Donald J. Trump
(middle name John) (m)
1946- 
American Presidents 2017-2021; 2025-
Notable Businesspeople
John F. Kennedy
(m)
1917-1963 
American Presidents 1961-1963
John Adams
(m)
1735-1826 
American Presidents 1797-1801
J. R. R. Tolkien
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1892-1973 
John Locke
(m)
1632-1704 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Quincy Adams
(m)
1767-1848 
American Presidents 1825-1829
John Tyler
(m)
1790-1862 
American Presidents 1841-1845
John Paul II
(m)
1920-2005 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1978-2005
Saints
John Maynard Keynes
(m)
1883-1946 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Jean Chauvin
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1509-1564 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
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 the Baptist
(m)
0xx BC-32 
Biblical Characters Matt. 3:3
Saints
John XXIII
(m)
1881-1963 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1958-1963
Saints
John Dalton
(m)
1766-1844 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Milton
(m)
1608-1674 
J. J. Thomson
(middle name John) (m)
1856-1940 
Nobel Prize Winners 1906 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
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)
John Paul I
(m)
1912-1978 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1978
John Keats
(m)
1795-1821 
John McCain
(m)
1936-2018 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Steinbeck
(m)
1902-1968 
Nobel Prize Winners 1962 (literature)
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1940 The Grapes of Wrath
Johnny Cash
(m)
1932-2003 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1992
Johnny Depp
(m)
1963- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack London
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1876-1916 
John Napier
(m)
1550-1617 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John
(m)
1166-1216 
English and British Kings and Queens 1199-1216
Shakespearian Characters King John
John Stuart Mill
(m)
1806-1873 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John
(m)
?-100 
Biblical Characters Matt. 4:21/Mark 3:17
Saints (John the Apostle)
John Wayne
(m)
1907-1979 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1970 True Grit (actor)
John von Neumann
(m)
1903-1957 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Galsworthy
(m)
1867-1933 
Nobel Prize Winners 1932 (literature)
Notable Writers
John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh
(m)
1842-1919 
Nobel Prize Winners 1904 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
J. M. Coetzee
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1940- 
Nobel Prize Winners 2003 (literature)
Notable Writers
Simon Pegg
(middle name John) (m)
1970- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John I
(m)
470-526 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 523-526
Saints
John XII
(m)
937-964 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 955-964
John Major
(m)
1943- 
British Prime Ministers 1990-1997
John Forbes Nash Jr.
(m)
1928-2015 
Nobel Prize Winners 1994 (economics)
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Chrysostom
(m)
?-407 
John II
(m)
470-535 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 533-535
John VII
(m)
650-707 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 705-707
John Dewey
(m)
1859-1952 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John VI
(m)
655-705 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 701-705
John VIII
(m)
?-882 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 872-882
Cecil Rhodes
(middle name John) (m)
1853-1902 
John Bardeen
(m)
1908-1991 
Nobel Prize Winners 1956; 1972 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John III
(m)
?-574 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 561-574
John IV
(m)
?-642 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 640-642
John V
(m)
635-686 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 685-686
John IX
(m)
?-900 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 898-900
John XXII
(m)
1244-1334 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1316-1334
John Kerry
(m)
1943- 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Travolta
(m)
1954- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Giovanni Caboto
(a.k.a. John) (m)
c. 1450-c. 1499 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John X
(m)
?-928 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 914-928
John XIV
(m)
?-984 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 983-984
John XIX
(m)
?-1032 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1024-1032
John Herschel
(m)
1792-1871 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John of Damascus
(m)
676-749 
John XI
(m)
910-935 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 931-935
John XV
(m)
?-996 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 985-996
Jan Amos Komenský
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1592-1670 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John XVII
(m)
?-1003 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1003
John XXI
(m)
c. 1215-1277 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1276-1277
John Duns Scotus
(m)
c. 1266-1308 
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
John Goodman
(m)
1952- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robert Downey Jr.
(middle name John) (m)
1965- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2024 Oppenheimer (actor)
John Logie Baird
(m)
1888-1946 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jan III
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1629-1696 
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1674-1696
Karl III Johan
(middle name John) (m)
1763-1844 
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1818-1844
Swedish Kings and Queens (Karl XIV Johan) 1818-1844
John XIII
(m)
c. 930-972 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 965-972
John XVIII
(m)
?-1009 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1003-1009
John Cockcroft
(m)
1897-1967 
Nobel Prize Winners 1951 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
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 D. Rockefeller
(m)
1839-1937 
Joe Cocker
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1944-2014 
John Cale
(m)
1942- 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 The Velvet Underground
John de Lancie
(m)
1948- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean II the Good
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1319-1364 
Frankish and French Kings 1350-1364
John James Audubon
(m)
1785-1851 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Glenn
(m)
1921-2016 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Malcolm McDowell
(middle name John) (m)
1943- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Howard Northrop
(m)
1891-1987 
Nobel Prize Winners 1946 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Liam Neeson
(middle name John) (m)
1952- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Giovanni Bosco
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1815-1888 
John C. Calhoun
(m)
1782-1850 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Williams
(m)
1932- 
J. P. Morgan
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1837-1913 
John Ruskin
(m)
1819-1900 
John Cena
(m)
1977- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Athletes (wrestling)
Jean I
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1316 
Frankish and French Kings 1316
Johannes Comnenus
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1087-1143 
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1118-1143
John Constable
(m)
1776-1837 
Jack Lemmon
(m)
1925-2001 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1956; 1974 Mister Roberts; Save the Tiger (actor)
John Howard
(m)
1939- 
Australian Prime Ministers 1996-2007
John Updike
(m)
1932-2009 
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1982; 1991 Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit at Rest
John Hasbrouck Van Vleck
(m)
1899-1980 
Nobel Prize Winners 1977 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Johannes Tzimisces
(a.k.a. John) (m)
925-976 
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 969-976
John of Gaunt
(m)
1340-1399 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Other Royalty (John II) 1390-1399 Aquitaine (duke)
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
Scott Morrison
(middle name John) (m)
1968- 
Australian Prime Ministers 2018-2022
Johan III
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1537-1592 
Swedish Kings and Queens 1568-1592
John Edward Gray
(m)
1800-1875 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
João I the Good
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1358-1433 
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1385-1433
John Cleese
(m)
1939- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Albert Lutuli
(middle name John) (m)
1898-1967 
Nobel Prize Winners 1960 (peace)
John James Rickard Macleod
(m)
1876-1935 
Nobel Prize Winners 1923 (medicine)
John Russell
(m)
1792-1878 
British Prime Ministers 1846-1852; 1865-1866
Jan the Blind
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1296-1346 
Dr. John Watson
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1887 A Study in Scarlet
John Coltrane
(m)
1926-1967 
Henry John Temple
(m)
1784-1865 
British Prime Ministers 1855-1858; 1859-1865
John Cage
(m)
1912-1992 
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 le Carré
(m)
1931-2020 
John Wilkes Booth
(m)
1838-1865 
João II
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1455-1495 
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1477; 1481-1495
Johannes Palaeologus; John V Palaeologus
(m)
1332-1391 
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1341-1376; 1379-1390; 1390-1391
Johannes Ducas Vatatzes
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1192-1254 
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1221-1254
Saints (John Ducas Vatatzes)
Ozzy Osbourne
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1948- 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 Black Sabbath
Sid Vicious
(middle name John) (m)
1957-1979 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 The Sex Pistols
John L. Hall
(m)
1934- 
Nobel Prize Winners 2005 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
J. Michael Kosterlitz
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1943- 
Nobel Prize Winners 2016 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Robert Schrieffer
(m)
1931-2019 
Nobel Prize Winners 1972 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Hugh Grant
(middle name John) (m)
1960- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
J. Edgar Hoover
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1895-1972 
Other Notables law enforcement
Johannes Palaeologus
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1392-1448 
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1425-1448
Jackie Stewart
(m)
1939- 
Notable Athletes (driving)
Sam Worthington
(middle name John) (m)
1976- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Abbott
(middle name John) (m)
1957- 
Australian Prime Ministers 2013-2015
John Churchill
(m)
1650-1722 
John Franklin Enders
(m)
1897-1985 
Nobel Prize Winners 1954 (medicine)
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
John Hume
(m)
1937-2020 
Nobel Prize Winners 1998 (peace)
John Kendrew
(m)
1917-1997 
Nobel Prize Winners 1962 (chemistry)
João IV the Restorer
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1603-1656 
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1640-1656
João VI
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1767-1826 
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1816-1826
Philip Noel-Baker
(middle name John) (m)
1889-1982 
Nobel Prize Winners 1959 (peace)
Olympic Medalists 1920 1500 m (silver)
Fredrik Reinfeldt
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1965- 
Swedish Prime Ministers 2006-2014
John Leguizamo
(m)
1960- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Hans
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1455-1513 
Danish Kings and Queens 1481-1513
Norwegian Kings and Queens 1483-1513
János I Zápolya
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1487-1540 
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1526-1540
João III the Pious
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1502-1557 
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1521-1557
Johan II
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1455-1513 
Swedish Kings and Queens 1497-1501
John "Dizzy" Gillespie
(m)
1917-1993 
Juan II
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1405-1454 
Spanish Kings and Queens 1406-1454 Castile
John A. Macdonald
(m)
1815-1891 
Canadian Prime Ministers 1867-1873; 1878-1891
John Key
(m)
1961- 
New Zealand Prime Ministers 2008-2016
John Cornforth
(m)
1917-2013 
Nobel Prize Winners 1975 (chemistry)
John Balliol
(m)
c. 1249-1314 
Scottish Kings and Queens 1292-1296
John C. Breckinridge
(m)
1821-1875 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John C. Mather
(m)
1946- 
Nobel Prize Winners 2006 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Chuck McCann
(middle name John) (m)
1934-2018 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
John B. Goodenough
(m)
1922-2023 
Nobel Prize Winners 2019 (chemistry)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Hicks
(m)
1904-1989 
Nobel Prize Winners 1972 (economics)
Paul John Flory
(m)
1910-1985 
Nobel Prize Winners 1974 (chemistry)
Tom Jones
(middle name John) (m)
1940- 
Grammy Award Winners 1966 (best new artist)
Notable Musicians
Chris Martin
(middle name John) (m)
1977- 
John McEnroe
(m)
1959- 
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Will Ferrell
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1967- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johannes Palaeologus
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1370-1408 
Roman and Byzantine Emperors 1390
John
(m)
c. 1370-1419 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 1410-1415
John Nance Garner
(m)
1868-1967 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Mott
(m)
1865-1955 
Nobel Prize Winners 1946 (peace)
John Barry
(m)
1933-2011 
John Fenn
(m)
1917-2010 
Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (chemistry)
John Malkovich
(m)
1953- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Boyd Dunlop
(m)
1840-1921 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Everett Millais
(m)
1829-1896 
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1182-1252 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Juan II
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1398-1479 
Spanish Kings and Queens 1458-1479 Aragon
Archer John Porter Martin
(m)
1910-2002 
Nobel Prize Winners 1952 (chemistry)
Jack Brabham
(m)
1926-2014 
Notable Athletes (driving)
Jan II Casimir
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1609-1672 
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1648-1668
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 Lee Hooker
(m)
1917-2001 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1991
John Stuart
(m)
1713-1792 
British Prime Ministers 1762-1763
John Obi Mikel
(m)
1987- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Grisham
(m)
1955- 
Jon Bon Jovi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1962- 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 Bon Jovi
John Denver
(m)
1943-1997 
John Pople
(m)
1925-2004 
Nobel Prize Winners 1998 (chemistry)
John Smith
(m)
1580-1631 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Joe Hart
(middle name John) (m)
1987- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Boyd Orr
(m)
1880-1971 
Nobel Prize Winners 1949 (peace)
John Browning
(m)
1855-1926 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Cusack
(m)
1966- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Henry Newman
(m)
1801-1890 
Leighton Baines
(middle name John) (m)
1984- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jackie Gleason
(m)
1916-1987 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Eccles
(m)
1903-1997 
Nobel Prize Winners 1963 (medicine)
John Gurdon
(m)
1933- 
Nobel Prize Winners 2012 (medicine)
Jan I Albert
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1459-1501 
Polish High Dukes and Kings 1492-1501
Jean François de Galaup
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1741-1788 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Martin Freeman
(middle name John) (m)
1971- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John J. Pershing
(m)
1860-1948 
David Carradine
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1936-2009 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Polanyi
(m)
1929- 
Nobel Prize Winners 1986 (chemistry)
Thomas J. Sargent
(middle name John) (m)
1943- 
Nobel Prize Winners 2011 (economics)
John Lithgow
(m)
1945- 
Emmy Award Winners 1996; 1997; 1999 3rd Rock from the Sun (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Magufuli
(m)
1959-2021 
Other Leaders 2015-2021 Tanzania (president)
John C. Reilly
(m)
1965- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Clive Granger
(middle name John) (m)
1934-2009 
Nobel Prize Winners 2003 (economics)
John O'Keefe
(m)
1939- 
Nobel Prize Winners 2014 (medicine)
John Sulston
(m)
1942-2018 
Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (medicine)
John E. Walker
(m)
1941- 
Nobel Prize Winners 1997 (chemistry)
Stellan Skarsgård
(middle name John) (m)
1951- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
João V the Magnanimous
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1689-1750 
Portuguese Kings and Queens 1706-1750
Johann Nepomuk
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1777-1860 
Juan I
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1358-1390 
Spanish Kings and Queens 1379-1390 Castile
Paul Keating
(middle name John) (m)
1944- 
Australian Prime Ministers 1991-1996
John William Waterhouse
(m)
1849-1917 
Sonny "Skrillex" Moore
(middle name John) (m)
1988- 
"Calico" Jack Rackham
(m)
1682-1720 
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1786-1859 
John Franklin
(m)
1786-1847 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Malcolm Fraser
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1930-2015 
Australian Prime Ministers 1975-1983
Mike Hawthorn
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1929-1959 
Notable Athletes (driving)
John Deacon
(m)
1951- 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2001 Queen
John O'Shea
(m)
1981- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Stones
(m)
1994- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Clauser
(m)
1942- 
Nobel Prize Winners 2022 (physics)
John Jacob Astor
(m)
1763-1848 
John Green
(m)
1977- 
John Diefenbaker
(m)
1895-1979 
Canadian Prime Ministers 1957-1963
John Cassian
(m)
360-433 
John Belushi
(m)
1949-1982 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Legend
(m)
1978- 
Grammy Award Winners 2006 (best new artist)
Notable Musicians
Sam Neill
(middle name John) (m)
1947- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Charles J. Pedersen
(middle name John) (m)
1904-1989 
Nobel Prize Winners 1987 (chemistry)
"Scatman" John
(m)
1942-1999 
J. Michael Bishop
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1936- 
Nobel Prize Winners 1989 (medicine)
John Cassavetes
(m)
1929-1989 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
John Harsanyi
(m)
1920-2000 
Nobel Prize Winners 1994 (economics)
John Vane
(m)
1927-2004 
Nobel Prize Winners 1982 (medicine)
Chris Watson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1867-1941 
Australian Prime Ministers 1904
John Barrymore
(m)
1882-1942 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Davis
(m)
c. 1550-1605 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Heitinga
(m)
1983- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Mayer
(m)
1977- 
Grammy Award Winners 2005 Daughters (song of the year)
Notable Musicians
Stephen Fry
(middle name John) (m)
1957- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Rhys-Davies
(m)
1944- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Carson
(m)
1925-2005 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Robert Wagner
(middle name John) (m)
1930- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
F. J. Robinson
(middle name John) (m)
1782-1859 
British Prime Ministers 1827-1828
John Bauer
(m)
1882-1918 
John Tenniel
(m)
1820-1914 
Chris Cornell
(middle name John) (m)
1964-2017 
John Bonham
(m)
1948-1980 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1995 Led Zeppelin
John Krasinski
(m)
1979- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
János II Zsigmond Zápolya
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1540-1571 
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1540-1571
John Climacus
(m)
525-605 
John Cazale
(m)
1935-1978 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chris Hipkins
(middle name John) (m)
1978- 
New Zealand Prime Ministers 2023
John Curtin
(m)
1885-1945 
Australian Prime Ministers 1941-1945
John Reed
(m)
1887-1920 
Notable Journalists
Notable Writers
John Turturro
(m)
1957- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Zachary Quinto
(middle name John) (m)
1977- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Frank Gorshin
(middle name John) (m)
1933-2005 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
John Irving
(m)
1942- 
John Schlesinger
(m)
1926-2003 
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1970 Midnight Cowboy (director)
John Turner
(m)
1929-2020 
Canadian Prime Ministers 1984
John Fisher
(m)
1469-1535 
John Paul Jones
(m)
1946- 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1995 Led Zeppelin
Johnny Galecki
(m)
1975- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Snow
(m)
1813-1858 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Philip Sousa
(m)
1854-1932 
John Hanning Speke
(m)
1827-1864 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Dillinger
(m)
1903-1934 
John Wayne Gacy
(m)
1942-1994 
John Carpenter
(m)
1948- 
Notable Filmmakers
Notable Musicians
John Lydon
(m)
1956- 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2006 The Sex Pistols
John Stockton
(m)
1962- 
Hall-of-Famers 2009 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 basketball (gold)
Sean Combs
(middle name John) (m)
1969- 
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1651-1719 
John Mahoney
(m)
1940-2018 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Richard J. Roberts
(middle name John) (m)
1943- 
Nobel Prize Winners 1993 (medicine)
John Frusciante
(m)
1970- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2012 Red Hot Chili Peppers
Shay Given
(middle name John) (m)
1976- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Juan I
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1350-1396 
Spanish Kings and Queens 1387-1396 Aragon
John G. Avildsen
(m)
1935-2017 
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1977 Rocky (director)
John Cheever
(m)
1912-1982 
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1979 The Stories of John Cheever
John Havlicek
(m)
1940-2019 
Hall-of-Famers 1983 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Mile Jedinak
(middle name John) (m)
1984- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jack Johnson
(m)
1878-1946 
Notable Athletes (boxing)
John Boyega
(m)
1992- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johan I
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1201-1222 
Swedish Kings and Queens 1216-1222
Jack Bruce
(m)
1943-2014 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 Cream
John Carradine
(m)
1906-1988 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Mills
(m)
1908-2005 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1971 Ryan's Daughter (actor)
Ben Whishaw
(middle name John) (m)
1980- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John van Loen
(m)
1965- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Jonathan Pryce
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1947- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Peter J. Ratcliffe
(middle name John) (m)
1954- 
Nobel Prize Winners 2019 (medicine)
John Abbott
(m)
1821-1893 
Canadian Prime Ministers 1891-1892
John Jacob Astor IV
(m)
1864-1912 
John Berger
(m)
1926-2017 
John Houseman
(m)
1902-1988 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1974 The Paper Chase (actor)
Bob Odenkirk
(middle name John) (m)
1962- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Higgins
(m)
1975- 
Notable Athletes (billiards)
John Isner
(m)
1985- 
Notable Athletes (tennis)
John Oliver
(m)
1977- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
John Woo
(m)
1946- 
Remus Lupin
(middle name John) (m)

Stephen Dillane
(middle name John) (m)
1957- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Forsythe
(m)
1918-2010 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John
(m)
c. 945-1001 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes 997-998
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 Banville
(m)
1945- 
Notable Filmmakers
Notable Writers
John Boehner
(m)
1949- 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Oliver Bozanić
(middle name John) (m)
1989- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Arthur Kennedy
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1914-1990 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jackie Coogan
(m)
1914-1984 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
John Entwistle
(m)
1944-2002 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Who
John Kennedy Toole
(m)
1937-1969 
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1981 A Confederacy of Dunces
John Wesley Powell
(m)
1834-1902 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Jack White
(m)
1975- 
John Candy
(m)
1950-1994 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Paul Jones
(m)
1747-1792 
Jackie Cooper
(m)
1922-2011 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Boorman
(m)
1933- 
John Langdon Down
(m)
1828-1896 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Gilbert
(m)
1897-1936 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Guidetti
(m)
1992- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John McAfee
(m)
1945-2021 
Johnny Knoxville
(middle name John) (m)
1971- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Keith Moon
(middle name John) (m)
1946-1978 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Who
Ronan Keating
(middle name John) (m)
1977- 
Topher Grace
(middle name John) (m)
1978- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Gorton
(m)
1911-2002 
Australian Prime Ministers 1968-1971
John Saxon
(m)
1936-2020 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Nash
(m)
1940-2020 
Joe Strummer
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1952-2002 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 The Clash
John Hannah
(m)
1962- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Kasich
(m)
1952- 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Gaten Matarazzo
(middle name John) (m)
2002- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jaco Pastorius
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1951-1987 
John Cho
(m)
1972- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Hughes
(m)
1950-2009 
John Lasseter
(m)
1957- 
John C. McGinley
(m)
1959- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Rep
(m)
1951- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Garfield
(m)
1913-1952 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Gavin
(m)
1931-2018 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jon Pertwee
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1919-1996 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Michael Moorcock
(middle name John) (m)
1939- 
Notable Musicians
Notable Writers
Juan Diego
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1474-1548 
John Sparrow David Thompson
(m)
1845-1894 
Canadian Prime Ministers 1892-1894
Christian, Crown Prince of Denmark
(middle name John) (m)
2005- 
Other Royalty 2005- Denmark (prince)
John Carmack
(m)
1970- 
John Slattery
(m)
1962- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Stamos
(m)
1963- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Robinson
(middle name John) (m)
1995- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Patrick van Aanholt
(middle name John) (m)
1990- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Steve Coogan
(middle name John) (m)
1965- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tom Ellis
(middle name John) (m)
1978- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Warden
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1920-2006 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Densmore
(m)
1944- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 The Doors
John Glover
(m)
1944- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Victor Mature
(middle name John) (m)
1913-1999 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John William Godward
(m)
1861-1922 
John Brooks
(m)
1993- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Corbett
(m)
1961- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John DiMaggio
(m)
1968- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Peter Sarsgaard
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1971- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Anthony Quayle
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1913-1989 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Flanagan
(m)
1868-1938 
Olympic Medalists 1900; 1904; 1908 56 lb weight throw; hammer throw (silver/gold)
John Fogerty
(m)
1945- 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 Creedence Clearwater Revival
John Landis
(m)
1950- 
John McTiernan
(m)
1951- 
John Noble
(m)
1948- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Nick Frost
(middle name John) (m)
1972- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
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)
John of Matha
(m)
1154-1213 
John the Bastard of Orleans
(m)
1402-1468 
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
Jack Hawkins
(m)
1910-1973 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jock Stein
(m)
1922-1985 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Bradley
(m)
1988- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Heard
(m)
1945-2017 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John David Washington
(m)
1984- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Stephen Moyer
(middle name John) (m)
1969- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Henry Travers
(middle name John) (m)
1874-1965 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John A. Costello
(m)
1891-1976 
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1948-1951; 1954-1957 (prime minister)
John Martin
(m)
1789-1854 
Jan Berchmans
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1599-1621 
John Amos
(m)
1939- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Lyng
(m)
1905-1978 
Norwegian Prime Ministers 1963
John Peel
(m)
1939-2004 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
John Phillips
(m)
1935-2001 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 The Mamas & the Papas
Richard Basehart
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1914-1984 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Singleton
(m)
1968-2019 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Ramone
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1948-2004 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2002 The Ramones
Mitch Mitchell
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1946-2008 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1992 The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Paul McGann
(middle name John) (m)
1959- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Vince Clarke
(middle name John) (m)
1960- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 Depeche Mode
Henry J. Heinz
(middle name John) (m)
1844-1919 
Thomas Hicks
(middle name John) (m)
1876-1952 
Olympic Medalists 1904 marathon (gold)
Jean Eudes
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1601-1680 
John Flaxman
(m)
1755-1826 
Chester Morris
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1901-1970 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
David Bradley
(middle name John) (m)
1942- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John of the United Kingdom
(m)
1905-1919 
Other Royalty 1905-1919 United Kingdom (prince)
John Hillerman
(m)
1932-2017 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John McEwen
(m)
1900-1980 
Australian Prime Ministers 1967-1968
Johnny Unitas
(m)
1933-2002 
Hall-of-Famers 1979 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1964; 1967 football
Notable Athletes (football)
David Thompson
(middle name John) (m)
1961-2010 
Other Leaders 2008-2010 Barbados (prime minister)
John Hawkes
(m)
1959- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Spencer
(m)
1946-2005 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Wall
(m)
1990- 
Notable Athletes (basketball)
John the Almsgiver
(m)
555-619 
Lord Talbot
(a.k.a. John) (m)
c. 1387-1453 
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
John Deere
(m)
1804-1886 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Johnny Hayes
(m)
1886-1965 
Olympic Medalists 1908 marathon (gold)
Jack Lynch
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1917-1999 
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1966-1973; 1977-1979 (prime minister)
Dr. John
(m)
1941-2019 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2011
John Aniston
(m)
1933-2022 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Derek
(m)
1926-1998 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
John Wooden
(m)
1910-2010 
Hall-of-Famers 1960 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Michael J. Pollard
(middle name John) (m)
1939-2019 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Powell
(m)
1963- 
John Ballance
(m)
1839-1893 
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1891-1893
John Barrowman
(m)
1967- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Bruton
(m)
1947- 
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers 1994-1997 (prime minister)
John Francis Daley
(m)
1985- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Ritter
(m)
1948-2003 
Emmy Award Winners 1984 Three's Company (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Long John Silver
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1883 Treasure Island
Barry Humphries
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1934-2023 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
John Agar
(m)
1921-2002 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Nettles
(m)
1943- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Chaplin
(middle name John) (m)
1969- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jason Patric
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1966- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Michael McKean
(middle name John) (m)
1947- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Scoot McNairy
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1977- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Ljunggren
(m)
1919-2000 
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1956; 1960 50 km walk (gold/bronze/silver)
John Smith
(m)
1938-1994 
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
John Thaw
(m)
1942-2002 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Akii-Bua
(m)
1949-1997 
Olympic Medalists 1972 400 m hurdles (gold)
John Boye
(m)
1987- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Schneider
(m)
1960- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
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)
John Badham
(m)
1939- 
John Hersey
(m)
1914-1993 
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1945 A Bell for Adano
John Ireland
(m)
1914-1992 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Payne
(m)
1912-1989 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jón Ögmundsson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1052-1121 
Conrad Nagel
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1897-1970 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Neumann
(m)
1811-1860 
John Lloyd Stephens
(m)
1805-1852 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John McDouall Stuart
(m)
1815-1866 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
John Taylor
(m)
1808-1887 
Other Religious Leaders 1880-1887 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Alec John Such
(m)
1951-2022 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 Bon Jovi
Aron Baynes
(middle name John) (f)
1986- 
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (bronze)
Bernie Taupin
(middle name John) (m)
1950- 
John Locke
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
John Ratzenberger
(m)
1947- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Billy Barty
(middle name John) (m)
1924-2000 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Carson
(m)
1910-1963 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Dall
(m)
1920-1971 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John McIntire
(m)
1907-1991 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Earl Thomson
(middle name John) (m)
1895-1971 
Olympic Medalists 1920 110 m hurdles (gold)
John Arthur Jarvis
(m)
1872-1933 
Olympic Medalists 1900 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4000 m freestyle (gold)
John Phillips Marquand
(m)
1893-1960 
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1938 The Late George Apley
Matt McGrath
(middle name John) (m)
1875-1941 
Olympic Medalists 1908; 1912; 1924 hammer throw (gold/silver)
Sir John Falstaff
(m)
1380-1459 
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
Andrew Ridgeley
(middle name John) (m)
1963- 
John Carlos
(m)
1945- 
Olympic Medalists 1968 200 m (bronze)
John de Mol
(m)
1955- 
John Larroquette
(m)
1947- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Mellencamp
(m)
1951- 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2008
Kian Egan
(middle name John) (m)
1980- 
Jason Miller
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1939-2001 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Writers
John Landy
(m)
1930-2022 
Olympic Medalists 1956 1500 m (bronze)
Johnny Mathis
(m)
1935- 
Leo Genn
(middle name John) (m)
1905-1978 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tim Holt
(middle name John) (m)
1919-1973 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Billingsley
(m)
1960- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sir John Falstaff
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2); The Merry Wives of Windsor
John Henry
(m)

Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales African-American
John Rimmer
(m)
1878-1962 
Olympic Medalists 1900 5000 m team (gold)
John M. Stahl
(m)
1886-1950 
John Swinney
(m)
1964- 
Other Leaders 2024- Scotland (prime minister)
Kieren Perkins
(middle name John) (m)
1973- 
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996; 2000 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 1500 m freestyle (gold/silver)
Patrick Flueger
(middle name John) (m)
1983- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Theo Rossi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1975- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tyrese Haliburton
(middle name John) (m)
2000- 
Olympic Medalists 2024 basketball (gold)
John Ogilvie
(m)
1580-1615 
John Oxley
(m)
1784-1828 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Alex Groza
(middle name John) (m)
1926-1995 
Olympic Medalists 1948 basketball (gold)
Bryan Forbes
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1926-2013 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Gary Lockwood
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1937- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Drew Barrymore
(m)
1932-2004 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Devitt
(m)
1937-2023 
Olympic Medalists 1956; 1960 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/gold/bronze)
John Kuck
(m)
1905-1986 
Olympic Medalists 1928 shot put (gold)
John Marley
(m)
1907-1984 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Neville
(m)
1925-2011 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Woodruff
(m)
1915-2007 
Olympic Medalists 1936 800 m (gold)
Johnny Mandel
(m)
1925-2020 
Keith Andes
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1920-2005 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Patrick Wayne
(middle name John) (m)
1939- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Redd Foxx
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1922-1991 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Jack Horner
(m)
1946- 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John Lone
(m)
1952- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Walker
(m)
1952- 
Olympic Medalists 1976 1500 m (gold)
John Taylor Jr.
(m)
1882-1908 
Olympic Medalists 1908 medley relay (gold)
Richard Seddon
(middle name John) (m)
1845-1906 
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1893-1906
Giovanni Leonardi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1541-1609 
Burt Ward
(middle name John) (m)
1945- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Baldessari
(m)
1931-2020 
John Bosman
(m)
1965- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Le Mesurier
(m)
1912-1983 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
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 Peers
(m)
1988- 
Notable Athletes (tennis)
John Sebastian
(m)
1944- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2000 The Lovin' Spoonful
John Taylor
(m)
1960- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2022 Duran Duran
John van 't Schip
(m)
1963- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Lindy Remigino
(middle name John) (m)
1931-2018 
Olympic Medalists 1952 100 m; 4x100 m relay (gold)
John Ainsworth-Davis
(m)
1895-1976 
Olympic Medalists 1920 4x400 m relay (gold)
Sidney Robinson
(middle name John) (m)
1876-1959 
Olympic Medalists 1900 2500 m steeplechase; 4000 m steeplechase; 5000 m team (silver/bronze/gold)
John Debney
(m)
1956- 
John Doman
(m)
1945- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Gallagher Jr.
(m)
1984- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Michael Higgins
(m)
1963- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
John Mulaney
(m)
1982- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
John Otto
(m)
1977- 
John Tavares
(m)
1990- 
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (gold)
John Kani
(m)
1942- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
John Mikaelsson
(m)
1913-1987 
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 10 km walk (gold)
Robert Reed
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1932-1992 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Todd Armstrong
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1937-1992 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jan Sarkander
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1576-1620 
John I
(m)
4xx-505 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 496-505
John Gualbert
(m)
995-1073 
John Bray
(m)
1875-1945 
Olympic Medalists 1900 1500 m (bronze)
John Cregan
(m)
1878-1965 
Olympic Medalists 1900 800 m (silver)
John Casimir Ehrnrooth
(m)
1833-1913 
Bulgarian Presidents and Prime Ministers 1881 (prime minister)
John Norton
(m)
1893-1979 
Olympic Medalists 1920 400 m hurdles (silver)
John Henry Twachtman
(m)
1853-1902 
Nathaniel John Cartmell
(m)
1883-1967 
Olympic Medalists 1904; 1908 100 m; 200 m; medley relay (silver/bronze/gold)
Daniel Bedingfield
(middle name John) (m)
1979- 
John Elway
(m)
1960- 
Hall-of-Famers 2004 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1987 football
Notable Athletes (football)
John McClane
(m)

Fictional Characters from Movies 1988 Die Hard
John McVie
(m)
1945- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1998 Fleetwood Mac
John Millman
(m)
1989- 
Notable Athletes (tennis)
John Ngugi
(m)
1962- 
Olympic Medalists 1988 5000 m (gold)
John Powell
(m)
1947-2022 
Olympic Medalists 1976; 1984 discus throw (bronze)
Robert Gant
(middle name John) (m)
1968- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robin Finck
(middle name John) (m)
1971- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 Nine Inch Nails
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
Trevor Morgan
(middle name John) (m)
1986- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Christopher George
(middle name John) (m)
1931-1983 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Frank Lubin
(middle name John) (m)
1910-1999 
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Hank Ballard
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1927-2003 
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990
John Anderson
(m)
1907-1948 
Olympic Medalists 1932 discus throw (gold)
John Arden
(m)
1930-2012 
John Davies
(m)
1929-2020 
Olympic Medalists 1952 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (gold)
John Disley
(m)
1928-2016 
Olympic Medalists 1952 3000 m steeplechase (bronze)
John Winter
(m)
1924-2007 
Olympic Medalists 1948 high jump (gold)
Tom Richards
(middle name John) (m)
1910-1985 
Olympic Medalists 1948 marathon (silver)
John the Silent
(m)
454-558 
John the Iberian
(m)
c. 920-c. 1002 
John II
(m)
4xx-516 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 505-516
John Morton
(m)
?-1500 
Shakespearian Characters Richard III
Juan Macías
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1585-1645 
Gabriel Landeskog
(middle name John) (m)
1992- 
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)
James Rector
(m)
1884-1949 
Olympic Medalists 1908 100 m (silver)
Johan Frithiof Svanberg
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1881-1957 
Olympic Medalists 1908 5 miles (bronze)
John Derbyshire
(m)
1878-1938 
Olympic Medalists 1900; 1908 water polo; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
John Eke
(m)
1886-1964 
Olympic Medalists 1912 cross country individual; cross country team (bronze/gold)
John Finn
(m)
1952- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Illsley
(m)
1949- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 Dire Straits
John Magaro
(m)
1983- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John McLean
(m)
1878-1955 
Olympic Medalists 1900 110 m hurdles (silver)
John Regis
(m)
1966- 
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 4x100 m relay; 4x400 m relay (silver/bronze)
John Shea
(m)
1949- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Flynn
(m)
1983- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Louis Ruchonnet
(middle name John) (m)
1834-1893 
Swiss Presidents 1883; 1890
Rick Carey
(middle name John) (m)
1963- 
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Steve Valentine
(middle name John) (m)
1966- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Eric Morecambe
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1926-1984 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Hal Smith
(middle name John) (m)
1916-1994 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Casady
(m)
1944- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1996 Jefferson Airplane
John Konrads
(m)
1942-2021 
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold/bronze)
John Madden
(m)
1936-2021 
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (football)
John Thomas
(m)
1941-2013 
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964 high jump (bronze/silver)
Tex Gibbons
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1907-1984 
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
John Frederick Hencken
(m)
1954- 
Olympic Medalists 1972; 1976 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze/gold/silver)
Richard Grieco
(middle name John) (m)
1965- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Giovanni Dominici
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1356-1419 
John of Egypt
(m)
305-394 
Tornike Eristavi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
c. 920-985 
Barry Foster
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1927-2002 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Yerman
(m)
1939- 
Olympic Medalists 1960 4x400 m relay (gold)
John Wood
(m)
1930-2011 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Raymond J. Barry
(middle name John) (m)
1939- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
A. J. Buckley
(middle name John) (m)
1977- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Duncan Armstrong
(middle name John) (m)
1968- 
Olympic Medalists 1988 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle (gold/silver)
Gary Lightbody
(middle name John) (m)
1976- 
John Connor
(m)

Fictional Characters from Movies 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
John de Wolf
(m)
1962- 
Notable Athletes (soccer)
John Godina
(m)
1972- 
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 shot put (silver/bronze)
John Pyper-Ferguson
(m)
1964- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Smith
(m)
1990- 
Olympic Medalists 2012 rowing (gold)
Larry Miller
(middle name John) (m)
1953- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Matt Craven
(middle name John) (m)
1956- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ron Freeman
(middle name John) (m)
1947- 
Olympic Medalists 1968 400 m; 4x400 m relay (bronze/gold)
Wes Chatham
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1978- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Adams
(m)
1894-1968 
Hall-of-Famers 1959 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
John Biller
(m)
1877-1934 
Olympic Medalists 1904; 1908 long jump - standing; high jump - standing (bronze/silver)
John DeWitt
(m)
1881-1930 
Olympic Medalists 1904 hammer throw (silver)
John of Beverley
(m)
?-721 
Lord John Clifford
(m)
1435-1461 
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3)
John Houghton
(m)
c. 1487-1535 
Bill Wheatley
(middle name John) (m)
1909-1992 
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Bob Gaudio
(middle name John) (m)
1942- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Four Seasons
Henry Jonsson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1912-2001 
Olympic Medalists 1936 5000 m (bronze)
Jack London
(m)
1905-1966 
Olympic Medalists 1928 100 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/bronze)
John Jakes
(m)
1932-2023 
John Steel
(m)
1941- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1994 The Animals
Jon Henricks
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1935- 
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (gold)
Phil Donahue
(middle name John) (m)
1935-2024 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Richard Webb
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1915-1993 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Joe Nevin
(m)
1989- 
Olympic Medalists 2012 boxing (silver)
John Waite
(m)
1952- 
Michael Harney
(middle name John) (m)
1956- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ernest Henley
(middle name John) (m)
1889-1962 
Olympic Medalists 1912 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Jack Hatfield
(m)
1893-1965 
Olympic Medalists 1912 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/bronze)
John Eisele
(m)
1884-1933 
Olympic Medalists 1908 3 mile team; 3200 m steeplechase (silver/bronze)
John Garrels
(m)
1885-1956 
Olympic Medalists 1908 110 m hurdles; shot put (silver/bronze)
John Grieb
(m)
1879-1939 
Olympic Medalists 1904 triathlon (silver)
John Jansson
(m)
1892-1943 
Olympic Medalists 1912; 1920; 1924 diving - plain high (bronze/silver)
Jack Metcalfe
(m)
1912-1994 
Olympic Medalists 1936 triple jump (bronze)
John Collier
(m)
1907-1984 
Olympic Medalists 1928 110 m hurdles (bronze)
John Cooper
(m)
1940-1974 
Olympic Medalists 1964 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay (silver)
John Keller
(m)
1928-2000 
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (gold)
John McCook
(m)
1944- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Bower
(m)
1924-2017 
Hall-of-Famers 1976 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Beauden Barrett
(middle name John) (m)
1991- 
Glenroy Gilbert
(middle name John) (m)
1968- 
Olympic Medalists 1996 4x100 m relay (gold)
Joe Lando
(middle name John) (m)
1961- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Little John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales English
John Dye
(m)
1963-2011 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Lynch
(m)
1961- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Miles
(m)
1949-2021 
John Trudell
(m)
1946-2015 
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Writers
John Paul Young
(m)
1950- 
Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman
(middle name John) (m)
1963- 
Lam Jones
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1958-2019 
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x100 m relay (gold)
Maxwell Caulfield
(middle name John) (m)
1959- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bernie Marsden
(middle name John) (m)
1951-2023 
David Morris
(middle name John) (m)
1984- 
Olympic Medalists 2014 freestyle skiing (silver)
Jack Hoxie
(m)
1885-1965 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1802-1840 
John Mark
(m)

Biblical Characters Acts 12:12
John Pankow
(m)
1954- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Steffensen
(m)
1982- 
Olympic Medalists 2004 4x400 m relay (silver)
John Zander
(m)
1890-1967 
Olympic Medalists 1912 3000 m team (silver)
Kevin Berry
(middle name John) (m)
1945-2006 
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold/bronze)
Robert Taylor
(middle name John) (m)
1963- 
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)
Sturgill Simpson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1978- 
Tom Lieb
(middle name John) (m)
1899-1962 
Olympic Medalists 1924 discus throw (bronze)
Jack Archer
(m)
1921-1997 
Olympic Medalists 1948 4x100 m relay (silver)
Jack Twyman
(m)
1934-2012 
Hall-of-Famers 1982 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
John Davies
(m)
1938-2003 
Olympic Medalists 1964 1500 m (bronze)
John Rambo
(m)
1943-2022 
Olympic Medalists 1964 high jump (bronze)
John Salisbury
(m)
1934- 
Olympic Medalists 1956 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Terry Scott
(middle name John) (m)
1927-1994 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
John III
(m)
6xx-689 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 680-689
John Roberts
(m)
1577-1610 
Dermot Morgan
(middle name John) (m)
1952-1998 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
John M. Jackson
(m)
1950- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Walker Lindh
(m)
1981- 
John Lodge
(m)
1945- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 The Moody Blues
John Murphy
(m)
1965- 
John Murphy
(m)
1953- 
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze/gold)
John Oates
(m)
1948- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2014 Hall & Oates
John Treacy
(m)
1957- 
Olympic Medalists 1984 marathon (silver)
John Williams
(m)
1953- 
Olympic Medalists 1972 archery - individual (gold)
Johnny Gray Jr.
(m)
1960- 
Olympic Medalists 1992 800 m (bronze)
Richard Hounslow
(middle name John) (m)
1981- 
Olympic Medalists 2012 canoe slalom (silver)
Robert Tobin
(middle name John) (m)
1983- 
Olympic Medalists 2008 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Tim Winton
(middle name John) (m)
1960- 
Trevor Eve
(middle name John) (m)
1951- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Beppe Wolgers
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1928-1986 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (entertainer/actor)
Notable Writers
Bill Cox
(middle name John) (m)
1904-1996 
Olympic Medalists 1924 3000 m team (bronze)
Edward Dawson
(middle name John) (m)
1907-1998 
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (silver)
Jack Marshall
(m)
1912-1988 
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1972
Jerry Cornes
(m)
1910-2001 
Olympic Medalists 1932 1500 m (silver)
John Clawson
(m)
1944-2018 
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (gold)
John Holland
(m)
1926-1990 
Olympic Medalists 1952 400 m hurdles (bronze)
John Macionis
(m)
1916-2012 
Olympic Medalists 1936 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver)
John Marshall
(m)
1930-1957 
Olympic Medalists 1948 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle (silver/bronze)
John Monckton
(m)
1938-2017 
Olympic Medalists 1956 swimming - 100 m backstroke (silver)
John Witherspoon
(m)
1942-2019 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Bucyk
(m)
1935- 
Hall-of-Famers 1981 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
Pete McCaffrey
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1938-2012 
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Casey Jones
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1863-1900 
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1902; 1970 The Ballad of Casey Jones; Casey Jones
Jack Darragh
(m)
1890-1924 
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Notable Athletes (ice hockey)
John XIX
(m)
1855-1942 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1928-1942
John Daly
(m)
1880-1969 
Olympic Medalists 1904 3000 m steeplechase (silver)
John McGraw
(m)
1873-1934 
Hall-of-Famers 1937 (baseball)
Giovanni Battista de Rossi
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1698-1764 
John XVII
(m)
1xxx-1745 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1727-1745
John XII
(m)
14xx-1483 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1480-1483
John IV
(m)
7xx-799 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 777-799
John Boste
(m)
?-1593 
John Jones
(m)
c. 1530-1598 
Elliot Bunney
(middle name John) (m)
1966- 
Olympic Medalists 1988 4x100 m relay (silver)
Gavan O'Herlihy
(middle name John) (m)
1951-2021 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Joe Piscopo
(middle name John) (m)
1951- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
John Marshall Jones
(m)
1962- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Moffitt
(m)
1980- 
Olympic Medalists 2004 long jump (silver)
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 Sherwood
(m)
1945- 
Olympic Medalists 1968 400 m hurdles (bronze)
John Smoltz
(m)
1967- 
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
J. D. Souther
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1945- 
John Winchester
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Supernatural
Richard Priestman
(middle name John) (m)
1955- 
Olympic Medalists 1988; 1992 archery - team (bronze)
John Bennett
(m)
1930- 
Olympic Medalists 1956 long jump (silver)
John Dierkes
(m)
1905-1975 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Loaring
(m)
1915-1969 
Olympic Medalists 1936 400 m hurdles (silver)
John Nolan
(m)
1938- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Thompson
(m)
1941-2020 
Hall-of-Famers 1999 (basketball)
Johnny Mize
(m)
1913-1993 
Hall-of-Famers 1981 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Ken Doherty
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1905-1996 
Olympic Medalists 1928 decathlon (bronze)
Peter Doak
(middle name John) (m)
1944- 
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Chief John Big Tree
(m)
1877-1967 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Evers
(m)
1881-1947 
Hall-of-Famers 1946 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
John Ledyard
(m)
1751-1789 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Adam Curry
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1964- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
John Corabi
(m)
1959- 
John Rubinstein
(m)
1946- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny Bench
(m)
1947- 
Hall-of-Famers 1989 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1970; 1972 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Keith Duffy
(middle name John) (m)
1974- 
Ken Spain
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1946-1990 
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (gold)
Phil Rogers
(middle name John) (m)
1971- 
Olympic Medalists 1992; 1996 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (bronze)
Tommy Bowe
(middle name John) (m)
1984- 
John of Matera
(m)
1070-1139 
John of Vercelli
(m)
c. 1205-1283 
John of Parma
(m)
1209-1289 
John of Bridlington
(m)
1319-1379 
John XIV
(m)
15xx-1586 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1571-1586
John IX
(m)
12xx-1327 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1320-1327
John VIII
(m)
12xx-1320 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1300-1320
Chips Rafferty
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1909-1971 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Gregory
(m)
1923-2003 
Olympic Medalists 1948 4x100 m relay (silver)
Joe Bossano
(middle name John) (m)
1939- 
Other Leaders 1988-1996 Gibraltar (prime minister)
John Beasley
(m)
1943-2023 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Edgar Wideman
(m)
1941- 
Willoughby Gray
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1916-1993 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Clarkson
(m)
1861-1909 
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (baseball)
Aden Gillett
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1958- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Franks
(middle name John) (m)
1984- 
Graeme Lloyd
(middle name John) (m)
1967- 
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Jack Morris
(m)
1955- 
Hall-of-Famers 2018 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
John Doggett
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1993 The X-Files
Mathew Baynton
(middle name John) (m)
1980- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John XVIII
(m)
17xx-1796 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1769-1796
John XVI
(m)
16xx-1718 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1676-1718
John Almond
(m)
?-1612 
John Plessington
(m)
1637-1679 
Bob Peliza
(middle name John) (m)
1920-2011 
Other Leaders 1969-1972 Gibraltar (prime minister)
"Black" Jack Stewart
(m)
1917-1983 
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (ice hockey)
John McGahern
(m)
1934-2006 
John Ryan
(m)
1944- 
Olympic Medalists 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Seán Ó Faoláin
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1900-1991 
John XV
(m)
15xx-1629 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1619-1629
John XIII
(m)
14xx-1524 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1484-1524
John XI
(m)
13xx-1452 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1427-1452
John X
(m)
c. 1300-1369 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1363-1369
John VII
(m)
12xx-1293 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1262-1269; 1271-1293
John VI
(m)
11xx-1216 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1189-1216
John V
(m)
c. 1100-1166 
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1147-1166
Chris Fydler
(middle name John) (m)
1972- 
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
John Franklin "Home Run" Baker
(m)
1886-1963 
Hall-of-Famers 1955 (baseball)
John Calipari
(m)
1959- 
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (basketball)
John "Paddy" Driscoll
(m)
1895-1968 
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (football)
John Kinsella
(m)
1952- 
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (silver/gold)
John Norton
(m)
1899-1987 
Olympic Medalists 1924 water polo (bronze)
John Montgomery Ward
(m)
1860-1925 
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (baseball)
John Yi Yun-il
(m)
1822-1867 
Martyn Woodroffe
(middle name John) (m)
1950- 
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly (silver)
Nate Schierholtz
(middle name John) (m)
1984- 
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Trevor Cahill
(middle name John) (m)
1988- 
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Boog Powell
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1941- 
Most Valuable Players 1970 baseball
Dave Gillanders
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1939- 
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 200 m butterfly (bronze)
Jai Johanny Johanson
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1944- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1995 The Allman Brothers Band
John "Honey" Russell
(m)
1902-1973 
Hall-of-Famers 1964 (basketball)
Daniel Pollock
(middle name John) (m)
1968-1992 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Ferris
(m)
1949-2020 
Olympic Medalists 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m medley (bronze)
John Hannah
(m)
1951- 
Hall-of-Famers 1991 (football)
John Lynch
(m)
1971- 
Hall-of-Famers 2021 (football)
John Riggins
(m)
1949- 
Hall-of-Famers 1992 (football)
Jack Marshall
(m)
1877-1965 
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (ice hockey)
John Hall
(m)
1824-1907 
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1879-1882
John Seward
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1897 Dracula
Giovenale Ancina
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1545-1604 
John Calybites
(m)
?-450 
John of Gorze
(m)
900-974 
John of Lodi
(m)
1025-1106 
John Forest
(m)
1473-1538 
John Rigby
(m)
?-1600 
John Theristus
(m)
1049-1129 
Adolfo Canepa
(middle name John) (m)
1940- 
Other Leaders 1987-1988 Gibraltar (prime minister)
Jet Black
(middle name John) (m)
1938-2022 
John Brodie
(m)
1935- 
Most Valuable Players 1970 football
John Henry Johnson
(m)
1929-2011 
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (football)
John Mackey
(m)
1941-2011 
Hall-of-Famers 1992 (football)
John Woodvine
(m)
1929- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Chad Allen
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1975- 
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Jack Lambert
(m)
1952- 
Hall-of-Famers 1990 (football)
Jack McCoy
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1990 Law & Order
J. R. Ewing
(a.k.a. John) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
John Gall
(m)
1978- 
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
John Hargis
(m)
1975- 
Olympic Medalists 1996 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
J. G. Hertzler
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1949- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
John Mykkanen
(m)
1966- 
Olympic Medalists 1984 swimming - 400 m freestyle (silver)
John "Hannibal" Smith
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1983 The A-Team
Niall O'Brien
(middle name John) (m)
1981- 
Notable Athletes (cricket)
Ralf Little
(middle name John) (m)
1980- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Gareth Hughes
(middle name John) (m)
1894-1965 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jack Chesbro
(m)
1874-1931 
Hall-of-Famers 1946 (baseball)
Jack Walker
(m)
1888-1950 
Hall-of-Famers 1960 (ice hockey)
Jocko Conlan
(m)
1899-1989 
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (baseball)
John "Bid" McPhee
(m)
1859-1943 
Hall-of-Famers 2000 (baseball)
John Rollin Ridge
(m)
1827-1867 
John of Constantinople
(m)
?-813 
John the Hermit
(m)
1050-1143 
John of Meda
(m)
1100-1159 
John of the Grating
(m)
1098-1168 
John Bodey
(m)
?-1583 
John Nelson
(m)
1534-1578 
John Story
(m)
1504-1571 
A. J. Soprano
(middle name John) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1999 The Sopranos
Ben Morgan
(middle name John) (m)
1989- 
Bosco Hogan
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1949- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Drew Lachey
(middle name John) (m)
1976- 
Jack Aubrey
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1969 Master and Commander
Jack McFarland
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Will & Grace
John Carter
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1994 ER
John Cotton
(m)
1970- 
Olympic Medalists 2000 baseball (gold)
John Ellis
(m)
1952- 
John Hartman
(m)
1950-2021 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 The Doobie Brothers
John McFee
(m)
1950- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2020 The Doobie Brothers
John Parker
(m)
1946- 
Olympic Medalists 1972 water polo (bronze)
John Rowland
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Desperate Housewives
John Siman
(m)
1952- 
Olympic Medalists 1984 water polo (silver)
John Stephens
(m)
1979- 
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
John Tui
(m)
1975- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rove McManus
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1974- 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Buck O'Neil
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1911-2006 
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (baseball)
Jack Butler
(m)
1927-2013 
Hall-of-Famers 2012 (football)
Jack Christiansen
(m)
1928-1986 
Hall-of-Famers 1970 (football)
John Chaney
(m)
1932-2021 
Hall-of-Famers 2001 (basketball)
John H. Johnson
(m)
1918-2005 
John McLendon
(m)
1915-1999 
Hall-of-Famers 2016 (basketball)
Bobby Wallace
(middle name John) (m)
1873-1960 
Hall-of-Famers 1953 (baseball)
John Gray
(m)
1894-1942 
Olympic Medalists 1924 cross country team (silver)
John Trelawney
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1883 Treasure Island
John Willoughby
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1811 Sense and Sensibility
Lennox Pawle
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1872-1936 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Robertson Hare
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1891-1979 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Rudolph Fisher
(middle name John) (m)
1897-1934 
John Munch
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1993; 1999 Homicide: Life on the Street; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
John Schnatter
(m)
1961- 
John Stallworth
(m)
1952- 
Hall-of-Famers 2002 (football)
Steve Nieve
(middle name John) (m)
1958- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2003 Elvis Costello & the Attractions
John Cornelius
(m)
1557-1594 
John Dirks
(m)
1917-2010 
John Isaacs
(m)
1915-2009 
Hall-of-Famers 2015 (basketball)
John Kraaijkamp Sr.
(m)
1925-2011 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian/actor)
John Shipley Rowlinson
(m)
1926-2018 
Notable Scientists and Inventors
John "Cat" Thompson
(m)
1906-1990 
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (basketball)
John Westbrook
(m)
1922-1989 
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Johnny "Blood" McNally
(m)
1903-1985 
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (football)
Johnny Moore
(m)
1934-1998 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1988 The Drifters
John Duckett
(m)
1613-1644 
Bouse Hutton
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1877-1962 
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Bud Fowler
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1858-1913 
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (baseball)
Fred Scanlan
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1877-1950 
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (ice hockey)
Jack Ruttan
(m)
1889-1973 
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
John Beckman
(m)
1895-1968 
Hall-of-Famers 1972 (basketball)
John Henry Lloyd
(m)
1884-1964 
Hall-of-Famers 1977 (baseball)
John Randle
(m)
1967- 
Hall-of-Famers 2010 (football)
John Reese
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Person of Interest
Johnny McDaid
(m)
1976- 
Pete Hill
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1882-1951 
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Bushy
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1399 
Shakespearian Characters Richard II
John Felton
(m)
?-1570 
John Talbot
(m)
1426-1453 
Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (1)
John Gavan
(m)
1640-1679 
Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.
(middle name John) (m)
1946- 
Hall-of-Famers 2016 (football)
John Ross Ewing III
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
John James "Mr. Big" Preston
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1998; 2021 Sex and the City; And Just Like That...
John Steed
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1961; 1976 The Avengers; The New Avengers
John Yossarian
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1961 Catch-22
John Schommer
(m)
1884-1960 
Hall-of-Famers 1959 (basketball)
John Roosma
(m)
1900-1983 
Hall-of-Famers 1961 (basketball)
Johnny Carter
(m)
1934-2009 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2001; 2004 The Flamingos; The Dells
Jack Malone
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Without a Trace
Jock Ewing
(a.k.a. John) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1978 Dallas
John Black
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
John Tracy
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Thunderbirds
John of Zedazeni
(m)
?-5xx 
John Fingley
(m)
?-1586 
John Larke
(m)
?-1544 
John Rochester
(m)
?-1537 
John Pibush
(m)
?-1601 
John Schuerholz
(m)
1940- 
Hall-of-Famers 2017 (baseball)
Jack Donaghy
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2006 30 Rock
John Bosley
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1976 Charlie's Angels
John Kelly
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1993 NYPD Blue
John Redcorn
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1997 King of the Hill
Pacey Witter
(middle name John) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Dawson's Creek
John Amias
(m)
?-1589 
John Roche
(m)
?-1588 
John Sandys
(m)
?-1586 
John Shert
(m)
?-1582 
John Speed
(m)
?-1594 
John Thules
(m)
1568-1616 
John Edwards
(m)
1944- 
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2023 The Spinners
John Clark Jr.
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1993 NYPD Blue
Johnny Rose
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2015 Schitt's Creek
Friar John
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Romeo and Juliet
John Abruzzi
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Prison Break
John Miller
(m)

Fictional Characters from Movies 1998 Saving Private Ryan
John the Savage
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1932 Brave New World
John Dashwood
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1811 Sense and Sensibility
John Brooke
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1868 Little Women
John Scott
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Fringe
John Worthing
(m)

Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals 1895 The Importance of Being Earnest
John Hagen
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2002 CSI: Miami
John D. Cort
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1989 Baywatch
Don John
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Much Ado About Nothing
John Cage
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Ally McBeal
John Greer
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Person of Interest
John Thorpe
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1817 Northanger Abbey
John Bates
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry V
John Henry
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
John Rugby
(m)

Shakespearian Characters The Merry Wives of Windsor
John Stillman
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2003 Cold Case
Joseph Gribble
(middle name John) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1997 King of the Hill
John Hamilton
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1996 7th Heaven
John Browdie
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 1839 Nicholas Nickleby
Christopher John Francis Boone
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 2003 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
John Irvin
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1993 NYPD Blue
Jack Arnold
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1988 The Wonder Years
J. T. Lambert
(a.k.a. John) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1991 Step by Step
Sir John Blunt
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (2)
Sir John Coleville
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry IV (2)
John Holland
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
John Hum
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
John Southwell
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
Sir John Stanley
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (2)
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
Johnny "Handsome" Sedley
(m)

Fictional Characters from Movies 1989 Johnny Handsome
Rube Sofer
(middle name John) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2003 Dead Like Me
Sir John Montgomery
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3)
Sir John Mortimer
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3)
Sir John Somerville
(m)

Shakespearian Characters Henry VI (3)
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1983 Not Now John
Cappie Jones
(middle name John) (m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Greek
John Barleycorn
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 15xx; 1970 John Barleycorn
John McKay
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1987 Tour of Duty
John Tyree
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 2007 Dear John
John Warren
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 2016 The Family
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1972 John, I'm Only Dancing
John Maguire
(m)

Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Time of Your Life
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1968 Abraham, Martin and John
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2010 Dear John
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1969 Uncle John's Band
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Books 2007 John Dies at the End
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 John
John Birch
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1991 Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1990 John the Fisherman
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2012 Roll On John
John Doe
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2013 John Doe
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1961 Big Bad John
John M. Perkins
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)
Giovan Giuseppe of the Cross
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1654-1734 
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 Colombini
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1300-1367 
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 
Hans Wagner
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1516 
Jan of Ruysbroeck
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1293-1381 
Jan of Kanty
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1390-1474 
Jan Adalbert Balicki
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1869-1948 
Jan Nepomucene
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1393 
Jean Bourdon
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1747-1794 
Jean-François Régis
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1597-1640 
Joannes of Cologne
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1572 
Joannes van Oisterwijk
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1572 
João of God
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1495-1550 
João de Brito
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1647-1693 
João Fernandez
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1570 
João Baptista Machado
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1582-1617 
John of Nicomedia
(m)
?-303 
John
(m)
?-304 
John
(m)
?-311 
John
(m)
?-344 
John
(m)
?-362 
John
(m)
?-362 
John I
(m)
?-432 
John Angeloptes
(m)
?-433 
John of Châlons
(m)
?-475 
John I Angeloptes
(m)
?-494 
John of Reomay
(m)
444-544 
John
(m)
?-609 
John Camillus the Good
(m)
?-660 
John
(m)
?-690 
John
(m)
?-707 
John of Atares
(m)
?-718 
John the Wonderworker
(m)
?-750 
John de Atares
(m)
?-750 
John
(m)
?-796 
John
(m)
?-800 
John
(m)
?-813 
John
(m)
?-850 
John
(m)
?-1094 
John of Thérouanne
(m)
?-1130 
John the Spaniard
(m)
1123-1160 
John of Perugia
(m)
?-1231 
John of Salerno
(m)
1190-1242 
John of Thorn
(m)
?-1264 
John of Barastre
(m)
?-1275 
John of Saint Martha
(m)
1578-1618 
John of Korea
(m)
?-1622 
John of Prado
(m)
?-1636 
John Baptist Luo Tingying
(m)
?-1861 
John Hoan Trinh Doan
(m)
?-1861 
John Baptist Chon Chang-un
(m)
1810-1866 
John
(m)

Biblical Characters Acts 4:6
John
(m)

Biblical Characters John 21:15
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2013 Book of John
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2011 Buttermilk John
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1997 Dear John
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2010 Dear John
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 Dr. John
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2009 Good Morning John
John Joe
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2012 It's O.K. John Joe
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1978 Jilted John
John
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1965 John the Revelator
John Adams
(m)
1543-1586 
John Axon
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1958 The Ballad of John Axon
John Beche
(m)
?-1539 
John Buoni
(m)
1168-1249 
John Cacciafronte
(m)
?-1183 
John Carey
(m)
?-1594 
John Cockers
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2008 John Cockers
John Baptist Con
(m)
?-1840 
John Gaspard Cratz
(m)
?-1737 
John Dat
(m)
1764-1798 
John Davy
(m)
?-1537 
John Doe
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1994 John Doe No. 24
John Eynon
(m)
?-1539 
John Fenwick
(m)
?-1679 
John Finch
(m)
?-1584 
John Foyamon
(m)
?-1662 
John Grove
(m)
?-1679 
John Haile
(m)
?-1535 
John Hambley
(m)
1560-1587 
John Hogg
(m)
?-1590 
John Inamura
(m)
?-1622 
John Ingram
(m)
1565-1594 
John Ivanango
(m)
?-1619 
John Kearney
(m)
1619-1653 
John Kemble
(m)
1599-1679 
John Kingoku
(m)
?-1622 
John Kinsako
(m)
?-1626 
John Kokumbuko
(m)
?-1630 
John Lockwood
(m)
?-1642 
John Maid
(m)
?-1627 
John Mason
(m)
?-1591 
John Montajana
(m)
?-1619 
John Munden
(m)
1543-1584 
John Maria Muzeyi
(m)
?-1886 
John Mary Mzec
(m)
?-1887 
John Naisen
(m)
?-1626 
John Baptist Nam Chong-sam
(m)
1816-1866 
John Nangata
(m)
?-1662 
John Peter Néel
(m)
1832-1862 
John Nutter
(m)
?-1584 
John Payne
(m)
?-1582 
John Robinson
(m)
?-1588 
John Rugg
(m)
?-1539 
John Scotus
(m)
?-1066 
John Shoun
(m)
?-1619 
John Sinclair
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1972 John Sinclair
John Slade
(m)
?-1583 
John Southworth
(m)
1592-1654 
John Stone
(m)
?-1538 
John Tanaka
(m)
?-1626 
John Baptist Thanh
(m)
?-1840 
John Thorne
(m)
?-1539 
John Tomaki
(m)
?-1628 
John Wall
(m)
?-1679 
John Willie
(m)

Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1926 John Willie, Come On!
John Yano
(m)
?-1662 
John Baptist Zola
(m)
?-1626 
Juan de Cetina
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1397 
Juan de Sahagún
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1430-1479 
Juan of Ávila
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1569 
Juan of the Cross
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1542-1591 
Juan Soan de Goto
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1597 
Juan Bautista of the Conception
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1561-1613 
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 Grande
(a.k.a. John) (m)
1546-1600 
Juan Kisaka
(a.k.a. John) (m)
?-1597 