John ( ) is a common male name in the

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ultimately of

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origin. The English form is from

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''Ioon'', ''Ihon'', ''Iohn, Jan'' (mid-12c.), itself from

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Jean Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * J ...

''),''John'' on ''Online Etymology Dictionary''
/ref> from Medieval Latin ''Johannes'', altered form of Late Latin ''Ioannes'', or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, which is from the Ancient Greek, Greek name Ioannis (Ιωάννης), originally borne by Hellenistic Judaism, Jews transliterating the Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' (), the contracted form of the longer name (), meaning "

YHWH The TetragrammatonPronounced ; ; also known as the Tetragram. is the four-letter Hebrew-language theonym (transliterated as YHWH or YHVH), the name of God in the Hebrew Bible. The four Hebrew letters, written and read from right to left, a ...

is Gracious" or "YHWH 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). The name Jonathan (or Jon) derives from a distinct

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name ''Yonatan ('' "given by God"). The name is among the most commonly given names in the

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, European,

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, and Turkic 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

saint In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...

John the Baptist John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...

(forerunner of

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) and the

apostle John John the Apostle (; ; ), also known as Saint John the Beloved and, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, Saint John the Theologian, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he ...

(traditionally considered the author of the

Gospel of John The Gospel of John () is the fourth of the New Testament's four canonical Gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "Book of Signs, signs" culminating in the raising of Lazarus (foreshadowing the ...

); the name has since been chosen as the regnal or

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of many

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king King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...

popes The pope is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church. He is also known as the supreme pontiff, Roman pontiff, or sovereign pontiff. From the 8th century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of sta ...

and

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

s. Initially, it was a favorite name among the

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, but it flourished in all of Europe after the

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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 a god's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relation to that d ...

originating from the

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

has been gracious". Several obscure figures in the

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

Johanan Yohanan ('), sometimes transcribed as Johanan, is a Hebrew male given name that can also appear in the longer form of ('), meaning " YHWH is gracious". The name is ancient, recorded as the name of Johanan, high priest of the Second Temple arou ...

and especially by King

John Hyrcanus John Hyrcanus (; ; ) was a Hasmonean (Maccabee, Maccabean) leader and Jewish High Priest of Israel of the 2nd century BCE (born 164 BCE, reigned from 134 BCE until he died in 104 BCE). In rabbinic literature he is often referred to as ''Yoḥana ...

In the

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

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s, such as

Yochanan ben Zakai Yohanan ben Zakkai (; 1st century CE), sometimes abbreviated as for Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai, was a tanna, an important Jewish sage during the late Second Temple period during the transformative post-destruction era. He was a primary cont ...

and Yochanan ben Nuri.

Germanic derivatives

The

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, including

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, English and Scandinavian produced the

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some beh ...

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, *

Jan Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Num ...

and Janke (Dutch) *

Jannis Jannis is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jannis Bäcker (born 1985), German bobsledder *Jannis Kallinikos (born 1954), Greek academic *Jannis Kounellis (born 1936), Greek artist *Jannis Niewöhner (born 1992), German actor *Ja ...

* Jens ( Danish and Frisian) *

Jóhannes Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Ye ...

Jóhann Jóhann is a masculine given name. It is the Icelandic and Faroese form of the name Johann, a form of the Germanic and Latin given name "Johannes". The English-language form is John. The Icelandic surname Jóhannsson is a patronymic surname mean ...

( Icelandic and Faroese) * Jöns (

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) * 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 the names given in 2006. ''John'' was also among the most common

names in the

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, but by 2004 it had fallen out of the top 50 names for newborn boys in England and

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

. 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 People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, incl ...

, which was a

nickname A nickname, in some circumstances also known as a sobriquet, or informally a "moniker", is an informal substitute for the proper name of a person, place, or thing, used to express affection, playfulness, contempt, or a particular character trait ...

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. It is also the third most common name in the United States, with an estimated 3.18 million individuals as of 2021 according to the Social Security Administration.

In other languages

People named 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) *

John of Brienne John of Brienne ( 1170 – 19–23 March 1237), also known as John I, was the king of Jerusalem from 1210 to 1225 and Latin emperor of Constantinople from 1229 to 1237. He was the youngest son of Erard II of Brienne, a wealthy nobleman in Cham ...

(1170–1237), King of Jerusalem and Latin Emperor *

John of Bohemia John of Bohemia, also called the Blind or of Luxembourg (; ; ; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of Poland. He is well known for having died while fighting ...

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

John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second E ...

(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 surviving) of King Edward III of England, and the father of King Henry IV. Because ...

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

John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford (20 June 1389 – 14 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 ...

(1389–1435), second son of Henry IV *

John I of Aragon John I (27 December 1350 – 19 May 1396), called by posterity the Hunter or the Lover of Elegance, or 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 language, Spanish: ''Juan II'', Catalan language, Catalan: ''Joan II'', Aragonese language, Aragonese: ''Chuan II'' and ; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (''el Gran'') or the Faithless (''el Sense Fe''), was ...

, (1398–1479), King of Aragon *

John I of Castile John I (; 24 August 1358 – 9 October 1390) was King of Castile and List of Leonese monarchs, León from 1379 until 1390. He was the son of Henry II of Castile, Henry II and of his wife Juana Manuel of Castile. John ascended to the throne in 137 ...

, (1358–1390), King of Castile *

John II of Castile John II of Castile (; 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 son of King Henry ...

, (1405–1454), King of Castile *

John I of France John I (15 – 19 November 1316), called the Posthumous (, ), was the King of France and Navarre, as the posthumous son and successor of Louis X, for the four days he lived in 1316. He is the youngest person to be king of France, the only ...

, (1316), King of France and Navarre *

John II of France John 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 killed between a thir ...

, (1319–1364), King of France *

John Sigismund Zápolya John Sigismund Zápolya or Szapolyai (; 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 the only son of John I, King o ...

, (1540–1571), King of Hungary *

John I of Münsterberg John I of Münsterberg ( – 27 December 1428) was a Duke of Münsterberg (Ziębice) from 1410 until his death; until 1420 with his brother as co-ruler. He was the second son of Duke Bolko III of Münsterberg by his wife Euphemia, daughter of Du ...

, (1380–1284), Duke of Münsterberg *

John III of Navarre John III (, , ; 1469 – 14 June 1516) was King of Navarre from 1484 until his death in 1516 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Catherine. He was a son of Alain I, Lord of Albret, and Frances, Countess of Périgord. King of Navarre Marri ...

, (1469–1516), King of Navarre *

John I Albert John I Albert (; 27 December 1459 – 17 June 1501) was King of Poland Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of Roy ...

(1459–1501), King of Poland *

John II Casimir Vasa John II Casimir Vasa (; ; 22 March 1609 – 16 December 1672) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1648 to his abdication in 1668 as well as a claimant to the throne of Sweden from 1648 to 1660. He was the first son of Sigis ...

(1609–1672), King of Poland *

John III Sobieski John III Sobieski ( (); (); () 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, Sobieski was educated at the Jagiellonian University and toured Eur ...

(1629–1696), King of Poland *

John I of Portugal John I ( WP:IPA for Portuguese, �uˈɐ̃w̃ 11 April 1357 – 14 August 1433), also called John of Aviz, was King of Portugal from 1385 until his death in 1433. He is recognized chiefly for his role in Portugal's victory in 1383–85 crisi ...

, (1357–1433), King of Portugal *

John II of Portugal John II (; ; 3 May 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince (), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for reestablishing the power of the Portuguese monarchy, reinvigo ...

, (1455–1495), King of Portugal *

John III of Portugal John III ( ; 6 June 1502 – 11 June 1557), nicknamed The Pious ( Portuguese: ''o Piedoso''), was the King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1521 until he died in 1557. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of ...

, (1502–1557), King of Portugal *

John IV of Portugal ''Dom (honorific), Dom'' John IV (; 19 March 1604 – 6 November 1656), also known by the Portuguese as John the Restorer (), was the List of Portuguese monarchs, King of Portugal from 1640 until his death in 1656. He Portuguese Restoration War, ...

, (1604–1656), King of Portugal *

John V of Portugal ''Dom (title), Dom'' John V (; 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 December 1706 until his death in 1750. His reig ...

, (1689–1750), King of Portugal *

John VI of Portugal '' Dom'' John VI (; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), known as "the Clement" (), was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825, and after the recognition of Brazil's independence, titular Emperor of Brazil ...

, (1767–1826), King of Portugal *

John, Duke of Valencia de Campos John of Portugal ( ), 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 1383–85 c ...

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

John, Constable of Portugal Infante John, Constable of Portugal (, ; 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, he is com ...

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

John I of Sweden Johan Sverkersson ( – 10 March 1222), also known as John I, was King of Sweden from 1216 until his death in 1222. He was the last king from the House of Sverker, leaving no heirs. During his reign, an expedition was launched from Sweden against ...

, (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 (; 20 December 1537 – 17 November 1592) was King of Sweden from 1569 until his death. He attained the Swedish throne after a rebellion against his half-brother Erik XIV. He is mainly remembered for his attempts to close the gap bet ...

, (1537–1592), King of Sweden *

Charles XIV John Charles XIV John (; 26 January 1763 – 8 March 1844) was King of Sweden and Norway from 1818 until his death in 1844 and the first monarch of the Bernadotte dynasty. In Norway, he is known as Charles III John () and before he became royalty in ...

, (1763–1844), King of Sweden and king of Norway, first king in the Bernadotte dynasty * Prince Alexander John of Wales (1871), third son and youngest child of Edward VII *

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 Mary of Teck, Queen Mary. At the time of his birth, his father was heir apparent to John's grandfa ...

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

Politicians

* John Acclom (14th-century politician) * John Acclom (15th-century politician) (1395–1458) *

John Adams John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before Presidency of John Adams, his presidency, he was a leader of ...

(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) (1819–1897), 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) John Adams Jr. (August 14, 1906 – April 19, 1999) was an American lawyer and Republican politician and a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. He was born in Columbia, South Carolina and lived in Omaha, Nebraska after 1923. He served ...

(1906–1999), American lawyer and politician *

John Adams II John Adams II (July 4, 1803 – October 23, 1834) was an American government functionary and businessman. The second son of President John Quincy Adams and Louisa Adams, he is usually called John Adams II to distinguish him from President John ...

(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 the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825. During his long diploma ...

(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 Congres ...

(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. Early years Ames was a native of Maine and his f ...

(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) John Anderson (July 30, 1792August 21, 1853) was an American politician from Maine. Anderson served as United States Representative from Maine from 1825 to 1833. Biography Anderson was born in Windham, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on July 30, 1 ...

(1792–1853), United States Representative from Maine * John T. Anderson (1804–1879), American politician in Virginia *

John Alexander Anderson John Alexander Anderson (June 26, 1834 – May 18, 1892) was a six-term U.S. Representative from Kansas (1879–1891), and the second President of Kansas State Agricultural College (1873–1879). Anderson was born in Washington County, Penn ...

(1834–1892), United States Representative from Kansas * John C. Anderson (Wisconsin politician) (1862–????), 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 John Bayard Anderson (February 15, 1922 – December 3, 2017) was an American lawyer and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 16th congressional district from 1961 to 1981. A member of ...

(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, American politician in California * Johnny Anderson (politician), member of the Utah House of Representatives *

Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Mill Hill Sir John William Anderson, 1st Baronet (ca. 173621 May 1813) was a British politician. Born in Danzig, he was the son of William Anderson and Lucy Sheldon who had settled in that town. Anderson was an alderman of Aldersgate between 1789 and 181 ...

(died 1813), British politician, MP for City of London, 1793–1806 * John Anderson (diplomatic writer) (1795–1845), Scottish diplomatic writer *

John Anderson (colonial administrator) John Anderson may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * John Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (1921–1974), American musician * Jon Anderson (John Roy Anderson, born 1944), lead singer of the British band Yes * John Anderson (producer) (1948–2024 ...

(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 ...

(1882–1958), British civil servant and politician *

John Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley John Desmond Forbes Anderson, 3rd Viscount Waverley (born 31 October 1949), is a British hereditary peer. The son of the 2nd Viscount Waverley and his wife Lorna Ledgerwood, he was educated at Malvern College. Lord Waverley was first married ...

(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 also served as Minister for Primary Indu ...

(born 1956), Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the National Party 1999–2005 *

John Anderson (mayor) John Anderson (7 November 1820 – 30 April 1897) was the second Mayor of Christchurch in New Zealand 1868–1869, and a successful businessman. He had a close connection with three buildings (his office building, later known as the Guthrey Cent ...

(1820–1897), mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, blacksmith, engineer, businessman *

Crawford Anderson John Crawford Anderson ( 1848 – 12 November 1930) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament in Otago, New Zealand. Anderson was born about 1848 at Maori Kaik on Otago Peninsula, the son of Archibald Anderson. He represented the Bruce ...

(John Crawford Anderson, c. 1848–1930), New Zealand politician, MP for Bruce electorate * John Ole Aspli (born 1956), Norwegian politician * John Attygalle (1906–1981), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1966 to 1967 *

John Bacon (Massachusetts politician) John Bacon (April 5, 1738 – October 25, 1820) was an American politician, judge, and pastor from Massachusetts. John Bacon was born in Canterbury in the Connecticut Colony on April 5, 1738. Upon graduating from Princeton College he spent som ...

(1738–1820), American politician, judge, and pastor * John F. Bacon (1789–1860), American lawyer * John L. Bacon (1878–1961), American mayor of San Diego, California *

John Bailey (MP) John Bailey (died 1436) was the member of Parliament for Calne Calne () is a town and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in Wiltshire, southwestern England,OS Explorer Map 156, Chippenham and Bradford-on-Avon Scale: 1:25 000.Publisher: ...

(died 1436), MP for Cricklade and Calne * John Bailey (Australian politician) (born 1954), Australian politician * John Bailey (Massachusetts politician) (1786–1835), American politician from Massachusetts *

John Edgar Bailey John Edgar Bailey (1897 – 14 November 1958) was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. A farmer by profession, he was educated at private school and was a member of Down County Council. He was elected to the House of Commons of Northern ...

(1897–1958), Northern Irish politician * John H. Bailey (1864–1940), American politician, senator and representative in Texas *

John Moran Bailey John Moran Bailey (November 23, 1904 – April 10, 1975) was an American politician who played a major role in promoting the New Deal coalition of the Democratic Party and its liberal policy positions. Bailey dominated Connecticut Democratic po ...

(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 ...

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

John Baker (died 1558) Sir John Baker (1488 – 23 December 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 Tho ...

(1488–1558), English speaker of the House of Commons * John Baker (MP for Bedford) (by 1501–1538 or later), English mayor and MP of Bedford * John Baker (by 1531–1604/6), 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 pra ...

( – 1831), British MP for Canterbury *

John Baker (representative) John Baker (1769 – August 18, 1823) was an American politician and lawyer who represented Virginia in the United States House of Representatives from 1811 to 1813. Early life John Baker was born in 1769 in Frederick County in the Province of ...

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

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) Sir John Baker (1828 – 9 November 1909) was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was elected at the 1892 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Portsmouth, and held the seat until his defeat at ...

(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 Governors of Hawaii (island), Governor of t ...

(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, b ...

(1867–1939), British Labour MP for Bilston *

John Baker (Wisconsin politician) John S. Baker was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the leg ...

(1869–????), 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 athlete and law enforcement officer. He played as defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) and was a member of four teams from 1958 ...

(1935–2007), American football player and then sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina *

John Baker (Indiana politician) John Harris Baker (February 28, 1832 – October 21, 1915) was a three-term United States representative from Indiana (1875 to 1881) and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana. Education an ...

(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 His Honour John Arnold Baker DL (5 November 1925 – 13 June 2016) was a British judge and a Liberal Party politician. Background Baker was born in Calcutta the son of William Sydney Baker, MC and Hilda Dora Swiss. He was educated at Plymouth C ...

(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 Bartram (politician) John Bartram (1650 – 12 December 1697) was an English Quaker politician who was a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly from Chester County in 1689. He was born in England and emigrated to the Province of Pennsylvania, where he s ...

, English-born emigrant and Pennsylvania 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 for three years in the Wisconsin ...

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

John Blanton John Clifford Blanton (born May 8, 1968) is an American politician who has served as a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 92nd House district since January 2017. His district includes Knott and Magoffin ...

(fl. 2016), American politician *

John Bidwell John Bidwell (August 5, 1819 – April 4, 1900), known in Spanish as Don Juan Bidwell, was an American pioneer, politician, and soldier. Bidwell is known as the founder of 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 December 1956) 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 ...

(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. repre ...

(born 1950), American politician *

John C. Breckinridge John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American politician who served as the 14th vice president of the United States, with President James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. Assuming office at the age of 36, Breckinrid ...

(1821–1875), American vice president *

John Breaux John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician from Louisiana. He served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1972 to 1987 and as a United State ...

(born 1944), American politician *

John Y. Brown Sr. John Young Brown (February 1, 1900 – June 16, 1985) was an American Attorney at law, attorney and politician. He was a state representative for six two-year terms, serving one as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1932 and as ma ...

(1900–1985), American attorney and politician *

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

(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. A member of the Bush family, Bush political family, he was an unsuccessful candidate for pre ...

(John Ellis Bush, born 1953), American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007 *

John V. Byrne John Vincent Byrne (May 9, 1928 – January 11, 2024) was an American marine geologist and academic. He served as the 3rd administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from 1981 to 1984, and as the 12th president of Oregon ...

(born 1928), American Republican *

John Moors Cabot John Moors Cabot (December 11, 1901 – February 24, 1981) was an American diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to five nations during the Truman, Eisenhower, and Kennedy administrations. He also served as Assistant Secretary of State for Inter-America ...

(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 John Caldwell Calhoun (; March 18, 1782March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. Born in South Carolina, he adamantly defended American s ...

(1782–1850), American vice president * John Coleman Calhoun (1871–1950), Canadian politician in Alberta *

John F. Carew John Francis Carew (April 16, 1873 – April 10, 1951) was an American lawyer and politician who served eight terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1913 to 1929. He was a nephew of Thomas Francis Magner. Biography Born in Williams ...

(1873–1951), U.S. Representative from New York * John M. Carroll (politician) (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 and education Carroll was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on September 3 ...

(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 John Albert Carroll (July 30, 1901 – August 31, 1983) was a 20th-century American attorney and politician who served as a Democratic U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Colorado. He also served as a special assistant to President Ha ...

(1901–1983), American jurist and politician in Colorado * John Carroll (Ohio politician) (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 off ...

(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), Republican Party, he served as the 66th Governor o ...

(1922–1999), American politician *

John Chong (beekeeper) John Chong is a Singaporean beekeeper and teacher who founded BEE Amazed Garden, one of Singapore's only beekeeping centres. Chong uses BEE Amazed Garden to educate others about bees. Career Teaching career (1979–2016) Chong started teac ...

, Singaporean beekeeper *

Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States, serving from 1923 to 1929. A Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer from Massachusetts, he previously ...

(John Calvin Coolidge Jr., 1872–1933), American politician and lawyer, 30th President of the United States from 1923 to 1929 *

John Tyler Cooper John Tyler Cooper (March 26, 1844November 21, 1912)Frankl ...

(1844–1912), American politician * John R. Culbreath (1926–2013), American politician *

John Curtin John Curtin (8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having been most ...

(1885–1945), Australian politician, served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945 * John F. Cusack (1937–2014), American politician from Massachusetts * John Cusack (Australian politician) (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 (1798–1845), American politician *

John N. Dempsey John Noel Dempsey (January 3, 1915 – July 16, 1989) was an American politician who was the 81st Governor of Connecticut. He was a Democrat, and began his political career at the age of 21 serving on the Putnam City Council. He later served a ...

(1915–1989), Irish-American politician * John E. Develin (1820–1888), American lawyer and politician * John Diehl (politician) (born 1965), American politician *

John Dodd (Reading MP) John Dodd (24 September 1717 – 9 February 1782) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1741 and 1782. Dodd was the only son of Randolph (or Randall) Dodd of Chester and was born on 24 September 1717. He succeeded ...

(1717–1782), English politician * John Driscoll (Montana politician) (born 1946), American writer and politician *

John Porter East John Porter East (May 5, 1931 – June 29, 1986) was an American politician, attorney, and academic. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. senator from North Carolina from 1981 to 1986. Born in Springfield, Illinois, East serv ...

(1931–1986), American Republican U.S. senator *

John Edgar (politician) John Edgar (c. 1750–1832) was an Illinois pioneer and politician. He was born in Ireland. In 1776, he was the commander of a British ship in the Great Lakes. He resigned from the British Navy rather than fight against the Americans. Edgar settl ...

(1750–1832), Irish-American pioneer and politician *

John Edwards Johnny Reid Edwards (born June 10, 1953) is an American lawyer and former politician who represented North Carolina in the United States Senate from 1999 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the vice presidential nominee under ...

Johan Elferink Johan Wessel Elferink (born 24 September 1965) is an Australian politician. He is a former member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the Country Liberal Party. Early life Elferink was born in the Netherlands and moved to Aust ...

(born 1965), Australian politician *

John Patton Erwin John Patton Erwin (January 8, 1795 – August 27, 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 ...

(1795–1857), American Whig politician *

John De Saram John Henricus de Saram (born 27 June 1929) is a Sri Lankan lawyer and diplomat, who served as Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York. He was a former director of the Office of the Legal Counsel, United Nations Off ...

(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 serving as the senior United States senator from Pennsylvania, a seat he has held since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2006 to 2019 as the mayor o ...

(born 1969), American politician, U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania *

John F. Fitzgerald John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. Fitzgerald served as mayor of Boston and a member of the United State ...

(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/Movement (SPLA/M, Now known as South Sudan People's Defense Forces) as a co ...

(1945–2005), Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader * John P. Garfield (born 1949), American 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 the 32nd vice president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A member of the ...

(1868–1967), American vice president *

John Glen (mayor) John Glen (1809–1895) was born in Laurens, South Carolina, and moved to Decatur, Georgia, in 1826, where he worked as a clerk in the Superior Court of DeKalb County. He moved to Atlanta in 1850 to work for the Georgia Railroad, which he d ...

(1809–1895), mayor of Atlanta in 1855 * John Glenn (Alberta) (1833–1886), early Alberta settler *

John Glenn John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016) was an American Marine Corps aviator, astronaut, businessman, and politician. He was the third American in space and the first to orbit the Earth, circling it three times in 1 ...

(1921-2016) American politician and astronaut * 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 Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Salisbury (UK Parliament constituency), Salisbury in ...

(born 1974), British politician *

John Gomomo Phumzile John Gomomo (25 October 1945 – 22 January 2008) was a South African unionist and activist. Background and career Phumzile John Gomomo was born on a farm in Adelaide on 25 October 1945, one of seven children born to the late Ndabeni (M ...

(1945–2008), South African Unionist and activist *

John Elliot Goodenow John Elliot Goodenow (sometimes spelled Elliott; March 23, 1812 – September 3, 1902) was an American politician and businessman. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1851 to 1852, representing the 19th district. He ...

(1812–1902), American politician *

John H. Hager John Henry Hager (August 28, 1936August 23, 2020) was an American politician who served as the 37th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia from 1998 to 2002. He was the first person with a disability to be elected to that office. He proceeded to act as ...

(1936–2020), American politician *

John Henry Hager (Iowa politician) John Henry Hager (30 August 1871 – 10 June 1952) was an American politician from Iowa. John Henry Hager was one of twelve children raised by German immigrant Simon Frederick Hager and his wife. Born on 30 August 1871, in Ludlow Township, Alla ...

(1871–1952), American politician *

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

(1792–1882), American historian, biographer, and lawyer * John P. Harllee (1942–2017), American politician *

John Willie Kofi Harlley John Willie Kofi Harlley (9 May 1919 – 18 February 1982) was a Ghanaian police officer who was Vice Chairman of the National Liberation Council and the first Inspector General of Police in Ghana from 1966 to 1969. He was a member of the three-m ...

(1919–1980s), Ghanaian senior police officer and politician * John Joseph Harper (1951–1988), Canadian aboriginal leader *

John Harrison (diplomat) John Harrison was an English representative in Morocco in the 17th century. James I of England sent John Harrison to Muley Zaydan in Morocco in 1610 and again in 1613 and 1615 in order to obtain the release of English captives. He negotiated a ...

, 17th-century English diplomat *

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

(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) John Harrison is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. He was the directly-elected Mayors in England, Mayor of North Tyneside in England between 2005 and 2009 and is currently a Councillor on North Tyneside Council. Early life ...

, mayor of North Tyneside, England *

John Scott Harrison John Scott Harrison (October 4, 1804 – May 25, 1878) was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio from 1853 to 1857. He was a son of U.S. president William Henry Harrison and First ...

(1804–1878), American Congressman for Ohio, 1853–1857; son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison *

John Hart (Canadian politician) John Hart (March 31, 1879 – April 7, 1957) was the 23rd premier of British Columbia, Canada, from December 9, 1941, to December 29, 1947. Biography John Hart was born in Mohill, County Leitrim, Ireland, the son of an Irish farmer who was al ...

(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 (, ; 12 February 1322 – 12 November 1375), a member of the House of Luxembourg, was Count of Tyrol from 1335 to 1341 and Margrave of Moravia from 1349 until his death. Early life Henry was born at Mělník, the third ...

(1322–1375), Royal family member of the Holy Roman Empire *

John Henry (Maryland politician) John Henry (November 1750December 16, 1798) was the List of Governors of Maryland, eighth Governor of Maryland and member of the United States Senate. He was born at his family's estate (''Weston''), located near Vienna, Maryland, Vienna in Dor ...

(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 (October 18, 1831 – October 21, 1907) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from January 1889 to May 1893. He served in the Texas Senate The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas Legislature, with the Texas Hous ...

(John Lane Henry, 1831–1907), Supreme Court of Texas judge *

John Henry (Australian politician) John Henry (1 September 1834 – 14 September 1912) was an Australian politician, member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly and Treasurer of Tasmania. Henry was born in Lerwick, Shetland Isles, Scotland, the third of seven sons of John Hende ...

(1834–1912), Tasmanian House of Assembly member and treasurer of Tasmania *

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 work ...

(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 Parliament of the Cook Islands, Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party. Henry is a nephew of former Prime Minister of the Cook ...

, Cook Islander politician *

John Hickenlooper John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. ( ; born February 7, 1952) is an American politician, geologist, and businessman serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senate, United States senator from Colorado since 2021. A mem ...

(born 1952), American politician *

John Hicks (politician) John Hicks (April 23, 1715 – March 6, 1790) was a land agent and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Granville Township in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1768 to 1770. He was born in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, the ...

(1715–1790), land agent and politician in Nova Scotia *

John Hill (North Carolina politician) John Hill (April 9, 1797 – April 24, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina. Born near Germanton, North Carolina, Hill completed preparatory studies and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1816. ...

(1797–1861), United States Representative from North Carolina * John Y. Hill (1799–1859), American builder and Kentucky state legislator *

John Hill (Australian politician) John David Hill (born 3 December 1949), Australian politician, represented the electoral district of Kaurna in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Labor Party from 1997 to 2014. Born ...

(born 1949), member of the South Australian House of Assembly * John Hill (Florida politician) (born 1931), American politician * John Hill (New Jersey politician) (1821–1884), United States Representative from New Jersey *

John Hill (Texas politician) John Luke Hill Jr. (October 9, 1923 – July 9, 2007) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as the chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1985 to 1988. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 69th secretary ...

(1923–2007), American lawyer and politician *

John Hill (Virginia politician) John Hill (July 18, 1800 – April 19, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, cousin of John Thomas Harris. Biography Born in New Canton, Virginia, Hill completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Washington Academy (now Washi ...

(1800–1880), United States Representative from Virginia *

John Fremont Hill John Fremont Hill (October 29, 1855 – March 16, 1912) was an American businessman and politician. He served in a number of positions in Maine government, including as the 45th governor of Maine from 1901 to 1905. Hill was born in Eliot, Maine ...

(1855–1912), governor of Maine * John Jerome Hill (1918–1986), American politician * John Philip Hill (1879–1941), United States Representative from Maryland *

John H. Holdridge John Herbert Holdridge (August 21, 1924 – July 12, 2001) was an American foreign service officer and diplomat, who was best known for having taken part in, and later recounted, Henry A. Kissinger's secret 1971 initiative to restore United Stat ...

(1924–2001), U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and Indonesia *

John T. Hoffman John Thompson Hoffman (January 10, 1828March 24, 1888) was the 23rd governor of New York (1869–72). He was also recorder of New York City (1861–65) and the 78th mayor of New York City (1866–68). Connections to the Tweed Ring ...

(1828–1888), Governor of New York from 1869 to 1872 *

John Hoffman (Minnesota politician) John A. Hoffman (born January 17, 1965) is an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), he represents District 34, which includes parts of Anoka and Hennepin Count ...

(born 1965), Minnesota state senator * John Hopkins (Bristol MP), member of the English House of Commons in 1601 *

John Hopkins (died 1732) John "Vulture" Hopkins ( 1663 – 25 April 1732) was a British merchant of London and a Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1710 to 1722. Hopkins was a London merchant who was reputedly miserly and given to rapacious business ...

, English merchant, Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives 1710–15 and Ilchester 1715–22 * John Hopkins (lieutenant governor), lieutenant governor of South Carolina, 1806–1808 *

John Patrick Hopkins John Patrick Hopkins (October 29, 1858October 13, 1918) was American politician who served as the 35th mayor of Chicago from 1893 to 1895. A member of the Democratic Party, Hopkins was the first of nine Irish American Catholic mayors of Chicago ...

(1858–1918), mayor of Chicago 1893–1895 * John Rout Hopkins (1829–1897), politician of Victoria, Australia * Sir John Hopkins, 1st Baronet (1863–1946), English Conservative Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for St Pancras South East 1918–23 and 1924–29 * John Marquis Hopkins (1870–1912), Australian politician *

John Horgan John Joseph Horgan (August 7, 1959 – November 12, 2024) was a Canadian politician and diplomat who served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022 and the ambassador of Canada to Germany from 2023 to 2024. He led the Briti ...

(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 families ...

(1834–1907), Australian politician, Western Australia MLC *

John Horgan (Irish politician) John Horgan (1876 – 27 June 1955) was an Irish politician from Cork (city), Cork who had a very brief career as a parliamentary representative in the Irish Free State. He served for three months as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the National League ...

(1876–1955), Irish politician * John Horgan (Irish nationalist) (1881–1967), Irish Cork-born nationalist politician, solicitor and author *

John Hume John Hume (18 January 19373 August 2020) was an Irish nationalist politician in Northern Ireland and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. A founder and leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Hume served in the Parliament of Northern Irel ...

(1937–2020), Irish nationalist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate * John Herbert Ilangatileke, Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon for

Puttalam Puttalam (; ) is the largest town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Puttalam is the administrative capital of the Puttalam District and governed by a municipal council. Climate Under the ...

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

John Howard John Winston Howard (born 26 July 1939) is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. His eleven-year tenure as prime min ...

(born 1939) Australian politician, served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007 * John Jansen (politician) (born 1947), Canadian politician *

John Jay John Jay (, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, diplomat, signatory of the Treaty of Paris (1783), Treaty of Paris, and a Founding Father of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1795 as the first chief justice of the United ...

(1745–1829), 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 List of Governors of Minnesota, 16th governor of Minnesota from January 4, 190 ...

(1861–1909), 16th governor of Minnesota *

John Anders Johnson John Anders Johnson (April 15, 1832November 10, 1901) was a Norwegian American immigrant, businessman, and Republican politician. He served in the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing eastern Dane County. Biography Johnson was bo ...

(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 John J. Johnson (October 10, 1926 – April 7, 2016) was an American politician in Missouri, who served as a state Senator for twelve years from 1960 to 1972. Born in St. Louis, Johnson attended Washington University, attaining a degree in politi ...

(1926–2016), Missouri state senator * John Warren Johnson (1929–2023), 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) (1833–1892), Wisconsin State Assemblyman *

John Johnson (Ohio state representative) John Edward Johnson Jr. (born October 26, 1937) is an American politician who is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of ...

(born 1937), member of the Ohio House of Representatives *

John Johnson Sr. John Johnson Sr. (September 12, 1770 – July 30, 1824) was an American attorney and judge who was the fourth Chancellor of Maryland from 1821 to 1824.William J. Marbury,The High Court of Chancery and the Chancellors of Maryland, Report of the Te ...

(1770–1824), Chancellor of Maryland *

John Johnson Jr. John Johnson Jr. (August 8, 1798 – October 4, 1856) was an American politician who was the last Chancellor of Maryland, serving in that office from to 1846 to 1851.William J. Marbury,The High Court of Chancery and the Chancellors of Maryland, R ...

(1798–1856), Chancellor of Maryland * John Johnson (Indiana judge) (1776–1817), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * John T. Johnson (Oklahoma judge) (1856–1935), associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * John B. Johnson (politician) (1885–1985), American politician in the South Dakota State Senate *

John Ramsey Johnson John Ramsey Johnson (born May 23, 1945) is a retired Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Education and career Johnson earned his Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University. After graduating, he joined the Air Fo ...

, 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 23rd 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) John S. Johnson (June 6, 1854 – June 23, 1941) was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1897 to 1900. He served as chairman of that chamber's Ways and Means Committee. He resided in Christine, North Dakota, Christine, Nort ...

(1854–1941), member of the North Dakota House of Representatives *

John F. Kennedy John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the first Roman Catholic and youngest person elected p ...

(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 served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the Presidency of Barack Obama#Administration, administration of Barac ...

(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. John Ten Eyck Lansing Jr. (January 30, 1754 – vanished December 12, 1829), a Founding Father of the United States, was an attorney, jurist, and politician. Born and raised in Albany, New York, Lansing was trained as a lawyer, and was long in ...

(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 fifth and current chief executive of Hong Kong. Originally a police officer, Lee served as the deputy commissioner of t ...

(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. Emba ...

(born 1943), American diplomat * John H. Long (political candidate), Canadian political figure * John B. Macy (1799–1856), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin *

John Macy John Williams Macy Jr. (April 6, 1917 – December 22, 1986) was a United States government administrator and civil servant. Biography Born in Chicago, he received a B.A. from Wesleyan University in 1938. In 1938 Macy moved to Washington, D.C., ...

(1917–1986), United States Government administrator and civil servant *

John Mahama John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who has been the 14th president of Ghana since January 2025. A member of the National Democratic Congress (Ghana), National Democratic Congress (NDC), he served as the 12th p ...

(born 1958), Ghanaian politician and former president of Ghana *

John Major Sir John Major (born 29 March 1943) is a British retired politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. Following his defeat to Ton ...

(born 1943), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997 *

John Major (17th-century English MP) John Major (d. 1629) was a Southampton cloth merchant and served as Parliament of England, member of parliament for Southampton (UK Parliament constituency), Southampton in 1628. He was the son of John Major, a Southampton brewer who probably o ...

, 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 ship ...

(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 was Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa South from 1988 to 2004. ...

(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 John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American statesman and United States Navy, naval officer who represented the Arizona, state of Arizona in United States Congress, Congress for over 35 years, first as ...

(1936–2018), American statesman and US Navy officer, United States Senator for Arizona from 1987 to 2018 *

John McConnel John McConnel (3 October 1806 – 27 January 1899) was pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council. Pastoralist On 1 January 1851 McConnell joined in partnership with his brothe ...

(1806–1899), Australian politician *

John Foster McCreight John Foster McCreight, (1827 – 18 November 1913) was a jurist and the first premier of British Columbia. Early life McCreight was born in Caledon, County Tyrone, Ireland, to a well-established and well-connected family. After completing l ...

(1827–1913), first premier of British Columbia * John Duncan McRae, member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 1949–1952 * John J. McRae, American politician in Mississippi * John McRae (British Columbia politician), member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 1920–1924 * John Moore (Louisiana politician) (1788–1867), American statesman * John Marks Moore (1853–1901) Secretary of State of Texas, 1887–1891 *

John Matthew Moore John Matthew "Jaybird" Moore (November 18, 1862 – February 3, 1940) was an American rancher and statesman from Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives from District 8 from 1905 to 1913. He was engaged in Fort Bend Cou ...

(1862–1940) U.S. congressman *

John Fru Ndi Ni John Fru Ndi (7 July 1941 – 12 June 2023) was a Cameroonian politician who served as first and founding Chairman of the Social Democratic Front (SDF), the main opposition party in Cameroon, from party foundation in 1990 to his death in 202 ...

(born 1941), Cameroonian politician * John Verdun Newton (1916–1944), Australian politician *

John Nilson John Nilson (born July 9, 1951) is a retired Canadian politician from Saskatchewan. He was a Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the Regina Lakeview constituency from 1995 to 2016. He served a ...

, Canadian politician *

John Nkadimeng John Kgwana Nkadimeng (12 June 1927 – 6 August 2020) was a South African politician, anti-apartheid activist and South African ambassador in Cuba. Nkadimeng was awarded the Order of Luthuli in 2003 by President Thabo Mbeki and Isitwalandwe in ...

(1927–2020), South African politician and anti-apartheid activist * John Michael Parks (born 1946), Canadian politician * John Paul (judge) (1839–1901), US politician and judge *

John Paul Jr. (judge) John Paul Jr. (December 9, 1883 – February 13, 1964) was Virginia lawyer and farmer who served in the Virginia Senate and United States House of Representatives, before becoming a United States federal judge, United States district judge of t ...

(1883–1964), US politician and judge *

John Paul (minister) John Paul DD (1795–1873) was a minister of the Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1847. A major figure in Edinburgh society, he was linked to both the Balfours of Leith and the Stevenson family of engineer ...

(1795–1873), Scottish minister *

John Paul (pioneer) John Paul was a pioneer in Ohio and Indiana, founding Xenia, Ohio and Madison, Indiana. He was a delegate at the convention that drafted the constitution of Ohio, and was a state senator in the first general assembly after statehood. He also ser ...

(1758–1830), US politician and city founder * John Prescott (Indiana politician), American politician * John Gladstone Rajakulendran (1907–1950), Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician *

John Reagan (New Hampshire politician) John Reagan (born August 5, 1946) is an American politician who served in the New Hampshire Senate from the 17th district from 2012 to 2022. He previously served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Represe ...

(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 declared secession from the United States and joined the Confederate St ...

(1818–1905), American politician *

John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist serving since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States. He has been described as having a Moderate conservatism, moderate conservative judicial philosophy, thoug ...

(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 J. Robison John J. Robison (1824–1897) was a 19th-century Michigan politician who was the mayor of Ann Arbor from 1886 to 1887. He also served as a state senator and county clerk. Biography Robison was born on August 13, 1824 in Phelps, New York to mothe ...

(1824–1897), Michigan state politician and mayor of Ann Arbor *

John Robson (politician) John Robson (14 March 1824 – 29 June 1892) was a Canadian journalist and politician, who served as the ninth premier of British Columbia. Journalist and activist Robson spent his early life as a merchant in Canada West and Montreal in Canada ...

(1824–1892), Canadian politician, who served as the ninth premier of British Columbia * 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 ...

, Australian independent politician * John Streltzer (1901–1985), Colorado legislator *

John Suiter John Suiter is an American politician. He is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives The New Hampshire House of Representatives is the lower house in the New Hampshire General Court, the bicameral State legislature (United State ...

, New Hampshire legislator * 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 V. Tunney John Varick Tunney (June 26, 1934 – January 12, 2018) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator and Representative from the state of California in the 1960s and 1970s. A Democrat, Tunney was known for his focus on a ...

(1934–2018), American politician *

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 V ...

(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 ...

(1790–1862), tenth president of the United States * John Tyler Sr., 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 John Van Buren (February 18, 1810 – October 13, 1866) was an American lawyer, official and politician. In addition to serving as a key advisor to his father, President Martin Van Buren, he was also Attorney General of New York from 1845 to 1 ...

, United States lawyer, official, politician, son of Martin Van Buren *

John Virgoe John Leonard Pencavel Virgoe is a diplomat and was the List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to Brunei, British High Commissioner to Brunei from 2020 to 2024. He has expertise in economic diplomacy, climate change, and Southeast Asia ...

, British diplomat *

John Walker (Arkansas politician) John Winfred Walker (June 3, 1937 – October 28, 2019) was an American politician and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Arkansas House of Representatives representing District 34 from January 2011 until his death. L ...

(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 Caffe ...

(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 (1874–1942), U.S. Representative from Georgia * John Smith Walker (1826–1893), Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Hawaii * John Williams Walker (1783–1823), U.S. Senator from Alabama *

John Crompton Weems John Crompton Weems (August 11, 1777January 20, 1862) was an American politician. Born in 1777 in Calvert County, Maryland, Weems attended St. John's College of Annapolis, Maryland, and engaged in planting. He was elected to the Nineteenth Co ...

(1777–1862), American politician * John Weir (politician) (1904–1995), Australian politician *

John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss (1586–1649) was a Scottish politician. He was a son of Sir John Wemyss and Margaret Douglas, a daughter of William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton, Sir William Douglas of Lochleven Castle, Lochleven. His home was Wem ...

(1586–1649), Scottish politician *

John Yakabuski John A. Yakabuski (born June 14, 1957) is a Canadian politician who served as Ontario Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry from 2018 to 2021 in the Doug Ford cabinet. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembl ...

(born 1957), Canadian politician *

John Geesnell Yap John Geesnell Lim Yap II (born October 16, 1977), popularly known as Baba Yap, is a Filipinos, Filipino politician who has been the representative for Bohol's 1st congressional district, Bohol's first district in the House of Representatives of ...

(born 1977), Filipino politician *

John Yap John Yap (; born 1959) is a Canadian politician and former banker. He represented the electoral district of Richmond-Steveston in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 to 2020, as part of the BC Liberal caucus. During his t ...

(born 1959), Canadian politician * John Young (died 1589) (by 1519–1589), of Bristol, MP for Devizes, West Looe, etc. *

John Young (MP for Marlborough) John Young was a tavern keeper and a member of the Parliament of England for Marlborough Marlborough or the Marlborough may refer to: Places Australia * Marlborough, Queensland * Principality of Marlborough, a short-lived micronation in 199 ...

, 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 John Andrew Young (November 10, 1916 – January 22, 2002) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Texas who served in the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1979. Born ...

(1916–2002), American politician from Texas * John Duncan Young (1823–1910), US congressman from Kentucky *

John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (31 August 1807 – 6 October 1876), known from 1848 to 1870 as Sir John Young, Young baronets, 2nd Baronet, was a British diplomat and politician who served as the second governor general of Canada from 1869 to 187 ...

(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 the fifteenth Governor of New York (18 ...

(1802–1852), Governor of New York *

John Young (advisor) John Young ( 1742 – 17 December 1835) was a Great Britain, British subject who became an important military advisor to Kamehameha I during the formation of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Kingdom of Hawaii. He was left behind by Simon Metcalfe, capt ...

(–1835), British-born government advisor of Kamehameha I * John Young (Australian politician) (1842–1893), New South Wales politician *

John Young (judge) Neil John Young is a Melbourne barrister and former Judge of the Federal Court of Australia on which he served from 30 November 2005 to 24 January 2007. Early life Young was educated at St Bede's College, Mentone. In 1973, Young completed ...

, 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) John Young (c. 1759 – September 14, 1819) was a seigneur, businessman, judge, and political figure in Lower Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from June 1792 until his death. Birth John Young may have been bo ...

(–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) John Young is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 47th district of the Indiana House of Representatives. Young was educated at Indiana Creek High School, Indiana University and Southern Illinois University. In 20 ...

, American politician *

John Young (New Brunswick politician, born 1841) John Young (May 1, 1841 – July 12, 1907) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick () is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in the pr ...

(1841–1907), Canadian politician *

John Young (New Brunswick politician, born 1854) John A. Young (March 26, 1854 – July 28, 1934) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick () is the deliberative assembly of the New Brunswick Legislature, in ...

(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) John Victor Aspinall (11 June 1926 – 29 June 2000) was an English zoo and casino owner. From upper class beginnings he used gambling to move to the centre of British high society in the 1960s. He was born in Delhi during the British Raj, and ...

(1926–2000), British casino and zoo owner * John Wilford Blackstone Sr. (1796–1868), American lawyer *

John Vernou Bouvier Jr. John Vernou Bouvier Jr. (August 12, 1866 – January 15, 1948) was an American Wall Street lawyer and stockbroker who was a patriarch of the Bouvier family. He was the father of John Vernou Bouvier III as well as a grandfather of First Lady J ...

John Vernou Bouvier III John Vernou "Black Jack" Bouvier III ( ; May 19, 1891 – August 3, 1957) was an American Wall Street stockbroker and socialite. He was the father of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and of socialite Princess Lee Radziwill, and was the fathe ...

* John W. Brady (1869 or 1870–1943), American lawyer *

John Cameron, Lord Abernethy John Alastair Cameron, Lord Abernethy, PC (born 1 February 1938) is a Scottish lawyer, and a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts, serving from 1992 to 2007, when he retired. He was a member of the ...

(born 1938), Scottish lawyer *

John Cameron, Lord Cameron John Cameron, Lord Cameron, Order of the Thistle, KT, Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom), DSC, PRSE, Fellow of the British Academy, FBA (8 February 1900 – 30 May 1996) was a Scottish judge and President of the Royal Society of Edinb ...

(1900–1996), Scottish judge * John Cameron, Lord Coulsfield (1934–2016), Scottish judge *

John Coolidge John Coolidge (September 7, 1906 – May 31, 2000) was an American executive, businessman, and entrepreneur with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad. He was the first son of Calvin Coolidge, the 30th president of the United States (192 ...

(1906–2000), American executive, businessman, and entrepreneur *

John Davis (British businessman) Sir John Henry Harris Davis CVO (10 November 1906 – 27 May 1993) was an English businessman and accountant. He was the managing director, later chairman, of the Rank Organisation. Early life and career John Davis was born in London in 1906 ...

(1906–1993), English managing director of the Rank Organization, later Chairman * John A. Eastman (1821–1895), American lawyer *

John Eastman John Charles Eastman (born 1960) is an American lawyer and academic. He is known for his efforts to block certification and overturn the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. Eastman is the founding director of the Center fo ...

, American lawyer *

John F. Grundhofer John F. Grundhofer (January 1, 1939 – January 24, 2021) was a director of Donaldson Company, Securian Financial Group Inc., and BJ's Restaurant & Brewery. He served as Chairman (1990–1997 and 1999–2002), Chief Executive Officer (1990–20 ...

(1939–2021), American businessman * John M. Harrell (1828–1907), American lawyer *

John W. Henry John William Henry II (born September 13, 1949) is an American businessman and the founder of John W. Henry & Company, an investment management firm. He is the principal owner of Liverpool Football Club, the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pengu ...

(born 1949), American businessman and owner of sports teams *

John Henry Hill John Henry Hill (September 11, 1791July 1, 1882) was a United States businessman, educator and member of the Episcopal Church (United States), Episcopal Church, chiefly identified with teaching and missionary work in Greece. Biography He was born ...

(1791–1882), American businessman, educator and missionary * John Hill (planter) (1824–1910), Scottish-born American industrialist and planter *

John Hill (businessman) Henry John Hill (6 March 1847 – 18 September 1926) was a South Australian businessman. Hill owned a coach-horse business in the early days of South Australia. He was the father of Clem Hill, the noted cricketer. History Hill was born at Walker ...

(1847–1926), Australian coach-horse operator * John J. Hill (1853–1952), English-born American stonemason and builder *

John A. Hill John Alexander Hill (February 22, 1858 – January 24, 1916) was a co-founder of the McGraw-Hill Book Company, the predecessor corporation of today's S&P Global and McGraw-Hill Education. In the 1880s, prior to entering the publishing busin ...

(1858–1916), American editor and publisher, co-founder of McGraw-Hill *

John Sprunt Hill John Sprunt Hill (March 17, 1869 – July 29, 1961) was a North Carolina lawyer, banker and philanthropist who played a fundamental role in the civic and social development of Durham, North Carolina, the expansion of the University of North Caro ...

(1869–1961), American lawyer, banker and philanthropist * John W. Hill (1890–1977), American public relations executive *

John Hindley, 1st Viscount Hyndley John Scott Hindley, 1st Viscount Hyndley, GBE (24 October 1883 – 5 January 1963), known as Sir John Hindley, 1st Baronet, between 1927 and 1931 and as The Lord Hyndley between 1931 and 1948, was a British businessman. He was the first chairman ...

(1883–1963), British businessman * John E. Irving (1932–2010), Canadian businessman *

John Jay (lawyer) John Jay (June 23, 1817 – May 5, 1894) was an American lawyer and diplomat to Austria-Hungary, serving from 1869 to 1875. He was the son of William Jay and a grandson of John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. Jay ...

(1817–1894), American diplomat and lawyer, grandson of John Jay, the American Founding Father and statesman *

John Wayles Jefferson John Wayles Jefferson (born John Wayles Hemings; May 8, 1835June 12, 1892), was an American businessman and Union Army officer in the American Civil War. He is believed to be a grandson of Thomas Jefferson; his paternal grandmother is Sarah (Sa ...

(1835–1892), American businessman *

John Sackville Labatt John Sackville Labatt (March 10, 1880 – July 8, 1952) was a Canadian businessman who was the president of the Labatt Brewing Company and a prominent kidnapping victim. Early life He was one of nine children of John Labatt, and he was educated ...

(1880–1952), Canadian businessman *

John McAfee John David McAfee ( ; 18 September 1945 – 23 June 2021) was a British and American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time presidential candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian Party nominat ...

, (1945–2021), British-American computer programmer, businessman and prisoner *

John A. McCone John Alexander McCone (January 4, 1902 – February 14, 1991) was an American businessman and government official who served as Director of Central Intelligence from 1961 to 1965, during the height of the Cold War. Background John A. McCone wa ...

(1902–1991), American businessman and CIA director * John F. McGee (1861–1925), United States district judge * John C. Major (born 1931), former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada *

John Marshall (Kansas judge) John Marshall (April 11, 1858 – March 25, 1931) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from January 11, 1915, to March 25, 1931. Life and education Marshall was born April 11, 1858, in Logansport, Indiana, the son of Humphrey Marshall ...

(1858–1931), American justice of the Kansas Supreme Court *

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 was ...

(died 1616), Scottish lawyer and judge * John Paul (judge) (1839–1901), US politician and judge *

John J. Raskob John Jakob Raskob, KCSG (March 19, 1879 – October 15, 1950) was a financial executive and businessman for DuPont and General Motors, and the builder of the Empire State Building. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1928 ...

(1879–1950), American businessman and Empire State Building developer * 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 businessman and philanthropist. He was one of the List of richest Americans in history, wealthiest Americans of all time and one of the richest people in modern hist ...

(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. Rockefeller was the fifth child and only son of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. He was involved in the development of th ...

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

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

John Ellis Roosevelt John Ellis Roosevelt (February 25, 1853 – March 9, 1939) was a lawyer with the Wall Street firm of Roosevelt & Kobbe, the president of the Elkhorn Valley Coal Land Company and secretary of the Broadway Improvement Company. He owned the John E ...

, Roosevelt family member * John de Verdion (d. 1802), London-based bookseller * John Alexander Weir (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 ...

(1798–1877), American brigadier general * John Worthington Adams (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) (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 John Fujio Aiso (, December 14, 1909 – December 29, 1987) was an American nisei military leader, lawyer and judge. Aiso was the Director and head instructor of the Military Intelligence Service Language School, and the highest-ranking Japanese ...

(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 189219 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. John' ...

(1892–1919), Royal Air Force officer *

John Andrews (Medal of Honor) John Andrews (born c. 1821) was a United States Navy Ordinary Seaman received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean Expedition. It is believed that in August 1872, he was discharged at Mare Island at his own request. Medal of Hon ...

(1821–1???), United States Navy Ordinary Seaman * 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 (1844–1913), American general * John Bacon (loyalist) (died 1783), Loyalist guerilla fighter during the American Revolutionary War *

John Baker (American Revolutionary War) John Baker (1722–1792) was a militia leader during the American Revolutionary War. Most notably he led the American militia in the Battle of Thomas Creek on May 17, 1777 against the British army of 250. Baker County, Georgia was named after him. ...

(1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named *

John Baker (RAF officer) Air Chief Marshal Sir John Wakeling Baker, (23 October 1897 – 10 March 1978) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the mid-20th century. Flying career Baker was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery in February 1916.

(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) Vice-Admiral (Royal Navy), Vice-Admiral John Baker (1660 – 10 November 1716) was an officer of the Royal Navy and politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons between 1713 and 1716. He rose to the rank of Vice admiral ...

(1660–1716), English naval officer, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis * John Baker (Medal of Honor, 1876) (1853–1???), American soldier * John Henry Balch (1896–1980), United States Naval Reserve officer *

John Balmer John Raeburn Balmer, (3 July 1910 – 11 May 1944) was a senior officer and bomber pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Born in Bendigo, Victoria, he studied law before joining the RAAF as an air cadet in 1932. An Flight ...

(1910–1944), senior officer and bomber pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force * John Sanford Barnes (1836–1911), United States Navy officer * John Barrington (British Army officer) (c. 1722–1764), British Army officer *

John D. Barry John Decatur Barry (June 21, 1839 – March 24, 1867) was an officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The men he was leading at Chancellorsville mistakenly fired on Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, leading t ...

(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 John Joseph Bello (born March 30, 1946) is an American entrepreneur best known for creating and building the SoBe brand of New Age beverages. Early life Bello grew up in Plainville, Connecticut, the son of the late Generoso "Jerry" and Edith ...

(born 1946), United States Navy officer * John Bell Blish (1860–1921), United States Navy officer * John Bigelow Jr. (1854–1936), United States Army lieutenant colonel * John Sanbourne Bockoven (1915–2007), American psychiatrist who served as an officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps of the during World War II *

John L. Borling John Lorin Borling (born March 24, 1940) is a retired major general of the United States Air Force whose military career spanned 33 years. He has piloted many aircraft including the F-15, F16, F-4, the SR-71 Blackbird, the U-2, and B-52 and ...

(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 Army, Union during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of brigadier general. Buford is best known for his actions in th ...

(1826–1863), United States Army cavalry officer *

John Bush (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir John Fitzroy Duyland Bush (1 November 1914 – 10 May 2013) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief Western Fleet. Naval career Educated at Clifton College, Bush was commissioned into the Royal Navy and ...

(1914–2013), British Royal Navy officer *

John Cameron (British Army officer) Lieutenant-General Sir John Cameron, Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath, KCB (3 January 1773 – 23 November 1844), of Culchenna, Inverness, Scotland, was a British Army officer and commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the ...

, British military officer and commander during the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars * John Cameron (Royal Navy officer) (1874–1939) * John Du Cameron (died 1753), Scottish sergeant in the French army * John Cameron of Fassiefern, Scottish military commander *

John Cooke (Royal Navy officer) John Cooke (17 February 176221 October 1805) was an experienced and highly regarded officer of the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War, American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars and the first years of the Napoleo ...

(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 (1897–1930), American World War I flying ace *

John A. Dramesi John Arthur Dramesi (February 12, 1933 – September 17, 2017) was a United States Air Force (USAF) colonel who was held as a prisoner of war from 2 April 1967 to 4 March 1973 in both Hoa Lo Prison, known as "The Hanoi Hilton", and Cu Loc Prison, ...

(1933–2017), United States Air Force Colonel *

John Dundas (RAF officer) John Charles Dundas, (19 August 1915 – 28 November 1940) was a Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War credited with 12 victories. Born in West Yorkshire as the son of an aristocrat, Dundas was an able student a ...

(1915–1940), Royal Air Force fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War * John Eglit (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 the second son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and First Lady Mamie Eisenhower. His military ca ...

, United States Army officer, diplomat, and military historian, second and youngest son of Dwight D. Eisenhower * John C. England (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, explorer and colonial administrator. After serving in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, he led two expeditions into the Northern Canada, Canadia ...

(1786–1847), British Royal Navy officer * John M. Franklin (1896–1975), American general * John Frost (British Army officer) (1912–1993), airborne officer of the British Army * 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 John Joseph Henry (November 4, 1758 – April 15, 1811) was an American private soldier, lawyer, and judge from Pennsylvania in the American Revolutionary War. Biography Henry, the son of William Henry of Lancaster and Ann Wood Henry, was bo ...

(1758–1811), American Revolutionary War soldier *

John Hamar Hill Group Captain John Hamar Hill, (28 December 1912 – 21 July 1998) was a British Royal Air Force officer, who commanded No. 222 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain. Early life Hill was born on 28 December 1912 and educated at Dover Colleg ...

or Johnnie Hill (1912–1998), British Royal Air Force officer *

John Hill (courtier) Major-General John Hill (died 19/22 June 1735) was a British army officer and courtier during the reign of Queen Anne. While of no particular military ability, his family connections brought him promotion and office until the end of Anne's reig ...

(before 1690–1735), British general and courtier, brother of Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham * John Hill (British Army officer) (fl. 1777–1783), British Army officer during the American War of Independence *

John Hill (Royal Navy officer) Rear-Admiral Sir John Hill (1774 – 20 January 1855) was an officer of the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence, and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Hill entered the navy at a young age, probably after ...

(c. 1774–1855) *

John Hill (Indian Army officer) John Hill may refer to: Business * John Henry Hill (1791–1882), American businessman, educator and missionary * John Hill (planter) (1824–1910), Scottish-born American industrialist and planter * John Hill (Australian businessman) (1847� ...

(1866–1935), British general *

John Thomas Hill General John Thomas Hill (10 January 1811 – 15 April 1902) was a senior British Army officer. Military career He was born in Pilton, Devon and commissioned as an ensign in the 32nd Regiment of Foot on 13 March 1827. He was promoted to lieute ...

(1811–1902), British Army officer * John Hotaling (1824–1886), American soldier *

John Martin Howard John Martin Howard (20 August 1917 – 11 June 1942) was a United States Navy officer from Pennsylvania who served during World War II as a Naval mine disposalman. He died along with Lcdr. Roy Berryman Edwards in a naval mine explosion while obs ...

(1917–1942), United States Navy officer * John Illingworth (yacht designer) (1903–1980), English naval engineer in the Royal Navy * John Irving (Royal Navy officer) (1815–c. 1848), British officer in the Royal Navy *

John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark (died 1723) was Seigneur of Sark from 1720 to 1723. The colonel and former commander of the garrison in Guernsey bought the fief A fief (; ) was a central element in medieval contracts based on feudal law. ...

(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, politician and landowner who fought as a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War. He was the son of Sir William J ...

(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-born naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regard ...

(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 (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) Major-General Sir John Noble Kennedy, (31 August 1893 – 15 June 1970) was a senior British Army officer who served as Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff during World War II. Early life Kennedy was born on 31 August 1893 in Portpatr ...

(1893–1970), British general * John Pitt Kennedy (1796–1879), British military engineer * John Thomas Kennedy (1885–1969), American soldier *

John Kirby (admiral) John F. Kirby (born June 3, 1963) is a retired United States Navy Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral, rear admiral who served as United States National Security Council, White House National Security Communications Advisor from 2022 to 202 ...

(born 1963), United States retired Navy admiral * John A. Kjellstrom (1923–2015), American lieutenant general * 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 John Minor Maury (1795 – June 23, 1823) was an officer of the United States Navy whose life and career was ended by yellow fever. In 1888, fictionalized versions of his life story were published by his son, Dabney H. Maury, and his niece, Diana ...

(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, father of John McCain *

John S. McCain Sr. John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr. (9 August 1884 – 6 September 1945) was a United States Navy admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family. McCain held several commands during the Pacific War of World War II and was a pioneer of aircr ...

(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 Americans, 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 federa ...

(1731–1803), American Revolutionary War officer later prominent in the Whiskey Rebellion * John T. Newton (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 British military officer. Born in Dysart, Fife, he enlisted in the Chatham Marine Division of the British Naval Service at the age of 23. He served in North America during the Fr ...

(1722–1775), Marine Service officer * John R. Redman (1898–1970), United States Navy admiral *

John Hamilton Roberts Major General John Hamilton "Ham" Roberts (December 21, 1891 – December 17, 1962) was a Canadian Army officer who served in both of the world wars. Biography Roberts was born in Pipestone, Manitoba. He studied in Upper Canada College and gr ...

(1881–1962), Canadian Army two-star general * John Q. Roberts (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 a ...

(born 1924), British admiral *

John Schneidler Vice Admiral John Christoffer Schneidler (4 June 1868 – 26 April 1958) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. He served as head of the Royal Swedish Naval Staff College from 1919 to 1923, commander of Karlskrona Naval Yard from 1923 to 1925 and as ...

(1868–1958), Swedish Navy vice admiral * John K. Singlaub (1921–2022), United States Army general *

John Alexander Tyler John Alexander Tyler (April 7, 1848 – September 1, 1883) was an American engineer and the second son of President John Tyler and his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler. He was born at the Tyler estate, Sherwood Forest Plantation, near Charles ...

, Son of John Tyler * John P. Van Leer (1825–1862), Union Army officer * John Walker (RAF officer) (born 1936), Chief of Defence Intelligence * John Walker (Medal of Honor) (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 John Anthony Walker Jr. (July 28, 1937 – August 28, 2014) was a United States Navy chief warrant officer and communications specialist convicted of spying for the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1985 and sentenced to life in prison. In late ...

(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 ...

(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 command ...

(1835–1907), United States Navy admiral *

John T. Walker (USMC) John Thaddeus Walker (September 15, 1893 – February 22, 1955) was a highly decorated officer of the United States Marine Corps, who reached the rank of lieutenant general. He is most noted as commanding officer of the 22nd Marine Regiment ...

(1893–1955), United States Marine Corp general *

John Young (naval officer) John Young ( 17401781) was a captain in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, commander of the which was lost at sea. Background He began his seafaring career at an early age in the colonial merchant marine and, at the st ...

(1740–1781), United States captain in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War

Musicians

John Abercrombie (guitarist) John Laird Abercrombie (December 16, 1944 – August 22, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist. His work explored jazz fusion, free jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Abercrombie studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. He was know ...

(1944–2017), American jazz guitarist *

John Adams (composer) John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer and conductor. Among the most regularly performed composers of contemporary classical music, he is particularly noted for his operas, many of which center around historical e ...

(born 1947), American composer *

John Luther Adams John Luther Adams (born January 23, 1953) is an American composer whose music is inspired by nature, especially the landscapes of Alaska, where he lived from 1978 to 2014. His orchestral work ''Become Ocean'' was awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize ...

(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 de ...

(1920–1998), English composer *

John Anderson (jazz trumpeter) John Anderson (January 31, 1921 – August 18, 1974) was an American jazz trumpeter. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he studied at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Westlake College of Music. He did a good deal of work in West Coast jaz ...

(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, country singer 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 Been ...

(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, Devon, Dart ...

(1931–2011), maker of fine guitars in England *

John Bailey (producer) John 'Beetle' Bailey is a Canadian freelance recording engineer, mixer, and producer. He has worked with such musicians as The Headstones, Tom Cochrane, Haywire, Triumph, Love Inc. Serena Ryder, Molly Johnson, Sultans of String and Monkey H ...

, Canadian recording engineer, producer *

John Barry (composer) John Barry Prendergast (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music. Born in York, Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father. During his national service with the Brit ...

(1933–2011), English film composer *

John Beal (composer) John Everett Beal (born January 20, 1947) is an American composer and conductor known for his work in the American film industry. He has conducted for major recording artists ranging from Olivia Newton-John to Deadmau5, movies in concert such as ...

, American film composer *

John Beckwith (composer) John Beckwith (March 9, 1927 – December 5, 2022) was a Canadian composer, writer, pianist, teacher, and administrator. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, he studied piano with Alberto Guerrero at the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1945. ...

(1927–2022), Canadian composer, writer, pianist, teacher, and university administrator *

John Berry (Beastie Boys) John Berry (May 31, 1963 – May 19, 2016) was an American hardcore punk musician. He was a founding member of the Beastie Boys, although he left the band in 1982 before they secured any commercial success. Berry is credited with conceiving of t ...

, American hardcore punk musician *

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 who was the drummer of the rock band Led Zeppelin. Noted for his speed, power, fast single-footed kick drumming, distinctive sound, and feel for groove, John Bonh ...

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

John Bull (composer) John Bull (1562/63 – 12/13 March 1628) was an English composer, organist, Virginals, virginalist and organ builder. He was a renowned keyboard performer of the English Virginalist School, virginalist school and most of his compositions were w ...

(1562–1628), English composer *

John Bush (musician) John Bush (born August 24, 1963) is an American heavy metal singer. He came to prominence in the 1980s as the lead singer and lyricist of Armored Saint, a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. In 1992, he joined thrash metal band A ...

(born 1963), American metal vocalist for Armored Saint and Anthrax *

John Cage John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and Extended technique, non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one ...

(1912–1992), American composer *

John Allan Cameron John Allan Cameron, (16 December 1938 – 22 November 2006) was a Canadian folk singer, "The Godfather of Celtic Music" in Canada. Noted for performing traditional music on his twelve string guitar, he released his first album in 1969. He r ...

(1938–2006), Canadian folk singer *

John Casken John Arthur Casken (born 15 July 1949) is an English composer. Casken was born in Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. While at Barnsley Grammar School in the 1960s his music teacher played a recording of Berg's Violin Concerto, which h ...

(born 1949), English composer *

John Colianni John Kelly Colianni (January 7, 1962 – November 28, 2023) was 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, 1962, and grew u ...

(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 Jazz#Post-war jazz, history of jazz and 20th-century musi ...

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

John Cooper (musician) John Landrum Cooper (born April 7, 1975) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist, bassist and a founding member of the Christian rock band Skillet (band), Skillet. Early life Cooper has stated on numerous occasions that he was born a ...

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

John Corabi John Corabi (born April 26, 1959) is an American hard rock singer and guitarist. He was the frontman of The Scream during 1989 and the frontman of Mötley Crüe between 1992 and 1996 during original frontman Vince Neil's hiatus from the band. ...

(born 1959), American hard rock singer and guitarist *

John Corigliano John Paul Corigliano (born February 16, 1938) is an American composer of contemporary classical music. With over 100 compositions, he has won accolades including a Pulitzer Prize, five Grammy Awards, Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition, and a ...

(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, he ...

(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. H ...

(born 1967), American singer-guitarist, founder of The Mountain Goats 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 D'earth John D'earth (born March 30, 1950) is an American post-bop/hard bop jazz trumpeter born in Framingham, Massachusetts, who has appeared on recordings by Dave Matthews and Bruce Hornsby as well as recording a number of CDs on his own. He curren ...

(born 1950), American post-bop/hard bop jazz trumpeter *

John Debney John Cardon Debney (born August 18, 1956) is an American composer and conductor of film, television, and video game scores. His work encompasses a variety of mediums and genres, including comedy, horror, science fiction, thriller, fantasy and ...

(born 1956), American composer and conductor of film, television, and video game scores *

John Denver Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American Country music, country and Folk music, folk singer, songwriter, and actor. He was one of the most popular acoustic m ...

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

John Deacon John Richard Deacon (born 19 August 1951) is an English retired musician who was 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 Bites the Dust" a ...

(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 perfo ...

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

John Dowland John Dowland ( – 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", " N ...

(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, best known as the bass guitarist for the rock band the Who. Entwistle's music career spanned over four decades. Nicknamed "The Ox" and "Thunderfingers", he was the band ...

(1944–2002), English bassist for The Who *

John Fahey (musician) John Aloysius Fahey ( ; February 28, 1939 – February 22, 2001) was an American fingerstyle guitarist and composer who played the steel-string acoustic guitar as a solo instrument. His style has been enormously influential and has been describe ...

(1939–2001), American fingerstyle guitarist and composer *

John Farmer (composer) John Farmer (c. 1570c. 1601) was an important composer of the English Madrigal School. He was born in England during the Elizabethan period, and was also known by his skillful settings for four voices of the old church psalm tunes. His exact date ...

(c.1570–c.1601), English madrigal composer *

John Field (composer) John Field (26 July 1782, Dublin – 23 January 1837, Moscow) was an Irish pianist, composer and teacher widely credited as the creator of the nocturne. While other composers were writing in a similar style at this time, Field was the first to ...

(1782–1837), Irish composer * John L. Finley (1935–2006), American astronaut * John Finley (musician) (born 1945), Canadian musician * John Conant Flansburgh (born 1960), American singer-guitarist, founder of Mono Puff, and one half of They Might Be Giants *

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 swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was th ...

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

John Foulds John Herbert Foulds (; 2 November 1880 – 25 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 ...

(1880–1939), English composer *

Johnny Franz John Charles Franz (23 February 1922 – 29 January 1977) was an English record producer and A&R man at the Philips label. He was one of Britain's most successful producers in the 1950s and 1960s. While his recordings encompassed several forms o ...

(1922–1977), English record producer *

John Frusciante John Anthony Frusciante ( ; born March 5, 1970) is an American musician and the guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, having been with the band across three iterations. He has released 11 solo albums and 7 EPs, ranging in style from acoustic gu ...

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

John Gardner (composer) John Linton Gardner, CBE (2 March 1917 – 12 December 2011) was an English composer of classical music. Early life John Gardner was born in Manchester, England and grew up in Ilfracombe, North Devon. His father Alfred Linton Gardner (born 1882 ...

(1917–2011), English composer * John Maxwell Geddes (1941–2017), Scottish composer and academic *

John Goodgroome John Goodgroome (1630? – 15 May 1704) was an English music composer, lutenist, singer, and teacher. Biography Goodgroome was one of a family of musicians, born at Windsor, and bred up a chorister. He was present at the coronations of Charles I ...

(1630?–1704), English musician * John D. H. Greenwood (1889–1975), English composer *

John Harbison John Harris Harbison (born December 20, 1938) is an American composer and academic. Life John Harris Harbison was born on December 20, 1938, in Orange, New Jersey, to the historian Elmore Harris Harbison and Janet German Harbison. The Harbisons ...

(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 Cab ...

(1938–2021), 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 Hill (conductor) John Thomas Hill KS RAM (c. 1843 – ) was a church organist, choirmaster and orchestra conductor in Australia. He is remembered for his brief marriage to the ''prima donna'' Ilma de Murska. History Hill entered the Royal Academy of Music in 18 ...

(born 1843), Australian church organist and choirmaster *

John Hill (musician) John Hill is an American guitarist best recognized as a member of The Apples in Stereo and Dressy Bessy. Hill, a college friend of drummer Hilarie Sidney and bassist Jim McIntyre, joined The Apples in January, 1994 after the departure of lead ...

(active from 1993), American guitarist with the Apples in Stereo and Dressy Bessy *

John Hill (record producer) John Graham Hill is an American record producer and songwriter. Best known for his work in alternative rock music, Hill produced the entirety of Cage the Elephant's fifth album ''Social Cues'' (2019), which won Best Rock Album at the 62nd Annua ...

(active 2008 and after), American record producer, songwriter, and musician *

John Idan John Idan is an American guitarist and vocalist, best known for his work with the Yardbirds, the McCarty Band, and his own bands, the John Idan Group and the Top Topham – John Idan Band. Career John Idan, who is originally from Detroit, ...

, American guitarist *

John Ireland (composer) John Nicholson Ireland (13 August 187912 June 1962) was an English composer and teacher of music. The majority of his output consists of piano miniatures and of songs with piano. His best-known works include the short instrumental or orchestral ...

(1879–1962), English composer *

John Jarrard John Jarrard (May 7, 1953 February 1, 2001) was an American country music songwriter. He wrote songs for Alabama, George Strait, Don Williams, and others. Biography John Jarrard was born in Gainesville, Georgia on May 7, 1953. He worked as a di ...

(1953–2001), American country music songwriter *

John Jenkins (composer) John Jenkins (1592–1678), was an English composer who was born in Maidstone, Kent and who died at Kimberley, Norfolk. Biography Little is known of his early life. The son of Henry Jenkins, a carpenter who occasionally made musical instrument ...

(1592–1678), English composer *

John Paul Jones (musician) John Paul Jones (born John Baldwin; 3 January 1946) is an English musician and record producer who was the bassist and keyboardist for the rock band Led Zeppelin. He was a session musician and Arrangement, arranger when he formed the band wi ...

(born 1946), English musician, bass guitar and keyboards for Led Zeppelin *

John Joubert (composer) John Pierre Herman Joubert ( ; 20 March 1927 – 7 January 2019) was a British composer of South African birth, particularly of choral works. He lived in Moseley, a suburb of Birmingham, England, for over 50 years. ; also published as . A musi ...

(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 ''Cab ...

(born 1927), American musical theatre composer *

John Kinsella (composer) John Kinsella (8 April 1932 – 9 November 2021) was an Irish composer and the country's most prolific Symphony, symphonist during the twentieth century. Life Kinsella was born in Dublin, Irish Free State, the younger brother of the poet and ...

(1932–2021), Irish composer *

John Lanchbery John Arthur Lanchbery OBE (15 May 1923 – 27 February 2003) was an English-Australian composer and conductor, famous for his ballet arrangements. He served as the Principal Conductor of the Royal Ballet from 1959 to 1972, Principal Conductor o ...

(1923–2003), English-Australian composer *

John Legend John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Every ...

(born 1978), American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer *

John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer-songwriter, musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the Beatles. Lennon's ...

(1940–1980), English singer-songwriter and founding member of the Beatles *

John Charles Julian Lennon Julian Charles John Lennon (born John Charles Julian Lennon; 8 April 1963) is an English musician, photographer, author, and philanthropist. He is the son of Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia; Julian is named after his pate ...

(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 Lowe (musician) John Charles "Duff" Lowe (13 April 1942 – 22 February 2024) was an English pianist. In the late 1950s, he played piano for The Quarrymen, the group who would evolve into The Beatles. Early career Known to his friends as "Duff", Lowe had know ...

(born 1942), English pianist * John Henry Maunder (1858–1920), English composer and organist *

John McCabe (composer) John McCabe (21 April 1939 – 13 February 2015) was a British composer and pianist. He created works in many different forms, including symphonies, ballets, and solo works for the piano. He served as director of the London College of Music f ...

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

John McCarthy (composer) John McCarthy (born June 27, 1961) is a Canadian composer for film and television. His music has been described as a hybrid of acoustical and electronic elements. McCarthy’s background includes extensive experience in Classical music, classical, ...

(born 1961), Canadian composer for film and television *

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 Mosca (musician) (born 1950), American jazz trombonist *

John Newman (singer) John William Peter Newman (born 16 June 1990) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, DJ, composer and record producer. He first gained prominence for his single " Love Me Again" (2013), which peaked at number one on the UK singles chart ...

(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 along with Daryl Hall. He has played rock, R&B, and soul music, serving as a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record ...

(born 1948), American musician, half of Hall & Oates *

John O'Neill (guitarist) John Joseph O'Neill (born 26 August 1957) is a musician who is the rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter of the punk rock/ new wave band the Undertones. O'Neill, along with his younger brother Vincent and friends Feargal Sharkey, Michael B ...

(born 1957), Irish rhythm guitarist *

John Knowles Paine John Knowles Paine (January 9, 1839 – April 25, 1906) was the first United States, 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 wa ...

(1839–1906), American composer *

John Pickard (composer) John Pickard (born 11 September 1963) is a British classical composer. Biography Pickard was born in Burnley, Lancashire, England. He studied music and composition at the University of Wales, with Welsh composer William Mathias, and later in t ...

(born 1963), British composer *

John Prine John Edward Prine (; October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter of country-folk music. Widely cited as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation, Prine was known for his signature blend of humoro ...

(1946–2020), American singer-songwriter *

John Rutter Sir 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, R ...

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

John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26, 1951) is an American guitarist and composer. His music over a long career has blended jazz, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul and rock. He first came to mainstream attention as part of the band of Miles Davis; he ...

(born 1951), American guitarist and composer *

John Sebastian John Benson Sebastian (born March 17, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and musician who founded the rock band the Lovin' Spoonful in 1964 with Zal Yanovsky. During his time in the Lovin Spoonful, Sebastian wrote and sang some of the ban ...

(born 1944), American singer-songwriter, guitarist and harmonicist *

John Sebastian (classical harmonica player) John Sebastian (born John Sebastian Pugliese; April 25, 1914Sebastian, John, no. 165-12-7646 (official death record, also showing date of birth). U.S. Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014, available online at Ancestry.com, 2011. Retrieved Ju ...

(1914–1980), American musician and composer *

John Philip Shenale John Philip Shenale (often mentioned as Phil Shenale) is a Canadian composer, arranger, musician and producer based in Los Angeles. Background Shenale was born in Canada in 1951. His family relocated to the United States in the late-1950s. ...

, Canadian composer, arranger, musician and producer *

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

(1854–1932), American composer *

Johnny Ruffo John Patrick Ruffo (8 March 1988 – 10 November 2023) was an Australian singer, songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, and television presenter. He rose to prominence after finishing in third place on the third season of '' The X Factor Austra ...

(1988–2023), Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor *

John Sankey (drummer) John Gerard Sankey (born 21 July 1975) is an Australian heavy metal drummer, best known as the drummer for Devolved and Devil You Know (now known as Light the Torch). He has also worked with numerous other high-profile bands including Fear Fact ...

(born 1975), Australian drummer *

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 (Stainer), The Crucifixion'', still heard at Passiontide in some Angli ...

(1840–1901), British composer *

John Stanley (composer) Charles John Stanley (17 January 1712 Old Style and New Style dates, Old Style – 19 May 1786) was an English people, English composer and organist.Van Boer, Bertil (2025)"Stanley, Charles John", p. 580 in ''Historical Dictionary of Music of ...

(1712–1786), English composer * John Sykes (composer) (1909–1962), English composer *

John Sykes John James Sykes (29 July 1959 – December 2024) was an English guitarist and singer, best known as a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and Tygers of Pan Tang. He also fronted the hard rock group Blue Murder and released several solo albums. ...

(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 music, religious works. Among his best known works are ''The Lamb (Tavener), The Lamb'' (1982), ''The ...

(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 Wesley (guitarist) John Wesley Dearth III is an American guitarist and singer, best known as touring guitarist for Porcupine Tree between 2002 and 2010, and also for performing with Mike Tramp, Fish, Sound of Contact, Edison's Children and Vertical Horizon, as ...

(born 1962), American rock singer and guitarist *

John White (composer) John White (5 April 1936 – 4 January 2024) was an English experimental composer and musical performer. He invented the early British form of minimalism known as systems music, with his early Machines. Life and career John White was born in B ...

(born 1936), English experimental composer *

John Whitehead (singer) John Cavadus Whitehead (July 10, 1948 – May 11, 2004) was an American singer and songwriter. He was best known as one of the key members of the Philadelphia International record label, and was one-half of the successful team of McFadden & W ...

(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, Norfolk.) Career Wilbye received the patronage of th ...

(1574–1638), English composer *

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (November 15, 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 York (musician) John York Foley (born August 3, 1946) is an American bassist and guitarist. He is best known for his work with the Byrds. History Prior to joining the Byrds, John York was a member of the Bees and the Sir Douglas Quintet, and also worked as a s ...

(born 1946), American bassist and guitarist *

John Zorn John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conducting, conductor, saxophonist, arrangement, arranger and record producer, producer who "deliberately resists category". His Avant-garde music, avant-garde and experimental music, ex ...

(born 1953), American composer, saxophonist and bandleader

Scientists

John Abercrombie (physician) John Abercrombie (10 October 1780 – 14 November 1844) was a Scottish physician, author, philosopher and philanthropist. His Edinburgh practice became one of the most successful medical practices in Scotland. The ''Chambers Biographical Di ...

(1780–1844), Scottish physician and philosopher *

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 In management studies and in social policy, equity theory focuses on determining whether the distribution of resources is fair. Equity is measured by comparing the ratio of contributions (or costs) and benefits (or rewards) for each person within ...

, behavioral psychologist known for equity theory *

John Till Adams John Till Adams (13 November 1748, Bristol – 12 February 1786, Bristol) was an English Quaker physician A physician, medical practitioner (British English), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, ...

(1748–1786), English Quaker physician * John Alderson (physician) (1758–1829), English physician *

John Lawrence Angel John Lawrence Angel (1915–1986) was a British-American biological anthropologist born on 21 March 1915 in London. His writings have had the biggest impact on paleodemography. Education His mother, Elizabeth, was an American classicist, and ...

(1915–1986), British-American biological anthropologist *

John Baker (biologist) John Randal Baker FRS (23 October 1900 – 8 June 1984) was an English biologist, zoologist, and microscopist, and a professor at the University of Oxford, where he was Emeritus Reader in Cytology. He received his D.Phil. at the University of ...

(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 England, 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 ...

(1834–1920), British botanist * John Norman Leonard Baker (1893–1971), British geographer * John Holland Baker (1841–1930), New Zealand surveyor and public servant *

John Bartram John Bartram (June 3, 1699 – September 22, 1777) was an American botanist, horticulturist, and explorer, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for most of his career. Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus said he was the "greatest natu ...

(1699–1777), American botanist *

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) (1899–1974), British astronomer * John Alexander Carroll (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 Educatio ...

(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 aw ...

(born 1942), American theoretical and experimental physicist * John Clements Davis (born 1938), American geologist *

John Dee John Dee (13 July 1527 – 1608 or 1609) was an English mathematician, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist. He was the court astronomer for, and advisor to, Elizabeth I, and spent much of his time on alchemy, divination, ...

(1527– 1608 or 1609), English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, teacher, occultist, and alchemist *

John P. Ferraris John P. Ferraris (April 1947 – May 2025) was an American chemist and professor at the University of Texas at Dallas. He was known for his pioneering work in the field of organic electronics, particularly the discovery that a charge-transfer com ...

(born 1947), American chemist and professor *

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 Lond ...

(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) John Anthony Henry (11 March 1939, Greenwich, England – 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 research on the health eff ...

(1939–2007), English toxicologist *

John Hill (botanist) Sir John Hill (1714 – 22 November 1775) was an English composer, actor, author and botanist. He contributed to contemporary periodicals and engaged in literary battles with poets, playwrights and scientists. He is remembered for his illustr ...

(1716–1775), English botanist, editor, journalist, and novelist * John Christopher Columbus Hill (1828–1904), American engineer *

John Edwards Hill John Edwards Hill (11 June 1928 – 6 May 1997) was a British mammalogist who described 24 species and 26 subspecies during his career. Early life and education Hill was born on 11 June 1928 in the small hamlet of Colemans Hatch in East Sussex, ...

(1928–1997), British mammalogist * Sir John McGregor Hill (1921–2008), British nuclear physicist and administrator * John Hill (physician) (1931–1972), American plastic surgeon * John R. Lukacs (born 1947), American anthropologist * John McKean (ornithologist) (1941–1996), Australian ornithologist *

John Mearsheimer John Joseph Mearsheimer (; born December 14, 1947) is an American political scientist and international relations scholar. He is R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the University of Chicago. Mearsheimer is best known for dev ...

(born 1947), American political scientist *

John von Neumann John von Neumann ( ; ; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian and American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist and engineer. Von Neumann had perhaps the widest coverage of any mathematician of his time, in ...

(1903–1957), Hungarian-American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer and polymath * John Robbins (congressman) (1808–1880), American congressman from Pennsylvania * John Sherwen (1749–1826), English physician *

John G. Trump John George Trump (August 21, 1907 – February 21, 1985) was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and teacher who designed high-voltage generators and pioneered their use in cancer treatment, nuclear science, and manufacturing. A profess ...

, uncle of Donald Trump *

John Truss John Kenneth Truss (born April 1947) is an English mathematician. He is an emeritus professor of pure mathematics at the University of Leeds where he specialises in mathematical logic, infinite permutation groups, homogeneous structures and mode ...

(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 John Ligertwood Paterson (September 14, 1820 – December 9, 1882) was a Scottish physician who lived and worked in Bahia, Brazil. He co-founded the Tropicalista School of Medicine in Brazil, along with O. E. H. Wucherer and José Francisco da ...

(1820–1882), Scottish medical doctor known for working in Bahia, Brazil *

John S. Fossey John S. Fossey was a British chemist. He was a professor of synthetic chemistry at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom, and a visiting professor at Henan Normal University and guest professor at East China University of Science a ...

, British chemist and professor at the University of Birmingham *

John Medley Wood John Medley Wood (1 December 1827 – 26 August 1915) was a South African botanist who contributed greatly to the knowledge of Natal ferns, is generally credited with the establishment of sugarcane mosaic virus immune Uba sugar cane in Natal an ...

(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 London Borough of Hackney, Hackney, London the son of John Wood of Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Wood, n� ...

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

Writers

* John Richard Alden (1908–1991), American author *

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 (1883–1964), English poet *

John Baker (legal historian) Sir John Hamilton Baker (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 son of Kenneth Lee Vincent ...

(born 1944), English legal historian and academic * John Roman Baker (born 1944), British playwright and activist *

John Kendrick Bangs John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American writer, humorist, editor and satirist. Biography He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S ...

(1862–1922), American author *

John Banville William John Banville (born 8 December 1945) is an Irish novelist, short story writer, Literary adaptation, adapter of dramas and screenwriter. Though he has been described as "the heir to Marcel Proust, Proust, via Vladimir Nabokov, Nabokov", ...

(born 1945), Irish writer *

John Barth John Simmons Barth (; May 27, 1930 – April 2, 2024) was an American writer 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 Facto ...

(born 1930), American writer *

John Batki John Batki is an American short story writer, poet, and translator. Life Batki was born in Hungary in 1942, and has been living in the United States since 1957. He has taught at Harvard University Harvard University is a Private universi ...

(born 1942), American short story writer, poet, and translator * John Tucker Battle (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 architect ...

(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. Early life John Bra ...

(1922–1986), English writer *

John Bunyan John Bunyan (; 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English writer and preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory ''The Pilgrim's Progress'', which also became an influential literary model. In addition to ''The Pilgrim' ...

(1628–1688), English writer and preacher *

John Bryant (journalist) John William Bryant (25 April 1944 – 30 April 2020) was a British journalist with interests in marathons. He was the editor of ''The Daily Telegraph'' from 2005 to 2007, and also served as editor of '' The European'', editor of '' The Sunday ...

(1944–2020), British journalist *

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

(1875–1940), British author and politician *

John Burnside John Burnside (19 March 1955 – 29 May 2024) was a Scottish writer. He was one of four poets (with Ted Hughes, Sean O'Brien and Jason Allen-Paisant) to have won the T. S. Eliot Prize and the Forward Poetry Prize for a single book – in th ...

(1955–2024), Scottish writer *

John Carroll (author) John Carroll (born 1944) is an Australian retired academic sociologist. He is an Emeritus Professor of Sociology at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Writings John Carroll is the author of ''Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive'' (1977), ''Guilt'' (198 ...

(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 Cochran (Survivor contestant) John Martin Cochran (born January 17, 1987), also known by just his surname Cochran, is an American television writer, and former reality television personality. He first appeared on the 23rd season of ''Survivor'', '' Survivor: South Pacific' ...

(born 1987), American television writer, and former reality television personality * 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 on 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 his sorrows at its disruption. His work underwent major re-evaluation in the late 20t ...

(1793–1964), English poet *

John Maxwell Coetzee John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Ep ...

(born 1940), South African-Australian novelist and essayist *

John Cunliffe (author) John Arthur Cunliffe (16 June 1933 – 20 September 2018) was an English children's book author and television presenter who created the characters of ''Postman Pat'' and co-wrote and presented the first two series of ''Rosie and Jim''. Early l ...

, English children's book author *

John Donne John Donne ( ; 1571 or 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a clergy, cleric in the Church of England. Under Royal Patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's, D ...

(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 of the United Kingdom, Poet Laureate. He is seen as dominating the literary life of Restoration (En ...

(1631–1700), English poet and playwright * John T. Dugan (1920–1994), American screenwriter * John Dunkel (1915–2001), American screenwriter * John Englehardt (born 1987), American fiction writer and educator *

(1920–1975), American journalist *

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

(1926–2005), English novelist * John Galsworthy (1867–1933), English novelist and playwright * John Gardner (American writer) (1933–1982), American novelist and educator * John Gardner (British writer) (1926–2007), English spy and thriller novelist * John Gray (poet) (1866–1934), English poet * John Grant (author) (1949–2020), pseudonym used by science fiction writer Paul Le Page Barnett * John Grant (children's author) (1930–2014), Scottish author and illustrator * John Green (1977–), American writer * John L. Greene (1912–1995), American screenwriter * John Grisham (born 1955), American writer * John Gunther (1901–1970), American journalist and author * M. John Harrison (born 1945), author * John Hersey (1914–1993), American journalist and novelist * John Hill (screenwriter) (1947–2017), American screenwriter * John Hockenberry (born 1956), American journalist and author * John Irving (born 1942), American novelist and screenwriter * John Major Jenkins (born 1964), American author and populariser of the Maya calendar * John Keats (1795–1821), English romantic poet * John Lasseter (born 1957), American film director, producer, screenwriter and animator * John le Carré (1931–2020), British-Irish author * John Masefield (1878–1967), English poet and writer * John McClain, American sportswriter * John McPhee (born 1931), American writer * John Milton (1608–1674), English poet and intellectual * John Muir (1838–1914), Scottish-born American naturalist and author * John Mulaney (born 1982), American comedian known for his work on ''Saturday Night Live'' * John Munonye (1929–1999), Igbo writer * John Dos Passos (1896–1970), American novelist * John Pearson (author) (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., son of John Romita Sr. * John Robbins (author) (born 1947), American author, known for his books on food and health * John Scalzi (born 1969), American science fiction author * John Steane (archaeologist) (born 1931), English former headmaster, archaeologist, and author * John Steinbeck (1902–1968), American writer * John Stuart Mill (1806–1873), English philosopher and political economist * John Suchet (born 1944), English author * J. R. R. Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973), English writer and philologist * John Updike (1932–2009), American novelist * John Verney (author) (1913–1993), English author and illustrator * John Weir (writer) (born 1959), American writer * John Whittington (screenwriter), American screenwriter * John Wyndham (1903–1969), English writer * John Younger (writer) (1785–1860), writer, shoemaker, and poet

Actors

* John Aasen (1890–1938), American actor * John Abraham (born 1972), Indian actor * John G. Adolfi (1888–1933), American actor * John Agar (1921–2002), American film and television actor * John Alderton (born 1940), English retired actor * John Ales (born 1969), American actor * John Alvin (actor) (1917–2009), American actor * John Patrick Amedori (born 19??), American actor and musician * John Amos (1939–2024), American actor * John Amplas (born 1949), American actor * John Anderson (actor), (1922–1992), American actor * John Anderson (director) (born 1954), American documentary film director, producer, editor and writer * John Anderson (sportscaster) (born 1965), American ESPN television sports journalist and co-host of ''Wipeout'' * John Anderson (TV personality) (born 1931), Scottish television personality, referee on the series ''Gladiators'' * John H. Anderson, American set decorator * John Murray Anderson (1886–1954), Newfoundland-American theater director * John Aniston (1933–2022), Greek-born American actor father of actress Jennifer Aniston * John W. Anson (1817–1881), British actor * John Aprea (born 1941), American actor and comedian * John Arcilla (born 1966), Filipino actor * John Arledge (1906–1947), American actor * John Asher (born 1971), American actor * John Ashley (actor) (1934–1997), American actor * John Astin (born 1930), American actor * John Aylward (1946–2022), American actor * John Baer (actor) (1923–2006), American actor * John Bailey (American actor) (1947–1994), American actor * John Barrowman (born 1967), British-American actor * John Barrymore (1882–1942), American actor * John Blyth Barrymore (born 1954), American actor son of John Drew Barrymore * John Drew Barrymore (1932–2004), American actor son of John Barrymore * John Beasley (actor) (1943–2023), American actor * John Belushi (1949–1982), American actor and comedian * John Boncore (1952–2013), American actor * John Bowers (actor) (1885–1936), American actor * John Boyega (born 1992), English actor * John Brandon (actor) (1929–2014), American film and television actor * John Byner (born 1938), American actor, comedian and impressionist * John Candy (1950–1994), Canadian actor * John Carlisle (actor) (1935–2011), British actor * John Carradine (1906–1988), American actor * John David Carson (1952–2009), American actor * John Cena (born 1977), American actor and professional wrestler * John Challis (1942–2021), English actor * John Davis Chandler (1935–2010), American actor * John Cho (born 1972), American actor * John Cliff (actor) (1918–2001), American film and television actor * John Cornell (1941–2021), Australian actor * John Lloyd Cruz (born 1983), Filipino actor * John Cusack (born 1966), American actor, producer, and screenwriter * John Dearth (1920–1984), British actor * John DeSantis, Canadian actor * John Deverell (1880–1965), British actor * John Diehl (born 1950), American actor * John DiMaggio (born 1968), American actor * John Ducey (born 1969), American actor * John Duda (born 1977), American actor * John Dullaghan (1930–2009), American film, stage and television actor * John Erwin (born 1936), American voice actor * John Estrada (born 1973), Filipino actor * John Forsythe (1918–2010), American actor * John Franklin (actor) (born 1959), American actor * John Garfield (1913–1952), American actor * John Gielgud (1904–2000), English actor * John Goodman (born 1952), American actor * John Gordon Sinclair (born 1962), British voice actor * John Bregar (born 1985), Canadian actor * John Hannah (actor) (born 1962), Scottish actor * John Hasler (born 1974), English actor and voice actor * John Heard (actor) (1946–2017), American actor * John Heffernan (American actor) (1934–2018), American film, stage and television actor * John Henry (actor) (1738–1794), Irish and early American actor * John Hensley (born 1977), American actor * John Hill (actor) (born 1977), American actor * John Stephen Hill (born 1953), Canadian actor * John Hill (actor) (born 1978), American actor * John Hillerman (1932–2017), American actor * John Robert Hoffman, American actor, screenwriter, director and producer * John Hora (1940–2021), American actor * John Hostetter (1946–2016), American actor and visual artist * John Houseman (1902–1988), Romanian-born British-American actor * John Hoyt (1905–1991), American actor * John Hurt (1940–2017), English actor * John Ioannou, Canadian actor * John Ireland (actor) (1914–1992), Canadian actor * John M. Jackson (born 1950), American actor * John Kapelos (born 1956), Canadian actor * John Kassir (born 1957), American actor and stand-up comedian * John Krasinski (born 1979), American actor, director and producer * John Lapus (born 1973), Filipino actor, comedian and director * John Lasell (born 1928), American film and television actor * John Lawlor (actor), (born 1941), American actor and assistant director * John Lebar, British actor * John Lone (born 1952), Hong Kong-born American actor * John Lithgow (born 1945), American actor, author, musician, poet and singer * John Carroll Lynch (born 1963), American actor * John MacAndrews, British actor * John Magaro (born 1983), American actor * John Mahon (actor) (1938–2020), American film, stage and television actor * John Malkovich (born 1953), American actor, voice actor, producer, director and fashion designer * John Manalo (born 1995), Filipino actor * John Martin (actor) (born 1951), American film and television actor * John C. McGinley (born 1959), American actor * John Cameron Mitchell (born A1963), two-time Tony Award winning American actor * John Miljan (1892–1960), American actor * Xander Mobus, John Alexander Luft "Xander" Mobus, American voice actor * John Moore (stage manager) (1814–1893), British actor * John Mulaney (born 1982), American actor and stand-up comedian * John Neville (actor) (1925–2011), English theatre and film actor * John Ford Noonan (1941–2018), American actor, playwright, and screenwriter * John O'Hurley (born 1954), American actor, comedian, author, game show host and television personality * John Pankow (born 1954), American actor * John Paragon (1954–2021), American actor, writer, and director * John Paul (actor) (1921–1995), British actor * John Pinette (1964–2014), American stand-up comedian, actor, and Broadway performer * John Pleshette (born 1942), American actor and screenwriter * John Prats (born 1984), Filipino actor and comedian * John Robert Powers (1892–1977), American actor * John Ratzenberger (born 1947), American actor, voice actor, director and entrepreneur * John C. Reilly (born 1965), American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and musician * John Reynolds (actor) (born 1991), American actor * John Ritter (1948–2003), American actor * John Richardson (actor) (1934–2021), English actor * John Franklyn-Robbins, British actor * John Robbins (illustrator) (died 2016), host of the public television program ''Cover to Cover'' * John Russell (actor) (1921–1991), American film and television actor * John Paul Ruttan (born 2001), Canadian actor * John P. Ryan (1936–2007), American actor * John Sayles (born 1950), American actor * John Saxon (1936–2020), American actor * John Schlesinger (1926–2003), English film and stage director, and actor * John Schwab (born 1972), American actor, voice actor, musician and producer * John Wesley Shipp (born 1955), American actor * John Slattery (born 1962), American actor * John Snee (born 1974), American former film and television actor * John Stahl (1953–2022), Scottish actor * John Stamos (born 1963), American actor and musician * John Stephenson (actor) (1923/1924–2015), American actor * John Stocker (voice actor) (born 1947), Canadian voice actor * John Todd (actor) (1876–1957), American actor * John Travolta (born 1954), American actor and singer * John Vernon (1932–2005), Canadian actor * John Viener (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 Wesley (actor) (1947–2019), American actor * John Westley (actor) (1878–1948), American stage actor * John J. York (born 1958), American actor * John Zacherle (1918–2016), American actor * John Zenda (1944–1994), American film and television actor

Sportsmen

* John (footballer) (John Victor Maciel Furtado, born 1996), Brazilian footballer * John Abercrombie (cricketer) (1817–1892), English cricketer * 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) (1951–2023), 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 Albert (canoeist) (born 1949), British slalom canoer * John Albert (fighter) (born 1986), American mixed martial artist * John Albert (ice hockey) (born 1989), American ice hockey player * 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 Askey (born 1964), English professional football manager and former player * John Babcock (wrestler) (fl. 1904), American Olympic wrestler * John Bacon (footballer) (born 1973), Irish footballer * John Bacon (cricketer) (1871–1942), English cricketer * John Badham (sportscaster) (1937–2016), Canadian sportscaster and radio announcer * 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 Bartram (athlete) (1925–2014), Australian Olympic track and field athlete * 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 Boie (born 1991), American wheelchair basketball player * John Bonica (1917–1994), Italian professional wrestler * John Brannon (American football) (born 1998), American football player * John Bristor (born 1955), American football player * John Brown (wide receiver) (born 1990), American football wide receiver * John Bruhin (1964–2022), American football guard * John Cameron (athlete) (1881–1953), Canadian athlete * John Cameron (footballer, born 1868) (1868–1???), Scottish footballer * John Cameron (footballer, born 1872) (1872–1935), Scottish footballer, played for Queen's Park, Everton & Scotland; player-manager for Tottenham Hotspur * John Cameron (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1944), Scottish footballer * Jock Cameron (footballer) (1881–1???), played for St. Mirren, Blackburn Rovers and Scotland * John Cameron (footballer, born 1929), English footballer for Motherwell and Bradford Park Avenue * John Cameron (New Zealand cricketer) (1898–1988), New Zealand cricketer * John Cameron (Rangers footballer), played for Rangers and made one appearance for Scotland in 1886 * John Cameron (West Indian cricketer) (1914–2000), West Indian cricketer * John Joseph Cameron (1882–1954), West Indian cricketer * John Cena (born 1977), American professional wrestler, actor, television presenter and rapper * John Childs (cricketer) (born 1951), English cricketer * John Condrone (1960–2020), American professional wrestler * John Cone (born 1974), American professional wrestling referee * 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 Eustace (born 1979), English professional football manager and former player * John Elway (born), American professional NFL football player * John Farragher (born 1957), Australian former professional rugby league footballer * John Ferguson Sr. (1938–2007) American professional ice hockey player and executive * John Fitzpatrick (athlete) (1907–1989), Canadian athlete who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics * 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), American professional baseball catcher and first baseman * John Hicks (cricketer) (1850–1912), English first-class cricketer * John Hicks (field hockey) (1938–2021), New Zealand field hockey player * John Ethan Hill (1865–1941), American mathematician and college football coach * John Hill (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1891–1892), Scottish footballer * Johnny Hill (footballer) (1884–1???), Scottish footballer * Jack Hill (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1972), English football player and manager * John Hill (rugby union) (fl. 1925), Australian rugby union player * John Hill (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s * John Hill (American football) (1950–2018), American football player * John Hill (New Zealand footballer) (born 1950), Irish-born New Zealand footballer * John Mac Hill (1925–1995), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood * John Tye Hill (born 1982), American football player * John Hill (boat racer) (1933–1993), British powerboat racer * John Hill (ice hockey) (born 1960), American ice hockey coach * John Hill (wrestler) (1941–2010), Canadian professional wrestler * Johnny Smith (wrestler), John Hindley (born 1965), real name of retired British professional wrestler Johnny Smith * John Hoffman (defensive end) (born 1943), American football defensive end * John Hoffman (running back) (1925–1987), American football running back * John Hoffman (baseball) (1943–2001), Major League Baseball catcher * John Hopkins (cricketer) (born 1953), former Welsh cricketer * John Hopkins (American football) (born c. 1969), American football placekicker * John Hopkins (motorcyclist) (born 1983), American motorcycle racer * 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 Hui (tennis) (born 1978), Hong Kong former professional tennis player * John Hurd (1914–2001), American fencer * John Isaacs (1915–2009), Panamanian-American basketball player * John Isner (born 1985), American professional tennis player * John Jiles (born 2000), American football player * John Kiley (1912–1993), organist at Fenway Park from 1953 to 1989 and at the Boston Garden from 1941 to 1984 * John Kiley (baseball) (1859–1940), Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher * 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 Laurinaitis (born 1962), American retired professional wrestler * John Layfield (born 1966), American retired professional wrestler * John Loung (born 1986), Hong Kong boccia player * John Maczuzak (1941–2013), American steel industry leader and football player * 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 Major (cricketer) (1861–1930), English cricketer * John Major (rugby union) (born 1940), New Zealand rugby union player * John Matuszak (1950–1989), American football defensive end * John McFall (athlete) (born 1981), British Paralympic sprinter * John McMullin (baseball) (1849–1881), American baseball player * John McMullin (golfer), American golfer * John McSeveney (1931–2020), Scottish footballer and manager * John McVeigh (Canadian football), John Allan McVeigh (1925-2008), Canadian football player * John P. Metras (1909–1982), American coach of Canadian football * Big John Studd, John Minton (1948–1995), real name of American professional wrestler Big John Studd * John Moeti (1967–2023), South African professional footballer * John John Molina (born 1965), Puerto Rican boxer * John Morrison (wrestler) (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 Mobley Jr. (born 2005), American basketball player * John Moshoeu (1965–2015), South African professional footballer * 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 Paul (footballer), 19th century British footballer * John Paul Sr. (racing driver) (1939–????), American automobile racing driver * John Paul Jr. (racing driver) (1960–2020), American automobile racing driver * 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 * 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 Olympic rower * 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 * Jack Robson (football manager) (1860–1922), English full-time secretary manager of football clubs, including Middlesbrough and Manchester United * Jack Robson (footballer), English footballer * John Robson (Australian footballer) (1933–2011), played with Richmond and St Kilda in the VFL * John Robson (footballer, born 1950) (1950–2004), English football full-back for Derby County and Aston Villa * John Robson (athlete) (born 1957), British middle-distance runner * John Robson (canoeist), British canoe sailor * Doug Robson (1942–2020), born John Douglas Robson and listed as John Robson in some databases, English football centre half for Darlington * John de Saulles (1878–1917), American football player and coach * John Samuel Shenker (born 1998), American football player * John Silver (wrestler), American professional wrestler * John Stephens Jr. (born 1999), American football player * John Stones (born 1994), English footballer * John Tatum (wrestler) (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 Terry (born 1980), English professional football coach and former player * John Terry (baseball) (1877–1958), Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers * John Terry (gridiron football) (born 1968), American football player * John Terry (weightlifter) (1908–1970), American Olympic weightlifter * John Thompson (basketball) (1941–2020), American college basketball coach * John Thompson III (born 1966), American men's national basketball team * 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 Tolos (1930–2009), Canadian professional wrestler * John Tortorella (born 1958), American professional ice hockey coach and former player * John Voight (athlete) (1926–1993), American sprinter * John Weir (footballer), Scottish footballer * John Williams (mixed martial artist) (1940–2015), 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), 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 * John Zimmerman (figure skater) (born 1973), American professional pair skater and coach

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) (1934–2015), British criminal * John Eric Armstrong (born 1973), American serial killer * John Ashley (bandit) (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 Charles Bolsinger (1957–1988), American serial killer * John T. Bone (1947–2019), British pornographic film director who became a drug dealer * John Wilkes Booth (1838–1865), American actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln * John Ronald Brown (1922– 2010), American murderer * 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 Paul Chase (1901–1973), American robber * John Childs (murderer), British hit man and serial killer * John William Clouser (born 1932), American robber * John Cooper (serial killer) (born 1944), Welsh serial killer * John Coxon (pirate), pirate and fugitive * John Martin Crawford (1962–2020), Canadian serial killer * John Christie (serial killer) (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), 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 DiFronzo (1928–2018), American mobster and the reputed former boss of the Chicago Outfit * 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 Timothy Earnest, (born 1999) American mass shooter * 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 Fautenberry (1963–2009), American serial killer * 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 (1944–2023), American 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) (born 1950), British convicted murderer * John Michael Hooker (1953–2003), American serial killer * John W. Hopkins (1953–2000), American serial killer and kidnapper * John Jamelske (born 1935), American serial rapist-kidnapper * John Joubert (serial killer) (1963–1996), American serial killer * John Kelley (criminal) (1914–2000), American reputed mobster * John Allen Kendrick (1901–1960), American criminal, escape artist, and bank robber * 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) (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 Marek (murderer) (1961–2009), American murderer * John Mason (outlaw) (18??–April 1866), American fugitive and one of the leaders of the Mason Henry Gang *

(1945–2021), British-American computer programmer and businessman who committed suicide in prison * John McCaffary (1820–1851), Irish-American murderer * John Rodney McRae, American murderer and suspected serial killer * John Middleton (cowboy) (1854–1885), American outlaw and friend of Billy the Kid * John Mobberly (C. 1844–1865), American war criminal * 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) (born 1971), American fugitive * John du Pont (1938–2010), American convicted murderer * 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 Salvi (1972–1996), American anti-abortion extremist and murderer * 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 Edward Swindler (1944–1990), American murderer * John Thanos (1949–1994), American spree killer * John Tillmann (1961–2018), Canadian art thief * John Jairo Moreno Torres (1979–1998), Colombian serial 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 Weddell (1583–1642), English sea captain of the East India Company * John Wayles (1715–1773), American colonial planter and slave trader

Others

* John O. Aalberg (1897–1984), Hollywood sound technician * John of Egypt, Egyptian Saint and hermit * John Abercromby (monk) (fl. 1561), 16th-century Roman Catholic martyr, maybe fictitious * 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 * Extradition case of John Anderson, 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 N. Berry (1933–2020), American librarian * John and Evelyn Billings, John Billings (1918–2007), Australian physician * John Shaw Billings (1838–1913), American librarian, building designer, and surgeon * John Shaw Billings (editor) (1891–1975), first editor of Life magazine and first managing editor of Time-Life * John Blizek, American film and television editor * John de Borman (born 1954), French born British cinematographer * John Bowen (pirate) (16??–1704), pirate of Créole origin active during the Golden Age of Piracy * 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 (c. 1450–c. 1500), Italian navigator and explorer * John Cameron (farmer), Scottish farmer involved with ScotRail * John E. Cameron (died 1852), American pioneer and politician * John Cameron (1817–1878), executive officer and director-general of the Ordnance Survey * John William Cameron (1841–1896), English brewer * John Brewer Cameron, geodetic surveyor in Australia * John Cameron (chief), Mississauga Ojibwa chief * 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 Casali, American sound engineer * John Cashman (journalist) (died 1945), American war correspondent for the International News Service * John Caulker (born 1970), Sierra Leonean political and social activist * John Cavanagh (designer) (1914–2003), Irish couturier * John Filby Childs (1783–1853), English printer and political radical * John Childs (historian) (born 1949), professor of military history * John L. Childs (1899–1985), American educator and author *

, Singaporean beekeeper * 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 Cotton Dana (1856–1929), American library and museum director * 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 Senate, 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 (1929–1983), American person missing since 1980 * John Gallagher (cartoonist) (1926–2005), American cartoonist and illustrator * John Paul Getty Jr. (1932–2003), American philanthropist and book collector * John Paul Getty III (1956–2011), American grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty * John L. Gihon (1839–1878), Philadelphia photographer *

(1921–2016), American Marine Corps aviator, engineer, astronaut, businessman, and politician * John Gmeiner (1847-1915), American Roman Catholic clergyman * Murders of John Goosey and Stacy Barnett, John Goosey (died 2009), American murder victim * John Graham (Canadian activist), Canadian former Native American activist * John Gray (nightwatchman) (died 1858), owner of Greyfriars Bobby * John Gregory (engineer) (1806–c.1848), English railway and naval engineer *

(1939–2021), director of Donaldson Company * John Gunther (public servant) (1910–1984), Australian public servant * John Hancock (1737–1793), American Founding Father remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence * 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), 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), American folk hero whose existence is disputed * John Henry (spy) (c. 1776–1853), British spy * John Raymond Henry (1943–2022), American sculptor * John Hejduk (1929–2000), American architect, artist, and educator * John Hill (cartoonist) (1889–1974), New Zealand cartoonist * John William Hill (1812–1879), British-born American artist * John Hill (game designer) (1945–2015), American designer of ''Squad Leader'' and other wargames * 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 Ibrahim, (born 1970), Kings Cross former nightclub owner in Australia * John Inglis (shipbuilder) (1842–1919), Scottish engineer and shipbuilder * 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 Kostuck (1892–1960), American salesman, piano tuner, and legislator * 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 * John Mulaney (born 1982), American stand-up comedian * Big John Dodo, John Dodo Nangkiriny (c. 1910–2003), Indigenous Australian cultural leader and artist * 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 Notman (1810–1865), Scottish-American architect * 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 Thomas Parry (1853-1913), Welsh artist * John Pasquin (born 1944), American director of film, television and theatre * 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 Singer Sargent, American artist * John Schubeck (1936–1997), American television reporter and anchor * John Smith (American wrestler) (born 1965), American wrestler * John Smith (dentist) (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 Varvatos (born 1954), American menswear designer * John M. Wallace (1815–1880), granduncle of Bess Truman * John Warhurst (sound editor), American sound editor * John F. Warren (1909–2000), American cinematographer * John Weldon (animator) (born 1945), Canadian actor, composer, animator and movie director * John Wesley (artist) (1928–2022), American modern painter * 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 (pastor) (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 5 (guitarist), American guitarist * John Doe, placeholder name for an anonymous person * John Zegrus, unidentified criminal

Fictional characters

* 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, a character in the children's science-fiction series ''The Tomorrow People'' * 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 Bender, a character from the film ''The Breakfast Club'' * John Boscombe, a character in the 1934 film ''The Man Who Changed His Name (1934 film)#Cast, The Man Who Changed His Name'' * John Carik, also known as Bible John, a character from Marvel Comics * John Carter, the titular character from the 2012 film ''John Carter (film), John Carter'' * John Clark (Ryanverse character), John Clark, a character in Tom Clancy's ''Ryanverse'' * John Connor, a character in the ''Terminator (franchise), Terminator'' franchise * John Constantine, a fictional character appearing in DC Comics franchise, including ''Hellblazer'' * John Darling, one of the Darling children and the main character in the 1953 Walt Disney's 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'' * Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, John (Thunderbolt) Doherty, fictional character in the 1974 film ''Thunderbolt and Lightfoot'' * 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'' * List of Homestuck characters#John Egbert, John Egbert, a character in the webcomic ''Homestuck'' * The Fox and the Cat, John Worthington Foulfellow, also known as Honest John, a main character in the 1940 Walt Disney's animated film ''Pinocchio (1940 film), Pinocchio'' * John Ross Ewing III, character from the American prime time soap opera ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' and its ''Dallas (2012 TV series), 2012 continuation'' series * Homelander, John Gillman, also known as the Homelander, a character from ''The Boys'' * President John Harker, a character in the 1981 American science fiction action movie ''Escape from New York#Cast, Escape from New York'' * Herbert (Family Guy), John Herbert, a character in the animated television series ''Family Guy'' * John Hemlock, antagonist of the videogame ''Dead Rising 3'' * 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 * John Jackson Parr, a character from ''The Incredibles (franchise), The Incredibles'' * 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 (2004 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'' * John Milton, a character from the 2000 American horror film ''Scream 3#Cast, Scream 3'' * 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'' * JohnNana, the main character in the 1988 American science-fiction action thriller film ''They Live#Cast, They Live'' * John Perry, a character in the 1925 American silent comedy ''Introduce Me#Cast, Introduce Me'' * John Pierce, a character in the 1988 American comedy-drama movie ''Beaches (1988 film)#Cast, Beaches'' * 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 Philip Reid III, a character in the Canadian drama television series ''Neon Rider#Cast, Neon Rider'' * John Ridd, main character of the 1869 historical novel by R. D. Blackmore ''Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor'' * John Riggs, a character in the 1989 American-Canadian fantasy drama film ''Prancer (film)#Cast, Prancer'' * John Riley, a character in the 1996 American legal crime drama movie ''Sleepers (film)#Cast, Sleepers'' * 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'' * List of Stargate Atlantis characters#John Sheppard, Major / Lieutenant Colonel John Sheppard, a main character in the American science fiction television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' * 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 L. Sullivan, protagonist in the film ''Sullivan's Travels'' * John 'Sully' Sullivan, from the television series ''Third Watch'' * John Beresford Tipton, the title benefactor of ''The Millionaire (TV series)'', a 1955–1960 American television series * 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 * List of Dawson's Creek characters, John Witter, a character from ''Dawson's Creek'': Pacey's father

References

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