John (; ') is a common male given name in the English language of Hebrew origin. The name is the English form of ''Iohannes'' and ''Ioannes'', which are the Latin forms of the Greek name Ioannis (Ιωάννης), originally borne by Hellenized Jews transliterating the Hebrew name '' Yochanan'' (), the contracted form of the longer name (), meaning " Yahweh is Gracious" or "Yahweh is Merciful". There are numerous forms of the name in different languages; these were formerly often simply translated as "John" in English, but are increasingly left in their native forms (see sidebar). It is among the most commonly given names in Anglophone, Arabic, European, Latin American, Persian and

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

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

saints In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual res ...

, John the Baptist (forerunner of Jesus Christ) and the apostle John (traditionally considered the author of the Gospel of John); the name has since been chosen as the regnal or

religious name A religious name is a type of given name bestowed for a religious purposes, and which is generally used in such contexts. Christianity Catholic Church Baptismal name In baptism, Catholic Church, Catholics are given a Christian name, which should ...

of many emperors, kings,

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

and patriarchs. Initially, it was a favorite name among the Greeks but it flourished in all of Europe after the First Crusade.

Origins

The name John is a theophoric name originating from the Hebrew name (), or in its longer form (), meaning " Yahweh has been gracious". Several obscure figures in the

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

bore this name, and it grew in popularity once borne by the high priest Johanan and especially by King John Hyrcanus In the second temple period, it was the fifth most popular male name among Jews in Judaea and was borne by several important

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

s, such as Yochanan ben Zakai and

Yochanan ben Nuri Rabbi Yochanan ben Nuri (Hebrew: יוחנן בן נורי) was a '' tanna'' of the 1st and 2nd centuries. Biography He initially studied under the watch of Rabban Gamliel of Yavne and senior of Rabbi Akiva, and later took up residence in Beit S ...

Germanic derivatives

The Germanic languages (including German, English and Scandinavian) produced the masculine Johann (also

Johan Johan * Johan (given name) * Johan (film), ''Johan'' (film), a 1921 Swedish film directed by Mauritz Stiller * Johan (band), a Dutch pop-group ** Johan (album), ''Johan'' (album), a 1996 album by the group * Johan Peninsula, Ellesmere Island, Nunav ...

(Dutch)),

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

, Jan and

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

(Dutch),

Jannis 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, Jóhann, ( Icelandic and Faroese), Jön (

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Hans Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

(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 Social Security Administration's list of names given in 2006. ''John'' was also among the most common masculine names in the United Kingdom, but by 2004 it had fallen out of the top 50 names for newborn boys in England and Wales. By contrast Jack, which was a nickname for John but is now established as a name in its own right, was the most popular name given to newborn boys in England and Wales every year from 1995 to 2005.

In other languages

People with name John

Royalty

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

(1166–1216) *

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

(1905–1919), youngest son of King George V * John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316–1336), second son of Edward II * John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340–1399), third son of Edward III * John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford (1389–1435), second son of Henry IV * Prince Alexander John of Wales (1871), third son and youngest child of Edward VII * John I of Aragon, (1350–1396), King of Aragon * John II of Aragon, (1398–1479), King of Aragon *

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

, (1296–1346), Count of Luxembourg and King of Bohemia * John I of Castile, (1358–1390), King of Castile * John II of Castile, (1405–1454), King of Castile * John I of France, (1316), King of France and Navarre * John II of France, (1319–1364), King of France * John Sigismund Zápolya, (1540–1571), King of Hungary *

John I of Münsterberg John I of Münsterberg (ca. 1380 – 27 August 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 ...

, (1380–1284), Duke of Münsterberg * John III of Navarre, (1469–1516), King of Navarre * John I Albert (1459–1501), King of Poland * John II Casimir Vasa (1609–1672), King of Poland *

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

(1629–1696), King of Poland *

John I of Portugal John I ( pt, João �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 a succession war with Casti ...

, (1357–1433), King of Portugal * John II of Portugal, (1455–1495), King of Portugal *

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

, (1502–1557), King of Portugal * John IV of Portugal, (1604–1656), King of Portugal * John V of Portugal, (1689–1750), King of Portugal *

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

, (1767–1826), King of Portugal * John, Duke of Valencia de Campos (1349–1396), son of Peter I of Portugal and Inês de Castro * John, Constable of Portugal (1400–1442), son of John I of Portugal * John I of Sweden, (1201–1222), King of Sweden *

John II of Sweden John (Danish, Norwegian and sv, Hans; né ''Johannes'') (2 February 1455 – 20 February 1513) was a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1481–1513), Norway (1483–1513) and as John II ( sv, Johan II) Sw ...

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

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

, (1537–1592), King of Sweden * Charles XIV John, (1763–1844), King of Sweden and king of Norway, first king in the Bernadotte dynasty

Politicians

* John Adams (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) John Adams (July 14, 1773 – June 23, 1825) was an American physician who served as mayor of Richmond, Virginia from 1819 to 1825. Life and public service John Adams, the tenth child of Richard and Elizabeth Adams, was born 14 July 1773. He gr ...

(1773–1825), Mayor of Richmond, Virginia *

John Adams (New York politician) John Adams (August 26, 1778 – September 25, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States Congressman from New York (state), New York from 1833 to 1835. Life John studied law, and taught school in Durham. ...

(1778–1854), Congressman from New York *

John Adams (Ohio politician) John Adams (born January 14, 1960) is an American politician who served as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2007 to 2014. For part of his tenure, he served as the majority whip. In 2022, he ran for Ohio Secretary of State, but wa ...

(born 1960), Ohio House of Representatives * John Adams (journalist) (1819–1???), American lawyer, politician and journalist in Maine *

John Adams Sr. John Adams Sr. (February 8, 1691 – May 25, 1761), also known as Deacon John, was a British-North American colonial farmer and minister. He was the father of the second U.S. president, John Adams Jr., and grandfather of the sixth president ...

(1691–1761), father of John Adams and grandfather of John Quincy Adams *

John Adams Sr. (Nebraska politician) John Adams Sr. (February 2, 1876 – April 21, 1962) was an American minister, lawyer, and politician and a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, was a lawyer and minister in South Carolina, Washington (s ...

(1876–1962), American minister, lawyer, and politician * John Adams Jr. (Nebraska politician) (1906–1999), American lawyer and politician * John Adams II (1803–1834), American government functionary and businessman, son of John Quincy Adams and grandson of John Adams * John Quincy Adams (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 (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, US. Early years Ames was a native of Maine and hi ...

(1821–1861), American politician and California Pioneer *

John Anderson (New Jersey politician) John Anderson (1665 – March 28, 1736) was a Scottish colonel who served as acting governor of New Jersey in 1736. Biography John Anderson was born in Fortrose, Scotland, in 1665. He was the son of James Anderson, who was born in the same town. ...

(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, Maine, Windham, Massachusetts (now in Maine ...

(1792–1853), United States Representative from Maine *

John T. Anderson John Thomas Anderson (April 5, 1804 – August 27, 1879) was a nineteenth-century American lawyer, iron manufacturer and politician who served in both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly, representing Botetourt and nearby counties. Earl ...

(1804–1879), American politician in Virginia * John Alexander Anderson (1834–1892), United States Representative from Kansas *

John C. Anderson (politician) John Anderson may refer to: Business *John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland *John Byers Anderson (1817–1897), American educator, military officer and railroad executive, mentor of A ...

(1862–1???), Wisconsin state assemblyman *

John Anderson (Wisconsin senator) John Anderson (December 28, 1870–August 7, 1954) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. Biography Anderson was born on December 28, 1870, in Carver County, Minnesota. He attended Gustavus Adolphus College. Career Anderson was elected to t ...

(1870–1954), Wisconsin state senator *

Jack Z. Anderson John Zuinglius Anderson (March 22, 1904 – February 9, 1981) was an American farmer and politician who served seven terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1939 to 1953. Early life and career Born in Oakland, California, Anderson ...

(1904–1981), United States Representative from California *

John Hope Anderson John Hope Anderson (May 2, 1912 – May 26, 2005) was a former Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, ...

(1912–2005), American politician in Pennsylvania *

John Anderson Jr. John Anderson Jr. (May 8, 1917 – September 15, 2014) was an American politician who served as the 36th governor of Kansas, from 1961 until 1965. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was the 33rd attorney general of Kansas from 195 ...

(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 o ...

(1922–2017), United States Representative from Illinois and 1980 presidential candidate *

John C. Anderson (lawyer) John Cummings Anderson (born 1975) is an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico from 2018 to 2021. Early life and education Anderson was born and raised ...

(born 1975), United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico *

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

, American politician in California *

Johnny Anderson (politician) Johnny Anderson is an American politician and a former Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Utah House of Representatives. He represented District 34 from his November 25, 2009 appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the r ...

, member of the Utah House of Representatives * Sir John Anderson, 1st Baronet, of Mill Hill (died 1813), British politician, MP for City of London, 1793–1806 *

John Anderson (diplomatic writer) John Anderson (1795–1845) was a Scottish diplomatic agent and writer on questions of Eastern policy and commerce. Biography He was born in Scotland, and presumably in Dumfriesshire, in 1795. Receiving an appointment to the civil service of the ...

(1795–1845), Scottish diplomatic writer * John Anderson (colonial administrator) (1858–1918), British governor of Straits Settlements and later of Ceylon * John Anderson, 1st Viscount Waverley (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 peer. The son of the David Anderson, 2nd Viscount Waverley, 2nd Viscount Waverley and his wife Lorna Ledgerwood, he was educated at Malvern College. Lord ...

(born 1949), British peer * John Anderson (trade unionist), British trade union leader *

John Hawkins Anderson John Hawkins Anderson (1805 – December 24, 1870) was a member of the Legislative Council of Nova Scotia, and then a member of the Senate of Canada. A Liberal, he was appointed to the Senate on October 23, 1867 by a royal proclamation of Quee ...

(1805–1870), member of the Canadian Senate *

John Anderson (Newfoundland politician) John Anderson (January 27, 1855 – November 8, 1930) was a businessman, politician, and a city councillor of St. John's City Council and member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly. He was instrumental in the passing of the Daylight Saving Act ...

(1855–1930), Newfoundland businessman and politician *

John Victor Anderson John Victor Anderson (August 8, 1918 – December 31, 1982) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in the offi ...

(1918–1982), Canadian politician in Alberta *

John Gerard Anderson John Gerard Anderson (12 February 1836 – 23 August 1911) was a Scottish-born educationist. Emigrating to the Colony of Queensland in 1862, Anderson served various posts on its board of education and served as the 2nd Director-General of Edu ...

(1836–1911), Scottish-born educationalist and public servant in colonial Queensland * John Anderson (Australian politician) (born 1956), Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Leader of the National Party 1999–2005 * John Anderson (mayor) (1820–1897), mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, blacksmith, engineer, businessman *

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

(John Crawford Anderson, c. 1848–1930), New Zealand politician, MP for Bruce electorate *

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

(1906–1981), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1966 to 1967 * John Bacon (Massachusetts politician) (1738–1820), US Representative from Massachusetts *

John F. Bacon John F. Bacon (February 2, 1789 – February 25, 1860) was an American lawyer, diplomat and politician from New York (state), New York. Early life Bacon was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusett ...

(1789–1860), Clerk of the New York State Senate, and U.S. Consul at Nassau, Bahamas *

John L. Bacon John L. Bacon (November 3, 1878 – April 25, 1961) was an American civil engineer and Republican politician from California. Bacon was born in 1878 in Illinois. By 1914, he was in San Diego, when he was on a Panama-California Exposition ...

(1878–1961), mayor of San Diego, California * John Bailey (MP) (died 1436), MP for Cricklade and Calne * John Bailey (Australian politician) (born 1954), Australian politician *

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

(1786–1835), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts * John Edgar Bailey (1897–1958), Northern Irish politician * John H. Bailey (1864–1940), American politician, senator and representative in Texas * John Moran Bailey (1904–1975), United States politician, chair of the Democratic National Committee *

John Mosher Bailey John Mosher Bailey (August 24, 1838 – February 21, 1916) was an American politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1878 to 1881. Biography Bailey was born in Bethlehem, New York. He attended the pu ...

(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) John Robinson Bailey (1826 – 6 May 1871) was an Australian politician from 1 October 1859 to 1 July 1861 and Postmaster-General under the Nicholson administration from October 1859 to October 1860. Bailey was born in Leicester, England. He arri ...

(1826–1871), Australian politician *

John D. Bailey John D. Bailey (1924 – August 2018) was a civic leader and philanthropist in, and Mayor of, St. Augustine, Florida from 1965 to 1967. Early life John Denver Bailey was born in Hartwell, Georgia in 1924 to Denver and Jewell Bailey. In 1937, the ...

(1928–2018), American mayor of St. Augustine, Florida * John Baker (fl. 1407), English MP for Lyme Regis, 1407 *

John Baker (fl. 1421) John Baker ( fl. 1421), of Devizes, Wiltshire, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Devizes Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an ...

, English MP for Devizes, 1421 *

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

(by 1503–44), English MP for Radnorshire * Sir John Baker (died 1558) (1488–1558), English speaker of the House of Commons *

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

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

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

, English MP for Horsham and Bramber * John Baker (MP for Canterbury) ( – 1831), British MP for Canterbury *

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

(1769–1823), United States congressman from Virginia * John Baker (Baker Brook) (1796–1868), Canadian political activist in Baker Brook, New Brunswick * John Baker (Australian politician) (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 t ...

(1828–1909), British MP for Portsmouth *

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

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

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

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

John Baker (Wisconsin politician) John Baker was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Baker was born on July 17, 1869, in Evansville, Wisconsin. His father, Allen S. Baker, was also a member of the Assembly. Career Baker was a member of the Assembly during the 19 ...

(1869–1???), American politician from Wisconsin * John Baker (defensive lineman, born 1935) (1935–2007), American football player and then sheriff of Wake County, North Carolina * John Baker (Indiana politician) (1832–1915), United States congressman from Indiana *

John S. Baker John Sherman Baker (November 21, 1861 – April 6, 1955) was an American politician in the state of Washington. He served in the Washington State Senate from 1889 to 1893. Biography John S. Baker was born in Cleveland Cleveland ( ), of ...

(1861–1955), American politician from Washington *

Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet Sir John Baker, 2nd Baronet (c. 1608 – 15 January 1653) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons of England in 1640. He supported the Royalist side in the English Civil War. Baker was the son of Sir Henry Baker, 1st Baronet of ...

(1608–1653), English politician *

John A. Baker Jr. John Alexander Baker Jr. (October 3, 1927 – August 16, 1994) was a United States diplomat, most notable for serving as Director of the Bureau of Refugee Programs from 1979 to 1980. Biography Baker was born and raised in Connecticut. He ser ...

(1927–1994), U.S. diplomat * John Arnold Baker (1925–2016), British judge and politician *

John Baker II John Baker II (February 27, 1780 – July 1, 1843) was sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts from 1834 to 1843. Baker died on July 1, 1843. References 1780 births 1843 deaths People from Norfolk County, Massachusetts Businesspeople fro ...

(1780–1843), sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, 1834–1843 * John All Barham (1843–1926), American politician *

John Bear (politician) John Bear is an American politician and businessman serving as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 31st district. Elected in November 2020, he took office on January 4, 2021. Biography Bear was born in Trenton, ...

, American politician and businessman *

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

(1830–1899), French American immigrant and Democratic politician * John Bidwell (1819–1900), Californian politician *

John M. Bolton John M. Bolton (October 5, 1901 – July 9, 1936) was an American businessman and politician in Chicago. Biography Bolton was born in Chicago and attended Chicago public schools. He was in the floral business and insurance business. A Democra ...

(1901–1936), American businessman and politician * John Boscawen (born c.1957), New Zealand politician * John Boozman (born 1950), American politician * John C. Breckinridge (1821–1875), American vice president *

John Y. Brown Sr. John Young Brown (February 1, 1900 – June 16, 1985) was an American attorney and politician. He was a state representative for nearly three decades, serving one term as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and as majority floor lead ...

(1900–1985), American attorney and politician *

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

(born 1943), Canadian politician * Jeb Bush (John Ellis Bush, born 1953), American politician who served as the 43rd Governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007 * John V. Byrne (born 1928), American Republican * John Moors Cabot (1901–1981), American diplomat and U.S. Ambassador *

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

(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 from South Carolina who held many important positions including being the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He ...

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

(1823–1901), U.S. Representative from New York * John Lee Carroll (1830–1911), American politician in Maryland * John Carroll (mayor) (1836–1903), mayor of Dunedin *

John E. Carroll John Edward Carroll (October 15, 1877 – February 22, 1955) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the Mayor of Seattle from January 27, 1941, to March 27, 1941, after being appointed to finish the term of Arthur B. Langlie, who res ...

(1877–1955), Mayor of Seattle *

John A. Carroll John Albert Carroll (July 30, 1901 – August 31, 1983) was an American politician who served as a United States Democratic Party, Democratic United States Representative and United States Senator from Colorado. He also served as a special assi ...

(1901–1983), American jurist and politician in Colorado *

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

(died 1985), member of the Ohio House of Representatives * John Carroll (Manitoba politician) (1921–1986), Canadian politician in Manitoba * John Carroll (Hawaii politician) (1929–2021), member of the Hawaii Senate and House of Representatives *

John Carroll (trade unionist) John F. Carroll is an Irish former trade union leader. He was vice-president of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union from 1969 to 1981, when he became the union's president until its merger in 1990 with the Federated Workers' Union of ...

(active 1969–1990), Irish trade unionist and senator * John Chafee (1922–1999), American politician *

Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge (born John Calvin Coolidge Jr.; ; July 4, 1872January 5, 1933) was the 30th president of the United States from 1923 to 1929. Born in Vermont, Coolidge was a History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican lawyer ...

(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)Frankli ...

(1844–1912), American politician *

John R. Culbreath John Richard Culbreath (June 27, 1926 – June 25, 2013) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member for the 36th and 69th district of the Florida House of Representatives. Culbreath was born i ...

(1926–2013), American politician *

John F. Cusack John F. Cusack (October 5, 1937 – September 11, 2014) was an American politician. Life and career John F. Cusack was born on October 5, 1937, and raised in Medford, Massachusetts. He later moved to Arlington, where he lived throughout his te ...

(born 1937), American politician from Massachusetts *

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

(1868–1956), Australian politician * John Davies (British businessman) (1916–1979), British businessman, director-general of the CBI, and Conservative MP and cabinet minister *

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

(1798–1845), American politician *

John Diehl (politician) John J. Diehl, Jr. (born August 28, 1965) is an American Lawyer, attorney and a Republican Party (United States), Republican former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He represented the 89th district, which includes Ballwin, Misso ...

(born 1965), American politician * John Dodd (1717–1782), English politician * John Driscoll (Montana politician) (born 1946), American writer and politician * John Porter East (1931–1986), American Republican U.S. senator *

John Edgar (politician) John Edgar (ca. 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 * John Patton Erwin (1795–1857), American Whig politician * John De Saram (born 1929), Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations from 1998 to 2002 * John Fetterman (born 1969), American politician, U.S. Senator Elect from Pennsylvania * John F. Fitzgerald (1863–1950), American politician * John Garang (1945–2005), Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader *

John P. Garfield John P. Garfield (born October 6, 1949) is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives. Early life and education Garfield was born on October 6, 1949. Garfield attended the University of Maryland. Career Garfield worked as a carpen ...

(born 1949), American former member of the Michigan House of Representatives *

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

(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 di ...

(1809–1895), mayor of Atlanta in 1855 * John Glenn (Alberta) (1833–1886), early Alberta settler * John Thomas Glenn (1845–1899), mayor of Atlanta from 1889 to 1891 * John Glen (politician) (born 1974), British 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, Allam ...

(1871–1952), American politician *

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

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

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

(1942–2017), American politician *

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

(1919–1980s), Ghanaian senior police officer and politician *

John Joseph Harper John Joseph "J.J." Harper (December 30, 1951 – March 9, 1988) was a Canadian aboriginal leader from Wasagamack, Manitoba, who was shot and killed by Winnipeg police constable Constable Robert Cross on March 9, 1988. That event, along with the ...

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

(1590–1669), English politician who sat in the House of Commons as MP for Lancaster variously between 1640 and 1669 * John Harrison (Canadian politician) (1908–1964), member of Parliament for Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan * John Harrison (mayor), mayor of North Tyneside, England * John Scott Harrison (1804–1878), American Congressman for Ohio, 1853–1857; son of President William Henry Harrison and the father of President Benjamin Harrison * John Hart (1879–1957), 23rd premier of British Columbia *

John Isaac Heard John Isaac Heard (1787 – 1 September 1862) was an Irish Whig politician. He sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1852 to 1859. Born in Kinsale, County Cork, Heard was the son of John Heard and Rachel, daughter of Isaac Serv ...

(1787–1862), Irish Member of the UK Parliament for Kinsale *

John T. Heard John Taddeus Heard (October 29, 1840 – January 27, 1927) was a Democratic Representative representing Missouri from March 4, 1885, to March 3, 1895. Heard was born in Georgetown, Missouri, in Pettis County, Missouri. He graduated from the Un ...

(1840–1927), American politician * John Henry, Margrave of Moravia (1322–1375), Royal family member of the Holy Roman Empire * John Henry (Maryland politician) (1750–1798), U.S. senator from and governor of Maryland *

John Vernon Henry John Vernon (or Vernor) Henry (1767 – October 22, 1829) was an American lawyer and politician. Life John V. Henry was born in 1767, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Vernor Henry. He was admitted to the bar in 1782. He was a Federalist membe ...

(1767–1829), American politician, New York State comptroller *

John Flournoy Henry John Flournoy Henry (January 17, 1793 – November 12, 1873) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born at Scott County, Kentucky, Henry attended Georgetown Academy, Kentucky, and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He g ...

(1793–1873), U.S. representative from Kentucky *

John Henry (representative) John Henry (November 1, 1800 – April 28, 1882) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near Stanford, Kentucky, Henry attended the public schools. He served as a private in Captain Arnett's company of Illinois volunteers in the Black Ha ...

(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 during the Thirteenth Texas Legislature, representing Texas Senate, District 6 Di ...

(John Lane Henry, 1831–1907), Supreme Court of Texas judge * John Henry (Australian politician) (1834–1912), Tasmanian House of Assembly member and treasurer of Tasmania * Prince Johannes Heinrich of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1931–2010), Hungarian prince * John Henry (Ontario politician) (born 1960), Canadian politician, mayor of Oshawa, Ontario *

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

, Cook Islander politician *

John Hicks (politician) 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 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 State ...

(1924–2001), U.S. Ambassador to Singapore and Indonesia * John Horgan (born 1959), Canadian politician and the current Premier of British Columbia * John Horgan (Australian politician) (1834–1907), Australian politician, Western Australia MLC *

John Horgan (Irish politician) John Horgan (1876 – 27 June 1955) was an Irish politician from 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 Party, a shor ...

(1876–1955), Irish politician *

John Horgan (Irish nationalist) John J. Horgan (26 April 1881 – 21 July 1967) was an Irish, Cork born active nationalist politician, solicitor and author. He supported and was closely associated with the Irish Parliamentary Party as well as the Irish Volunteers movement. He ...

(1881–1967), Irish Cork-born nationalist politician, solicitor and author * John Herbert Ilangatileke, Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the

2nd State Council of Ceylon The 2nd State Council of Ceylon was a meeting of the State Council of Ceylon, with the membership determined by the results of the 1936 state council election held between 22 February and 7 March 1936. The parliament met for the first time on 1 ...

for Puttalam *

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

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

, Wisconsin state assemblyman from Madison * John Albert Johnson (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 born ...

(1832–1901), Wisconsin state senator *

John E. Johnson (Brandon) John E. Johnson (July 5, 1873 – March 24, 1951) was a carpenter who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from Brandon, Wisconsin. Biography Johnson was born on July 5, 1873, in Alto, Wisconsin. He attended high school in Brandon, ...

(1873–1951), Wisconsin state assemblyman from Brandon, Wisconsin *

John E. Johnson (Utica) John E. Johnson (a.k.a. Johannes Johnson, 1829 – after 1909) of Utica, Wisconsin, was an American farmer and politician. Family Johnson was born in Norway in 1829, the son of Erick Johnson Ytre Lie ( 1802–1892) and Martha Larsdatter Johnson ...

(''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 Missouri State Senate, state Senator for twelve years from 1960 to 1972. Born in St. Louis, Johnson attended Washington University in St. ...

(1926–2016), Missouri state senator * John Warren Johnson (born 1929), Minnesota state legislator * John Telemachus Johnson (1788–1856), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * John Johnson (Kansas City mayor) (1816–1903), mayor of Kansas City, Missouri * J. Neely Johnson (1825–1872), California politician and politician *

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

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

John Johnson Jr. John Johnson Jr. (August 8, 1798 – October 4, 1856) 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, Report of the Tenth Annual Meeti ...

(1798–1856), Chancellor of Maryland * John Johnson (Indiana judge) (1776–1817), associate justice of the Indiana Supreme Court * John T. Johnson (Oklahoma judge) (1856–1???), associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * John B. Johnson (politician) (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) (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. He died during 1 ...

(1854–1941), member of the North Dakota House of Representatives * John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), American politician, served as the 35th President of the United States from 1961 to 1963 * John Kerry (born 1943), American politician and diplomat who served as the 68th United States Secretary of State from 2013 to 2017 * John Lionel Kotelawala (1895–1980), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1953 to 1956 * John Lansing Jr. (1754–1829?), American politician who disappeared * John Lee (government official) (born 1957), Hong Kong politician *

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

(born 1943), American diplomat * John H. Long, Canadian political figure *

John B. Macy John B. Macy (March 25, 1799 – September 24, 1856) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Macy was born in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where he received a liberal education. He moved to New York City ...

(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 served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as presi ...

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

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

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

John Major (17th-century English MP) John Major was the member of parliament for Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part ...

, 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 shi ...

(1698–1781), English merchant and Member of Parliament * John Cyril Malloy (1930–2014), American politician * John Manley (born 1950), Canadian politician who served as the eighth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2002 to 2003 *

John S. Marmaduke John Sappington Marmaduke (March 14, 1833 – December 28, 1887) was an American politician and soldier. He served as the 25th governor of Missouri from 1885 until his death in 1887. During the American Civil War, he was a senior officer ...

(1833–1887), American politician *

John McCain John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and United States Navy officer who served as a United States senator from Arizona from 1987 until his death in 2018. He previously served two terms ...

(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 brother ...

(1806–1899), Australian politician * John Foster McCreight (1827–1913), first premier of British Columbia *

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

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

John Prescott (Indiana politician) John Prescott is an American politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by ...

, American politician * John Gladstone Rajakulendran (1907–1950),

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

teacher and politician * John Reagan (New Hampshire politician) (born 1946), New Hampshire politician * John Henninger Reagan (1818–1905), American politician * John Roberts (born 1955), American lawyer and jurist who serves as Chief Justice of the United States *

John Robbins (congressman) John Robbins (1808April 27, 1880) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and career John Robbins was born in Bustleton, Philadelphia, Bustleton, Pennsylvania ...

(1808–1880), American congressman from Pennsylvania *

John Senhouse Goldie-Taubman Sir John Senhouse Goldie-Taubman JP (28 January 1838 – 9 November 1898) was a Manx politician. He was born in London into a prominent family. He followed his father, John Taubman Goldie-Taubman, both into the House of Keys and also as Speaker ...

(1838–1898), Manx politician * John Sidoti, Australian independent politician * John H. Tolan (1877–1947), American politician and lawyer *

John H. Trumbull John Harper Trumbull (March 4, 1873 – May 21, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 70th Governor of Connecticut. Early life Trumbull was born in Ashford, Connecticut son of Hugh Homer Trumbull (1847–1922) and Mary Ann (Harper ...

(1873–1961), American politician who served as the 70th Governor of Connecticut from 1925 to 1931 *

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

(1834–1923), 11th premier of British Columbia * John Tyler (1790–1862), tenth president of the United States *

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

, 15th governor of Virginia, United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia, father of John Tyler * John Van Buren, United States lawyer, official, politician, son of Martin Van Buren *

John Walker (Arkansas politician) John Winfield 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) (1770–1838), State Treasurer of Missouri * John Walker (Virginia politician) (1744–1809), U.S. Senator, public official, and soldier *

John A. Walker (Iowa politician) John Asher Walker (June 5, 1912 – June 21, 2012) was an American politician in the state of Iowa. Walker was born in Hamilton County, Iowa. He attended Ellsworth Junior College, the American Institute of Business, and Grinnell College, and wa ...

(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) John M. Walker (1905-1976) was a Republican politician from Pennsylvania. Born on January 15, 1905, in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, he was the son of a general manager of Allegheny Steel Company. Walker studied at Culver Military Academy before serv ...

(1905–1976), Pennsylvania State Senator and lieutenant-gubernatorial nominee *

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

(1874–1942), U.S. Representative from Georgia *

John Smith Walker John Smith Walker (1826 – May 29, 1893) was Minister of Finance of the Hawaiian Kingdom, and interim Attorney General of the Kingdom of Hawaii, under King Kalākaua. Early life He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. As a teenager, he relocated ...

(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 Con ...

(1777–1862), American politician *

John Weir (politician) John Alexander Weir (11 October 1904 – 4 December 1995) was an Australian politician. He was born in Sydney and was a timber worker from 1921. From 1922 he was a member of the Australian Timber Workers' Union; he later became state secreta ...

(1904–1995), Australian politician * John Wemyss, 1st Earl of Wemyss (1586–1649), Scottish politician *

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

(by 1519–1589), of Bristol, MP for Devizes, West Looe, etc. *

John Young (MP for Marlborough) John Young was a tavern keeper and a member of the Parliament of England for Marlborough (UK Parliament constituency), Marlborough for the parliament of 1559.John Young (MP for New Shoreham) (fl. 1586–1597), MP for New Shoreham, Sussex *

John Allan Young John Allan Young (February 7, 1895 – 1961) was a Scottish-born political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Biggar from 1938 to 1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member. ...

(1895–1961), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada * John Andrew Young (1916–2002), American politician from Texas *

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

(1823–1910), US congressman from Kentucky * John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807–1876), UK MP, NSW Governor, Canadian Governor General * John Young (Canadian politician) (1811–1878), member of the Canadian House of Commons *

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

(1802–1852), Governor of New York * John Young (advisor) (–1835), British-born government advisor of Kamehameha I *

John Young (Australian politician) John Douglas Young (1842 – 16 November 1893) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. He was born in Hamilton in Lanarkshire to miner William Young and Helen Wilson. At the age of thirteen he became an apprentice engineer, and he went to ...

(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) Sir John McIntosh Young , (17 December 1919 – 6 October 2008) was an Australian jurist. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria (1974–91), the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria (1974–95), and the Chief Scout of Australia (1 ...

(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 seigneurial system of New France, 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. ...

(–1819), Scottish-born Canadian land entrepreneur, jurist, and politician * John Darling Young (1910–1988), Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire, 1969–1984 *

John M. Young John Martin Young (February 3, 1926December 18, 2010) was an American pharmacist and Republican politician. He served 8 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Young was born on February 3, 1926, in Dubuque, Iowa. After graduating fro ...

(1926–2010), American politician from Wisconsin * John Young (Indiana politician), 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 A legislature is an deliberative assembly, assembly with the authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity s ...

(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 as member of the Conservative party representing York County from 1908 to 1925. References

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(1854–1934), Canadian politician

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John G. Agar (lawyer) John Giraud Agar (June 3, 1856 – September 20, 1935) was a prominent New York lawyer and a leader of the reform political movement. Early life and education John G. Agar was born in New Orleans on June 3, 1856 to William Agar and Theresa Pric ...

(1856–1935), American lawyer * John Anderson (Scottish businessman) (1747–1820), Scottish merchant and founder of Fermoy, Ireland * John Aspinall (zoo owner) (1926–2000), British casino and zoo owner *

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

(1796–1868), American lawyer *

John Vernou Bouvier Jr. Major John Vernou Bouvier Jr. (August 12, 1866 – January 15, 1948) was an American Wall Street lawyer and stockbroker. He was the father of John Vernou Bouvier III as well as a grandfather of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, socialite Le ...

* John Vernou Bouvier III *

John W. Brady John W. Brady (April 6, 1869 or 1870 – December 14, 1943) was an American lawyer. He served as a county attorney from 1902 to 1910, the assistant attorney general for the state, and a judge on the Texas Third Court of Civil Appeals. In 1929 ...

(1869 or 1870–1943), American lawyer * John Coolidge *

John Davis (British businessman) } Sir John Henry Harris Davis (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 John Davis was born in the City of London in 1906 to Si ...

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

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

(1821–1895), American lawyer *

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

, American lawyer *

John F. Grundhofer 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 (1990–2001) ...

(1939–2021), American businessman *

John M. Harrell John Mortimer Harrell (December 14, 1828July 4, 1907) was an American lawyer and writer. He composed the very first telegram sent from Little Rock to Memphis. During the American Civil War, he distinguished himself as a cavalry officer in the ...

(1828–1907), American lawyer * John W. Henry (born 1949), American businessman and owner of sports teams *

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 John Ernest Irving CM (January 1, 1932 – July 21, 2010) was a Canadian businessman, the youngest son of the industrialist K. C. Irving. Born in New Brunswick, Jack Irving, as he was called, along with his brothers J.K. and Arthur and their thre ...

(1932–2010), Canadian businessman * John Jay (lawyer) (1817–1894), American diplomat and lawyer, grandson of John Jay, the American Founding Father and statesman *

John F. McGee John Franklin McGee (January 1, 1861 – February 15, 1925) was a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Education and career Born in Amboy, Illinois, McGee ...

(1861–1925), United States district judge * John Sackville Labatt (1880–1952), Canadian businessman *

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

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

(died 1616), Scottish lawyer and judge *

Jack W. Robbins Jack W. Robbins (1919–2005) was a principal prosecutor for the United States in the Pohl Trial. The Pohl Trial was the fourth of twelve trials for war crimes the U.S. authorities held in Nuremberg, Germany, after the end of World War II ...

(1919–2005), American prosecutor at Nuremberg trials * John D. Rockefeller (1839–1937), American business tycoon * John D. Rockefeller Jr. (1874–1960), American financier, philanthropist, son of John D. Rockefeller *

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

(1906–1978), American philanthropist, son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. * John Aspinwall Roosevelt (1916–1981), American businessman, sixth and youngest son of Franklin D. Roosevelt * John Ellis Roosevelt, Roosevelt family member *

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

(1894–1942), Canadian lawyer and professor

Military

* John Joseph Abercrombie (1798–1877), American brigadier general *

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

(1764–1837), British general in India *

John Giles Adams John Giles Adams (December 2, 1792 – May 14, 1832) was a cavalry officer in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War of 1832. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and came to Illinois in 1828, eventually marrying and fathering eight childre ...

(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 John Gregory Bishop Adams (October 6, 1841 – October 19, 1900) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War. Biography John was born on October 6, 1841 in Groveland, Massachusetts, to Is ...

(1841–1900), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *

John Mapes Adams John Mapes Adams (October 11, 1871 – January 6, 1921) was an American Marine who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the Boxer Rebellion. His birth name was George Lawrence Day, but he served in the Marine Corps under the alias ...

(1871–1921), Boxer Rebellion Medal of Honor recipient *

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

(1918–2008), British rear admiral *

John G. Adams John Gibbons Adams (23 March 1912 – 26 June 2003) was the US Army's counsel in the Army-McCarthy Hearings. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and he worked in Washington, DC for the Defense Department before he became the US Army genera ...

(1932–2003), Army counsel in the Army-McCarthy hearings *

John Adams (Canadian general) John Lawrence Adams, , (born May 31, 1942) was the Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Canada and Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence from July 2005 to January 2012. He was succeeded by John Forster. Adams graduated from ...

(born 1942), Canadian military leader *

John F. Aiso John Fujio Aiso ( ja, 相磯藤雄, 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 ...

(1909–1987), American nisei military leader * John Aiken (RAF officer) (1921–2005), Royal Air Force officer *

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

(1892–1919), Royal Air Force officer * John Taylor Arms (1887–1953), United States Navy officer and etcher *

John H. Aulick John Henry Aulick (1787–1791 – 27 April 1873) was an officer in the United States Navy whose service extended from the War of 1812 to the end of the antebellum era. Background Born in Winchester, Virginia, Aulick was appointed a midshipman ...

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

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

(1844–1913), American general * John Bacon (loyalist) (died 1783), Loyalist guerilla fighter during the American Revolutionary War *

John Baker (American Revolutionary War) 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 Baker County is ...

(1731–1787), American Revolutionary War hero, for whom Baker County, Georgia was named * John Baker (RAF officer) (1897–1978), British air marshal *

John Drayton Baker USS ''Baker'' (DE-190) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She returned home at war's end with ...

(1915–1942), United States Navy officer * John Baker (general) (1936–2007), Australian Chief of the Defence Force *

John F. Baker Jr. John Franklin Baker Jr. (October 30, 1945 – January 20, 2012) was a United States Army Master Sergeant who served in the Vietnam War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Personal life Baker was born in Davenport, Iowa, and attended Mo ...

(1945–2012), American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient *

John Baker (Royal Navy officer) Vice-Admiral John Baker (1660 – 10 November 1716) was an officer of the Royal Navy and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1713 and 1716. He rose to the rank of vice-admiral after service in the Nine Years' War and the War of ...

(1660–1716), English naval officer, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis *

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

(1853–1???), American soldier *

John Henry Balch John Henry Balch (January 2, 1896 – October 15, 1980) was a United States Naval Reserve officer. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I. Education Balch enlisted in the Navy in Kansas City, Missouri under an officers train ...

(1896–1980), United States Naval Reserve officer *

John Sanford Barnes John Sanford Barnes (May 12, 1836 – November 22, 1911) was a United States Navy officer and businessman and naval historian. Biography Barnes was born at West Point, New York, in 1836, while his father, General James Barnes, served as an ...

(1836–1911), United States Navy 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 John R. Baylor (born John Robert Baylor; July 27, 1822 – February 6, 1894) was a US Indian agent, publisher and editor, politician, and a senior officer of the Confederate States Army.John Bello John Joseph Bello (born March 30, 1946, in New Britain, Connecticut) 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 G ...

(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 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 (1826–1863), United States Army cavalry officer * John Bush (Royal Navy officer) (1914–2013), British Royal Navy officer * John Cooke (Royal Navy officer) (1762–1805), English Royal Navy officer *

John G. Cowell John G. Cowell (18 September 1785 – 18 April 1814) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, Cowell entered the Navy as a master 21 January 1809. As acting lieutenant, Cowell was sev ...

(1785–1814), officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812 *

John Cubbon Major-general (United Kingdom), Major-General John Hamilton Cubbon, (1911–1997) was a British Army officer. Military career Cubbon was commissioned into the Cheshire Regiment in 1931. He served as adjutant of the 7th Battalion, the Cheshire R ...

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

(1874–1914), United States Navy seaman serving in the * John Eisenhower, United States Army officer, diplomat, and military historian, second and youngest son of Dwight D. Eisenhower *

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

(1920–1941), United States Navy officer * John Heaphy Fellowes (1932–2010), United States Navy captain and pilot *

John P. Flynn Lieutenant general (United States), Lieutenant General John Peter Flynn (17 July 19225 March 1997) was a Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general in the United States Air Force (USAF) who served in World War II, the Korean War and t ...

(1922–1997), United States Air Force officer *

John D. Foley John D. Foley (March 1, 1918 – December 21, 1999), served in the United States Army Air Forces as a gunner during World War II. He was the inspiration of the popular 1943 song " Johnny Got a Zero". Biography Foley enlisted in November 1941. Aft ...

(1918–1999), United States Army Air Forces gunner * John Franklin (1786–1847), British Royal Navy officer * John M. Franklin (1896–1975), American general * John Gingell (1925–2009), senior Royal Air Force commander *

John Harllee (admiral) John Harllee (January 2, 1914 – February 5, 2005) was an American admiral who served in the United States Navy in World War II and the Korean War. He was a member of the Federal Maritime Commission from 1960 to 1969, and was a maritime cons ...

(1914–2005), American admiral * John Harrison (VC 1857) (1832–1865), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross *

John B. Henry Jr. John Bailey Henry Jr. (15 July 1916 – 2 September 2013) was a major general in the United States Air Force (USAF). He began his military in 1938 when he joined the United States Army Air Corps, completing his pilot training the following year ...

, United States Air Force general * John Joseph Henry (1758–1811), American Revolutionary War soldier * John Hotaling (1824–1886), American soldier * John Martin Howard (1917–1942), United States Navy officer * John Johnson, 8th Seigneur of Sark (died 1723), Seigneur of Sark, 1720–1723 * Sir John Johnson, 2nd Baronet (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) John D. Johnson is a retired American Lieutenant general (United States), lieutenant general of the United States Army. He was director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization from July 2013 to July 2015. Previously, Johnson w ...

, U.S. Army general * John Paul Jones (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) John Kennedy (May 14, 1834 – September 28, 1910) was born a British subject in Ireland, and became an American citizen and a Private (rank), private in the Union Army. He received the United States military's highest decoration for bravery, the M ...

(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) John Joseph Kennedy (1813–1880) was a Scotch-Irish American lawyer and sheriff of Harrison County, Texas that helped end the Regulator-Moderator War in East Texas. He was an artillery officer in the United States Army and a cavalry captain for ...

(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 Lieutenant-Colonel John Pitt Kennedy (8 May 1796 – 28 June 1879) was a British military engineer, agricultural reformer and civil servant. Biography Kennedy was born at Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland and was educated at Foyle College, Der ...

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

John Kelvin Koelsch John Kelvin Koelsch (December 22, 1923 – October 16, 1951) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of America's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the Korean War. He was the first helicopter pi ...

(1923–1951), United States Navy officer *

John Lerew John Margrave Lerew, DFC (20 August 1912 – 24 February 1996) was an officer and pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II, and later a senior manager in the International Civil Aviation Organization (I ...

(1912–1996), Royal Australian Air Force officer *

John B. Magruder John Bankhead Magruder (May 1, 1807 – February 18, 1871) was an American and Confederate military officer. A graduate of West Point, Magruder served with distinction during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848) and was a prominent Confede ...

(1807–1871), American and Confederate military officer * John Minor Maury (1795–1824), Lieutenant in the United States Navy *

John S. McCain Jr. John Sidney "Jack" McCain Jr. (January 17, 1911 – March 22, 1981) was a United States Navy admiral who served in conflicts from the 1940s through the 1970s, including as the Commander, United States Pacific Command. The son of a naval officer, ...

(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 (August 9, 1884 – September 6, 1945) was a United States Navy, U.S. Navy Admiral (United States), admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family. McCain held several command assignments during the Pacific War, ...

(1884–1945), U.S. Navy admiral and the patriarch of the McCain military family, grandfather of John McCain * John Neville (general) (1731–1803), American Revolutionary War officer later prominent in the Whiskey Rebellion *

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

(1793–1857), United States Navy officer * John Verdun Newton (1916–1944), Australian Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) officer * John Pitcairn (1722–1775), Marine Service officer *

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

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

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

(1914–1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient *

John W. Roberts John Wendell Roberts (January 1, 1921 – January 8, 1999) was a United States Air Force general and commander of the Air Training Command with headquarters at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. He had a bachelor of science degree from Minnesot ...

(1921–1999), United States Air Force four-star general * John Roberts (Royal Navy officer) (born 1924), British admiral * John Alexander Tyler, Son of John Tyler *

John P. Van Leer John Pugh Van Leer (February 27, 1825 – May 5, 1862) was an American military officer who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He commanded the 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry regiment and was killed during the Battle of ...

(1825–1862), Union Army officer *

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

(born 1936), Chief of Defence Intelligence *

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

(1845–1???), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

John Walker (officer of arms) John Riddell Bromhead Walker (21 June 1913 – 9 September 1984) was a soldier and long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. Following graduation from Royal Military College, Sandhurst, he was commissioned a Second Li ...

(1913–1984), English officer of arms * John Anthony Walker (1937–2014), American communications specialist convicted in 1985 of spying for the Soviet Union *

John C. Walker John C. Walker was a physician and prominent Democrat political figure in Indianapolis, Indiana during the American Civil War. In 1861, he was commissioned colonel in command of the 35th Indiana Infantry Regiment ("First Irish"). Disagreements w ...

, Indiana physician and officer during the American Civil War * John George Walker (1821–1893), general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War * John Grimes Walker (1835–1907), United States Navy admiral * John T. Walker (USMC) (1893–1955), United States Marine Corp general * John Young (naval officer) (1740–1781), United States captain in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War

Musicians

* John Adams (born 1947), American composer * John Luther Adams (born 1953), American composer * John Addison (1920–1998), English composer * John Anderson (jazz trumpeter) (1921–1974), American jazz musician * John Anderson (producer) (born 1948), Northern Irish composer and producer * John Anderson (musician) (born 1954), American country musician * John Anderson, vocalist for the British rock band

Charlie Charlie may refer to: Characters * "Charlie," the head of the Townsend Agency', from the ''Charlie's Angels'' franchise * Charlie, a character on signs for the CharlieCard, a smart card issued by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority * ...

(founded 1971) * John Bailey (luthier) (1931–2011), maker of fine guitars in England * John Bailey (producer), Canadian recording engineer, producer * John Barry (1933–2011), English film composer * John Beal (composer), American film composer * John Blow (1649–1708), English composer * John Bonham (1948–1980), drummer/percussionist for Led Zeppelin * John Bull (1562–1628), English composer * John Bush (musician) (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 non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading fi ...

(1912–1992), American composer * John Casken (born 1949), English composer *

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

(born 1966), American jazz pianist * John Coltrane (1926–1967), American jazz saxophonist and composer * John Cooper (musician) (born 1975), American bassist and vocalist for Skillet *

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

(born 1938), American composer * John Dankworth (1927–2010), English jazz musician * John Darnielle (born 1967), American singer-guitarist, founder of

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

and half of The Extra Lens *

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

(1867–1942), English composer *

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

(1943–1997), American folk and country singer * John Deacon (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 perf ...

(born 1953), American singer, songwriter, actor, and poet * John Dowland (1563–1626), English composer * John W. Duarte (1919–2004), English composer and guitarist * John Dunstaple (1390–1453), English composer *

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

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

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

(1782–1837), Irish composer * John Conant Flansburgh (born 1960), American singer-guitarist, founder of Mono Puff, and one half of They Might Be Giants * John Frusciante (born 1970), guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers *

John Fogerty John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty Thomas Richard Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) was an American mu ...

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

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

(1880–1939), English composer * John Gardner (1917–2011), English composer *

John Maxwell Geddes John Maxwell Geddes (26 May 1941 – 7 September 2017) was a Scottish composer and academic. He taught in Scotland and in institutions in Europe and America; compositions include three symphonies. Life Geddes was born in Maryhill, Glasgow in 1941; ...

(1941–2017), Scottish composer and academic *

John D. H. Greenwood John Danforth Herman Greenwood (26 June 1889 – 15 April 1975), an English composer best known for his film scores, was the son of New Zealander Alfred Greenwood (1842–1912) and his English-born wife Ottilie Rose Minna (1855–1932) née Schw ...

(1889–1975), English composer * John Harbison (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 ...

(born 1938), jazz bassist * John Hicks (pianist) (1941–2006), American jazz pianist and composer * John Ireland (1879–1962), English composer * John Jarrard (1953–2001), American country music songwriter * John Jenkins (1592–1678), English composer * John Joubert (1927–2019), English composer * John Kander (born 1927), American musical theatre composer * John Kinsella (1932–2021), Irish composer * John Lanchbery (1923–2003), English-Australian composer * John Lennon (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, and philanthropist. He is the son of The Beatles, Beatles member John Lennon and his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, Cynthia, and he is ...

(born 1963), English singer, son of John Lennon * John Sidney Linnell (born 1959), American singer-songwriter and one half of They Might Be Giants *

John Henry Maunder John Henry Maunder (February 21, 1858 – January 21, 1920) was an English composer and organist best known for his cantata "Olivet to Calvary" . Life John Henry Maunder was born in Chelsea and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. He ...

(1858–1920), English composer and organist *

John McCabe John McCabe may refer to: *John McCabe (composer) (1939–2015), British composer and classical pianist *John McCabe (writer) (1920–2005), Shakespearean scholar and biographer *Christopher John McCabe Christopher John McCabe (born 20 Oc ...

(1939–2015), British composer and classical pianist * John Blackwood McEwen (1868–1948), Scottish composer * John Newman (singer) (born 1990), English singer, musician, songwriter and record producer *

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

(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 ...

(born 1957), Irish rhythm guitarist * John Knowles Paine (1839–1906), American composer * John Pickard (born 1963), British composer * John Prine (1946–2020), American singer-songwriter * John Rutter (born 1945), English composer, conductor and choral arranger * John Scofield (born 1951), American guitarist and composer * John Philip Sousa (1854–1932), American composer * John Stainer (1840–1901), British composer * John Stanley (1712–1786), English composer * John Sykes (1909–1962), English composer * John Sykes (born 1959), guitarist for Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake * John Tavener (1944–2013), 20th century English composer * John Taverner (1490–1545), 16th century English composer *

John Veale John Douglas Louis Veale (15 June 1922 – 16 November 2006) was an England, English classical composer. Early career He was born in Shortlands, Bromley, Kent; his father, the civil servant Douglas Veale, later served as Registrar of the Unive ...

(1922–2006), English composer * John White (born 1936), English experimental composer * John Whitehead (singer) (1948–2004), American singer and songwriter * John Wilbye (1574–1638), English composer *

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

(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 th ...

(born 1954), English composer *

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

(born 1953), American composer, saxophonist and bandleader

Scientists

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

(1920–1984), British accelerator physicist * John Couch Adams (1819–1892), British mathematician and astronomer *

John Franklin Adams John Franklin-Adams (1843 – 1912) was a British astronomer and stellar cartographer. The minor planets 982 Franklina and 1925 Franklin-Adams are named after him. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin-Adams, John 19th-century British astron ...

(1843–1912), British amateur astronomer and author of stellar maps *

John Stacey Adams Equity theory focuses on determining whether the distribution of resources is fair to both relational partners. Equity is measured by comparing the ratio of contributions (or costs) and benefits (or rewards) for each person. Considered one of the ...

, behavioral psychologist known for equity theory * John Till Adams (1748–1786), English Quaker physician *

John Alderson (physician) file:Statue Of Doctor John Alderson Outside Hull Royal Infirmary.jpg, upStatue of John Alderson located at Hull Royal Infirmary John Alderson Doctor of Medicine, MD (1758 – 16 September 1829) was an English physician. Life He was born at Lowes ...

(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 hi ...

(1915–1986), British-American biological anthropologist * John Baker (biologist) (1900–1984), British biologist and anthropologist *

John Baker, Baron Baker John Fleetwood Baker, Baron Baker, (19 March 1901 – 9 September 1985) was a British scientist and structural engineer. Early life Baker was born in Liscard, Cheshire, a son of J.W. Baker and Emily Fleetwood. He was educated at Rossall Scho ...

(1901–1985), British engineer * John Gilbert Baker (1834–1920), British botanist *

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

(1893–1971), British geographer *

John Holland Baker John Holland Baker (4 December 1841 – 5 February 1930) was a New Zealand surveyor and public servant. He was born in Chilcomb, Hampshire, England on 4 December 1841. A son of the Rev. Thomas Feilding Baker, Rector of Cressingham Parish, Norfol ...

(1841–1930), New Zealand surveyor and public servant * John Berkenhout (1726–1791), English physician *

John Roosevelt Boettiger John Roosevelt Boettiger (born March 30, 1939, in Seattle, Washington) is a retired professor of developmental and clinical psychology, and the son of Anna Roosevelt Boettiger and her second husband, Clarence John Boettiger. He is a grandson of ...

, grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt * Sir John Carroll (astronomer) (1899–1974), British astronomer * John Alexander Carroll (died 2000), American history professor * John Bissell Carroll (1916–2003), American cognitive scientist *

John L. Carroll John L. Carroll was dean of Cumberland School of Law in Homewood, Alabama from 2001 - 2013. Prior to his appointment as dean, Carroll served for 14 years in the position of Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Alabama. Carr ...

, American legal academic * John M. Carroll (information scientist) (active since born 1950), American information scientist * John Clauser (born 1942), American theoretical and experimental physicist *

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

(born 1938), American geologist * John Fothergill (physician) (1712–1780), English physician * John Goodsir (1814–1867), Scottish anatomist and a pioneer in the formulation of cell theory *

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

(1939–2007), English toxicologist *

John R. Lukacs John R. Lukacs (born March 1, 1947) is an American anthropologist. He received a PhD in 1977 from Cornell University, where he was a student of Kenneth A.R. Kennedy. Lukacs is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of ...

(born 1947), American anthropologist *

(1808–1880), American congressman from Pennsylvania * John G. Trump, uncle of Donald Trump *

John Truss John Kenneth Truss (born April 1947) is a mathematician and emeritus professor of pure mathematics at the University of Leeds where he specialises in mathematical logic; infinite permutation groups; homogeneous structures and model theory. Truss ...

(born 1947), British mathematician * John Van Denburgh (1872–1924), American herpetologist *

John Weir (geologist) John ("Jim") Weir FRSE FGS (1896 – 1978) was a 20th-century Scottish geologist and palaeontologist. Life Weir was born in Glasgow in 1896 and was educated at Woodside Secondary School. He served in the 51st Highland Division in the First ...

(1896–1978), Scottish geologist and palaeontologist *

John Wood (surgeon) John Wood, Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons, FRCS, Royal Society#Fellows, FRS (12 October 1825 – 29 December 1891) was a British surgeon at King's College Hospital. He was an expert on hernias, and an early investigator of the antisep ...

(1825–1891), British surgeon at King's College Hospital *

John Henry Wood John Henry Wood (14 April 1841 – 29 August 1914) was an England, English entomologist. Wood was a physician (Royal College of Surgeons of England, M.B.C.S), practising in Tarrington, Herefordshire. He wrote 45 scientific papers on Microlepidopter ...

(1841–1914), English entomologist *

John L. Wood John L. Wood (born December 4, 1961) is a Robert A. Welch Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas Scholar; and Associate Editor for the Americas, Tetrahedron Letters at Baylor University ...

(born 1964), American chemist * John Ligertwood Paterson (1820–1882), Scottish medical doctor known for working in Bahia, Brazil * John S. Fossey, British chemist and professor at the University of Birmingham *

John Medley Wood John Medley Wood (1 December 1827 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England – 26 August 1915 Durban) was a South African botanist who contributed greatly to the knowledge of Natal ferns, is generally credited with the establishment of sugarcane mosa ...

(1827–1915), South African botanist *

John Nicholas Wood John Nicholas Wood FRS is a British neurobiologist, and Head of the Molecular Nociception Group, at University College London. Life He earned a Ph.D. in virology at the University of Warwick in 1975. He studied with Luc Montagnier at the Past ...

, British neurobiologist * John Turtle Wood (1821–1890), British architect, engineer, and archaeologist

Writers

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

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

(1883–1964), English poet *

John Baker (author) John Baker (born 1942 Kingston upon Hull, England) is a British author. To date, he has published ten novels, many of them set in either Hull or York. Bibliography * ''Poet in the Gutter'' (1995) * ''Death Minus Zero'' (1996) * ''King of the ...

(born 1942), British novelist * John Baker (legal historian) (born 1944), English legal historian and academic * John Roman Baker (born 1944), British playwright and activist * John Banville (born 1945), Irish writer * John Barth (born 1930), American writer * 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 architecture, ...

(1906–1984), English poet, writer and broadcaster * John Braine (1922–1986), English writer * John Bunyan (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, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation. After a brief legal career ...

(1875–1940), British author and politician *

John Carroll (author) John Carroll (born 1944) is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Work John Carroll is the author of ''Puritan, Paranoid, Remissive'', ''Guilt'', ''Ego and Soul'', ''Humanism: The Rebirth and Wreck of Wes ...

(born 1944), Australian conservative writer * John Carroll (journalist) (1942–2015), American journalist and editor *

John Francis Carroll John Francis Carroll (June 15, 1858December 4, 1917) was a newspaper publisher and editor who operated the '' Evening Telegram'' in Portland, Oregon. He was best known as an early champion of both the Portland Rose Festival and what became the Car ...

(1858–1917), newspaper publisher and editor *

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

(1912–1982), American novelist and short story writer * John Clare (1793–1964), English poet * John Maxwell Coetzee (born 1940), South African-Australian novelist and essayist * John Cunliffe (author), English children's book author *

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

(1572–1631), English poet and cleric * John Dryden (1631–1700), English poet and playwright *

John T. Dugan John T. Dugan (October 11, 1920 – December 24, 1994) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for television programs, including ''Bonanza'', ''Mr. Novak'', '' 12 O'Clock High'', ''Dr. Kildare'', ''Adam-12'', ''Star Trek: The Original Series'', ...

(1920–1994), American screenwriter *

John Dunkel John Dunkel (February 21, 1915 – February 22, 2001) was an American screenwriter. In the 1930s he wrote for CBS Radio in Hollywood, California. Dunkel wrote for television programs including ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', ''The Life and Legend of ...

(1915–2001), American screenwriter * John Fowles (1926–2005), English novelist *

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

(1867–1933), English novelist and playwright * John Gardner (1933–1982), American novelist and educator * John Gardner (1926–2007), English spy and thriller novelist * John Gray (1866–1934), English poet * John Grant (author) (1949–2020), pseudonym used by science fiction writer Paul Le Page Barnett * John Grant (1930–2014), Scottish author and illustrator *

John L. Greene John L. Greene (November 10, 1912 – October 4, 1995) was an American screenwriter. He was the creator of the American science fiction sitcom ''My Favorite Martian''. Greene started his career in the 1930s writing for radio programs. He starte ...

(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 Hockenberry (born 1956), American journalist and author * John Irving (born 1942), American novelist and screenwriter *

John Major Jenkins John Major Jenkins (4 March 1964 – 2 July 2017) was an American author and pseudoscientific researcher. He is best known for his works that theorize certain astronomical and esoteric connections of the calendar systems used by the Maya civiliza ...

(born 1964), American author and populariser of the Maya calendar *

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

(1795–1821), English romantic poet * John le Carré (1931–2020), British-Irish author * John Masefield (1878–1967), English poet and writer *

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

, American sportswriter * John McPhee (born 1931), American writer *

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

(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 Steinbeck John Ernst Steinbeck Jr. (; February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968) was an American writer and the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature winner "for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humor and keen social ...

(1902–1968), American writer * John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892–1973), English writer and philologist *

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

(1932–2009), American novelist * John Verney (author) (1913–1993), English author and illustrator *

John Weir (writer) John Weir (born 8 February 1959 in Tarrytown, New York) is an American writer."WEIR ...

(born 1959), American writer * John Whittington, American screenwriter * John Wyndham (1903–1969), English writer *

John Younger (writer) John Younger (5 July 1785–18 June 1860), of St. Boswells, was a Scottish writer on angling, a shoemaker, and poet. Early life Younger, the youngest of the six children of William Younger, a Border shoemaker, by his wife, Jean Henderson. He was ...

(1785–1860), writer, shoemaker, and poet

Actors

* John Aasen (1890–1938), American actor *

John G. Adolfi John Gustav Adolfi (February 19, 1888 – May 11, 1933) was an American silent film director, actor, and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 fi ...

(1888–1933), American 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 (born 1939), 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) John Anderson (born ) is a sports commentator from Green Bay, Wisconsin, and a host of the ESPN TV program '' SportsCenter'' since June 1999. Since Brian Kenny's departure to the MLB Network, he mostly appears on the 11pm-1am edition with J ...

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

, American set decorator * John Murray Anderson (1886–1954), Newfoundland-American theater director *

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

(1933–2022), Greek-born American actor father of actress Jennifer Aniston * John Aprea (born 1941), American actor and comedian *

John Arledge Johnson Lundy Arledge (March 12, 1907 – May 15, 1947) was an American film and stage actor. Biography He played dozens of supporting roles in the Hollywood movies of the 1930s–1940s, including the tractor driver who destroys a house in ''Th ...

(1906–1947), 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 (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 Belushi (1949–1982), American actor and comedian *

John Boncore John Boncore (January 7, 1952 – March 12, 2013), also known as John Pasquale Boncore, Dacajeweiah ("Splitting the Sky"), John Boncore Hill, John B. Hill, and John Hill, was a political activist and actor who first garnered media attention for h ...

(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 Challis (1942–2021), English actor * John Cliff (actor) (1918–2001), American film and television actor * John Cornell (1941–2021), Australian actor * John Cusack (born 1966), American actor, producer, and screenwriter * John Diehl (born 1950), American actor * John DiMaggio (born 1968), American actor and voice 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 John Francis Bregar (born March 1, 1985) is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Dylan Michalchuk on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. He also played Cody Flowers in '' Family Biz''. His professional acting debut was starring in the mu ...

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

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

(born 1974), English actor and voice actor * John Heard (actor) (1946–2017), American actor *

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

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

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

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

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

(1902–1988), Romanian-born British-American actor * John Hoyt (1905–1991), American actor *

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

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

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

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

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

(born 1979), American actor, director and producer *

John Lasell John Whitin Lasell Jr. (born November 6, 1928) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Dr. Peter Guthrie in the American soap opera television series ''Dark Shadows''. Lasell was born in Williamstown, Vermont. He began ...

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

(born 1945), American actor, author, musician, poet and singer * John Carroll Lynch (born 1963), American actor *

John Mahon (actor) John Patrick Mahon (February 3, 1938 – May 3, 2020) was an American film, stage and television actor. He was perhaps best known for playing Captain Gillette in the 2007 film ''Zodiac''. Life and career Mahon was born in Scranton, Pennsylvan ...

(1938–2020), American film, stage and television actor * John Malkovich (born 1953), American actor, voice actor, producer, director and fashion designer *

John Martin (actor) John Henderson Martin (born July 21, 1951) is an American film and television actor. Life and career Martin was born in Turlock, California. He attended the University of Florida where he earned a degree in political science. Martin began his ...

(born 1951), American film and television actor *

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

(born 1959), American actor * John Miljan (1892–1960), American actor * John Mulaney (born 1982), American actor and stand-up comedian * John Neville (actor) (1925–2011), English theatre and film actor * John Alexander Luft "Xander" Mobus, American voice actor * John O'Hurley (born 1954), American actor, comedian, author, game show host and television personality * John Paragon (1954–2021), American actor, writer, and director * John Ratzenberger (born 1947), American actor, voice actor, director and entrepreneur * John C. Reilly (born 1965), American actor, comedian, screenwriter, producer and musician * 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 Paul Ruttan (born 2001), Canadian actor *

John P. Ryan John Patrick Ryan (July 30, 1936 – March 20, 2007) was an American actor, best known for his role as Warden Ranken in the 1985 film ''Runaway Train''. Biography The son of Irish immigrant parents, Ryan graduated from Rice High School and st ...

(1936–2007), 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 Snee John Snee (born August 25, 1974) is an American former film and television actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in mod ...

(born 1974), American former film and television actor * John Stahl (1953–2022), Scottish actor *

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

(born 1963), American actor and musician * John Stephenson (1923/1924–2015), American actor * John Stocker (voice actor) (born 1947), Canadian voice actor *

John Todd John Todd or Tod may refer to: Clergy *John Todd (abolitionist) (1818–1894), preacher and 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad * John Todd (author) (1800–1873), American minister and author * John Todd (bishop), Anglican bishop in the early ...

(1876–1957), American actor *

John Travolta John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ''Carrie'' (19 ...

(born 1954), American actor and singer * 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 Zenda (1944–1994), American film and television actor

Sportsmen

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

Criminals

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

Colonial people

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

Others

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

(1821–1861), California Pioneer * John Anderson (classical scholar) (1870–1952), Camden Professor of Ancient History at the University of Oxford * John Anderson (escaped slave), American slave who escaped to Canada in the 1860s, leading to a famous extradition case * John S. Apperson (1878–1963), General Electric engineer * John Asman, American sound engineer * John de Borman (born 1954), French born British cinematographer * John Bozeman (1835–1867), American pioneer and frontiersman * John J. Brooks, American lawman * John Bush (set decorator), British set decorator * John Buxton (ornithologist) (1912–1989), British scholar, university teacher, poet and an ornithologist * John Cabot (145–c. 1500), Italian navigator and explorer * John Cantlie (born 1970), British war photographer and correspondent * John F. Carroll (1932–1969), one of 23 known people in medical history to have reached a height of 8 feet * John David Carson (1952–2009), American actor * John Casali, American sound engineer * John Cashman (journalist) (died 1945), American war correspondent for the International News Service * John Cavanagh (designer) (1914–2003), Irish couturier * John Clavie (died 1607), Scottish apothecary * John Climacus (579–649), Christian monk * John Chaffee and Jason Chamberlain, John Chaffee, American gold miner * John W. Chaffee (born 1948), American historian * John Chambers (make-up artist) (1922–2001), American make-up artist * John Charles Darke (1806–1844), English surveyor and explorer * John Davidson (traveller) (1797–1836), English traveller in Africa * John Davis (sculptor) (1936–1999), Australian sculptor * John F. Davis (artist) (born 1958), Australian artist, painter and video editor * John Philip Davis (1784–1862), British portrait and subject painter * John Scarlett Davis (1804–1845), English painter * John Dawson Dewhirst (1952–1978), British teacher * John E. Douglas (born 1944/1945), American retired special agent * John Price Durbin (1800–1876), Chaplain of the Sentae, president of Dickinson College * John R. Ellis, American visual effects artist * John M. Falcone (1967–2011), American police officer * Disappearance of John Favara, John Favara (born 1929), American person missing since 1980 * John Fetterman (reporter) (1920–1975), American journalist * John Gallagher (cartoonist) (1926–2005), American cartoonist and illustrator * John Paul Getty III (1956–2011), American grandson of American oil tycoon J. Paul Getty * John L. Gihon (1839–1878), Philadelphia photographer * Murders of John Goosey and Stacy Barnett, John Goosey (died 2009), American murder victim * John Gray (nightwatchman), John Gray (died 1858), owner of Greyfriars Bobby * John Gregory (engineer) (1806–c.1848), English railway and naval engineer *

(1939–2021), director of Donaldson Company * John Gunther (public servant) (1910–1984), Australian public servant * John Gordon Harris (1947–2019), Canadian policeman * J. Hartwell Harrison, John Hartwell Harrison, M.D. (1909–1984), urologic surgeon * John Harrison (director) (born 1948), writer, director, producer, and music composer * John Harrison (Leeds) (1579–1656), benefactor of the Yorkshire town * John C. Harrison (law professor), John C. Harrison, American law professor * John Kent Harrison, television producer, director and writer * John Leonard Harrison (1917–1972), British zoologist * John Harrison (historian) (1847–1922), Scottish merchant, master tailor and historical author * John Harrison (engraver) (1872–1954), British stamp engraver * John Harrison (ice cream taster) (born 1942), American ice cream taster * John B. Harrison (1861–1947), justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * John Vernon Harrison (1892–1972), British structural geologist, explorer and cartographer * John Henry (folklore), John Henry, American folk hero whose existence is disputed * John Henry (spy) (c. 1776–1853), British spy * John Raymond Henry (born 1943), American sculptor * John Hejduk (1929–2000), American architect, artist, and educator * John Horgan (academic) (born 1940), Irish press ombudsman, former journalist, politician and professor * John Horgan (journalist) (born 1953), American science journalist * John Horgan (psychologist) (born 1974), Irish political psychologist, terrorism researcher, and professor * John Horgan, chairman of the Western Australian Development Corporation * John Hubley (1914–1977), American animation director, art director, producer and writer * John Hurt (chaplain) (1752–1824), American Episcopal minister * John Jay (builder) (1805–1888), British stonemason and builder in the nineteenth century * John Clarkson Jay (1808–1891), physician and grandson of John Jay, the American Founding Father and statesman * John Jay (filmmaker) (1915–2000), American ski filmmaker * John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960–1999), American political-family member and journalist, son of John F. Kennedy * John Knight (seafarer) (died 1606), British explorer * John Lake (journalist) (born 1930), American sports journalist and editor who disappeared in 1967 * John Layfield (theologian) (died 1617), English scholar and Bible translator * John Lounsbery (1911–1976), American animator and director * John A. List (born 1968), American economist at the University of Chicago * John M. Lloyd (1835–1892), American police officer, tavern owner, and bricklayer, known for testifying in the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspiracy trials * John Majhor (1953–2007), Canadian radio and television host * John William Mackail (1859–1945), Scottish academic * John Masius (born 1950), American screenwriter * John Means (comedian), American stand-up comedian * John McMullin (silversmith) (1765–1843), American silversmith * John McSweeney Jr. (1915–1999), American film editor * John Middleton (giant) (1578–1623), English giant * John Mosman (apothecary), apothecary at the Scottish court * John Mosman (goldsmith), Scottish goldsmith based in Edinburgh * John Mulaney (born 1982), American stand-up comedian * John Elliott Neville, prisoner who died in 2019 after being restrained at the Forsyth County, North Carolina jail * John Nevill, 3rd Earl of Abergavenny (1789–1845), English peer * John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny (1914–2000), British peer * John Nevill, 10th Baron Bergavenny (c. 1614–1662), English peer * John Boyle O'Reilly (1844–1890), Irish poet, journalist, author and activist * John G. Palfrey (1796–1881), American clergyman and historian * John Palfrey (born 1972), American educator, scholar, and law professor * John Otunba Payne (1839–1906), Nigerian sheriff * John Pitcairn Jr. (1841–1916), Scottish-born American industrialist * John Gordon Purvis (born 1942), American man who spent nine years in prison for a murder he did not commit * John Rando, American stage director * Neil Reagan, John Neil Reagan (1908–1996), American radio station manager, elder brother of Ronald Reagan * John Rich (director) (1925–2012), American film and television director * John Ridge (c. 1802–1839), member of the Cherokee Nation * John Robins (comedian) (born 1982), British comedian * John Rogan (c. 1867–1905), American who was the second-tallest person ever * John Rosengrant, American make-up and special effects artist * John Smith (disambiguation) * John Smith (dentist), John Smith (1825–1910), Scottish dentist * John Snorri Sigurjónsson (1973–2021), Icelandic high-altitude mountaineer * John Solecki, American head of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees * John Sturges (1910–1992), American film director * John Payne Todd (1792–1852), first son of Dolley Madison, adopted son of James Madison * John V. Tolan (born 1959), American historian * John Traill (1835–1897), Scottish coffee house owner * John Anderson Truman (1851–1914), father of Harry S. Truman * John Vianney (1786–1859), French Catholic priest * John M. Wallace (1815–1880), granduncle of Bess Truman * John Warhurst (sound editor), American sound editor * John F. Warren (1909–2000), American cinematographer * John B. Wood (1827–1884), American journalist * John H. Wood Jr. (1916–1979), U.S. federal judge * John Wood (millowner) (1758–1???), created the Howard Town Mills complex in Glossop, England * John Wood (Bradford manufacturer) (1793–1871), English industrialist and factory reformer * John Wood (explorer) (1812–1871), Scottish explorer of central Asia * John Wood (photographer), Civil War photographer for Union Army * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), Centre College president

Pseudonyms

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

Fictional characters

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

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