hungarian: ''János Henrik''; 28 March 1931, in Innsbruck – 14 April 2010, in Innsbruck) was a prince ...

(1931–2010), Hungarian prince *

John Henry (Ontario politician) John G. Henry (born July 30, 1960) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was mayor of Oshawa from 2010 to 2018 and is currently chair of the Regional Municipality of Durham. Background Henry was born in Oshawa. The son of General Motors worker ...

(born 1960), Canadian politician, mayor of Oshawa, Ontario *

John Henry (Cook Islands politician) John Mokoenga Tikaka Henry (born c. 1959) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party. Henry is a nephew of former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Sir Geoffrey Henry. H ...

, Cook Islander politician * John Hicks (politician) (1715–1790), land agent and politician in Nova Scotia * John H. Holdridge (1924–2001), U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and Indonesia *

John Horgan John Joseph Horgan (born August 7, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022, and also as the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party from 2014 to 2022. Horgan has been the ...

(born 1959), Canadian politician and the current Premier of British Columbia *

John Horgan (Australian politician) John William Horgan (15 July 1834 – 8 July 1907) was a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1888–89. He is remembered most for his aggressive election campaigns in which he characterised six of the most prominent fam ...

(1834–1907), Australian politician, Western Australia MLC * John Horgan (Irish politician) (1876–1955), Irish politician * John Horgan (Irish nationalist) (1881–1967), Irish Cork-born nationalist politician, solicitor and author * John Herbert Ilangatileke, Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon for

Puttalam Puttalam ( si, පුත්තලම, translit=Puttalama; ta, புத்தளம், translit=Puttaḷam) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam ...

John Ince (activist) John Ince (born ) is a Canadian activist, politician, author, and lawyer. He is a founder of The Sex Party, a sex-positive movement political party of which he was party leader from 2005 until 2012. Sex-positive activism In 2002, Ince opened The ...

(born 1952), Canadian activist, politician, author, and lawyer *

John Jay John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, abolitionist, signatory of the Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as the second governor of New York and the fir ...

, American politician, statesman, revolutionary, diplomat, and the first Chief Justice of the United States * John Johnson (Ohio congressman) (1805–1867), politician * John A. Johnson (Minnesota politician) (1883–1962), Minnesota politician * John A. Johnson (Wisconsin), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Madison *

John Albert Johnson John Albert Johnson (July 28, 1861September 21, 1909) was an American politician. He served in the Minnesota State Senate from January 1897 to January 1901. He was the 16th governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1905, until his death on Septem ...

(1861–1909), 16th governor of Minnesota * John Anders Johnson (1832–1901), Wisconsin state senator * John E. Johnson (Brandon) (1873–1951), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Brandon, Wisconsin * John E. Johnson (Utica) (''fl. circa'' 1868), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Utica, Wisconsin * John J. Johnson (1926–2016), Missouri state senator *

John Warren Johnson John Warren Johnson (January 29, 1929 – January 6, 2023) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Johnson went to Southwest High School in Minneapolis. He then received his bachelor's degree in economics an ...

(born 1929), Minnesota state legislator *

John Telemachus Johnson John Telemachus Johnson (October 5, 1788 – December 17, 1856) was a minister in the Christian Church, an attorney, and a politician, elected as U.S. Representative from Kentucky. His older brothers, also politicians, included James Johnson and ...

(1788–1856), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * John Johnson (Kansas City mayor) (1816–1903), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri * J. Neely Johnson (1825–1872), California politician and politician *

John Johnson (b. 1833) John Johnson (August 7, 1833 – February 15, 1892) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from York in Dane County and was an Independent Republican. He also served as chairman of the York Town Board. Johnson was born on August 7, ...

(1833–1892), Wisconsin State Assemblyman * John Johnson (Ohio state representative) (born 1937), member of the Ohio House of Representatives * John Johnson Sr. (1770–1824), Chancellor of Maryland * John Johnson Jr. (1798–1856), Chancellor of Maryland *

John Johnson (Indiana judge) John Johnson (c. May 27, 1776 – July 15, 1817 or September 17, 1817) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from December 28, 1816, to September 10, 1817. Born in Kentucky, Johnson "was an active early Indiana politician" who "worked on the ...

(1776–1817), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * John T. Johnson (Oklahoma judge) (1856–1???), associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court *

John B. Johnson (politician) John Bernhard Johnson (February 4, 1885 – May 18, 1985) was an American politician. He served in the South Dakota State Senate The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one representing each legi ...

(1885–1985), American politician in the South Dakota State Senate * John Ramsey Johnson, associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia *

J. B. Johnson (Florida politician) John B. Johnson (October 15, 1868 – June 26, 1940), more commonly referred to as J. B. Johnson, was an American attorney and politician who served as the 22nd Florida Attorney General. Early life and military service Johnson was born in Live ...

(1868–1940), 23rd Florida Attorney General * John S. Johnson (North Dakota politician) (1854–1941), member of the North Dakota House of Representatives *

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...

(1917–1963), American politician, served as the 35th President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 *

John Kerry John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician and diplomat who currently serves as the first United States special presidential envoy for climate. A member of the Forbes family and the Democratic Party (Unite ...

(born 1943), American politician and diplomat who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017 * John Lionel Kotelawala (1895–1980), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1953 to 1956 * John Lansing Jr. (1754–1829?), American politician who disappeared *

John Lee (government official) John Lee Ka-chiu ( zh, t=李家超; born 7 December 1957) is a Hong Kong politician and former police officer who is the 5th and current Chief Executive of Hong Kong. Originally a police officer, Lee served as the Deputy Commissioner of the ...

(born 1957), Hong Kong politician *

John Limbert John W. Limbert (born 1943) is an American diplomat. He is the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iran in the US State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. He is a veteran U.S. diplomat and a former official at the U.S. Emb ...

(born 1943), American diplomat * John H. Long, Canadian political figure * John B. Macy (1799–1856), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin * John Macy (1917–1986), United States Government administrator and civil servant * John Mahama (born 1958), Ghanaian politician and former president of Ghana *

John Major Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997, and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon, formerly Hunting ...

(born 1943),

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The prime minister of the United Kingdom is the head of government of the United Kingdom. The prime minister advises the sovereign on the exercise of much of the royal prerogative, chairs the Cabinet and selects its ministers. As moder ...

from 1990 to 1997 * John Major (17th-century English MP), English politician and Member of Parliament *

Sir John Major, 1st Baronet Sir John Major, 1st Baronet (17 May 1698 – 22 February 1781) was a British merchant, Member of Parliament and Sheriff of Sussex. Major was born at Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, and started in business there, commanding a s ...

(1698–1781), English merchant and Member of Parliament * John Cyril Malloy (1930–2014), American politician *

John Manley John Paul Manley (born January 5, 1950) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the eighth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2002 to 2003. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa South from 1988 to ...

(born 1950), Canadian politician who served as the eighth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2002 to 2003 * John S. Marmaduke (1833–1887), American politician * John McCain (1936–2018), American statesman and US Navy officer, United States Senator for Arizona from 1987 to 2018 * John McConnel (1806–1899), Australian politician * John Foster McCreight (1827–1913), first premier of British Columbia *

John Moore (Louisiana politician) John Moore (1788 – June 17, 1867) was an American statesman and planter from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1840 to 1843 and again from 1851 to 1853. He was a lifelong member of the United States Whi ...

(1788–1867), American statesman * John Verdun Newton (1916–1944), Australian politician * John Nkadimeng (1927–2020), South African politician and anti-apartheid activist * John Prescott (Indiana politician), American politician * John Gladstone Rajakulendran (1907–1950),

Sri Lankan Tamil Sri Lankan Tamils ( or ), also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, live in significant numbers in the Eastern ...

teacher and politician *

John Reagan (New Hampshire politician) John Reagan (born August 5, 1946) is an American politician who has served in the New Hampshire Senate from the 17th district since 2012. He previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Represent ...

(born 1946), New Hampshire politician *

John Henninger Reagan John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818March 6, 1905) was an American politician from Texas. A Democrat, Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederate States of America. He s ...

(1818–1905), American politician *

John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including '' Nat ...

(born 1955), American lawyer and jurist who serves as Chief Justice of the United States * John Robbins (congressman) (1808–1880), American congressman from Pennsylvania * John Senhouse Goldie-Taubman (1838–1898), Manx politician *

John Sidoti Anthony John Sidoti is an independent Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Drummoyne since 2011. He was a member of the Liberal Party, but moved to the crossbench as an independent in ...

, Australian independent politician * John H. Tolan (1877–1947), American politician and lawyer * John H. Trumbull (1873–1961), American politician who served as the 70th Governor of Connecticut from 1925 to 1931 *

John Herbert Turner John Herbert Turner (May 7, 1834 – December 9, 1923) was a British Columbia politician. Born in Claydon, Suffolk, England, Turner moved to British North America and worked as a merchant in Halifax and Charlottetown. In 1862 he moved to Vi ...

(1834–1923), 11th premier of British Columbia *

John Tyler John Tyler (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) was the tenth president of the United States, serving from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president of the United States, vice president in 1841. He was elected v ...

(1790–1862), tenth president of the United States *

John Tyler Sr. John Tyler Sr. (February 28, 1747 – January 6, 1813) was an American lawyer, planter, politician and judge who served in the Virginia House of Delegates and became 15th Governor of Virginia and later United States district judge of the United ...

, 15th governor of Virginia, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia, father of John Tyler * John Van Buren, United States lawyer, official, politician, son of Martin Van Buren * John Walker (Arkansas politician) (1937–2019), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives *

John Walker (Missouri politician) John Walker (October 15, 1770 – May 26, 1838) was a U.S. politician from Missouri. John Walker was born in Brunswick County, Virginia. He later moved to Kentucky, and eventually settled in Howard County, Missouri in 1818. His wife Sarah Caff ...

(1770–1838), State Treasurer of Missouri *

John Walker (Virginia politician) John Walker (February 13, 1744December 2, 1809) was a public official from Virginia. Biography Walker was born in Virginia, the son of Dr. Thomas Walker. He received private education before attending the College of William and Mary, which he gr ...

(1744–1809), U.S. Senator, public official, and soldier * John A. Walker (Iowa politician) (1912–2012), American politician * John M. Walker Jr. (born 1940), chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit * John M. Walker (Pennsylvania politician) (1905–1976), Pennsylvania State Senator and lieutenant-gubernatorial nominee *

John Randall Walker John Randall Walker (February 23, 1874 – July 21, 1942) was a U.S. political figure from the state of Georgia. Walker was born near Blackshear, Georgia in 1874 and graduated from the Jasper Normal College in Jasper, Florida. He then studied ...

(1874–1942), U.S. Representative from Georgia * John Smith Walker (1826–1893), Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Hawaii *

John Williams Walker John Williams Walker (August 12, 1783April 23, 1823) was an American politician, who served as the Democratic-Republican United States senator from the state of Alabama, the first senator elected by that state. Life and career Walker was born Aug ...

(1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama * John Crompton Weems (1777–1862), American politician * John Weir (politician) (1904–1995), Australian politician * John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss (1586–1649), Scottish politician *

John Young (died 1589) Sir John Young (by 1519 – 4 September 1589), of The Great House, Bristol, of London and of Melbury Sampford, Dorset, was an English politician. Origins He was the eldest surviving son of Hugh Young (d.1534) of Bristol and of Castle Combe ...

(by 1519–1589), of Bristol, MP for Devizes, West Looe, etc. * John Young (MP for Marlborough), in 1559, MP for Marlborough * John Young (MP for New Shoreham) (fl. 1586–1597), MP for New Shoreham, Sussex * John Allan Young (1895–1961), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada * John Andrew Young (1916–2002), American politician from Texas *

John Duncan Young John Duncan Young (September 22, 1823 – December 26, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Owingsville, Kentucky, Young attended the common schools. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1854 and practiced in Owingsv ...

(1823–1910), US congressman from Kentucky *

John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (31 August 1807 – 6 October 1876) was a British diplomat and politician. He served as Governor General of Canada (1869–72), Governor of New South Wales (1861–67) and as Chief Secretary for Ireland (1853–55) ...

(1807–1876), UK MP, NSW Governor, Canadian Governor General * John Young (Canadian politician) (1811–1878), member of the Canadian House of Commons *

John Young (governor) John Young (June 12, 1802April 23, 1852) was an American politician. He served in the New York State Assembly (1832, 1845–1846), the United States House of Representatives (1836-1837, 1841–1843) and as Governor of New York (1847-1848). Early ...

(1802–1852), Governor of New York * John Young (advisor) (–1835), British-born government advisor of Kamehameha I * John Young (Australian politician) (1842–1893), New South Wales politician * John Young (judge), Federal Court of Australia judge * John Young (jurist) (1919–2008), Australian jurist * John Young (Scottish politician) (1930–2011), Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament * John Young (seigneur) (–1819), Scottish-born Canadian land entrepreneur, jurist, and politician * John Darling Young (1910–1988), Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, 1969–1984 * John M. Young (1926–2010), American politician from Wisconsin * John Young (Indiana politician), American politician * John Young (New Brunswick politician, born 1841) (1841–1907), Canadian politician * John Young (New Brunswick politician, born 1854) (1854–1934), Canadian politician

Businessmen

* John G. Agar (lawyer) (1856–1935), American lawyer *

John Anderson (Scottish businessman) John Anderson (1747–1820) was a Scottish businessman and entrepreneur. He was a commercial agent in New York and later a business owner in Cork. His business played a pivotal role in creating infrastructure that connected Dublin to Cork. Ander ...

(1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland * John Aspinall (zoo owner) (1926–2000), British casino and zoo owner *

John Wilford Blackstone Sr. John Wilford Blackstone Sr. (October 18, 1796October 15, 1868) was an American lawyer and Wisconsin pioneer. He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Wisconsin Territory, and served as County Judge of Iowa County, when it was still or ...

(1796–1868), American lawyer * John Vernou Bouvier Jr. * John Vernou Bouvier III * John W. Brady (1869 or 1870–1943), American lawyer *

John Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge (September 7, 1906 – May 31, 2000) was an American executive, businessman, and entrepreneur with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, and the first son of President Calvin Coolidge and Grace Coolidge. Early li ...

* John Davis (British businessman) (1906–1993), English managing director of the Rank Organization, later Chairman *

John A. Eastman John Albert Eastman (March 4, 1821 – April 11, 1895) was an American lawyer from Fond du Lac, Wisconsin who spent two years (1850–1851) as a Democratic member of the Wisconsin State Senate. Background Eastman was born in Strong, ...

(1821–1895), American lawyer *

John Eastman John Charles Eastman (born 1960) is an American lawyer who is the founding director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public interest law firm affiliated with the conservative think tank Claremont Institute. He is a former pro ...

, American lawyer * John F. Grundhofer (1939–2021), American businessman * John M. Harrell (1828–1907), American lawyer * John W. Henry (born 1949), American businessman and owner of sports teams * John Hindley, 1st Viscount Hyndley (1883–1963), British businessman * John E. Irving (1932–2010), Canadian businessman * John Jay (lawyer) (1817–1894), American diplomat and lawyer, grandson of John Jay, the American Founding Father and statesman * John F. McGee (1861–1925), United States district judge * John Sackville Labatt (1880–1952), Canadian businessman * John Marshall (Kansas judge) (1858–1931), American justice of the Kansas Supreme Court * John McAfee, (1945–2021), British-American computer programmer, businessman and prisoner *

John Preston, Lord Fentonbarns Sir John Preston, Lord Fentonbarns (died 1616), of Penicuik, was a Scottish lawyer and judge who became lord president of the court of session. Life He was the son of a burgess, town councillor, and dean of guild in Edinburgh. John Preston wa ...

(died 1616), Scottish lawyer and judge * Jack W. Robbins (1919–2005), American prosecutor at Nuremberg trials *

John D. Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American business magnate and philanthropist. He has been widely considered the wealthiest American of all time and the richest person in modern history. Rockefeller was ...

(1839–1937), American business tycoon *

John D. Rockefeller Jr. John Davison Rockefeller Jr. (January 29, 1874 – May 11, 1960) was an American financier and philanthropist, and the only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was involved in the development of the vast office complex in M ...

(1874–1960), American financier, philanthropist, son of John D. Rockefeller *

John D. Rockefeller III John Davison Rockefeller III (March 21, 1906 – July 10, 1978) was an American philanthropist. Rockefeller was the eldest son and second child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller as well as a grandson of Standard Oil co-founde ...

(1906–1978), American philanthropist, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. *

John Aspinwall Roosevelt John Aspinwall Roosevelt II (March 13, 1916 – April 27, 1981) was an American businessman and the sixth and last child of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt. Early life John Aspinwall Roosevelt II was the you ...

(1916–1981), American businessman, sixth and youngest son of Franklin D. Roosevelt * John Ellis Roosevelt, Roosevelt family member *

John Alexander Weir John Alexander Weir (December 13, 1894 – June 3, 1942) was a Canadian attorney, and the first Dean of the University of Alberta Faculty of Law from 1926 to 1942. Early life John Alexander Weir was born in Ardoch, North Dakota on 13 December ...

(1894–1942), Canadian lawyer and professor

Military

John Joseph Abercrombie John Joseph Abercrombie (March 4, 1798 – January 3, 1877) was a career United States Army officer who served in numerous wars, finally reaching the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War. Early life and career Abercrombie w ...

(1798–1877), American brigadier general *

John Worthington Adams Major General Sir John Worthington Adams, (1764 – 9 March 1837) was a senior British army officer who served in India. Adams joined the Army in 1780. During the Rohilla War he fought under Sir Robert Abercromby. He was present during the ...

(1764–1837), British general in India * John Giles Adams (1792–1832), U.S. commander at the Battle of Stillman's Run during the 1832 Black Hawk War * John Adams (Confederate Army officer) (1825–1864), US Army officer * John G. B. Adams (1841–1900), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient * John Mapes Adams (1871–1921), Boxer Rebellion Medal of Honor recipient *

John Adams (Royal Navy officer) Rear Admiral John Harold Adams, (19 December 1918 – 3 November 2008) was a Royal Navy officer who was best known for his command of , a 22,000 ton ''Centaur''-class light aircraft carrier, during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. Early ...

(1918–2008), British rear admiral * John G. Adams (1932–2003), Army counsel in the Army-McCarthy hearings * John Adams (Canadian general) (born 1942), Canadian military leader * John F. Aiso (1909–1987), American nisei military leader * John Aiken (RAF officer) (1921–2005), Royal Air Force officer *

John Alcock (RAF officer) Captain Sir John William Alcock (5 November 189218 December 1919) was a British Royal Navy and later Royal Air Force officer who, with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first non-stop transatlantic flight from St. Joh ...

(1892–1919), Royal Air Force officer * John Taylor Arms (1887–1953), United States Navy officer and etcher * John H. Aulick (1787–1791–1873), United States Navy officer *

John Cushing Aylwin John Cushing Aylwin (1780s – January 28, 1813) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812.Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ''Who Was Who in American History, the Military''. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975.P.49 Early life B ...

(1780–1813), Officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 *

John Babcock John Henry Foster Babcock (July 23, 1900 – February 18, 2010) was, at age 109, the last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War and, after the death of Harry Patch, was the conflict's olde ...

(1900–2010), last known surviving veteran of the Canadian military to have served in the First World War *

John M. Bacon Brigadier General John Mosby Bacon (April 17, 1844 – March 19, 1913) was an American general of the United States Volunteers. He fought in the Battle of Sugar Point, October 5, 1898. Career John M. Bacon was born in Kentucky on April 17, 184 ...

(1844–1913), American general * John Bacon (loyalist) (died 1783), Loyalist guerilla fighter during the American Revolutionary War * John Baker (American Revolutionary War) (1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named * John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal * John Drayton Baker (1915–1942), United States Navy officer *

John Baker (general) General John Stuart Baker (24 February 1936 – 9 July 2007) was a senior Australian Army officer. Entering the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1954, his career culminated with his appointment as Chief of the Defence Force from 1995 t ...

(1936–2007), Australian Chief of the Defence Force * John F. Baker Jr. (1945–2012), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient * John Baker (Royal Navy officer) (1660–1716), English naval officer, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis *

John Baker (Medal of Honor, 1876) Musician John Baker was a soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Biography John Baker was born in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, about 1855, emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the United States Army from ...

(1853–1???), American soldier * John Henry Balch (1896–1980), United States Naval Reserve officer * John Sanford Barnes (1836–1911), United States Navy officer * John D. Barry (1839–1867), officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War * John R. Baylor (1822–1894), Senior officer of the Confederate States Army * John Bello (born 1946), United States Navy officer *

John Bell Blish John Bell Blish (September 8, 1860 – December 22, 1921) was an American inventor known primarily for developing the Blish lock, used in the Thompson submachine gun, more commonly known as the "Tommy Gun." Blish licensed the patent for his lock t ...

(1860–1921), United States Navy officer * John Bigelow Jr. (1854–1936), United States Army lieutenant colonel * John L. Borling (born 1940), retired major general of the United States Air Force *

John Buford John Buford, Jr. (March 4, 1826 – December 16, 1863) was a United States Army cavalry officer. He fought for the Union as a brigadier general during the American Civil War. Buford is best known for having played a major role in the first day ...

(1826–1863), United States Army cavalry officer * John Bush (Royal Navy officer) (1914–2013), British Royal Navy officer * John Cooke (Royal Navy officer) (1762–1805), English Royal Navy officer * John G. Cowell (1785–1814), officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 * John Cubbon (1911–1997), British Army officer and entrepreneur *

John Owen Donaldson Captain John Owen Donaldson (May 14, 1897 – September 7, 1930) was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories. Early life Donaldson was born in Fort Yates, North Dakota, the son of General Thomas Quinton Donaldson. He left C ...

(1897–1930), American World War I flying ace * John A. Dramesi (1933–2017), United States Air Force Colonel *

John Eglit John Eglit (October 17, 1874 – January 31, 1914) was a seaman serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. He continued to serve in the navy until being lost at sea while aboar ...

(1874–1914), United States Navy seaman serving in the *

John Eisenhower John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower (August 3, 1922 – December 21, 2013) was a United States Army officer, diplomat, and military historian. He was a son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. His military career sp ...

, United States Army officer, diplomat, and military historian, second and youngest son of Dwight D. Eisenhower *

John C. England Ensign John Charles England (December 11, 1920 – December 7, 1941) was an officer in the United States Navy. He died on USS ''Oklahoma'' after it was torpedoed and sank in the Japanese Empire's attack on Pearl Harbor. The circumstances o ...

(1920–1941), United States Navy officer * John Heaphy Fellowes (1932–2010), United States Navy captain and pilot * John P. Flynn (1922–1997), United States Air Force officer * John D. Foley (1918–1999), United States Army Air Forces gunner *

John Franklin Sir John Franklin (16 April 1786 – 11 June 1847) was a British Royal Navy officer and Arctic explorer. After serving in wars against Napoleonic Wars, Napoleonic France and War of 1812, the United States, he led two expeditions into the ...

(1786–1847), British Royal Navy officer * John M. Franklin (1896–1975), American general * John Gingell (1925–2009), senior Royal Air Force commander * John Harllee (admiral) (1914–2005), American admiral * John Harrison (VC 1857) (1832–1865), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * John B. Henry Jr., United States Air Force general * John Joseph Henry (1758–1811), American Revolutionary War soldier * John Hotaling (1824–1886), American soldier * John Martin Howard (1917–1942), United States Navy officer * John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark (died 1723), Seigneur of Sark, 1720–1723 *

Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet Brigadier General Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (5 November 1741 – 4 January 1830) was an American-born military officer, magistrate, landowner and colonial official in the British Indian Department who fought as a Loyalist during the American ...

(1741–1830), loyalist leader during the American Revolution * John "Liver-Eating" Johnson (1824–1900), American frontier figure * John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1839) (1839–1???), United States Navy sailor * John Johnson (Medal of Honor, 1842) (1842–1907), Norwegian-American Medal of Honor recipient * John D. Johnson (general), U.S. Army general *

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War. He made many friends among U.S political elites ( ...

(1747–1792), Scottish-American naval captain who was the United States' first well-known naval commander in the American Revolutionary War * John Kennedy (Medal of Honor) (1834–1910), American soldier *

John Doby Kennedy John Doby Kennedy (January 5, 1840 – April 14, 1896) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, as well as a post-war planter, attorney, politician, and the 57th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina serving ...

(1840–1896), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War * John J. Kennedy (Republic of Texas politician) (1814–1880), soldier, lawyer and sheriff * Sir John Kennedy (British Army officer, born 1878) (1878–1948), British general * Sir John Kennedy (British Army officer, born 1893) (1893–1970), British general * John Pitt Kennedy (1796–1879), British military engineer * John Thomas Kennedy (1885–1969), American soldier * John Kelvin Koelsch (1923–1951), United States Navy officer * John Lerew (1912–1996), Royal Australian Air Force officer * John B. Magruder (1807–1871), American and Confederate military officer * John Minor Maury (1795–1824), Lieutenant in the United States Navy * John S. McCain Jr. (1911–1981), United States Navy admiral who served in conflicts from the 1940s through the 1970s, including as the Commander,

United States Pacific Command United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region. Formerly known as United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) since its inception in 1947, ...

, father of John McCain * John S. McCain Sr. (1884–1945), U.S. Navy admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family, grandfather of John McCain *

John Neville (general) John Neville (July 26, 1731 – July 29, 1803) was an American military officer, land speculator, and local official who served in the French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War and the American Revolutionary War. As an early federal tax colle ...

(1731–1803), American Revolutionary War officer later prominent in the Whiskey Rebellion *

John T. Newton Commodore John Thomas Newton (May 20, 1793 – July 28, 1857) was an officer in the United States Navy"Death of Commodore Newton", ''Washington Evening Star'' (July 29, 1857), p. 2. who commanded several ships over a period of decades, underta ...

(1793–1857), United States Navy officer * John Verdun Newton (1916–1944), Australian Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) officer *

John Pitcairn Major John Pitcairn (28 December 1722 – 17 June 1775) was a Marine Service officer who was stationed in Boston, Massachusetts, at the start of the American War of Independence. Born in Scotland in 1722, Pitcairn joined the Naval Service ...

(1722–1775), Marine Service officer *

John R. Redman John "Jack" Roland Redman (January 31, 1898 – May 29, 1970) was an admiral in the United States Navy. A naval communications officer, he played key roles in signals intelligence during World War II in Washington, D.C., and on the staff of A ...

(1898–1970), United States Navy admiral * John Hamilton Roberts (1881–1962), Canadian Army two-star general *

John Q. Roberts USS ''John Q. Roberts'' (APD-94), ex-DE-235, was a United States Navy high-speed transport in commission from 1945 to 1946. Namesake John Quincy Roberts was born on 2 September 1914 in Boaz, Alabama. He enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve ...

(1914–1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient * John W. Roberts (1921–1999), United States Air Force four-star general *

John Roberts (Royal Navy officer) Rear Admiral John Oliver Roberts (born 4 April 1924) is a British former Royal Navy officer who served as Flag Officer, Naval Air Command. Naval career Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Roberts joined the Royal Navy in 1941 at ...

(born 1924), British admiral * John Alexander Tyler, Son of John Tyler * John P. Van Leer (1825–1862), Union Army officer *

John Walker (RAF officer) Air Marshal Sir John Robert Walker, (born 26 May 1936) is a former Royal Air Force officer who served as Chief of Defence Intelligence from 1991 to 1994. RAF career Walker joined the Royal Air Force in 1954 and was commissioned on 31 July 19 ...

(born 1936), Chief of Defence Intelligence *

John Walker (Medal of Honor) John Walker a/k/a Joseph Frazier, was an American soldier. He was a private with Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry of the United States Army, who received the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" in combat with Apache Indians during the Apache W ...

(1845–1???), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * John Walker (officer of arms) (1913–1984), English officer of arms * John Anthony Walker (1937–2014), American communications specialist convicted in 1985 of spying for the Soviet Union * John C. Walker, Indiana physician and officer during the American Civil War *

John George Walker Major-General John George Walker (July 22, 1821 – July 20, 1893) was a Confederate general in the American Civil War. He served as a brigadier general under Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet, before commanding the Texas Division unit i ...

(1821–1893), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War *

John Grimes Walker John Grimes Walker (March 20, 1835 – September 16, 1907) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served during the Civil War. After the war, he served as Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, head of the Lighthouse Board, and commande ...

(1835–1907), United States Navy admiral * John T. Walker (USMC) (1893–1955), United States Marine Corp general * John Young (naval officer) (1740–1781), United States captain in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War

Musicians

(born 1947), American composer * John Luther Adams (born 1953), American composer *

John Addison John Mervyn Addison (16 March 19207 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores. Early life Addison was born in Chobham, Surrey to a father who was a colonel in the Royal Field Artillery, and this influenced the ...

(1920–1998), English composer * John Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (1921–1974), American jazz musician * John Anderson (producer) (born 1948), Northern Irish composer and producer *

John Anderson (musician) John David Anderson (born December 13, 1954) is an American country music singer and songwriter with a successful career that has lasted more than 40 years. Starting in 1977 with the release of his first single, "I've Got a Feelin' (Somebody's ...

(born 1954), American country musician * John Anderson, vocalist for the British rock band Charlie (founded 1971) *

John Bailey (luthier) John Bailey (1931–2011) was a British luthier who made and repaired guitars and other stringed instruments during the 1960s revival of English folk music and beyond. Bailey lived in London until 1972 when he moved to Dartmouth in Devon. I ...

(1931–2011), maker of fine guitars in England * John Bailey (producer), Canadian recording engineer, producer * John Barry (1933–2011), English film composer *

John Beal (composer) John Everett Beal (born on January 20, 1947, in Santa Monica, California and raised in La Cañada Flintridge, California) is an internationally recognized American film composer and conductor working in Hollywood, California and around the world. H ...

, American film composer *

John Blow John Blow (baptised 23 February 1649 – 1 October 1708) was an English composer and organist of the Baroque period. Appointed organist of Westminster Abbey in late 1668,John Bonham John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 – 25 September 1980) was an English musician, best known as the drummer for the Rock music, rock band Led Zeppelin. Esteemed for his speed, power, fast single-footed kick drumming, distinctive sound, and feel ...

(1948–1980), drummer/percussionist for Led Zeppelin *

John Bull John Bull is a national personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular, especially in political cartoons and similar graphic works. He is usually depicted as a stout, middle-aged, country-dwelling, jolly and matter- ...

(1562–1628), English composer * John Bush (musician) (born 1963), American metal vocalist for Armored Saint and Anthrax * John Cage (1912–1992), American composer * John Casken (born 1949), English composer *

John Colianni John Colianni (born 1966) is an American jazz pianist. Early life The son of Patricia Colaianni and journalist James F. Colaianni, John Colianni was born in Paterson, New Jersey on January 7, 1966 and grew up in Maryland. Duke Ellington performe ...

(born 1966), American jazz pianist *

John Coltrane John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Born and rai ...

(1926–1967), American jazz saxophonist and composer *

John Cooper (musician) John Landrum Cooper (born April 7, 1975) is an American musician. He has been the lead vocalist, bassist and co-founder of Christian rock band Skillet since 1996 and the only constant member, and his side project Fight the Fury since 2018. ...

(born 1975), American bassist and vocalist for Skillet *

John Corigliano John Paul Corigliano Jr. (born February 16, 1938) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. His scores, now numbering over one hundred, have won him the Pulitzer Prize, five Grammy Awards, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, ...

(born 1938), American composer *

John Dankworth Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (20 September 1927 – 6 February 2010), also known as Johnny Dankworth, was an English jazz composer, saxophonist, clarinettist and writer of film scores. With his wife, jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine, h ...

(1927–2010), English jazz musician *

John Darnielle John Darnielle (; born March 16, 1967) is an American musician and novelist best known as the primary, and originally sole, member of the American band the Mountain Goats, for which he is the writer, composer, guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. ...

(born 1967), American singer-guitarist, founder of

The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats are an American band formed in Claremont, California, by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. The band is currently based in Durham, North Carolina. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle, despite the ...

and half of The Extra Lens *

John David Davis John David Davis (22 October 1867 – 20 November 1942), often known as J D Davis, was an English composer, born in Edgbaston, near Birmingham.Leach, Gerald. ''British Composer Profiles'' (2012), p. 73 Career Although born into a musical family, ...

(1867–1942), English composer *

John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, activist, and humanitarian whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singe ...

(1943–1997), American folk and country singer *

John Deacon John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician, best known for being the bass guitarist for the rock band Queen. He wrote several songs for the group, including Top 10 hits " You're My Best Friend", " Another One Bit ...

(born 1951), British bass player for Queen *

John Doe (musician) John Nommensen Duchac (born February 25, 1953), known professionally as John Doe, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet, guitarist and bass player. Doe co-founded LA punk band X, of which he is still an active member. His musical per ...

(born 1953), American singer, songwriter, actor, and poet *

John Dowland John Dowland (c. 1563 – buried 20 February 1626) was an English Renaissance composer, lutenist, and singer. He is best known today for his melancholy songs such as "Come, heavy sleep", " Come again", " Flow my tears", " I saw my Lady weepe" ...

(1563–1626), English composer * John W. Duarte (1919–2004), English composer and guitarist *

John Dunstaple John Dunstaple (or Dunstable, – 24 December 1453) was an English composer whose music helped inaugurate the transition from the medieval to the Renaissance periods. The central proponent of the ''Contenance angloise'' style (), Dunstaple was ...

(1390–1453), English composer *

John Entwistle John Alec Entwistle (9 October 194427 June 2002) was an English musician who was the bassist for the rock band The Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers", he was the band's only membe ...

(1944–2002), English bassist for The Who * John Fahey (1939–2001), American fingerstyle guitarist and composer * John Farmer (c.1570–c.1601), English madrigal composer *

John Field John Field may refer to: *John Field (American football) (1886–1979), American football player and coach *John Field (brigadier) (1899–1974), Australian Army officer *John Field (composer) (1782–1837), Irish composer *John Field (dancer) (192 ...

(1782–1837), Irish composer * John Conant Flansburgh (born 1960), American singer-guitarist, founder of Mono Puff, and one half of They Might Be Giants *

John Frusciante John Anthony Frusciante (; born March 5, 1970) is an American musician, best known as the guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers across three stints since 1988. He has released 11 solo albums and 7 EPs, ranging in style from acoustic guitar to e ...

(born 1970), guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers *

John Fogerty John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was the lead si ...

(born 1945), lead singer and guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival * John Foreman (musician) (born 1972), Australian musician *

John Foulds John Herbert Foulds (; 2 November 188025 April 1939) was an English cellist and composer of classical music. He was largely self-taught as a composer, and belongs among the figures of the English Musical Renaissance. A successful composer of li ...

(1880–1939), English composer * John Gardner (1917–2011), English composer * John Maxwell Geddes (1941–2017), Scottish composer and academic * John D. H. Greenwood (1889–1975), English composer *

John Harbison John Harris Harbison (born December 20, 1938) is an American composer, known for his symphonies, operas, and large choral works. Life John Harris Harbison was born on December 20, 1938, in Orange, New Jersey, to the historian Elmore Harris Harb ...

(born 1938), American composer *

John Heard (musician) John William Heard (July 3, 1938 – December 10, 2021) was an American bass player and artist. His recording credits include albums with Pharoah Sanders, George Duke, Oscar Peterson, Count Basie, Zoot Sims, Ahmad Jamal, Frank Morgan, George C ...

(born 1938), jazz bassist *

John Hicks (pianist) John Josephus Hicks Jr. (December 21, 1941 – May 10, 2006) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. He was leader of more than 30 recordings and played as a sideman on more than 300.

(1941–2006), American jazz pianist and composer * John Ireland (1879–1962), English composer * John Jarrard (1953–2001), American country music songwriter * John Jenkins (1592–1678), English composer * John Joubert (1927–2019), English composer *

John Kander John Harold Kander (born March 18, 1927) is an American composer, known largely for his work in the musical theater. As part of the songwriting team Kander and Ebb (with lyricist Fred Ebb), Kander wrote the scores for 15 musicals, including '' ...

(born 1927), American musical theatre composer * John Kinsella (1932–2021), Irish composer * John Lanchbery (1923–2003), English-Australian composer *

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...

(1940–1980), English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Beatles * John Charles Julian Lennon (born 1963), English singer, son of John Lennon * John Sidney Linnell (born 1959), American singer-songwriter and one half of They Might Be Giants * John Henry Maunder (1858–1920), English composer and organist *

John McCabe John McCabe may refer to: * John McCabe (composer) (1939–2015), British composer and classical pianist * John McCabe (writer) (1920–2005), Shakespearean scholar and biographer * Christopher John McCabe (born 1967), British biologist and ...

(1939–2015), British composer and classical pianist *

John Blackwood McEwen Sir John Blackwood McEwen (13 April 1868 – 14 June 1948) was a Scottish classical composer and educator. He was professor of harmony and composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London, from 1898 to 1924, and principal from 1924 to 193 ...

(1868–1948), Scottish composer *

John Newman (singer) John William Peter Newman (born 16 June 1990) is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known for the track " Love Me Again" which peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart in July 2013 and appeared in '' F ...

(born 1990), English singer, musician, songwriter and record producer *

John Oates John William Oates (born April 7, 1948) is an American musician, best known as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates, with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, acting as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record produce ...

(born 1948), American musician, half of Hall & Oates * John O'Neill (guitarist) (born 1957), Irish rhythm guitarist *

John Knowles Paine John Knowles Paine (January 9, 1839 – April 25, 1906) was the first American-born composer to achieve fame for large-scale orchestral music. The senior member of a group of composers collectively known as the Boston Six, Paine was one of tho ...

(1839–1906), American composer * John Pickard (born 1963), British composer *

John Prine John Edward Prine (; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. He was active as a composer, recording artist, live performer, and occasional actor from the early 1970s until his death. He ...

(1946–2020), American singer-songwriter *

John Rutter John Milford Rutter (born 24 September 1945) is an English composer, conductor, editor, arranger, and record producer, mainly of choral music. Biography Born on 24 September 1945 in London, the son of an industrial chemist and his wife, Rutte ...

(born 1945), English composer, conductor and choral arranger *

John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951), sometimes referred to as "Sco", is an American guitarist and composer whose music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention in ...

(born 1951), American guitarist and composer *

John Philip Sousa John Philip Sousa ( ; November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known primarily for American military marches. He is known as "The March King" or the "American March King", to di ...

(1854–1932), American composer *

John Stainer Sir John Stainer (6 June 1840 – 31 March 1901) was an English composer and organist whose music, though seldom performed today (with the exception of '' The Crucifixion'', still heard at Passiontide in some churches of the Anglican Commun ...

(1840–1901), British composer * John Stanley (1712–1786), English composer *

John Sykes John James Sykes (born 29 July 1959) is an English guitarist, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He has also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums. Following a stint in ...

(1909–1962), English composer *

(born 1959), guitarist for Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake *

John Tavener Sir John Kenneth Tavener (28 January 1944 – 12 November 2013) was an English composer, known for his extensive output of choral religious works. Among his best known works are '' The Lamb'' (1982), ''The Protecting Veil'' (1988), and '' Son ...

(1944–2013), 20th century English composer *

John Taverner John Taverner ( – 18 October 1545) was an English composer and organist, regarded as one of the most important English composers of his era. He is best-known for ''Missa Gloria tibi Trinitas'' and ''The Western Wynde Mass'', and ''Missa Coro ...

(1490–1545), 16th century English composer * John Veale (1922–2006), English composer * John White (born 1936), English experimental composer * John Whitehead (singer) (1948–2004), American singer and songwriter *

John Wilbye John Wilbye (baptized 7 March 1574September 1638) was an English madrigal composer. Early life and education The son of a tanner, he was born at Brome, Suffolk, England. (Brome is near Diss.) Career Wilbye received the patronage of the Cornwal ...

(1574–1638), English composer *

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (15 November 2022)Classic Connection review '' WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...

(born 1932), American composer, conductor, and pianist *

John Woolrich John Woolrich ( ; born 1954 in Cirencester) is an English composer. Biography Woolrich has founded a group (the Composers Ensemble), a festival (Hoxton New Music Days), and has been composer in association with the Orchestra of St John's and t ...

(born 1954), English composer *

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category". Zorn's avant-garde and experimental approaches to composition and improvisation are inclusive of jazz ...

(born 1953), American composer, saxophonist and bandleader

Scientists

John Adams (physicist) Sir John Bertram Adams (24 May 1920 – 3 March 1984) was an English accelerator physicist and administrator. Adams is mostly known for his work at CERN and Culham Laboratory. Despite a lack of formal university education, Adams worked for ...

(1920–1984), British accelerator physicist *

John Couch Adams John Couch Adams (; 5 June 1819 – 21 January 1892) was a British mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Laneast, near Launceston, Cornwall, and died in Cambridge. His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position o ...

(1819–1892), British mathematician and astronomer * John Franklin Adams (1843–1912), British amateur astronomer and author of stellar maps * John Stacey Adams, behavioral psychologist known for equity theory * John Till Adams (1748–1786), English Quaker physician * John Alderson (physician) (1758–1829), English physician * John Lawrence Angel (1915–1986), British-American biological anthropologist * John Baker (biologist) (1900–1984), British biologist and anthropologist * John Baker, Baron Baker (1901–1985), British engineer *

John Gilbert Baker John Gilbert Baker (13 January 1834 – 16 August 1920) was an English botanist. His son was the botanist Edmund Gilbert Baker (1864–1949). Biography Baker was born in Guisborough in North Yorkshire, the son of John and Mary (née Gi ...

(1834–1920), British botanist *

John Norman Leonard Baker John Norman Leonard Baker (generally known as J. N. L. B.) (12 December 1893 – 16 December 1971) was a geographer associated with Jesus College, Oxford for nearly sixty years. Born in Liverpool, Baker studied at Liverpool College from 1911 t ...

(1893–1971), British geographer * John Holland Baker (1841–1930), New Zealand surveyor and public servant *

John Berkenhout John Berkenhout (8 July 1726 – 3 April 1791) was an English physician, naturalist and miscellaneous writer. He was educated as a physician at Edinburgh and Leyden. While at Edinburgh he published a botanical lexicon ''Clavis Anglicae Linguae ...

(1726–1791), English physician * John Roosevelt Boettiger, grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt * Sir

John Carroll (astronomer) Sir John Anthony Carroll (8 January 1899 – 2 May 1974) was a British astronomer and physicist. In the 1920s he worked at the Solar Physics Observatory, Cambridge, UK with F.J.M. Stratton and Richard van der Riet Woolley. He made major technolo ...

(1899–1974), British astronomer *

John Alexander Carroll John Alexander Carroll (died 17 December 2000) was an American history professor who primarily taught at the University of Arizona from 1958 to 1967, and Troy University from 1974 to 1989. While at Arizona, Carroll founded ''Arizona and the West'' i ...

(died 2000), American history professor *

John Bissell Carroll John Bissell Carroll (June 5, 1916 – July 1, 2003) was an American psychologist known for his contributions to psychology, linguistics and psychometrics.Stansfield, Charles W. “Carroll, John Bissell.” ''Concise Encyclopedia of Educati ...

(1916–2003), American cognitive scientist * John L. Carroll, American legal academic * John M. Carroll (information scientist) (active since born 1950), American information scientist *

John Clauser John Francis Clauser (; born December 1, 1942) is an American theoretical and experimental physicist known for contributions to the foundations of quantum mechanics, in particular the Clauser–Horne–Shimony–Holt inequality. Clauser was a ...

(born 1942), American theoretical and experimental physicist *

John Clements Davis John Clements Davis (born October 21, 1938) is an American geologist best known for his research in the application of statistics to geology. He spent almost his entire professional career with the Kansas Geological Survey, being an Emeritus Sci ...

(born 1938), American geologist *

John Fothergill (physician) John Fothergill FRS (8 March 1712 – 26 December 1780) was an English physician, plant collector, philanthropist and Quaker. His medical writings were influential, and he built up a sizeable botanic garden in what is now West Ham Park in Londo ...

(1712–1780), English physician *

John Goodsir John Goodsir (20 March 1814 – 6 March 1867) was a Scottish anatomist and a pioneer in the formulation of cell theory. Early life Goodsir was born on 20 March 1814 in Anstruther, Fife, the son of Elizabeth Dunbar Taylor and John Goods ...

(1814–1867), Scottish anatomist and a pioneer in the formulation of cell theory *

John Henry (toxicologist) Professor John Anthony Henry (Born: 11 March 1939 at Greenwich, England, died 8 May 2007) was a professor specialising in toxicology in the Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington. He conducted r ...

(1939–2007), English toxicologist * John R. Lukacs (born 1947), American anthropologist * John Robbins (congressman) (1808–1880), American congressman from Pennsylvania * John G. Trump, uncle of Donald Trump * John Truss (born 1947), British mathematician *

John Van Denburgh John Van Denburgh (August 23, 1872 – October 24, 1924) was an American herpetologist from California (who also used the name Van Denburgh in publications, hence this name is used below). Biography Van Denburgh was born in San Francisco and enr ...

(1872–1924), American herpetologist * John Weir (geologist) (1896–1978), Scottish geologist and palaeontologist * John Wood (surgeon) (1825–1891), British surgeon at King's College Hospital * John Henry Wood (1841–1914), English entomologist * John L. Wood (born 1964), American chemist * John Ligertwood Paterson (1820–1882), Scottish medical doctor known for working in Bahia, Brazil * John S. Fossey, British chemist and professor at the

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingha ...

* John Medley Wood (1827–1915), South African botanist * John Nicholas Wood, British neurobiologist *

John Turtle Wood John Turtle Wood (13 February 1821 – 25 March 1890) was an English architect, engineer and archaeologist. Biography Wood was born at Hackney, London the son of John Wood of Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Wood, née Turtle. He was educated ...

(1821–1890), British architect, engineer, and archaeologist

Writers

John David Anderson John David Anderson is an American writer of middle-grade fiction. His works include ''Posted'', ''Ms. Bixby's Last Day'', ''Stowaway, One Last Shot, Riley's Ghost,'' ''Insert Coin to Continue'', ''The Dungeoneers'', ''Sidekicked'', ''Minion'', ...

(born 1975), American writer * John J. Anderson (1956–1989), writer and editor covering computers and technology *

J. Redwood Anderson John Redwood Anderson (1883 – 29 March 1964) was an English poet and playwright. His play ''Babel'' was staged on several occasions. Life Anderson was born in Salford and educated at home and at Trinity College, Oxford. After travelling, he s ...

(1883–1964), English poet * John Baker (author) (born 1942), British novelist *

John Baker (legal historian) Sir John Hamilton Baker, KC, LLD, FBA, FRHistS (born 10 April 1944) is an English legal historian. He was Downing Professor of the Laws of England at the University of Cambridge from 1998 to 2011. Biography Baker was born in Sheffield, the s ...

(born 1944), English legal historian and academic *

John Roman Baker John Roman Baker is a British poet, playwright and novelist. Theatre His first play 'Limitations' launched the first season of the Gay Sweatshop Theatre company. In 1989, his play 'Crying Celibate Tears' was presented at the Sussex Aids Cent ...

(born 1944), British playwright and activist *

John Banville William John Banville (born 8 December 1945) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, adapter of dramas and screenwriter. Though he has been described as "the heir to Proust, via Nabokov", Banville himself maintains that W. B. Yeats and Henry ...

(born 1945), Irish writer *

John Barth John Simmons Barth (; born May 27, 1930) is an American writer who is best known for his postmodern and metafictional fiction. His most highly regarded and influential works were published in the 1960s, and include ''The Sot-Weed Factor'', a sa ...

(born 1930), American writer *

John Tucker Battle John Tucker Battle (October 1, 1902 – October 31, 1962) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for television programs including ''Bonanza'', '' Have Gun, Will Travel'', '' Maverick'', '' Colt .45'', ''The Restless Gun'', ''Bat Masterson'' and ...

(1902–1962), American screenwriter *

John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman (; 28 August 190619 May 1984) was an English poet, writer, and broadcaster. He was Poet Laureate from 1972 until his death. He was a founding member of The Victorian Society and a passionate defender of Victorian architectu ...

(1906–1984), English poet, writer and broadcaster *

John Braine John Gerard Braine (13 April 1922 – 28 October 1986) was an English novelist. Braine is usually listed among the angry young men, a loosely defined group of English writers who emerged on the literary scene in the 1950s. Biography John Brain ...

(1922–1986), English writer *

John Bunyan John Bunyan (; baptised 30 November 162831 August 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory ''The Pilgrim's Progress,'' which also became an influential literary model. In additio ...

(1628–1688), English writer and preacher * John Bryant (journalist) (1944–2020), British journalist *

John Buchan John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career, ...

(1875–1940), British author and politician * John Carroll (author) (born 1944), Australian conservative writer *

John Carroll (journalist) John Sawyer Carroll (January 23, 1942 – June 14, 2015) was an American journalist and newspaper editor, known for his work as the editor of the ''Lexington Herald-Leader,'' the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''The Baltimore Sun''. Early life ...

(1942–2015), American journalist and editor * John Francis Carroll (1858–1917), newspaper publisher and editor *

John Cheever John William Cheever (May 27, 1912 – June 18, 1982) was an American short story writer and novelist. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs". His fiction is mostly set in the Upper East Side of Manhattan; the Westchester suburbs; ...

(1912–1982), American novelist and short story writer *

John Clare John Clare (13 July 1793 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet. The son of a farm labourer, he became known for his celebrations of the English countryside and sorrows at its disruption. His work underwent major re-evaluation in the late 20th ce ...

(1793–1964), English poet * John Maxwell Coetzee (born 1940), South African-Australian novelist and essayist * John Cunliffe (author), English children's book author *

John Donne John Donne ( ; 22 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedr ...

(1572–1631), English poet and cleric *

John Dryden '' John Dryden (; – ) was an English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who in 1668 was appointed England's first Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration England to such a point that the p ...

(1631–1700), English poet and playwright * John T. Dugan (1920–1994), American screenwriter * John Dunkel (1915–2001), American screenwriter *

John Fowles John Robert Fowles (; 31 March 1926 – 5 November 2005) was an English novelist of international renown, critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism. His work was influenced by Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus, among others. Af ...

(1926–2005), English novelist *

John Galsworthy John Galsworthy (; 14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include '' The Forsyte Saga'' (1906–1921) and its sequels, ''A Modern Comedy'' and ''End of the Chapter''. He won the Nobel Prize ...

(1867–1933), English novelist and playwright * John Gardner (1933–1982), American novelist and educator * John Gardner (1926–2007), English spy and thriller novelist * John Gray (1866–1934), English poet *

John Grant (author) Paul le Page Barnett (22 November 1949 – 3 February 2020), known by the pen name of John Grant, was a Scottish writer and editor of science fiction, fantasy, and non-fiction. Biography Born Paul le Page Barnett in Aberdeen, Scotland, Grant h ...

(1949–2020), pseudonym used by science fiction writer Paul Le Page Barnett * John Grant (1930–2014), Scottish author and illustrator * John L. Greene (1912–1995), American screenwriter *

John Grisham John Ray Grisham Jr. (; born February 8, 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas) is an American novelist, lawyer and former member of the 7th district of the Mississippi House of Representatives, known for his popular legal thrillers. According to the Am ...

(born 1955), American writer *

John Gunther John Gunther (August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an American journalist and writer. His success came primarily by a series of popular sociopolitical works, known as the "Inside" books (1936–1972), including the best-selling '' Ins ...

(1901–1970), American journalist and author * M. John Harrison (born 1945), author *

John Hersey John Richard Hersey (June 17, 1914 – March 24, 1993) was an American writer and journalist. He is considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism, in which storytelling techniques of fiction are adapted to n ...

(1914–1993), American journalist and novelist *

John Hockenberry John Charles Hockenberry (born June 4, 1956) is an American journalist and author. He has reported from all over the world, on a wide variety of stories in several mediums for more than three decades. He has written dozens of magazine and newsp ...

(born 1956), American journalist and author *

John Irving John Winslow Irving (born John Wallace Blunt Jr.; March 2, 1942) is an American-Canadian novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of '' The World According t ...

(born 1942), American novelist and screenwriter * John Major Jenkins (born 1964), American author and populariser of the Maya calendar *

John Keats John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculo ...

(1795–1821), English romantic poet *

John le Carré David John Moore Cornwell (19 October 193112 December 2020), better known by his pen name John le Carré ( ), was a British and Irish author, best known for his espionage novels, many of which were successfully adapted for film or television. ...

(1931–2020), British-Irish author *

John Masefield John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels '' The Midnight Folk'' and '' The Box of Delights'', and the p ...

(1878–1967), English poet and writer *

John McClain John McClain is a retired American sportswriter. He was the winner of the 2006 Dick McCann Memorial Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Early life and education McClain grew up in Waco, Texas and graduated from Baylor University in 1975. ...

, American sportswriter *

John McPhee John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is an American writer. He is considered one of the pioneers of creative nonfiction Creative nonfiction (also known as literary nonfiction or narrative nonfiction or literary journalism or verfabula) is ...

(born 1931), American writer *

John Milton John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual. His 1667 epic poem ''Paradise Lost'', written in blank verse and including over ten chapters, was written in a time of immense religious flux and polit ...

(1608–1674), English poet and intellectual *

John Muir John Muir ( ; April 21, 1838December 24, 1914), also known as "John of the Mountains" and "Father of the National Parks", was an influential Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist ...

(1838–1914), Scottish-born American naturalist and author *

John Mulaney John Edmund Mulaney (born August 26, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. He first rose to prominence for his work as a writer on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 to 2013, where he contributed to numerous s ...

(born 1982), American comedian known for his work on ''Saturday Night Live'' * John Munonye (1929–1999), Igbo writer *

John Dos Passos John Roderigo Dos Passos (; January 14, 1896 – September 28, 1970) was an American novelist, most notable for his ''U.S.A.'' trilogy. Born in Chicago, Dos Passos graduated from Harvard College in 1916. He traveled widely as a young man, visit ...

(1896–1970), American novelist *

John Pearson (author) John George Pearson (5 October 1930 – 13 November 2021) was an English novelist and an author of biographies, notably of Ian Fleming (the creator of James Bond), of the Sitwells, and of the Kray twins. Life and career Pearson was born in Ep ...

(1930–2021), English novelist * John Preston (English author) (born 1953), English journalist and novelist * John Pudney (1909–1977), British poet, journalist and author * John Rappaport (screenwriter), American screenwriter * John Rechy (born 1931), Mexican-American novelist and essayist * John Romita Sr., father of John Romita Jr. *

John Romita Jr. John Salvatore Romita (; born August 17, 1956), known professionally as John Romita Jr., is an American comics artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2010s. He is the son of artist John Romita Sr. Early ...

, son of John Romita Sr. *

John Robbins (author) John Robbins (born October 26, 1947) is an American author, who popularized the links among nutrition, environmentalism, and animal rights. He is the author of the 1987 ''Diet for a New America'', an exposé on connections between diet, phys ...

(born 1947), American author, known for his books on food and health *

John Scalzi John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an American science fiction author and former president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is best known for his ''Old Man's War'' series, three novels of which have been no ...

(born 1969), American science fiction author * John Steinbeck (1902–1968), American writer *

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...

(1892–1973), English writer and philologist *

John Updike John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic. One of only four writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others being Booth ...

(1932–2009), American novelist * John Verney (author) (1913–1993), English author and illustrator * John Weir (writer) (born 1959), American writer * John Whittington, American screenwriter *

John Wyndham John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names ...

(1903–1969), English writer * John Younger (writer) (1785–1860), writer, shoemaker, and poet

Actors

John Aasen John Aasen (March 5, 1890 – August 1, 1938) was an American silent film actor and sideshow performer who was one of the tallest actors in history. Early life Aasen was born on March 5, 1890, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His mother, Kristi (Da ...

(1890–1938), American actor * John G. Adolfi (1888–1933), American actor *

John Alderton John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in ''Upstairs, Downstairs'', '' Thomas & Sarah'', '' Wodehouse Playhouse'', '' Little Miss'' (original television series), '' Please Sir!'', '' No, Hones ...

(born 1940), English retired actor *

John Ales John Ales (born January 3, 1969) is an American actor best known for appearing in '' Spy Hard'', '' The Nutty Professor'', '' You Wish'', and other films and television series. Filmography Film *''Crime Killer'' (1985) ... Kids *'' Spy Hard'' ...

(born 1969), American actor *

John Alvin (actor) John Alvin (born John Alvin Hoffstadt, October 24, 1917 – February 27, 2009) was an American film, stage and television actor. He appeared in over 25 films for Warner Brothers and numerous television and theater roles throughout his career ...

(1917–2009), American actor * John Patrick Amedori (born 19??), American actor and musician *

John Amos John Allen Amos Jr. (born December 27, 1939) is an American actor known for his role as James Evans Sr. on the CBS television series ''Good Times''. Amos's other television work includes ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', a recurring role as Admi ...

(born 1939), American actor *

John Anderson (actor) John Robert Anderson (October 20, 1922 – August 7, 1992) was an American character actor who performed in hundreds of stage, film, and television productions during a career that spanned over four decades. Life and career Anderson was born and ...

, (1922–1992), American actor *

John Anderson (director) John Anderson (born 1954) is an American documentary film director, producer, editor and writer. His primary subjects are rock, blues and folk musicians. Anderson often makes films about musicians he admires, such as Brian Wilson, the American si ...

(born 1954), American documentary film director, producer, editor and writer *

John Anderson (sportscaster) John Anderson (born ) is a sports commentator from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and a host of the ESPN TV program ''SportsCenter'' since June 1999. Since Brian Kenny's departure to the MLB Network, he mostly appears on the 11pm-1am edition with ...

(born 1965), American ESPN television sports journalist and co-host of ''Wipeout'' *

John Anderson (TV personality) John Anderson (born 28 November 1931) is a Scottish television personality best known as referee and official trainer on the UK television show ''Gladiators''. Anderson has previously worked as a teacher and coach for Commonwealth Games and Oly ...

(born 1931), Scottish television personality, referee on the series ''Gladiators'' *

John H. Anderson John H. Anderson was an American assistant director, second unit director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), ...

, American set decorator *

John Murray Anderson John Murray Anderson (September 20, 1886 – January 30, 1954) was a Canadian theatre director and producer, songwriter, actor, screenwriter, dancer and lighting designer, who made his career in the United States, primarily in New York City and ...

(1886–1954), Newfoundland-American theater director *

John Aniston John Anthony Aniston (born Yannis Anastassakis, , July 24, 1933 – November 11, 2022) was a Greek-born American actor who played Victor Kiriakis on the NBC daytime drama series ''Days of Our Lives'', which he originated in July 1985 and played ...

(1933–2022), Greek-born American actor father of actress

Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Since her career ...

* John Aprea (born 1941), American actor and comedian * John Arledge (1906–1947), American actor *

John Ashley (actor) John Ashley (December 25, 1934 – October 3, 1997) was an American actor, producer and singer. He was best known for his work as an actor in films for American International Pictures, producing and acting in horror films shot in the Philippines, ...

(1934–1997), American actor *

John Astin John Allen Astin (born March 30, 1930) is an American actor and director who has appeared in numerous stage, television and film roles. He is best known for starring in '' The Addams Family'' (1964–1966), as patriarch Gomez Addams, reprising ...

(born 1930), American actor *

John Aylward John Aylward (November 7, 1946 – May 16, 2022) was an American actor. He was best known for playing the former DNC chairman Barry Goodwin on the NBC television series ''The West Wing'' and for playing Dr. Donald Anspaugh on the NBC televis ...

(1946–2022), American actor * John Baer (actor) (1923–2006), American actor * John Bailey (1947–1994), American actor *

John Barrowman John Scot Barrowman (born 11 March 1967) is a Scottish-American actor, author, presenter, singer and comic book writer. He is known for his role as Captain Jack Harkness in '' Doctor Who'' and ''Torchwood'', and as Malcolm Merlyn in the Arrowv ...

(born 1967), British-American actor *

John Barrymore John Barrymore (born John Sidney Blyth; February 14 or 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942) was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Barrymore family, Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage ...

(1882–1942), American actor * John Blyth Barrymore (born 1954), American actor son of John Drew Barrymore *

John Drew Barrymore John Drew Barrymore (born John Blyth Barrymore Jr.; June 4, 1932 – November 29, 2004) was an American film actor and member of the Barrymore family of actors, which included his father, John Barrymore, and his father's siblings, Lionel and E ...

(1932–2004), American actor son of John Barrymore *

John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known for being one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). Throughout his c ...

(1949–1982), American actor and comedian * John Boncore (1952–2013), American actor *

John Bowers (actor) John Bowers (born John E. Bowersox; December 25, 1885 – November 17, 1936) was an American stage and silent film actor who starred in 94 films including several short subjects. He has been identified as being an inspiration for the character ...

(1885–1936), American actor *

John Boyega John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), known professionally as John Boyega, is a British actor and producer. He first rose to prominence in his native Britain for his role as Moses in the sci-fi comedy film '' Attack the Block ...

(born 1992), English actor * John Brandon (actor) (1929–2014), American film and television actor *

John Byner John Byner (born John Biener; June 28, 1938) is an American actor, comedian and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and film career. His voice work includes the cartoon series '' The Ant and the Aardvark'', in which the title charac ...

(born 1938), American actor, comedian and impressionist *

John Candy John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994) was a Canadian actor and comedian known mainly for his work in Hollywood films. Candy rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of the Toronto branch of the Second City and its '' SCTV'' ser ...

(1950–1994), Canadian actor *

John Carlisle (actor) John Carlisle (6 September 1935 – 7 December 2011) was an English television and stage actor. Early life Carlisle was born in London and named John Roxburgh Clark. He decided in his early teens that he wanted to become an actor. He star ...

(1935–2011), British actor *

John Carradine John Carradine ( ; born Richmond Reed Carradine; February 5, 1906 – November 27, 1988) was an American actor, considered one of the greatest character actors in American cinema. He was a member of Cecil B. DeMille's stock company and later ...

(1906–1988), American actor *

John Challis John Spurley Challis (16 August 1942 – 19 September 2021) was an English actor. He had an extensive theatre and television career but is best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC Television sitcom ''Only ...

(1942–2021), English actor *

John Cliff (actor) Jack Clifford (November 26, 1918 – May 12, 2001) was an American film and television actor. Cliff was born in Swainsboro, Georgia, where his father was running a minstrel show, He moved to California, where worked as a laborer in film studios ...

(1918–2001), American film and television actor *

John Cornell John Cornell (2 March 1941 – 23 July 2021) was an Australian actor, director, producer, writer, and businessman. He was best known for his role as "Strop" on ''The Paul Hogan Show'', and he was instrumental in the introduction of World Seri ...

(1941–2021), Australian actor *

John Cusack John Paul Cusack (; born June 28, 1966)(28 June 1996)Today's birthdays '' Santa Cruz Sentinel'', ("Actors John Cusack is 30") is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and political activist. He is a son of filmmaker Dick Cusack, and his o ...

(born 1966), American actor, producer, and screenwriter *

John Diehl John Henry Diehl (born May 1, 1950) is an American character actor. Noted for his work in avant-garde theater, Diehl has performed in more than 140 films and television shows, including '' Land of Plenty'', '' Stripes'', ''City Limits'', ''Nixo ...

(born 1950), American actor *

John DiMaggio John William DiMaggio (; born September 4, 1968) is an American actor. His various voice roles include Bender on '' Futurama'', Jake the Dog on ''Adventure Time'', Marcus Fenix in the '' Gears of War'' series, Dr. Drakken on '' Kim Possible' ...

(born 1968), American actor and voice actor *

John Dullaghan John Joseph Dullaghan III (November 27, 1930 – January 18, 2009) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Dr. Wilker in the American science fiction television series '' Battlestar Galactica''. Du ...

(1930–2009), American film, stage and television actor *

John Erwin John Lee Erwin (born December 5, 1936) is an American voice actor best known for voicing He-Man and Morris the Cat. Career Erwin was the voice of He-Man in the Filmation productions ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe'' and '' She-Ra: Prin ...

(born 1936), American voice actor *

John Estrada John Anthony Siason Estrada (born June 13, 1973) is a Filipino film and TV actor who has starred in a number of roles as a leading man, comedian and villain. He is a contract actor of ABS-CBN, where he remained there from 1990 to 2018 and ...

(born 1973), Filipino actor *

John Forsythe John Forsythe (January 29, 1918 – April 1, 2010) was an American stage, film/television actor, producer, narrator, drama teacher and philanthropist whose career spanned six decades. He also appeared as a guest on several talk and variety s ...

(1918–2010), American actor * John Franklin (actor) (born 1959), American actor *

John Garfield John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle, March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. He grew up in poverty in New York City. In the early 1930s, he became a member of ...

(1913–1952), American actor *

John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud, (; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Briti ...

(1904–2000), English actor *

John Goodman John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He gained national fame for his role as the family patriarch Dan Conner in the ABC comedy series '' Roseanne'' (1988–1997; 2018), for which he received a Golden Globe Award, a ...

(born 1952), American actor *

John Gordon Sinclair John Gordon Sinclair (born Gordon John Sinclair; 4 February 1962) is a Scottish actor, voice actor, singer, and novelist. He is best known for portraying Gregory in the 1981 film '' Gregory's Girl''. There was a Gordon Sinclair already register ...

(born 1962), British voice actor * John Bregar (born 1985),Canadian actor * John Hannah (born 1962), Scottish actor *

John Hasler John Hasler (born 21 April 1974) is an English actor. He is best known as T-Shirt in the children's television series '' T-Bag'' from 1985 to 1992, and for voicing Thomas the Tank Engine in the UK dub of the children's television series '' Thom ...

(born 1974), English actor and voice actor *

John Heard (actor) John Heard Jr. (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American actor. He appeared in a number of successful films, including ''Heart Beat'' (1980), ''Cutter's Way'' (1981), ''Cat People'' (1982), ''Beaches'' (1988), and ''Deceived'' (1991). ...

(1946–2017), American actor *

John Heffernan (American actor) John Heffernan (May 30, 1934 – December 3, 2018) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Eddie Niles in the 1973 film '' The Sting''. Life and career Heffernan was born in Manhattan, New Yor ...

(1934–2018), American film, stage and television actor *

John Henry (actor) John Henry (1738-October 16, 1794) was an Irish-born actor and early American actor and theatre manager. Career Henry was born in Dublin, performed there and in London, and went to Jamaica with Charles Storer and his family about 1762. He ...

(1738–1794), Irish and early American actor * John Hora (1940–2021), American actor *

John Houseman John Houseman (born Jacques Haussmann; September 22, 1902 – October 31, 1988) was a Romanian-born British-American actor and producer of theatre, film, and television. He became known for his highly publicized collaboration with directo ...

(1902–1988), Romanian-born British-American actor *

John Hoyt John Hoyt (born John McArthur Hoysradt; October 5, 1905 – September 15, 1991) was an American actor. He began his acting career on Broadway, later appearing in numerous films and television series. He is perhaps best known for his film and TV ...

(1905–1991), American actor *

John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. Hurt was regarded as one of Britain's finest actors. Director David Lynch described him as "simply the greatest actor in ...

(1940–2017), English actor * John M. Jackson (born 1950), American actor *

John Kassir John Kassir (born October 24, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his work as the voice of the Cryptkeeper in HBO's '' Tales from the Crypt'' franchise. He is also known for his role as Ralph in the off-Broadway show '' Ree ...

(born 1957), American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian *

John Krasinski John Burke Krasinski (; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom '' The Office''. He also served as a producer and occasional director of the series throughout its ni ...

(born 1979), American actor, director and producer * John Lasell (born 1928), American film and television actor *

John Lawlor (actor) John Lawlor (born June 5, 1941) is an American actor and assistant director. Early life Born Johnathan H. Lawlor, on June 5, 1941, he spent much of his early life in Boulder, Colorado, where his mother was a teacher of special needs children ...

, (born 1941), American actor and assistant director * John Lebar, British actor *

John Lone John Lone (; jyutping: zyun1 lung4; born October 13, 1952) is an American actor. He starred as Pu Yi in the Academy Award-winning film ''The Last Emperor'' (1987), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. A veteran o ...

(born 1952), Hong Kong-born American actor *

John Lithgow John Arthur Lithgow ( ; born , 1945) is an American actor. Lithgow studied at Harvard University and the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art before becoming known for his work on the stage and screen. He has been the recipient of numerous ...

(born 1945), American actor, author, musician, poet and singer *

John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in ''Fargo'' (1996). He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom ''The Drew Carey Show ...

(born 1963), American actor * John Mahon (actor) (1938–2020), American film, stage and television actor *

John Malkovich John Malkovich (born December 9, 1953) is an American actor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awa ...

(born 1953), American actor, voice actor, producer, director and fashion designer * John Martin (actor) (born 1951), American film and television actor *

John C. McGinley John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American actor. His best known roles include Perry Cox in ''Scrubs'', Bob Slydell in ''Office Space'', Captain Hendrix in '' The Rock'', Sergeant Red O'Neill in Oliver Stone's ''Platoon,'' ...

(born 1959), American actor *

John Miljan John Miljan (November 9, 1892 – January 24, 1960) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1924 and 1958. Biography Born in 1892, Miljan was the tall, smooth-talking villain in Hollywood films for almost four deca ...

(1892–1960), American actor *

(born 1982), American actor and stand-up comedian *

John Neville (actor) John Reginald Neville, CM, OBE (2 May 1925 – 19 November 2011) was an English theatre and film actor who moved to Canada in 1972. He enjoyed a resurgence of international attention in the 1980s as a result of his starring role in Terry ...

(1925–2011), English theatre and film actor * John Alexander Luft "Xander" Mobus, American voice actor *

John O'Hurley John George O'Hurley Jr. (born October 9, 1954) is an American actor, comedian, singer, author, game show host and television personality. He is known for his portrayal of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld'', and was the sixth host of the ...

(born 1954), American actor, comedian, author, game show host and television personality *

John Paragon John Dixon Paragon (December 9, 1954 – April 3, 2021) was an American actor, writer and director. He is known for his work on the television series ''Pee-wee's Playhouse'', where he portrayed Jambi the Genie and provided the voice for Pterri ...

(1954–2021), American actor, writer, and director *

John Ratzenberger John Dezso Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947)About John
from Ratzenberger's official website is an Americ ...

(born 1947), American actor, voice actor, director and entrepreneur * John C. Reilly (born 1965), American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and musician *

John Ritter Johnathan Southworth Ritter (September 17, 1948 – September 11, 2003) was an American actor. Ritter was a son of the singing cowboy star Tex Ritter and the father of actors Jason and Tyler Ritter. He is known for playing Jack Tripper on t ...

(1948–2003), American actor * John Richardson (actor) (1934–2021), English actor *

John Franklyn-Robbins John Franklyn-Robbins (14 December 1924 – 21 March 2009) was an English character and voice actor. A prolific Shakespearean actor, he trained at RADA and proceeded to work at the Manchester Library Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic early ...

, British actor * John Robbins (illustrator) (died 2016), host of the public television program ''Cover to Cover'' * John Paul Ruttan (born 2001), Canadian actor * John P. Ryan (1936–2007), American actor *

John Schlesinger John Richard Schlesinger (; 16 February 1926 – 25 July 2003) was an English film and stage director. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for '' Midnight Cowboy'', and was nominated for the same award for two other films (''Darling'' an ...

(1926–2003), English film and stage director, and actor *

John Schwab John Schwab (born 15 September 1972) is an American actor, TV producer and musician who resides in London. He produced ''The Hide'' with Christopher Granier-Deferre, which was nominated for a BIFA 2010. He is best known for his film and televi ...

(born 1972), American actor, voice actor, musician and producer * John Snee (born 1974), American former film and television actor * John Stahl (1953–2022), Scottish actor *

John Stamos John Phillip Stamos ( ; born August 19, 1963) is an American actor and musician. He first gained recognition for his contract role as Blackie Parrish on the ABC television soap opera '' General Hospital'', for which he was nominated for the ...

(born 1963), American actor and musician * John Stephenson (1923/1924–2015), American actor *

John Stocker (voice actor) John Stocker (born August 13, 1947) is a Canadian voice actor. His career in voice acting began in the 1970s. Life and career In 1973, he joined a comedy troupe called the Zoo Factory, whose members consisted of Dan Hennessey, Bruce Gordon, Har ...

(born 1947), Canadian voice actor * John Todd (1876–1957), American actor *

John Travolta John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom '' Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ''Carrie'' (1 ...

(born 1954), American actor and singer *

John Viener Jonathan David Viener (; born July 10, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. Early life Viener was born in New York City, New York. Career He is a writer and producer on the television series ''Family Guy'', where he also ...

(born 1972), American actor, comedian, writer, and producer * John Vivyan (1915–1983), American stage and television actor * John Wayne (1907–1979), American actor and filmmaker * John Zenda (1944–1994), American film and television actor

Sportsmen

* John (footballer) (born 1996), Brazilian footballer * John H. Adams (jockey) (1914–1995), American Hall of Fame jockey * John Adams (basketball) (1917–1979), All-American basketball player from Arkansas * John Adams (drummer) (born 1951), perennial attendee of Cleveland Indians baseball home games * John Adams (golfer) (born 1954), American professional golfer * John Adams (judoka) (born 1960), Dominican Republic judoka * John Adams (ice hockey, born 1920) (1920–1996), Canadian ice hockey winger in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens * John Adams (ice hockey, born 1946), Canadian ice hockey goaltender * John Aeta (born 2000), Solomon Islands footballer * John Alderton (American football) (1931–2013), American professional football defensive lineman * John Andrews (American football) (born 1948), American football player * John Anson (born 1949), Canadian retired professional wrestler * John Babcock (wrestler) (fl. 1904), American Olympic wrestler * John Bacon (footballer) (born 1973), Irish footballer * John Bacon (cricketer) (1871–1942), English cricketer * John Bailey (footballer, born 1950), English footballer and chairman * John Bailey (footballer, born 1957), English footballer * John Bailey (footballer, born 1969), English footballer * John Bailey (rugby league) (born 1954), Australian rugby league footballer and coach * John Bailey (English cricketer) (born 1940), English cricketer * John Bailey (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1941), New Zealand cricketer * John Bates (American football) (born 1997), American football player * John Beale (footballer) (1930–1995), English footballer * John Beedell (1933–2014), New Zealand-born, Canadian sprint canoer * John Biolo (1916–2003), American football player * John Bonica (1917–1994), Italian professional wrestler * John Brannon (American football) (born 1998), American football player * John Brown (wide receiver) (born 1990), American football wide receiver * John Bruhin (1964–2022), American football guard * John Cena (born 1977), American professional wrestler, actor, television presenter and rapper * John Condrone (1960–2020), American professional wrestler * John Cuffe (1880–1931), Australian-born English first-class cricketer * John Cusack (hurler) (1925–2002), Irish hurler, active in the 1940s and 1950s * John Diehl (American football) (1936–2012), American football player * Johnny Dodd (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1950s for New Zealand, and Wellington * John-John Dohmen (born 1988), Belgian field hockey player * John Duffy (soccer), U.S. soccer player at 1928 Summer Olympics * John Edgar (English footballer) (1930–2006), English footballer * John Edgar (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer * John John Florence (born 1992), American surfer * John Hawley Edwards (1850–1893), footballer; a founder of Welsh Football Association * John Dunlop Edwards (1860–1911), Jack Edwards, Australian cricketer * John Edwards (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1???), English footballer * John Edwards (Canadian football) (1912–2005), Canadian football player * John Edwards (cricketer, born 1928) (1928–2002), Australian cricketer * John Edwards (Barbadian cricketer) (1909–1976), Barbadian cricketer * John Edwards (Australian footballer) (born 1942), Australian rules footballer * John Edwards (canoeist) (born 1954), Canadian sprint canoer * John Edwards (basketball) (born 1981), American basketball player * John Edwards (racing driver) (born 1991), American racing driver * John Farragher (born 1957), Australian former professional rugby league footballer * John Ferguson Sr. (1938–2007) American professional ice hockey player and executive * Cyclecraft, John Franklin (cyclist), British cyclist * John Franklin (footballer) (1924–2005), English football forward * Johnny Gargano, John "Johnny" Gargano (born 1987), American professional wrestler * John Garlington (1946–2000), American football linebacker * John Goodner (1944–2005), American football coach * John Gunter (football manager), American football manager * John Heard (basketball) (born 1939), Australian Olympic basketball player * John Henderson (darts player) (born 1973), Scottish darts player * John Henry (catcher) (1889–1941), American baseball catcher * John Henry (footballer) (born 1971), Scottish footballer * John Henry (outfielder/pitcher) (1863–1939), American baseball outfielder/pitcher * John Hicks (American football) (1951–2016), lineman * John Hicks (baseball) (born 1989) * John Hicks (cricketer) (1850–1912) * John Hicks (field hockey) (born 1938) * Johnny Smith (wrestler), John Hindley (born 1965), real name of retired British professional wrestler Johnny Smith * John Horgan (hurler) (1950–2016), Irish sportsperson * John G. Horgan (1866–1921), pocket billiards (pool) player * John Houseman (baseball) (1870–1922), European Major League Baseball player * John Hurd (1914–2001), American fencer * John Klug (born 1965), Australian rules former professional footballer * John Kronus (1969–2007), American professional wrestler * John Lindsay (Paralympian) (born 1970), Australian Paralympic athlete * John Layfield (born 1966), American retired professional wrestler * John Madden (1936–2021), American football coach and television announcer * John Madden (hurler) (born 1968), Irish hurling selector and player * John Madden (ice hockey) (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player * John Matuszak (1950–1989), American football defensive end * John McMullin (baseball) (1849–1881), American baseball player * John McMullin (golfer), American golfer * John McSeveney (1931–2020), Scottish footballer and manager * John Major (cricketer) (1861–1930), English cricketer * John John Molina (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer * Big John Studd, John Minton (1948–1995), real name of American professional wrestler Big John Studd * John Morrison (wrestler), John Morrison (born 1979), American professional wrestler * John Selwyn Moll, John Moll (1913–1942), English rugby union player * John Morkel (1928–2010), South African born Rhodesian international rugby union player * John Wayne Murdoch (born 1988), American professional wrestler * John Naber (born 1956), American former competitive swimmer * John Hunter Nemechek (born 1997), American racing driver * John Nogowski (born 1993), American baseball player * John Nord (born 1959), American retired professional wrestler * John Pearson (cricketer) (1915–2007), English cricketer * John Pearson (curler) (active 1959), Scottish curler * John Pearson (footballer, born 1868) (1868–1931), English football player and referee * John Pearson (footballer, born 1892) (1892–1937), Scottish football player * John Pearson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1979), English football player * John Pearson (footballer, born 1935), English football player * John Pearson (footballer, born 1946), English football player * John Pearson (footballer, born 1963), English football player * John Pearson (gymnast) (1902–1984), American gymnast * John Pearson (sport shooter) (1926–1994), British Olympic shooter * John Pesek (1894–1978), American professional wrestler * Johnny Reagan (1926–2018), baseball coach * John Maunsell Richardson (1846–1912), English cricketer, Member of Parliament and twice winner of the English Grand National * John Richardson (Derbyshire cricketer) (1856–1940), English cricketer for Derbyshire County Cricket Club * John Richardson (tennis) (1873–1???), South African Olympic tennis player * Mick Richardson (John Mettham Richardson, 1874–1920), English footballer active in the 1890s * John Richardson (Yorkshire cricketer) (1908–1985), English cricketer for Yorkshire County Cricket Club * John Richardson (South African cricketer) (born 1935), South African cricketer for North Eastern Transvaal * Jock Richardson (1906–1986), Scottish footballer * John Richardson (American football) (born 1945), American football player for the Miami Dolphins * John Richardson (baseball), American baseball player * John Richardson (footballer, born 1949) (1949–1984), English football player for Brentford, Fulham and Aldershot * John Richardson (footballer, born 1966), English football player for Colchester * John Richardson (rower) (born 1944), Canadian rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics * John Roberts (footballer, born 1956), Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne/Sydney Swans and in South Australia * John Roberts (footballer, born 1881) (1881–1956), Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne * John Roberts Jr. (billiards player) (1847–1919), player of English billiards * John Roberts (Shropshire cricketer) (born 1948), Shropshire cricketer * John Roberts (Lancashire cricketer) (1933–2019), English cricketer * John Roberts (Somerset cricketer) (born 1949), Somerset cricketer * John Roberts (footballer, born 1857) (1857–1???), Welsh (from Llangollen) international footballer * John Roberts (footballer, born 1858) (1858–1???), Welsh international footballer * John Roberts (footballer, born 1885) (1885–19??), English footballer who played for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bristol Rovers * John Roberts (footballer, born 1887) (1887–19??), English-born footballer active in Italy for Milan and Modena * John Roberts (footballer, born 1891) (1891–19??), Scottish footballer * John Roberts (footballer, born 1944), Australian soccer player * John Roberts (footballer, born 1946) (1946–2016), Welsh international footballer who played for Wrexham and Arsenal * John Roberts (hurler) (1895–1987), Irish hurler * John Roberts (rower) (born 1953), British Olympic rower * John Roberts (rugby player) (1906–1965), Welsh rugby player * John Roberts (American football) (1920–2012), American football, wrestling and track coach * John de Saulles (1878–1917), American football player and coach * John Stones (born 1994), English footballer * John Tatum (wrestler), John Tatum (born 1959), American retired professional wrestler * John Tavares (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player * John Tenta (1963–2006), Canadian professional wrestler and sumo wrestler * John Kennedy Tod (1852–1925), Scottish rugby union player * John Todd (footballer) (born 1938), Australian rules football player and coach * John Todd (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s * John Weir (footballer), Scottish footballer * John Williams (mixed martial artist) (born 1940), Canadian retired mixed martial artist * John Wood (baseball) (1872–1929), baseball player * John Wood (canoeist) (1950–2013), Canadian Olympic flatwater canoer * John Wood (racing driver) (born 1952), CART driver * John Wood (rugby league) (born 1956), English rugby league footballer who played for Great Britain * John Young (first baseman) (1949–2016), American baseball first baseman * John Young (cricketer, born 1863) (1863–1933), English cricketer * John Young (cricketer, born 1876) (1876–1913), English cricketer * John Young (cricketer, born 1884) (1884–1960), English cricketer * John Young (cyclist) (1936–2013), Australian cyclist * John Young (field hockey) (born 1934), Canadian Olympic hockey player * John Young (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1915), Scottish footballer * John Young (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1???), Scottish footballer * John Young (footballer, born 1891) (1891–1947), Scottish footballer * John Young (footballer, born 1951), Scottish footballer and manager * John Young (footballer, born 1957), Scottish footballer (Denver Avalanche) * John Young (ice hockey), American ice hockey and roller hockey player * John Young (rugby union) (1937–2020), English rugby union player * John Young (swimmer) (1917–2006), Bermudian swimmer

Criminals

* John Arthur Ackroyd (died 2016), American murderer * John Bodkin Adams (1899–1983), British criminal * John Patrick Addis (1950–2006), American parental child kidnapper * John Agrue (1947–2009), American serial killer * John Alite (born 1962), Albanian American former Gambino crime family associate * John Allen (murderer), John Allen (1934–2015), British criminal * John Ashley (bandit), John Ashley (1888 or 1895–1924), American outlaw * John Balaban (serial killer) (1924–1953), Romanian-born serial killer * John Battaglia (1955–2018), American murderer * John Baughman (1941–2000), American murderer * John Baxter (explorer) (1799–1841), Irish convict * John C. Beale (born 1948), former senior policy advisor convicted of fraud and theft * John William Bean (1824–1882), British criminal who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria * John Billee (1873–1890), American outlaw and Creek Indian * John Bittrolff (born 1966), American murderer * John Bodkin (c. 1720 – 1742), Irish murder * John T. Bone (1947–2019), British pornographic film director who became a drug dealer * John Bull (gunman) (1836–1929), English gunman * John Dwight Canaday (1945–2012), American serial killer * John Cannan (born 1954), British murderer, serial rapist, and serial abductor * John Charles Bolsinger (1957–1988), American serial killer * John Wilkes Booth (1838–1865), American who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln * John Paul Chase (1901–1973), American robber * John Childs (murderer), John Childs, British hit man and serial killer * John William Clouser (born 1932), American robber * John Cooper (serial killer), John Cooper (born 1944), Welsh serial killer * John Coxon (pirate), John Coxon, pirate and fugitive * John Martin Crawford (1962–2020), Canadian serial killer * John Christie (serial killer), John Christie (1899–1953), English serial killer * John Crenshaw (1797–1871), American kidnapper * John Brennan Crutchley (1946–2002), American convicted kidnapper, rapist, and suspected serial killer * John Cunningham (Irish criminal), John Cunningham, Irish drug smuggler and kidnapper * John D'Amato (died 1992), American murder mobster * John Darwin disappearance case, John Darwin (born 1950), British criminal * John Dickman (1864–1910), English murderer * John Dillinger (1903–1934), American gangster of the Great Depression * John Duffy and David Mulcahy, John Duffy (born 1958), British serial rapist * John David Duty (1952–2010), American murderer * John Eichinger (born 1972), American murderer * John Ewell (born 1957), American serial killer * John Factor (1892–1984), American prohibition-era gangster and con artist * John Linley Frazier (1946–2009), American mass murderer * John Wayne Gacy (1942–1994), American serial killer and sex offender * John Albert Gardner (born 1979), American convicted double murderer, rapist, and child molester * John Geoghan (1935–2003), American serial child rapist * John Getreu (born 1944), American murderer and possible serial killer * John Charles Gilkey (born 1968), American prolific serial thief * John K. Giles (1895–1979), American inmate at Alcatraz prison * John Gotti (1940–2002), American gangster * John Haigh (1909–1949), English serial killer * John Hamilton (gangster) (1899–1934), Canadian fugitive * John Patrick Hannan (born 1933), Irish prison fugitive who holds the record for the longest escape from custody * John Wesley Hardin (1853–1895), American Old West outlaw * John Ruthell Henry (1951–2014), American serial killer * John R. Hicks (1956–2005), American murderer * John Hinckley Jr. (born 1955), American criminal * John Hirst (criminal), John Hirst (born 1950), British convicted murderer * John Michael Hooker (1953–2003), American serial killer * John Joubert (serial killer), John Joubert (1963–1996), American serial killer * John Kinney (outlaw) (1847–1919), American outlaw of the Old West, who formed the John Kinney Gang * John Kiriamiti (born 1950), Kenyan former bank robber * John M. Larn (1849–1878), American lawman and later outlaw * John Walker Lindh (born 1981), American who was captured as an enemy combatant during the United States' invasion of Afghanistan in November 2001 * John List (serial killer), John List (1925–2008), American mass murderer and fugitive * John Ingvar Lövgren (1930–2002), Swedish serial killer * John and Sarah Makin, John Makin (1845–1893), Australian murderer * John Peter Malveaux (born 1964), American serial killer * John Mason (outlaw) (18??–April 1866), American fugitive and one of the leaders of the Mason Henry Gang * John McAfee (1945–2021), British-American computer programmer and businessman who committed suicide in prison * John McCaffary (1820–1851), Irish-American murderer * John Middleton (cowboy), John Middleton (1854–1885), American outlaw and friend of Billy the Kid * John Murrell (bandit) (1806–1844), American outlaw * John Palmer (criminal) (1950–2015), English gangster * John Felton Parish (1933–1982), American mass murderer * John Paul Sr. (racing driver) (born 1939), American racing driver, convicted felon and fugitive whose whereabouts are unknown * John Parsons (criminal), John Parsons (born 1971), American fugitive * John M. Pyle (born 1956), American fugitive * John Richardson (convict) (1797–1882), Australian convict who accompanied several exploring expeditions as a botanical collector * John Edward Robinson (born 1943), American serial killer, con man, embezzler, kidnapper, and forger * John Wesley Robinson (1867–1915), American serial killer * John Roselli (1905–1976), American influential mobster for the Chicago Outfit * John Ruffo (born 1954), American fugitive whose whereabouts are unknown * John Selman (1839–1896), American fugitive * John Paul Scott (1927–1987), American criminal * John Sontag (1861–1893), American outlaw * John Svahlstedt (born 1947), Swedish serial rapist * John Tillmann (1961–2018), Canadian art thief * John Thanos (1949–1994), American spree killer * John Wojtowicz (1945–2006), American bank robber * John Younger (1851–1874), American outlaw

Colonial people

* John Custis (1678–1749), North American Colonial British politician * John Parke Custis (1754–1781), son of Martha Washington * John Wayles (1715–1773), American colonial planter and slave trader

Others

* John Samuel Agar (1773–1858), English portrait painter and engraver *

(1821–1861), California Pioneer * John Anderson (classical scholar) (1870–1952), Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford * John Anderson (escaped slave), American slave who escaped to Canada in the 1860s, leading to a famous extradition case * John S. Apperson (1878–1963), General Electric engineer * John Asman, American sound engineer * John de Borman (born 1954), French born British cinematographer * John Bozeman (1835–1867), American pioneer and frontiersman * John J. Brooks, American lawman * John Bush (set decorator), British set decorator * John Buxton (ornithologist) (1912–1989), British scholar, university teacher, poet and an ornithologist * John Cabot (145–c. 1500), Italian navigator and explorer * John Cantlie (born 1970), British war photographer and correspondent * John F. Carroll (1932–1969), one of 23 known people in medical history to have reached a height of 8 feet * John David Carson (1952–2009), American actor * John Casali, American sound engineer * John Cashman (journalist) (died 1945), American war correspondent for the International News Service * John Cavanagh (designer) (1914–2003), Irish couturier * John Clavie (died 1607), Scottish apothecary * John Climacus (579–649), Christian monk * John Chaffee and Jason Chamberlain, John Chaffee, American gold miner * John W. Chaffee (born 1948), American historian * John Chambers (make-up artist) (1922–2001), American make-up artist * John Charles Darke (1806–1844), English surveyor and explorer * John Davidson (traveller) (1797–1836), English traveller in Africa * John Davis (sculptor) (1936–1999), Australian sculptor * John F. Davis (artist) (born 1958), Australian artist, painter and video editor * John Philip Davis (1784–1862), British portrait and subject painter * John Scarlett Davis (1804–1845), English painter * John Dawson Dewhirst (1952–1978), British teacher * John E. Douglas (born 1944/1945), American retired special agent * John Price Durbin (1800–1876), Chaplain of the Sentae, president of Dickinson College * John R. Ellis, American visual effects artist * John M. Falcone (1967–2011), American police officer * Disappearance of John Favara, John Favara (born 1929), American person missing since 1980 * John Fetterman (reporter) (1920–1975), American journalist * John Gallagher (cartoonist) (1926–2005), American cartoonist and illustrator * John Paul Getty III (1956–2011), American grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty * John L. Gihon (1839–1878), Philadelphia photographer * Murders of John Goosey and Stacy Barnett, John Goosey (died 2009), American murder victim * John Gray (nightwatchman), John Gray (died 1858), owner of Greyfriars Bobby * John Gregory (engineer) (1806–c.1848), English railway and naval engineer * John F. Grundhofer (1939–2021), director of Donaldson Company * John Gunther (public servant) (1910–1984), Australian public servant * John Gordon Harris (1947–2019), Canadian policeman * J. Hartwell Harrison, John Hartwell Harrison, M.D. (1909–1984), urologic surgeon * John Harrison (director) (born 1948), writer, director, producer, and music composer * John Harrison (Leeds) (1579–1656), benefactor of the Yorkshire town * John C. Harrison (law professor), John C. Harrison, American law professor * John Kent Harrison, television producer, director and writer * John Leonard Harrison (1917–1972), British zoologist * John Harrison (historian) (1847–1922), Scottish merchant, master tailor and historical author * John Harrison (engraver) (1872–1954), British stamp engraver * John Harrison (ice cream taster) (born 1942), American ice cream taster * John B. Harrison (1861–1947), justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * John Vernon Harrison (1892–1972), British structural geologist, explorer and cartographer * John Henry (folklore), John Henry, American folk hero whose existence is disputed * John Henry (spy) (c. 1776–1853), British spy * John Raymond Henry (born 1943), American sculptor * John Hejduk (1929–2000), American architect, artist, and educator * John Horgan (academic) (born 1940), Irish press ombudsman, former journalist, politician and professor * John Horgan (journalist) (born 1953), American science journalist * John Horgan (psychologist) (born 1974), Irish political psychologist, terrorism researcher, and professor * John Horgan, chairman of the Western Australian Development Corporation * John Hubley (1914–1977), American animation director, art director, producer and writer * John Hurt (chaplain) (1752–1824), American Episcopal minister * John Jay (builder) (1805–1888), British stonemason and builder in the nineteenth century * John Clarkson Jay (1808–1891), physician and grandson of John Jay, the American Founding Father and statesman * John Jay (filmmaker) (1915–2000), American ski filmmaker * John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960–1999), American political-family member and journalist, son of John F. Kennedy * John Knight (seafarer) (died 1606), British explorer * John Lake (journalist) (born 1930), American sports journalist and editor who disappeared in 1967 * John Layfield (theologian) (died 1617), English scholar and Bible translator * John Lounsbery (1911–1976), American animator and director * John A. List (born 1968), American economist at the University of Chicago * John M. Lloyd (1835–1892), American police officer, tavern owner, and bricklayer, known for testifying in the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspiracy trials * John Majhor (1953–2007), Canadian radio and television host * John William Mackail (1859–1945), Scottish academic * John Masius (born 1950), American screenwriter * John Means (comedian), American stand-up comedian * John McMullin (silversmith) (1765–1843), American silversmith * John McSweeney Jr. (1915–1999), American film editor * John Middleton (giant) (1578–1623), English giant * John Mosman (apothecary), apothecary at the Scottish court * John Mosman (goldsmith), Scottish goldsmith based in Edinburgh *

(born 1982), American stand-up comedian * John Elliott Neville, prisoner who died in 2019 after being restrained at the Forsyth County, North Carolina jail * John Nevill, 3rd Earl of Abergavenny (1789–1845), English peer * John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny (1914–2000), British peer * John Nevill, 10th Baron Bergavenny (c. 1614–1662), English peer * John Boyle O'Reilly (1844–1890), Irish poet, journalist, author and activist * John G. Palfrey (1796–1881), American clergyman and historian * John Palfrey (born 1972), American educator, scholar, and law professor * John Otunba Payne (1839–1906), Nigerian sheriff * John Pitcairn Jr. (1841–1916), Scottish-born American industrialist * John Gordon Purvis (born 1942), American man who spent nine years in prison for a murder he did not commit * John Rando, American stage director * Neil Reagan, John Neil Reagan (1908–1996), American radio station manager, elder brother of Ronald Reagan * John Rich (director) (1925–2012), American film and television director * John Ridge (c. 1802–1839), member of the Cherokee Nation * John Robins (comedian) (born 1982), British comedian * John Rogan (c. 1867–1905), American who was the second-tallest person ever * John Rosengrant, American make-up and special effects artist * John Smith (disambiguation) * John Smith (dentist), John Smith (1825–1910), Scottish dentist * John Snorri Sigurjónsson (1973–2021), Icelandic high-altitude mountaineer * John Solecki, American head of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees * John Sturges (1910–1992), American film director * John Payne Todd (1792–1852), first son of Dolley Madison, adopted son of James Madison * John V. Tolan (born 1959), American historian * John Traill (1835–1897), Scottish coffee house owner * John Anderson Truman (1851–1914), father of Harry S. Truman * John Vianney (1786–1859), French Catholic priest * John M. Wallace (1815–1880), granduncle of Bess Truman * John Warhurst (sound editor), American sound editor * John F. Warren (1909–2000), American cinematographer * John B. Wood (1827–1884), American journalist * John H. Wood Jr. (1916–1979), U.S. federal judge * John Wood (millowner) (1758–1???), created the Howard Town Mills complex in Glossop, England * John Wood (Bradford manufacturer) (1793–1871), English industrialist and factory reformer * John Wood (explorer) (1812–1871), Scottish explorer of central Asia * John Wood (photographer), Civil War photographer for Union Army * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), Centre College president

Pseudonyms

* Bible John, unidentified serial killer * Chicken John (born 1967 or 1968), musician, showman, activist, and author * Jihadi John (1988–2015), nickname for Kuwaiti–born British militant Mohammed Emwazi * John Doe, placeholder name for an anonymous person

Fictional characters

* The Fox and the Cat, John Worthington Foulfellow, also known as Honest John, a character from ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' * Master Chief (Halo), John-117, also known as Master Chief, the protagonist of the ''Halo (franchise), Halo'' franchise * John, a character in the ''Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation#Cast, Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation'' * John and Gillian, John, a character in the ''Doctor Who'' comic strip * John-Boy, eldest son in ''The Waltons'' * John, in the 1994 American black-comedy film ''The Ref#Cast, The Ref'' * John, in the American miniseries V (1983 miniseries)#Cast, ''V'' * John "Jack" Arnold, a character in the American coming-of-age, comedy-drama television series ''List of The Wonder Years characters#Main characters, The Wonder Years'' * John Barton (Emmerdale), John Barton, a character in the British soap opera ''Emmerdale'' * List of Downton Abbey characters#John Bates, John Bates, a character from ''Downton Abbey'', married to Anna * John Carik, also known as Bible John, a character from Marvel Comics * John Clark (Ryanverse character), John Clark, a character in Tom Clancy's Ryanverse * John Connor, a character in the ''Terminator (franchise), Terminator'' franchise * John Darling, one of the Darling children and a character in the 1953 Walt Disney animated film ''Peter Pan (1953 film), Peter Pan'' * John Davis, a character on British soap opera, ''EastEnders'' * John Davis, character in ''After Many Years (1908 film), After Many Years'' * Sergeant John Davis, a playable character in ''Call of Duty 2#North African campaign, Call of Duty 2'' * John Diggle (Arrowverse), from the ''Arrowerse'' franchise * John Dillermand, the titular protagonist of ''John Dillermand'' * John Doe, a character in the video game ''Batman: The Enemy Within'' * John Dough, a gingerbread man brought to life in the Frank Baum book ''John Dough and the Cherub'' * J.D. (Scrubs), John Michael Dorian (J.D.), the main character and protagonist of the comedy-drama Scrubs (TV Series), Scrubs * John Drake (Danger Man), in the TV series ''Danger Man'' * John Ellis, a character in the Netflix series ''Grand Army (TV series), Grand Army'' * John Ross Ewing III, character from the American prime time soap opera Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'' and its Dallas (2012 TV series), 2012 continuation series * Herbert (Family Guy), John Herbert, a character in the animated television series ''Family Guy'' * John Henry, a character/stage name of the comedian Norman Clapham, popular in BBC radio in the 1920s * John Henry, a character in the 2006 comic series ''The Transformers: Evolutions'' * John Henry, a character in the ''List of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles minor characters#John Henry, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'' science-fiction series * John Henry, alter ego of John Wilson, character in DC Comics * John Henry Irons, also known as Steel (John Henry Irons), Steel, a character from DC Comics * J. Jonah Jameson, John Jonah Jameson, a newspaper publisher in Marvel Comics * Jigsaw (Saw character), John Kramer, also known as Jigsaw, a character in the ''Saw (franchise), Saw'' franchise * John Kimble, the protagonist in the 1990 American action comedy film ''Kindergarten Cop#Cast, Kindergarten Cop'' * John Locke (Lost), John Locke, one of the central characters in the American television series ''Lost (TV series), Lost'' * John Marston (Red Dead), John Marston, a central character in the ''Red Dead'' franchise * Soap MacTavish, John "Soap" MacTavish, a character in the ''Call of Duty'' franchise * John McBain (character), John McBain, a character in the American daytime dramas ''One Life to Live'' and ''General Hospital'' * John McClane, the main protagonist of the ''Die Hard (film series), Die Hard'' franchise * John Paul McQueen, a character from the British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' * John "Ace" Merrill, a character in the 1986 American coming-of-age film ''Stand by Me (film)#Cast, Stand by Me'' * John Milner, a character in the 1973 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film ''American Graffiti#Cast, American Graffiti'' * Father John Patrick Francis Mulcahy and Trapper John McIntyre, characters in the American war comedy-drama television series ''M*A*S*H (TV series), M*A*S*H'' * John Murphy, in the TV series ''The 100 (TV series), The 100'' * John Nana, the main character in the 1988 American science-fiction action thriller film ''They Live#Cast, They Live'' * John Rainbird, in the 1984 American science fiction horror film ''Firestarter (1984 film)#Cast, Firestarter'' * John Rambo, the titular protagonist in the ''Rambo'' franchise * John Redcorn, a character in the Fox animated series ''King of the Hill'' * John Riggs, a character in the 1989 American-Canadian fantasy drama film ''Prancer (film)#Cast, Prancer'' * Jack Robbins, a character in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Major John Russell, a character in the 1997 American science fiction drama film ''Contact (1997 American film)#Cast, Contact'' * John Shaunessy, a character in the 1979 American drama film ''Kramer vs. Kramer#Cast, Kramer vs. Kramer'' * Long John Silver, antagonist of the Robert Louis Stevenson novel ''Treasure Island'' * Sergeant John Spartan, a character in the 1993 American science fiction action film ''Demolition Man (film)#Cast, Demolition Man'' * John "Hannibal" Smith, a character in the 1980s action-adventure television series ''The A-Team'' * John Smith, a character in ''Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film), Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' * John Stewart (character), John Stewart, a character in DC Comics, one of several characters known as Green Lantern * John, a character in the children's science-fiction series ''The Tomorrow People'' * John Walker, also known as U.S. Agent, a superhero in Marvel Comics * John "John-Boy" Walton Jr and John Walton Sr., characters in the American historical drama television series ''List of The Waltons characters, The Waltons'' * John Warner and "Little John" Warner, characters in the American sitcom ''Jesse (TV series)#Cast, Jesse'' * Dr. Watson, John H. Watson, associate of Sherlock Holmes * John Wick (character), John Wick, the titular protagonist of the ''John Wick'' franchise * John Ridd, main character of the 1869 historical novel by R. D. Blackmore ''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor''

References

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