Adam Curry
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Aden Gillett
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1958-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Adolfo Canepa
(middle name John) (m)
1940-
Other Leaders 1987-1988 Gibraltar (prime minister)
A. J. Buckley
(middle name John) (m)
1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Albert Lutuli
(middle name John) (m)
1898-1967
Nobel Prize Winners 1960 (peace)
Alec John Such
(m)
1951-2022
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 Bon Jovi
Alex Groza
(middle name John) (m)
1926-1995
Olympic Medalists 1948 basketball (gold)
Andrew Ridgeley
(middle name John) (m)
1963-
Anthony Quayle
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1913-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
A. J. Soprano
(middle name John) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 The Sopranos
Archer John Porter Martin
(m)
1910-2002
Nobel Prize Winners 1952 (chemistry)
Aron Baynes
(middle name John) (f)
1986-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (bronze)
Arthur Kennedy
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1914-1990
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barry Foster
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1927-2002
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barry Humphries
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1934-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Beauden Barrett
(middle name John) (m)
1991-
Ben Chaplin
(middle name John) (m)
1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Franks
(middle name John) (m)
1984-
Ben Morgan
(middle name John) (m)
1989-
Ben Whishaw
(middle name John) (m)
1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Beppe Wolgers
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1928-1986
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/entertainer)
Notable Writers
Bernie Marsden
(middle name John) (m)
1951-2023
Bernie Taupin
(middle name John) (m)
1950-
Bill Cox
(middle name John) (m)
1904-1996
Olympic Medalists 1924 3000 m team (bronze)
Bill Wheatley
(middle name John) (m)
1909-1992
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Billy Barty
(middle name John) (m)
1924-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bob Gaudio
(middle name John) (m)
1942-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Four Seasons
Bob Odenkirk
(middle name John) (m)
1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bob Peliza
(middle name John) (m)
1920-2011
Other Leaders 1969-1972 Gibraltar (prime minister)
Bobby Wallace
(middle name John) (m)
1873-1960
Hall-of-Famers 1953 (baseball)
Boog Powell
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1941-
Most Valuable Players 1970 baseball
Bosco Hogan
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bouse Hutton
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1877-1962
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Bryan Forbes
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1926-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Buck O'Neil
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1911-2006
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (baseball)
Bud Fowler
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1858-1913
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (baseball)
Burt Ward
(middle name John) (m)
1945-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bushy
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1399
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
Cappie Jones
(middle name John) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Greek
Casey Jones
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1863-1900
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1902; 1970 The Ballad of Casey Jones; Casey Jones
Cecil Rhodes
(middle name John) (m)
1853-1902
Chad Allen
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1975-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Charles J. Pedersen
(middle name John) (m)
1904-1989
Nobel Prize Winners 1987 (chemistry)
Chester Morris
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1901-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chips Rafferty
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1909-1971
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Cornell
(middle name John) (m)
1964-2017
Chris Fydler
(middle name John) (m)
1972-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
Chris Hipkins
(middle name John) (m)
1978-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 2023
Chris Martin
(middle name John) (m)
1977-
Chris Watson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1867-1941
Australian Prime Ministers 1904
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
(middle name John) (m)
2005-
Other Royalty 2005- Denmark (prince)
Christopher John Francis Boone
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2003 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Christopher George
(middle name John) (m)
1931-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chuck McCann
(middle name John) (m)
1934-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Clive Granger
(middle name John) (m)
1934-2009
Nobel Prize Winners 2003 (economics)
Conrad Nagel
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1897-1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Daniel Bedingfield
(middle name John) (m)
1979-
Daniel Pollock
(middle name John) (m)
1968-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Dave Gillanders
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1939-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 200 m butterfly (bronze)
David Bradley
(middle name John) (m)
1942-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
David Carradine
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1936-2009
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
David Morris
(middle name John) (m)
1984-
Olympic Medalists 2014 freestyle skiing (silver)
David Thompson
(middle name John) (m)
1961-2010
Other Leaders 2008-2010 Barbados (prime minister)
Dermot Morgan
(middle name John) (m)
1952-1998
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Donald J. Trump
(middle name John) (m)
1946-
American Presidents 2017-2021; 2025-
Notable Businesspeople
Drew Lachey
(middle name John) (m)
1976-
Duncan Armstrong
(middle name John) (m)
1968-
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle (gold/silver)
Earl Thomson
(middle name John) (m)
1895-1971
Olympic Medalists 1920 110 m hurdles (gold)
Edward Dawson
(middle name John) (m)
1907-1998
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (silver)
Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.
(middle name John) (m)
1946-
Hall-of-Famers 2016 (football)
Elliot Bunney
(middle name John) (m)
1966-
Olympic Medalists 1988 4x100 m relay (silver)
Eric Morecambe
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1926-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Ernest Henley
(middle name John) (m)
1889-1962
Olympic Medalists 1912 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Frank Gorshin
(middle name John) (m)
1933-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Frank Lubin
(middle name John) (m)
1910-1999
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Fred Scanlan
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1877-1950
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (ice hockey)
F. J. Robinson
(middle name John) (m)
1782-1859
British Prime Ministers 1827-1828
Fredrik Reinfeldt
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1965-
Swedish Prime Ministers 2006-2014
Gabriel Landeskog
(middle name John) (m)
1992-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
Gareth Hughes
(middle name John) (m)
1894-1965
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gary Lightbody
(middle name John) (m)
1976-
Gary Lockwood
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gaten Matarazzo
(middle name John) (m)
2002-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gavan O'Herlihy
(middle name John) (m)
1951-2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Giovan Giuseppe of the Cross
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1654-1734
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1182-1252
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Giovanni della Verna
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1259-1322
Giovanni of Rieti
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1350
Giovanni of Vallombrosa
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1380
Giovanni of Capistrano
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1386-1456
Giovanni Lantrua of Triora
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1760-1816
Giovanni Alcober
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1748
Giovanni Bosco
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1815-1888
Giovanni Caboto
(a.k.a. John) (m)
c. 1450-c. 1499
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Giovanni Colombini
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1300-1367
Giovanni Battista de Rossi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1698-1764
Giovanni Dominici
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1356-1419
Giovanni Leonardi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1541-1609
Giovanni Liccio
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1511
Giovanni Marinoni
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1490-1562
Giovanni Pelingotto
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1240-1304
Giovanni Angelo Porro
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1451-1506
Giovanni Rainuzzi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1330
Giovanni Battista Righi di Fabriano
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1469-1539
Giovenale Ancina
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1545-1604
Glenroy Gilbert
(middle name John) (m)
1968-
Olympic Medalists 1996 4x100 m relay (gold)
Graeme Lloyd
(middle name John) (m)
1967-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Hal Smith
(middle name John) (m)
1916-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Hank Ballard
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1927-2003
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990
Hans
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1455-1513
Danish Kings and Queens 1481-1513
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1483-1513
Hans Wagner
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1516
Henry J. Heinz
(middle name John) (m)
1844-1919
Henry Jonsson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1912-2001
Olympic Medalists 1936 5000 m (bronze)
Henry John Temple
(m)
1784-1865
British Prime Ministers 1855-1858; 1859-1865
Henry Travers
(middle name John) (m)
1874-1965
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Hugh Grant
(middle name John) (m)
1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Adams
(m)
1894-1968
Hall-of-Famers 1959 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Jack Archer
(m)
1921-1997
Olympic Medalists 1948 4x100 m relay (silver)
Jack Arnold
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1988 The Wonder Years
Jack Aubrey
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1969 Master and Commander
Jack Brabham
(m)
1926-2014
Notable Athletes (driving)
Jack Bruce
(m)
1943-2014
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 Cream
Jack Butler
(m)
1927-2013
Hall-of-Famers 2012 (football)
Jack Carson
(m)
1910-1963
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Casady
(m)
1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 Jefferson Airplane
Jack Chesbro
(m)
1874-1931
Hall-of-Famers 1946 (baseball)
Jack Christiansen
(m)
1928-1986
Hall-of-Famers 1970 (football)
Jack Darragh
(m)
1890-1924
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Jack Donaghy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 30 Rock
Jack Gregory
(m)
1923-2003
Olympic Medalists 1948 4x100 m relay (silver)
Jack Hatfield
(m)
1893-1965
Olympic Medalists 1912 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/bronze)
Jack Hawkins
(m)
1910-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Horner
(m)
1946-
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jack Hoxie
(m)
1885-1965
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Johnson
(m)
1878-1946
Notable Athletes (boxing)
Jack Lambert
(m)
1952-
Hall-of-Famers 1990 (football)
Jack Lemmon
(m)
1925-2001
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1956; 1974 Mister Roberts; Save the Tiger (actor)
Jack London
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1876-1916
Jack London
(m)
1905-1966
Olympic Medalists 1928 100 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/bronze)
Jack Lord
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1920-1998
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Lovelock
(m)
1910-1949
Olympic Medalists 1936 1500 m (gold)
Jack Lynch
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1917-1999
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1966-1973; 1977-1979 (prime minister)
Jack Malone
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Without a Trace
Jack Marshall
(m)
1877-1965
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (ice hockey)
Jack Marshall
(m)
1912-1988
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1972
Jack McCoy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1990 Law & Order
Jack McFarland
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Will & Grace
Jack Metcalfe
(m)
1912-1994
Olympic Medalists 1936 triple jump (bronze)
Jack Morris
(m)
1955-
Hall-of-Famers 2018 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jack Nicholson
(m)
1937-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1976; 1984; 1998 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Terms of Endearment; As Good As It Gets (actor)
"Calico" Jack Rackham
(m)
1682-1720
Jack Ruttan
(m)
1889-1973
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
"Black" Jack Stewart
(m)
1917-1983
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (ice hockey)
Jack Twyman
(m)
1934-2012
Hall-of-Famers 1982 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Jack Walker
(m)
1888-1950
Hall-of-Famers 1960 (ice hockey)
Jack Warden
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1920-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack White
(m)
1975-
Jack Yerman
(m)
1939-
Olympic Medalists 1960 4x400 m relay (gold)
Jackie Coogan
(m)
1914-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Jackie Cooper
(m)
1922-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jackie Gleason
(m)
1916-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jackie Stewart
(m)
1939-
Notable Athletes (driving)
Jaco Pastorius
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1951-1987
Jai Johanny Johanson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1995 The Allman Brothers Band
James Rector
(m)
1884-1949
Olympic Medalists 1908 100 m (silver)
Jan of Ruysbroeck
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1293-1381
Jan the Blind
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1296-1346
Jan of Kanty
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1390-1474
Jan I Albert
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1459-1501
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1492-1501
Jan II Casimir
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1609-1672
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1648-1668
Jan III
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1629-1696
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1674-1696
Jan Adalbert Balicki
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1869-1948
Jan Berchmans
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1599-1621
Jan Amos Komenský
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1592-1670
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jan Nepomucene
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1393
Jan Sarkander
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1576-1620
János I Zápolya
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1487-1540
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1526-1540
János II Zsigmond Zápolya
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1540-1571
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1540-1571
Jason Miller
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1939-2001
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Writers
Jason Patric
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean I
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1316
Frankish and French Kings 1316
Jean II the Good
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1319-1364
Frankish and French Kings 1350-1364
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1651-1719
Jean Bourdon
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1747-1794
Jean Chauvin
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1509-1564
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jean Eudes
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1601-1680
Jean François de Galaup
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1741-1788
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1802-1840
Jean-François Régis
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1597-1640
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1786-1859
Jerry Cornes
(m)
1910-2001
Olympic Medalists 1932 1500 m (silver)
Jet Black
(middle name John) (m)
1938-2022
Joannes of Cologne
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1572
Joannes van Oisterwijk
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1572
João I the Good
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1358-1433
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1385-1433
João II
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1455-1495
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1477; 1481-1495
João of God
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1495-1550
João III the Pious
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1502-1557
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1521-1557
João IV the Restorer
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1603-1656
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1640-1656
João de Brito
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1647-1693
João V the Magnanimous
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1689-1750
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1706-1750
João VI
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1767-1826
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1816-1826
João Fernandez
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1570
João Baptista Machado
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1582-1617
Jock Ewing
(a.k.a. John) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
Jock Stein
(m)
1922-1985
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jocko Conlan
(m)
1899-1989
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (baseball)
Joe Bossano
(middle name John) (m)
1939-
Other Leaders 1988-1996 Gibraltar (prime minister)
Joe Cocker
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1944-2014
Joe Hart
(middle name John) (m)
1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Joe Lando
(middle name John) (m)
1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joe Piscopo
(middle name John) (m)
1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Joe Strummer
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1952-2002
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 The Clash
Johan I
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1201-1222
Swedish Kings and Queens 1216-1222
Johan II
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1455-1513
Swedish Kings and Queens 1497-1501
Johan III
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1537-1592
Swedish Kings and Queens 1568-1592
Johan Frithiof Svanberg
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1881-1957
Olympic Medalists 1908 5 miles (bronze)
Johann Nepomuk
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1777-1860
Johannes Tzimisces
(a.k.a. John) (m)
925-976
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 969-976
Johannes Comnenus
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1087-1143
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1118-1143
Johannes Ducas Lascaris
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1250-1305
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1258-1261
Johannes Cantacuzenus
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1292-1383
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1341-1354
Johannes Palaeologus
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1370-1408
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1390
Johannes Palaeologus
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1392-1448
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1425-1448
Johannes Ducas Vatatzes
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1192-1254
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1221-1254
John Mark
(m)
Biblical Characters Acts 12:12
John
(m)
Biblical Characters Acts 4:6
John
(m)
Biblical Characters John 21:15
Don John
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Much Ado About Nothing
Friar John
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Romeo and Juliet
Little John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales English
John the Baptist
(m)
0xx BC-32
Biblical Characters Matt. 3:3
Saints
John
(m)
?-100
Biblical Characters Matt. 4:21/Mark 3:17
Saints (John the Apostle)
John of Nicomedia
(m)
?-303
John
(m)
?-304
John of Egypt
(m)
305-394
John
(m)
?-311
John
(m)
?-344
John Cassian
(m)
360-433
John
(m)
?-362
John
(m)
?-362
John Chrysostom
(m)
?-407
John I
(m)
?-432
John Angeloptes
(m)
?-433
John of Reomay
(m)
444-544
John Calybites
(m)
?-450
John I
(m)
4xx-505
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 496-505
John II
(m)
4xx-516
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 505-516
John the Silent
(m)
454-558
John I
(m)
470-526
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 523-526
Saints
John II
(m)
470-535
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 533-535
John of Châlons
(m)
?-475
John I Angeloptes
(m)
?-494
John Climacus
(m)
525-605
John of Zedazeni
(m)
?-5xx
John the Almsgiver
(m)
555-619
John III
(m)
?-574
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 561-574
John
(m)
?-609
John V
(m)
635-686
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 685-686
John IV
(m)
?-642
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 640-642
John III
(m)
6xx-689
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 680-689
John VII
(m)
650-707
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 705-707
John VI
(m)
655-705
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 701-705
John Camillus the Good
(m)
?-660
John of Damascus
(m)
676-749
John
(m)
?-690
John
(m)
?-707
John of Atares
(m)
?-718
John of Beverley
(m)
?-721
John the Wonderworker
(m)
?-750
John de Atares
(m)
?-750
John IV
(m)
7xx-799
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 777-799
John
(m)
?-796
John
(m)
?-800
John of Constantinople
(m)
?-813
John
(m)
?-813
John
(m)
?-850
John VIII
(m)
?-882
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 872-882
John IX
(m)
?-900
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 898-900
John of Gorze
(m)
900-974
John XI
(m)
910-935
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 931-935
John the Iberian
(m)
c. 920-c. 1002
John X
(m)
?-928
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 914-928
John XIII
(m)
c. 930-972
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 965-972
John XII
(m)
937-964
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 955-964
John
(m)
c. 945-1001
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 997-998
John XIV
(m)
?-984
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 983-984
John XV
(m)
?-996
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 985-996
John XVII
(m)
?-1003
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1003
John XVIII
(m)
?-1009
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1003-1009
John of Lodi
(m)
1025-1106
John XIX
(m)
?-1032
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1024-1032
John the Hermit
(m)
1050-1143
John of Matera
(m)
1070-1139
John
(m)
?-1094
John of the Grating
(m)
1098-1168
John of Meda
(m)
1100-1159
John V
(m)
c. 1100-1166
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1147-1166
John the Spaniard
(m)
1123-1160
John of Thérouanne
(m)
?-1130
John VI
(m)
11xx-1216
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1189-1216
John of Matha
(m)
1154-1213
John
(m)
1166-1216
English and British Kings and Queens 1199-1216
Shakespearian Characters King John
John of Salerno
(m)
1190-1242
John of Vercelli
(m)
c. 1205-1283
John of Parma
(m)
1209-1289
John XXI
(m)
c. 1215-1277
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1276-1277
John of Perugia
(m)
?-1231
John XXII
(m)
1244-1334
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1316-1334
John VII
(m)
12xx-1293
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1262-1269; 1271-1293
John VIII
(m)
12xx-1320
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1300-1320
John IX
(m)
12xx-1327
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1320-1327
John of Thorn
(m)
?-1264
John Duns Scotus
(m)
c. 1266-1308
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John of Barastre
(m)
?-1275
John X
(m)
c. 1300-1369
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1363-1369
John of Bridlington
(m)
1319-1379
John of Gaunt
(m)
1340-1399
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Other Royalty (John II) 1390-1399 Aquitaine (duke)
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
John XI
(m)
13xx-1452
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1427-1452
John
(m)
c. 1370-1419
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1410-1415
John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford
(m)
1389-1435
Other Royalty 1414-1435 Bedford (duke)
Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2); Henry V; Henry VI (1)
John the Bastard of Orleans
(m)
1402-1468
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
John XII
(m)
14xx-1483
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1480-1483
John XIII
(m)
14xx-1524
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1484-1524
John XVII
(m)
1xxx-1745
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1727-1745
John XIV
(m)
15xx-1586
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1571-1586
John XV
(m)
15xx-1629
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1619-1629
John of Saint Martha
(m)
1578-1618
John of Korea
(m)
?-1622
John of Prado
(m)
?-1636
John XVI
(m)
16xx-1718
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1676-1718
John XVIII
(m)
17xx-1796
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1769-1796
John Russell
(m)
1792-1878
British Prime Ministers 1846-1852; 1865-1866
John Baptist Chon Chang-un
(m)
1810-1866
John XIX
(m)
1855-1942
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1928-1942
John Baptist Luo Tingying
(m)
?-1861
John Hoan Trinh Doan
(m)
?-1861
John XXIII
(m)
1881-1963
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1958-1963
Saints
John of the United Kingdom
(m)
1905-1919
Other Royalty 1905-1919 United Kingdom (prince)
John Paul I
(m)
1912-1978
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1978
John Paul II
(m)
1920-2005
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1978-2005
Saints
John the Savage
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1932 Brave New World
Dr. John
(m)
1941-2019
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2011
"Scatman" John
(m)
1942-1999
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1961 Big Bad John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1965 John the Revelator
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1968 Abraham, Martin and John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1969 Uncle John's Band
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1972 John, I'm Only Dancing
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1978 Jilted John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1983 Not Now John
John Obi Mikel
(m)
1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1990 John the Fisherman
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1997 Dear John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2007 John Dies at the End
John Henry
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 Dr. John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 Good Morning John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2010 Dear John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2010 Dear John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 Buttermilk John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 John
John Joe
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2012 It's O.K. John Joe
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2012 Roll on John
John
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2013 Book Of John
John Abbott
(m)
1821-1893
Canadian Prime Ministers 1891-1892
John Abruzzi
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Prison Break
John Adams
(m)
1543-1586
John Adams
(m)
1735-1826
American Presidents 1797-1801
John Quincy Adams
(m)
1767-1848
American Presidents 1825-1829
John Agar
(m)
1921-2002
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Ainsworth-Davis
(m)
1895-1976
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x400 m relay (gold)
John Akii-Bua
(m)
1949-1997
Olympic Medalists 1972 400 m hurdles (gold)
John Almond
(m)
?-1612
John Amias
(m)
?-1589
John Amos
(m)
1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Anderson
(m)
1907-1948
Olympic Medalists 1932 discus throw (gold)
John Aniston
(m)
1933-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Arden
(m)
1930-2012
John Jacob Astor
(m)
1763-1848
John Jacob Astor IV
(m)
1864-1912
John James Audubon
(m)
1785-1851
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John G. Avildsen
(m)
1935-2017
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1977 Rocky (director)
John Axon
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1958 The Ballad Of John Axon
John Badham
(m)
1939-
John Logie Baird
(m)
1888-1946
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Franklin "Home Run" Baker
(m)
1886-1963
Hall-of-Famers 1955 (baseball)
John Baldessari
(m)
1931-2020
John Ballance
(m)
1839-1893
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1891-1893
John Balliol
(m)
c. 1249-1314
Scottish Kings and Queens 1292-1296
John Banville
(m)
1945-
Notable Filmmakers
Notable Writers
John Bardeen
(m)
1908-1991
Nobel Prize Winners 1956; 1972 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Barleycorn
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 15xx; 1970 John Barleycorn
John Barrowman
(m)
1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Barry
(m)
1933-2011
John Barrymore
(m)
1882-1942
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Drew Barrymore
(m)
1932-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Bates
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry V
John Bauer
(m)
1882-1918
John Beasley
(m)
1943-2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Beche
(m)
?-1539
John Beckman
(m)
1895-1968
Hall-of-Famers 1972 (basketball)
John Belushi
(m)
1949-1982
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Bennett
(m)
1930-
Olympic Medalists 1956 long jump (silver)
John Berger
(m)
1926-2017
Chief John Big Tree
(m)
1877-1967
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Biller
(m)
1877-1934
Olympic Medalists 1904; 1908 long jump - standing; high jump - standing (bronze/silver)
John Billingsley
(m)
1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Birch
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1991 Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
J. Michael Bishop
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1936-
Nobel Prize Winners 1989 (medicine)
John Black
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Sir John Blunt
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (2)
John Bodey
(m)
?-1583
John Boehner
(m)
1949-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Bonham
(m)
1948-1980
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1995 Led Zeppelin
John Boorman
(m)
1933-
John Wilkes Booth
(m)
1838-1865
John Bosley
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1976 Charlie's Angels
John Bosman
(m)
1965-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Boste
(m)
?-1593
John Boyd Orr
(m)
1880-1971
Nobel Prize Winners 1949 (peace)
John Boye
(m)
1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Boyega
(m)
1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Bradley
(m)
1988-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Bray
(m)
1875-1945
Olympic Medalists 1900 1500 m (bronze)
John C. Breckinridge
(m)
1821-1875
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Brodie
(m)
1935-
Most Valuable Players 1970 football
John Brooke
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1868 Little Women
John Brooks
(m)
1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Browdie
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1839 Nicholas Nickleby
John Browning
(m)
1855-1926
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Bruton
(m)
1947-
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1994-1997 (prime minister)
John Buoni
(m)
1168-1249
John Cacciafronte
(m)
?-1183
John Cage
(m)
1912-1992
John Cage
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Ally McBeal
John Cale
(m)
1942-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 The Velvet Underground
John C. Calhoun
(m)
1782-1850
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Calipari
(m)
1959-
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (basketball)
John Candy
(m)
1950-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Carey
(m)
?-1594
John Carlos
(m)
1945-
Olympic Medalists 1968 200 m (bronze)
John Carmack
(m)
1970-
John Carpenter
(m)
1948-
Notable Filmmakers
Notable Musicians
John Carradine
(m)
1906-1988
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Carter
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 ER
John Cassavetes
(m)
1929-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
John Cazale
(m)
1935-1978
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Cena
(m)
1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Athletes (wrestling)
John Chaney
(m)
1932-2021
Hall-of-Famers 2001 (basketball)
John Cheever
(m)
1912-1982
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1979 The Stories of John Cheever
John Cho
(m)
1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Churchill
(m)
1650-1722
John Clark Jr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 NYPD Blue
John Clarkson
(m)
1861-1909
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (baseball)
John Clauser
(m)
1942-
Nobel Prize Winners 2022 (physics)
John Clawson
(m)
1944-2018
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (gold)
John Cleese
(m)
1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lord John Clifford
(m)
1435-1461
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3)
John Cockcroft
(m)
1897-1967
Nobel Prize Winners 1951 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Cockers
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2008 John Cockers
J. M. Coetzee
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1940-
Nobel Prize Winners 2003 (literature)
Notable Writers
Sir John Coleville
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (2)
John Collier
(m)
1907-1984
Olympic Medalists 1928 110 m hurdles (bronze)
John Coltrane
(m)
1926-1967
John Baptist Con
(m)
?-1840
John Connor
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
John Constable
(m)
1776-1837
John Cooper
(m)
1940-1974
Olympic Medalists 1964 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay (silver)
John Corabi
(m)
1959-
John Corbett
(m)
1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Cornelius
(m)
1557-1594
John Cornforth
(m)
1917-2013
Nobel Prize Winners 1975 (chemistry)
John D. Cort
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1989 Baywatch
John A. Costello
(m)
1891-1976
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1948-1951; 1954-1957 (prime minister)
John Cotton
(m)
1970-
Olympic Medalists 2000 baseball (gold)
John Gaspard Cratz
(m)
?-1737
John Cregan
(m)
1878-1965
Olympic Medalists 1900 800 m (silver)
John Curtin
(m)
1885-1945
Australian Prime Ministers 1941-1945
John Cusack
(m)
1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Francis Daley
(m)
1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Dall
(m)
1920-1971
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Dalton
(m)
1766-1844
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Daly
(m)
1880-1969
Olympic Medalists 1904 3000 m steeplechase (silver)
John Dashwood
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1811 Sense and Sensibility
John Dat
(m)
1764-1798
John Davies
(m)
1929-2020
Olympic Medalists 1952 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (gold)
John Davies
(m)
1938-2003
Olympic Medalists 1964 1500 m (bronze)
John Davis
(m)
c. 1550-1605
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Davy
(m)
?-1537
John Deacon
(m)
1951-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2001 Queen
John Debney
(m)
1956-
John Deere
(m)
1804-1886
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John de Lancie
(m)
1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John de Mol
(m)
1955-
John Densmore
(m)
1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 The Doors
John Denver
(m)
1943-1997
John Derbyshire
(m)
1878-1938
Olympic Medalists 1900; 1908 water polo; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
John Derek
(m)
1926-1998
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
John Devitt
(m)
1937-2023
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/gold/bronze)
John Dewey
(m)
1859-1952
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John DeWitt
(m)
1881-1930
Olympic Medalists 1904 hammer throw (silver)
John de Wolf
(m)
1962-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Diefenbaker
(m)
1895-1979
Canadian Prime Ministers 1957-1963
John Dierkes
(m)
1905-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Dillinger
(m)
1903-1934
John DiMaggio
(m)
1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Dirks
(m)
1917-2010
John Disley
(m)
1928-2016
Olympic Medalists 1952 3000 m steeplechase (bronze)
John Doe
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1994 John Doe No. 24
John Doe
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2013 John Doe
John Doggett
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 The X-Files
John Doman
(m)
1945-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Langdon Down
(m)
1828-1896
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John "Paddy" Driscoll
(m)
1895-1968
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (football)
John Ducas Vatatzes
(m)
1192-1254
John Duckett
(m)
1613-1644
John Boyd Dunlop
(m)
1840-1921
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Dye
(m)
1963-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Eccles
(m)
1903-1997
Nobel Prize Winners 1963 (medicine)
John Edwards
(m)
1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2023 The Spinners
John Casimir Ehrnrooth
(m)
1833-1913
Bulgarian Presidents and Prime Ministers 1881 (prime minister)
John Eisele
(m)
1884-1933
Olympic Medalists 1908 3 mile team; 3200 m steeplechase (silver/bronze)
John Eke
(m)
1886-1964
Olympic Medalists 1912 cross country individual; cross country team (bronze/gold)
John Ellis
(m)
1952-
John Elway
(m)
1960-
Hall-of-Famers 2004 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1987 football
Notable Athletes (football)
John Franklin Enders
(m)
1897-1985
Nobel Prize Winners 1954 (medicine)
John Entwistle
(m)
1944-2002
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Who
J. R. Ewing
(a.k.a. John) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
John Ross Ewing III
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
John Eynon
(m)
?-1539
Sir John Falstaff
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2); The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Falstaff
(m)
1380-1459
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
John Felton
(m)
?-1570
John Fenn
(m)
1917-2010
Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (chemistry)
John Fenwick
(m)
?-1679
John Ferris
(m)
1949-2020
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m medley (bronze)
John Finch
(m)
?-1584
John Fingley
(m)
?-1586
John Finn
(m)
1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Fisher
(m)
1469-1535
John Flanagan
(m)
1868-1938
Olympic Medalists 1900; 1904; 1908 56 lb weight throw; hammer throw (silver/gold)
John Flaxman
(m)
1755-1826
John Fogerty
(m)
1945-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 Creedence Clearwater Revival
John Ford
(m)
1894-1973
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1936; 1941; 1942; 1953 The Informer; The Grapes of Wrath; How Green Was My Valley; The Quiet Man (director)
John Forest
(m)
1473-1538
John Forsythe
(m)
1918-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Foyamon
(m)
?-1662
John Franklin
(m)
1786-1847
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Frusciante
(m)
1970-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2012 Red Hot Chili Peppers
John Wayne Gacy
(m)
1942-1994
John Gall
(m)
1978-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
John Gallagher Jr.
(m)
1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Galsworthy
(m)
1867-1933
Nobel Prize Winners 1932 (literature)
Notable Writers
John Garfield
(m)
1913-1952
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Nance Garner
(m)
1868-1967
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Garrels
(m)
1885-1956
Olympic Medalists 1908 110 m hurdles; shot put (silver/bronze)
John Gavan
(m)
1640-1679
John Gavin
(m)
1931-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Gielgud
(m)
1904-2000
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1982 Arthur (actor)
Tony Award Winners 1948; 1959; 1961 The Importance of Being Earnest; Ages of Man; Big Fish, Little Fish (actor/director)
John Gilbert
(m)
1897-1936
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John "Dizzy" Gillespie
(m)
1917-1993
John Glenn
(m)
1921-2016
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Glover
(m)
1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Godina
(m)
1972-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 shot put (silver/bronze)
John William Godward
(m)
1861-1922
John B. Goodenough
(m)
1922-2023
Nobel Prize Winners 2019 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Goodman
(m)
1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Gorton
(m)
1911-2002
Australian Prime Ministers 1968-1971
John Edward Gray
(m)
1800-1875
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Gray
(m)
1894-1942
Olympic Medalists 1924 cross country team (silver)
John Green
(m)
1977-
John Greer
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Person of Interest
John Grieb
(m)
1879-1939
Olympic Medalists 1904 triathlon (silver)
John Grisham
(m)
1955-
John Grove
(m)
?-1679
John Gualbert
(m)
995-1073
John Guidetti
(m)
1992-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Gurdon
(m)
1933-
Nobel Prize Winners 2012 (medicine)
John Hagen
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 CSI: Miami
John Haile
(m)
?-1535
John Hall
(m)
1824-1907
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1879-1882
John L. Hall
(m)
1934-
Nobel Prize Winners 2005 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Hambley
(m)
1560-1587
John Hamilton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 7th Heaven
John Hannah
(m)
1951-
Hall-of-Famers 1991 (football)
John Hannah
(m)
1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Hargis
(m)
1975-
Olympic Medalists 1996 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
John Harsanyi
(m)
1920-2000
Nobel Prize Winners 1994 (economics)
John Hartman
(m)
1950-2021
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 The Doobie Brothers
John Havlicek
(m)
1940-2019
Hall-of-Famers 1983 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
John Hawkes
(m)
1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Heard
(m)
1945-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Heitinga
(m)
1983-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Frederick Hencken
(m)
1954-
Olympic Medalists 1972; 1976 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze/silver/gold)
John Henry
(m)
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales African-American
John Herschel
(m)
1792-1871
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Hersey
(m)
1914-1993
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1945 A Bell for Adano
J. G. Hertzler
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Hicks
(m)
1904-1989
Nobel Prize Winners 1972 (economics)
John Michael Higgins
(m)
1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
John Higgins
(m)
1975-
Notable Athletes (billiards)
John Hillerman
(m)
1932-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Hogg
(m)
?-1590
John Holland
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
John Holland
(m)
1926-1990
Olympic Medalists 1952 400 m hurdles (bronze)
John Lee Hooker
(m)
1917-2001
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1991
J. Edgar Hoover
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1895-1972
Other Notables law enforcement
John Houghton
(m)
c. 1487-1535
John Houseman
(m)
1902-1988
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1974 The Paper Chase (actor)
John Howard
(m)
1939-
Australian Prime Ministers 1996-2007
John Hughes
(m)
1950-2009
John Hum
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
John Hume
(m)
1937-2020
Nobel Prize Winners 1998 (peace)
John Hurt
(m)
1940-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Huston
(m)
1906-1987
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1949 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (director)
John Illsley
(m)
1949-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 Dire Straits
John Inamura
(m)
?-1622
John Ingram
(m)
1565-1594
John Ireland
(m)
1914-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Irvin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 NYPD Blue
John Irving
(m)
1942-
John Isaacs
(m)
1915-2009
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (basketball)
John Isner
(m)
1985-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
John Ivanango
(m)
?-1619
John M. Jackson
(m)
1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Jakes
(m)
1932-2023
John Jansson
(m)
1892-1943
Olympic Medalists 1912; 1920; 1924 diving - plain high (bronze/silver)
John Arthur Jarvis
(m)
1872-1933
Olympic Medalists 1900 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4000 m freestyle (gold)
John H. Johnson
(m)
1918-2005
John Henry Johnson
(m)
1929-2011
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (football)
John Jones
(m)
c. 1530-1598
John Paul Jones
(m)
1747-1792
John Paul Jones
(m)
1946-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1995 Led Zeppelin
John Marshall Jones
(m)
1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Kani
(m)
1942-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
John Kasich
(m)
1952-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Kearney
(m)
1619-1653
John Keats
(m)
1795-1821
John Keller
(m)
1928-2000
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
John Kelly
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993 NYPD Blue
John Kemble
(m)
1599-1679
John Kendrew
(m)
1917-1997
Nobel Prize Winners 1962 (chemistry)
John F. Kennedy
(m)
1917-1963
American Presidents 1961-1963
John Kerry
(m)
1943-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Key
(m)
1961-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 2008-2016
John Maynard Keynes
(m)
1883-1946
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Kingoku
(m)
?-1622
John Kinsako
(m)
?-1626
John Kinsella
(m)
1952-
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/gold)
John Kokumbuko
(m)
?-1630
John Konrads
(m)
1942-2021
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/bronze)
J. Michael Kosterlitz
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1943-
Nobel Prize Winners 2016 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Kraaijkamp Sr.
(m)
1925-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
John Krasinski
(m)
1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Kuck
(m)
1905-1986
Olympic Medalists 1928 shot put (gold)
J. T. Lambert
(a.k.a. John) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Step by Step
John Landis
(m)
1950-
John Landy
(m)
1930-2022
Olympic Medalists 1956 1500 m (bronze)
John Larke
(m)
?-1544
John Larroquette
(m)
1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Lasseter
(m)
1957-
John le Carré
(m)
1931-2020
John Ledyard
(m)
1751-1789
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Legend
(m)
1978-
Grammy Award Winners 2006 (best new artist)
Notable Musicians
John Leguizamo
(m)
1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Le Mesurier
(m)
1912-1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Lennon
(m)
1940-1980
Grammy Award Winners 1967; 1982 Michelle; Double Fantasy (song of the year/album of the year)
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1988; 1994 The Beatles;
John Walker Lindh
(m)
1981-
John Lithgow
(m)
1945-
Emmy Award Winners 1996; 1997; 1999 3rd Rock from the Sun (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Ljunggren
(m)
1919-2000
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1956; 1960 50 km walk (gold/bronze/silver)
John Henry Lloyd
(m)
1884-1964
Hall-of-Famers 1977 (baseball)
John Loaring
(m)
1915-1969
Olympic Medalists 1936 400 m hurdles (silver)
John Locke
(m)
1632-1704
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Locke
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
John Lockwood
(m)
?-1642
John Lodge
(m)
1945-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 The Moody Blues
John Lone
(m)
1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Lydon
(m)
1956-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 The Sex Pistols
John Lynch
(m)
1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Lynch
(m)
1971-
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (football)
John Lyng
(m)
1905-1978
Norwegian Prime Ministers 1963
John A. Macdonald
(m)
1815-1891
Canadian Prime Ministers 1867-1873; 1878-1891
John Macionis
(m)
1916-2012
Olympic Medalists 1936 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)
John Mackey
(m)
1941-2011
Hall-of-Famers 1992 (football)
John James Rickard Macleod
(m)
1876-1935
Nobel Prize Winners 1923 (medicine)
John Madden
(m)
1936-2021
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (football)
John Magaro
(m)
1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Magufuli
(m)
1959-2021
Other Leaders 2015-2021 Tanzania (president)
John Maguire
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Time of Your Life
John Mahoney
(m)
1940-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Maid
(m)
?-1627
John Major
(m)
1943-
British Prime Ministers 1990-1997
John Malkovich
(m)
1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Marley
(m)
1907-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Marshall
(m)
1930-1957
Olympic Medalists 1948 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle (silver/bronze)
John Martin
(m)
1789-1854
John Mason
(m)
?-1591
John C. Mather
(m)
1946-
Nobel Prize Winners 2006 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Mayer
(m)
1977-
Grammy Award Winners 2005 Daughters (song of the year)
Notable Musicians
John McAfee
(m)
1945-2021
John McCain
(m)
1936-2018
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John McClane
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1988 Die Hard
John McCook
(m)
1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John McEnroe
(m)
1959-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
John McEwen
(m)
1900-1980
Australian Prime Ministers 1967-1968
John McFee
(m)
1950-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 The Doobie Brothers
John McGahern
(m)
1934-2006
John C. McGinley
(m)
1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John McGraw
(m)
1873-1934
Hall-of-Famers 1937 (baseball)
John McIntire
(m)
1907-1991
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John McKay
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Tour of Duty
John McLean
(m)
1878-1955
Olympic Medalists 1900 110 m hurdles (silver)
John McLendon
(m)
1915-1999
Hall-of-Famers 2016 (basketball)
John "Bid" McPhee
(m)
1859-1943
Hall-of-Famers 2000 (baseball)
John McTiernan
(m)
1951-
John McVie
(m)
1945-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 Fleetwood Mac
John Mellencamp
(m)
1951-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2008
John Mikaelsson
(m)
1913-1987
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 10 km walk (gold)
John Miles
(m)
1949-2021
John Stuart Mill
(m)
1806-1873
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Everett Millais
(m)
1829-1896
John Miller
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1998 Saving Private Ryan
John Millman
(m)
1989-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
John Mills
(m)
1908-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1971 Ryan's Daughter (actor)
John Milton
(m)
1608-1674
John Moffitt
(m)
1980-
Olympic Medalists 2004 long jump (silver)
John Monckton
(m)
1938-2017
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 100 m backstroke (silver)
John Montajana
(m)
?-1619
Sir John Montgomery
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3)
J. P. Morgan
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1837-1913
Sir John Mortimer
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3)
John Morton
(m)
?-1500
Shakespearian Characters Richard III
John Mott
(m)
1865-1955
Nobel Prize Winners 1946 (peace)
John Mulaney
(m)
1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
John Munch
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1993; 1999 Homicide: Life on the Street; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
John Munden
(m)
1543-1584
John Murphy
(m)
1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze/gold)
John Murphy
(m)
1965-
John Maria Muzeyi
(m)
?-1886
John Mykkanen
(m)
1966-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 400 m freestyle (silver)
John Mary Mzec
(m)
?-1887
John Naber
(m)
1956-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/gold)
John Naisen
(m)
?-1626
John Baptist Nam Chong-sam
(m)
1816-1866
John Nangata
(m)
?-1662
John Napier
(m)
1550-1617
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Forbes Nash Jr.
(m)
1928-2015
Nobel Prize Winners 1994 (economics)
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Peter Néel
(m)
1832-1862
John Nelson
(m)
1534-1578
John Nelson
(m)
1948-
Olympic Medalists 1964; 1968 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/bronze/gold)
John Nettles
(m)
1943-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Neumann
(m)
1811-1860
John Neville
(m)
1925-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Joe Nevin
(m)
1989-
Olympic Medalists 2012 boxing (silver)
John Henry Newman
(m)
1801-1890
John Ngugi
(m)
1962-
Olympic Medalists 1988 5000 m (gold)
John Noble
(m)
1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Nolan
(m)
1938-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Howard Northrop
(m)
1891-1987
Nobel Prize Winners 1946 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Norton
(m)
1893-1979
Olympic Medalists 1920 400 m hurdles (silver)
John Norton
(m)
1899-1987
Olympic Medalists 1924 water polo (bronze)
John Nutter
(m)
?-1584
John Oates
(m)
1948-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2014 Hall & Oates
John Ogilvie
(m)
1580-1615
John O'Keefe
(m)
1939-
Nobel Prize Winners 2014 (medicine)
John Oliver
(m)
1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
John O'Shea
(m)
1981-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Otto
(m)
1977-
John Oxley
(m)
1784-1828
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Johannes Palaeologus; John V Palaeologus
(m)
1332-1391
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1341-1376; 1379-1390; 1390-1391
John Pankow
(m)
1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Parker
(m)
1946-
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
John Payne
(m)
?-1582
John Payne
(m)
1912-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Peel
(m)
1939-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
John Peers
(m)
1988-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
John M. Perkins
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)
John J. Pershing
(m)
1860-1948
John Phillips Marquand
(m)
1893-1960
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1938 The Late George Apley
John Phillips
(m)
1935-2001
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 The Mamas & the Papas
John Pibush
(m)
?-1601
John Plessington
(m)
1637-1679
John Polanyi
(m)
1929-
Nobel Prize Winners 1986 (chemistry)
John Pople
(m)
1925-2004
Nobel Prize Winners 1998 (chemistry)
John Wesley Powell
(m)
1834-1902
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Powell
(m)
1947-2022
Olympic Medalists 1976; 1984 discus throw (bronze)
John Powell
(m)
1963-
John James "Mr. Big" Preston
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998; 2021 Sex and the City; And Just Like That...
John Pyper-Ferguson
(m)
1964-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Rambo
(m)
1943-2022
Olympic Medalists 1964 high jump (bronze)
John Randle
(m)
1967-
Hall-of-Famers 2010 (football)
John Ratzenberger
(m)
1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Redcorn
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 King of the Hill
John Reed
(m)
1887-1920
Notable Journalists
Notable Writers
John Reese
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Person of Interest
John Regis
(m)
1966-
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 4x100 m relay; 4x400 m relay (silver/bronze)
John C. Reilly
(m)
1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Rhys-Davies
(m)
1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Rollin Ridge
(m)
1827-1867
John Rigby
(m)
?-1600
John Riggins
(m)
1949-
Hall-of-Famers 1992 (football)
John Rimmer
(m)
1878-1962
Olympic Medalists 1900 5000 m team (gold)
John Ritter
(m)
1948-2003
Emmy Award Winners 1984 Three's Company (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Roberts
(m)
1577-1610
John Robinson
(m)
?-1588
John Roche
(m)
?-1588
John Rochester
(m)
?-1537
John D. Rockefeller
(m)
1839-1937
John Roosma
(m)
1900-1983
Hall-of-Famers 1961 (basketball)
John Rowland
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
John Shipley Rowlinson
(m)
1926-2018
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Rubinstein
(m)
1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Rugby
(m)
Shakespearian Characters The Merry Wives of Windsor
John Rugg
(m)
?-1539
John Ruskin
(m)
1819-1900
John "Honey" Russell
(m)
1902-1973
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (basketball)
John Ryan
(m)
1944-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
John Salisbury
(m)
1934-
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay (bronze)
John Sandys
(m)
?-1586
John Saxon
(m)
1936-2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Schlesinger
(m)
1926-2003
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1970 Midnight Cowboy (director)
John Schnatter
(m)
1961-
John Schneider
(m)
1960-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Schommer
(m)
1884-1960
Hall-of-Famers 1959 (basketball)
John Robert Schrieffer
(m)
1931-2019
Nobel Prize Winners 1972 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Schuerholz
(m)
1940-
Hall-of-Famers 2017 (baseball)
John Scott
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Fringe
John Scotus
(m)
?-1066
John Sebastian
(m)
1944-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2000 The Lovin' Spoonful
John Seward
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1897 Dracula
John Shea
(m)
1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Shert
(m)
?-1582
John Sherwood
(m)
1945-
Olympic Medalists 1968 400 m hurdles (bronze)
John Shoun
(m)
?-1619
Long John Silver
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1883 Treasure Island
John Siman
(m)
1952-
Olympic Medalists 1984 water polo (silver)
John Sinclair
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1972 John Sinclair
John Singleton
(m)
1968-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Slade
(m)
?-1583
John Slattery
(m)
1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Smith
(m)
1580-1631
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Smith
(m)
1938-1994
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John "Hannibal" Smith
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1983 The A-Team
John Smith
(m)
1990-
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (gold)
John Smoltz
(m)
1967-
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
John Snow
(m)
1813-1858
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Sir John Somerville
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3)
John Philip Sousa
(m)
1854-1932
J. D. Souther
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1945-
John Southwell
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
John Southworth
(m)
1592-1654
John Speed
(m)
?-1594
John Hanning Speke
(m)
1827-1864
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Spencer
(m)
1946-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John M. Stahl
(m)
1886-1950
John Stallworth
(m)
1952-
Hall-of-Famers 2002 (football)
John Stamos
(m)
1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sir John Stanley
(m)
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
John Steed
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1961; 1976 The Avengers; The New Avengers
John Steel
(m)
1941-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1994 The Animals
John Steffensen
(m)
1982-
Olympic Medalists 2004 4x400 m relay (silver)
John Steinbeck
(m)
1902-1968
Nobel Prize Winners 1962 (literature)
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1940 The Grapes of Wrath
John Lloyd Stephens
(m)
1805-1852
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Stephens
(m)
1979-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
John Stillman
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 Cold Case
John Stockton
(m)
1962-
Hall-of-Famers 2009 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 basketball (gold)
John Stone
(m)
?-1538
John Stones
(m)
1994-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Story
(m)
1504-1571
John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh
(m)
1842-1919
Nobel Prize Winners 1904 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Stuart
(m)
1713-1792
British Prime Ministers 1762-1763
John McDouall Stuart
(m)
1815-1866
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Sulston
(m)
1942-2018
Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (medicine)
John Swinney
(m)
1964-
Other Leaders 2024- Scotland (prime minister)
John Talbot
(m)
1426-1453
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
John Tanaka
(m)
?-1626
John Tavares
(m)
1990-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (gold)
John Taylor
(m)
1808-1887
Other Religious Leaders 1880-1887 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John Taylor Jr.
(m)
1882-1908
Olympic Medalists 1908 medley relay (gold)
John Taylor
(m)
1960-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2022 Duran Duran
John Tenniel
(m)
1820-1914
John Baptist Thanh
(m)
?-1840
John Thaw
(m)
1942-2002
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Theristus
(m)
1049-1129
John Thomas
(m)
1941-2013
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964 high jump (bronze/silver)
John Sparrow David Thompson
(m)
1845-1894
Canadian Prime Ministers 1892-1894
John "Cat" Thompson
(m)
1906-1990
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (basketball)
John Thompson
(m)
1941-2020
Hall-of-Famers 1999 (basketball)
John Thorne
(m)
?-1539
John Thorpe
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1817 Northanger Abbey
John Thules
(m)
1568-1616
J. R. R. Tolkien
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1892-1973
John Tomaki
(m)
?-1628
John Kennedy Toole
(m)
1937-1969
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1981 A Confederacy of Dunces
John Tracy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Thunderbirds
John Travolta
(m)
1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Treacy
(m)
1957-
Olympic Medalists 1984 marathon (silver)
John Trelawney
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1883 Treasure Island
John Trudell
(m)
1946-2015
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Writers
John Tui
(m)
1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Turner
(m)
1929-2020
Canadian Prime Ministers 1984
John Turturro
(m)
1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Henry Twachtman
(m)
1853-1902
John Tyler
(m)
1790-1862
American Presidents 1841-1845
John Tyree
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2007 Dear John
John Updike
(m)
1932-2009
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1982; 1991 Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit at Rest
John Vane
(m)
1927-2004
Nobel Prize Winners 1982 (medicine)
John van Loen
(m)
1965-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John van 't Schip
(m)
1963-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
(m)
1899-1980
Nobel Prize Winners 1977 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John von Neumann
(m)
1903-1957
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Waite
(m)
1952-
John E. Walker
(m)
1941-
Nobel Prize Winners 1997 (chemistry)
John Walker
(m)
1952-
Olympic Medalists 1976 1500 m (gold)
John Wall
(m)
?-1679
John Wall
(m)
1990-
Notable Athletes (basketball)
John Walton Sr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1971 The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Fictional Characters from Television 1972 The Waltons
John "John-Boy" Walton Jr.
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1971 The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Fictional Characters from Television 1972 The Waltons
John Montgomery Ward
(m)
1860-1925
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (baseball)
John Warren
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2016 The Family
John David Washington
(m)
1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John William Waterhouse
(m)
1849-1917
Dr. John Watson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1887 A Study in Scarlet
John Wayne
(m)
1907-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1970 True Grit (actor)
John Westbrook
(m)
1922-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Edgar Wideman
(m)
1941-
John Williams
(m)
1932-
John Williams
(m)
1953-
Olympic Medalists 1972 archery - individual (gold)
John Willie
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1926 John Willie, Come On!
John Willoughby
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1811 Sense and Sensibility
John Winchester
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Supernatural
John Winter
(m)
1924-2007
Olympic Medalists 1948 high jump (gold)
John Witherspoon
(m)
1942-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Woo
(m)
1946-
John Wood
(m)
1930-2011
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Wooden
(m)
1910-2010
Hall-of-Famers 1960 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
John Woodruff
(m)
1915-2007
Olympic Medalists 1936 800 m (gold)
John Woodvine
(m)
1929-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Worthing
(m)
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1895 The Importance of Being Earnest
John Yano
(m)
?-1662
John Yi Yun-il
(m)
1822-1867
John Yossarian
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1961 Catch-22
John Paul Young
(m)
1950-
John Zander
(m)
1890-1967
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (silver)
John Baptist Zola
(m)
?-1626
Johnny Bench
(m)
1947-
Hall-of-Famers 1989 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1970; 1972 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Johnny Bower
(m)
1924-2017
Hall-of-Famers 1976 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Johnny Bucyk
(m)
1935-
Hall-of-Famers 1981 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Johnny Carson
(m)
1925-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Johnny Carter
(m)
1934-2009
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2001; 2004 The Flamingos; The Dells
Johnny Cash
(m)
1932-2003
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1992
Johnny Depp
(m)
1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Evers
(m)
1881-1947
Hall-of-Famers 1946 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Johnny Flynn
(m)
1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Johnny Galecki
(m)
1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Gray Jr.
(m)
1960-
Olympic Medalists 1992 800 m (bronze)
Johnny Hayes
(m)
1886-1965
Olympic Medalists 1908 marathon (gold)
Johnny Knoxville
(middle name John) (m)
1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Mandel
(m)
1925-2020
Johnny Mathis
(m)
1935-
Johnny McDaid
(m)
1976-
Johnny "Blood" McNally
(m)
1903-1985
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (football)
Johnny Mize
(m)
1913-1993
Hall-of-Famers 1981 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Johnny Moore
(m)
1934-1998
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1988 The Drifters
Johnny Nash
(m)
1940-2020
Johnny Ramone
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1948-2004
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2002 The Ramones
Johnny Rep
(m)
1951-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Johnny Rose
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2015 Schitt's Creek
Johnny "Handsome" Sedley
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1989 Johnny Handsome
Johnny Unitas
(m)
1933-2002
Hall-of-Famers 1979 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1964; 1967 football
Notable Athletes (football)
Jón Ögmundsson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1052-1121
Jon Bon Jovi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1962-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 Bon Jovi
Jon Henricks
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1935-
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Jon Pertwee
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1919-1996
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jonathan Pryce
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joseph Gribble
(middle name John) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 King of the Hill
J. J. Thomson
(middle name John) (m)
1856-1940
Nobel Prize Winners 1906 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Juan I
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1350-1396
Spanish Kings and Queens 1387-1396 Aragon
Juan I
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1358-1390
Spanish Kings and Queens 1379-1390 Castile
Juan de Cetina
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1397
Juan II
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1398-1479
Spanish Kings and Queens 1458-1479 Aragon
Juan II
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1405-1454
Spanish Kings and Queens 1406-1454 Castile
Juan de Sahagún
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1430-1479
Juan of the Cross
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1542-1591
Juan Bautista of the Conception
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1561-1613
Juan of Ávila
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1569
Juan Macías
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1585-1645
Juan Soan de Goto
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1597
Juan del Castillo
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1628
Juan Bautista
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1660-1700
Juan Armero
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1566
Juan Diego
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1474-1548
Juan Grande
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1546-1600
Juan Kisaka
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1597
Karl III Johan
(middle name John) (m)
1763-1844
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1818-1844
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl XIV Johan) 1818-1844
Keith Andes
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1920-2005
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Keith Duffy
(middle name John) (m)
1974-
Keith Moon
(middle name John) (m)
1946-1978
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Who
Ken Doherty
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1905-1996
Olympic Medalists 1928 decathlon (bronze)
Ken Spain
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1946-1990
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (gold)
Kevin Berry
(middle name John) (m)
1945-2006
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold/bronze)
Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman
(middle name John) (m)
1963-
Kian Egan
(middle name John) (m)
1980-
Kieren Perkins
(middle name John) (m)
1973-
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996; 2000 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 1500 m freestyle (gold/silver)
Lam Jones
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1958-2019
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x100 m relay (gold)
Larry Miller
(middle name John) (m)
1953-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Leighton Baines
(middle name John) (m)
1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Lennox Pawle
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1872-1936
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Leo Genn
(middle name John) (m)
1905-1978
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Liam Neeson
(middle name John) (m)
1952-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Lindy Remigino
(middle name John) (m)
1931-2018
Olympic Medalists 1952 100 m; 4x100 m relay (gold)
Louis Ruchonnet
(middle name John) (m)
1834-1893
Swiss Presidents 1883; 1890
Malcolm Fraser
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1930-2015
Australian Prime Ministers 1975-1983
Malcolm McDowell
(middle name John) (m)
1943-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Martin Freeman
(middle name John) (m)
1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Martyn Woodroffe
(middle name John) (m)
1950-
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly (silver)
Mathew Baynton
(middle name John) (m)
1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Matt Craven
(middle name John) (m)
1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Matt McGrath
(middle name John) (m)
1875-1941
Olympic Medalists 1908; 1912; 1924 hammer throw (gold/silver)
Maxwell Caulfield
(middle name John) (m)
1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Michael Harney
(middle name John) (m)
1956-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Michael McKean
(middle name John) (m)
1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Michael Moorcock
(middle name John) (m)
1939-
Notable Musicians
Notable Writers
Michael J. Pollard
(middle name John) (m)
1939-2019
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Mike Hawthorn
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1929-1959
Notable Athletes (driving)
Mile Jedinak
(middle name John) (m)
1984-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Mitch Mitchell
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1946-2008
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1992 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Nate Schierholtz
(middle name John) (m)
1984-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Nathaniel John Cartmell
(m)
1883-1967
Olympic Medalists 1904; 1908 100 m; 200 m; medley relay (silver/bronze/gold)
Niall O'Brien
(middle name John) (m)
1981-
Notable Athletes (cricket)
Nick Frost
(middle name John) (m)
1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
Nick Robinson
(middle name John) (m)
1995-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oliver Bozanić
(middle name John) (m)
1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Ozzy Osbourne
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1948-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Black Sabbath
Pacey Witter
(middle name John) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Dawson's Creek
Patrick Flueger
(middle name John) (m)
1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Patrick van Aanholt
(middle name John) (m)
1990-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Patrick Wayne
(middle name John) (m)
1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Paul John Flory
(m)
1910-1985
Nobel Prize Winners 1974 (chemistry)
Paul Keating
(middle name John) (m)
1944-
Australian Prime Ministers 1991-1996
Paul McGann
(middle name John) (m)
1959-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Pete Hill
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1882-1951
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Pete McCaffrey
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1938-2012
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Peter Doak
(middle name John) (m)
1944-
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Peter J. Ratcliffe
(middle name John) (m)
1954-
Nobel Prize Winners 2019 (medicine)
Peter Sarsgaard
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Phil Donahue
(middle name John) (m)
1935-2024
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Phil Rogers
(middle name John) (m)
1971-
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Philip Noel-Baker
(middle name John) (m)
1889-1982
Nobel Prize Winners 1959 (peace)
Olympic Medalists 1920 1500 m (silver)
Ralf Little
(middle name John) (m)
1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Raymond J. Barry
(middle name John) (m)
1939-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Redd Foxx
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1922-1991
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Remus Lupin
(middle name John) (m)
Richard Basehart
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1914-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Richard Grieco
(middle name John) (m)
1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Richard Hounslow
(middle name John) (m)
1981-
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe slalom (silver)
Richard Priestman
(middle name John) (m)
1955-
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 archery - team (bronze)
Richard J. Roberts
(middle name John) (m)
1943-
Nobel Prize Winners 1993 (medicine)
Richard Seddon
(middle name John) (m)
1845-1906
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1893-1906
Richard Webb
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1915-1993
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rick Carey
(middle name John) (m)
1963-
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Robert Downey Jr.
(middle name John) (m)
1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2024 Oppenheimer (actor)
Robert Gant
(middle name John) (m)
1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robert Reed
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1932-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robert Taylor
(middle name John) (m)
1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robert Tobin
(middle name John) (m)
1983-
Olympic Medalists 2008 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Robert Wagner
(middle name John) (m)
1930-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robertson Hare
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1891-1979
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robin Finck
(middle name John) (m)
1971-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 Nine Inch Nails
Ron Freeman
(middle name John) (m)
1947-
Olympic Medalists 1968 400 m; 4x400 m relay (bronze/gold)
Ronan Keating
(middle name John) (m)
1977-
Rove McManus
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Rube Sofer
(middle name John) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2003 Dead Like Me
Rudolph Fisher
(middle name John) (m)
1897-1934
Sam Neill
(middle name John) (m)
1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Worthington
(middle name John) (m)
1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Scoot McNairy
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Scott Leary
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1881-1958
Olympic Medalists 1904 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 50 yard freestyle (bronze/silver)
Scott Morrison
(middle name John) (m)
1968-
Australian Prime Ministers 2018-2022
Sean Combs
(middle name John) (m)
1969-
Seán Ó Faoláin
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1900-1991
Shay Given
(middle name John) (m)
1976-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Sid Vicious
(middle name John) (m)
1957-1979
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 The Sex Pistols
Sidney Robinson
(middle name John) (m)
1876-1959
Olympic Medalists 1900 2500 m steeplechase; 4000 m steeplechase; 5000 m team (silver/bronze/gold)
Simon Pegg
(middle name John) (m)
1970-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sonny "Skrillex" Moore
(middle name John) (m)
1988-
Stellan Skarsgård
(middle name John) (m)
1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stephen Dillane
(middle name John) (m)
1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stephen Fry
(middle name John) (m)
1957-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stephen Moyer
(middle name John) (m)
1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Steve Coogan
(middle name John) (m)
1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Steve Nieve
(middle name John) (m)
1958-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Steve Valentine
(middle name John) (m)
1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sturgill Simpson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1978-
Lord Talbot
(a.k.a. John) (m)
c. 1387-1453
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
Terry Scott
(middle name John) (m)
1927-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Tex Gibbons
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1907-1984
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Theo Rossi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1975-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Thomas Hicks
(middle name John) (m)
1876-1952
Olympic Medalists 1904 marathon (gold)
Thomas J. Sargent
(middle name John) (m)
1943-
Nobel Prize Winners 2011 (economics)
Tim Holt
(middle name John) (m)
1919-1973
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tim Winton
(middle name John) (m)
1960-
Todd Armstrong
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1937-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tom Ellis
(middle name John) (m)
1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tom Jones
(middle name John) (m)
1940-
Grammy Award Winners 1966 (best new artist)
Notable Musicians
Tom Lieb
(middle name John) (m)
1899-1962
Olympic Medalists 1924 discus throw (bronze)
Tom Richards
(middle name John) (m)
1910-1985
Olympic Medalists 1948 marathon (silver)
Tommy Bowe
(middle name John) (m)
1984-
Tony Abbott
(middle name John) (m)
1957-
Australian Prime Ministers 2013-2015
Tony Denison
(middle name John) (m)
1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Kaye
(middle name John) (m)
1945-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2017 Yes
Topher Grace
(middle name John) (m)
1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tornike Eristavi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
c. 920-985
Trevor Cahill
(middle name John) (m)
1988-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Trevor Eve
(middle name John) (m)
1951-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Trevor Morgan
(middle name John) (m)
1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tyrese Haliburton
(middle name John) (m)
2000-
Olympic Medalists 2024 basketball (gold)
Victor Mature
(middle name John) (m)
1913-1999
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Vince Clarke
(middle name John) (m)
1960-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 Depeche Mode
Walter B. Tewksbury
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1876-1968
Olympic Medalists 1900 100 m; 200 m; 200 m hurdles; 400 m hurdles; 60 m (bronze/gold/silver)
Wes Chatham
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Will Ferrell
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1967-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Willoughby Gray
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1916-1993
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Zachary Quinto
(middle name John) (m)
1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)