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Namesakes for JOHN:
American Presidents:
4 presidents
John Adams 1797-1801 
John Quincy Adams 1825-1829
John Tyler 1841-1845
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963
Australian Prime Ministers:
7 prime ministers
Chris Watson (a.k.a. John) 1904
John Curtin 1941-1945
John McEwen 1967-1968
John Gorton 1968-1971
Malcolm Fraser (a.k.a. John) 1975-1983
Paul Keating (a.k.a. John) 1991-1996
John Howard 1996-2007
Biblical Characters:
5 characters
John Mark (m) Acts 12:12
John (m) Acts 4:6
John (m) John 21:5
John the Baptist (m) Matt. 3:3
John (m) Matt. 4:21/Mark 3:17
Bishops of Rome and the Popes:
23 popes, 2 antipopes
John I 523-526
John II 533-535
John III 561-574
John IV 640-642
John V 685-686
John VI 701-705
John VII 705-707
John VIII 872-882
John IX 898-900
John X 914-928
John XI 931-935
John XII 955-964
John XIII 965-972
John XIV 983-984
John XV 985-996
John 997-998
John XVII 1003
John XVIII 1003-1009
John XIX 1024-1032
John XXI 1276-1277
John XXII 1316-1334
John 1410-1415
John XXIII 1958-1963
John Paul I 1978
John Paul II 1978-2005
Bohemian Kings:
1 king
King Jan the Blind (a.k.a. John) 1310-1346
British Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
John Stuart 1762-1763
Frederick John Robinson 1827-1828
John Russell 1846-1852; 1865-1866
Henry John Temple 1855-1858; 1859-1865
Sir John Major 1990-1997
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars:
10 tsars
Tsar Ivan Vladislav (a.k.a. John) 1015-1018
Tsar Ivan Asen I (a.k.a. John) 1189-1196
Tsar Kaloyan (a.k.a. John) 1196-1207
Tsar Ivan Asen II (a.k.a. John) 1218-1241
Tsar Ivan Asen III (a.k.a. John) 1279-1280
Tsar Ivan II (a.k.a. John) 1298-1299
Tsar Ivan Stefan (a.k.a. John) 1330-1331
Tsar Ivan Aleksandar (a.k.a. John) 1331-1371
Tsar Ivan Sratsimir (a.k.a. John) 1356-1396
Tsar Ivan Shishman (a.k.a. John) 1371-1395
Canadian Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
John A. Macdonald 1867-1873; 1878-1891
John Abbott 1891-1892
John Thompson 1892-1894
John Diefenbaker 1957-1963
John Turner 1984
Danish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Hans (a.k.a. John) 1481-1513
Emmy Award Winners:
2 actors
(actor) John Ritter 1984 Three's Company
(actor) John Lithgow 1996; 1997; 1999 3rd Rock from the Sun
English and British Kings and Queens:
1 king
King John 1199-1216
Fictional Characters from Books:
7 characters, 1 hero
John Dashwood 1811 Sense and Sensibility
John Willoughby 1811 Sense and Sensibility
John Thorpe 1817 Northanger Abbey
John Browdie 1839 Nicholas Nickleby
John Brooke 1868 Little Women
Dr. John Watson 1887 A Study in Scarlet
John Seward 1897 Dracula
Christopher John Francis Boone 2003 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 hero
John Worthing 1895 The Importance of Being Earnest
Frankish and French Kings:
2 kings
King Jean I (a.k.a. John) 1316
King Jean II the Good (a.k.a. John) 1350-1364
Hall-of-Famers:
11 basketball, 9 football, 5 baseball, 2 ice hockey
(baseball) John McGraw 1937
(baseball) John Franklin "Home Run" Baker 1955
(basketball) John J. Schommer 1959
(basketball) John R. Wooden 1960
(basketball) John S. Roosma 1961
(basketball) John "Cat" Thompson 1962
(baseball) John Clarkson 1963
(basketball) John "Honey" Russell 1964
(ice hockey) John "Black Jack" Stewart 1964
(baseball) John Montgomery Ward 1964
(football) John "Paddy" Driscoll 1965
(basketball) John Beckman 1972
(baseball) John Henry Lloyd 1977
(ice hockey) John Bucyk 1981
(basketball) John Twyman 1982
(basketball) John Havlicek 1983
(football) John Henry Johnson 1987
(football) John Hannah 1991
(football) John Mackey 1992
(football) John Riggins 1992
(basketball) John Thompson 1999
(basketball) John Chaney 2001
(football) John Stallworth 2002
(football) John Elway 2004
(football) John Madden 2006
(basketball) John Stockton 2009
(football) John Randle 2010
Harry Potter Characters:
1 character
Remus Lupin (a.k.a. John)
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
2 kings
King János I Zápolya (a.k.a. John) 1526-1540
King János II Zsigmond Zápolya (a.k.a. John) 1540-1571
Nobel Prize Winners:
8 chemistry, 5 medicine, 5 physics, 4 literature, 4 peace, 3 economics
(physics) John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh 1904
(physics) J. J. Thomson (a.k.a. John) 1906
(medicine) John James Richard Macleod 1923
(literature) John Galsworthy 1932
(peace) John Raleigh Mott 1946
(chemistry) John Howard Northrop 1946
(peace) Lord John Boyd Orr of Brechin 1949
(physics) John Cockcroft 1951
(chemistry) Archer John Porter Martin 1952
(medicine) John Franklin Enders 1954
(peace) Albert John Lutuli 1960
(chemistry) John Cowdery Kendrew 1962
(literature) John Steinbeck 1962
(medicine) Sir John Carew Eccles 1963
(literature) Jean-Paul Sartre (a.k.a. John) 1964
(physics) John Bardeen 1956; 1972
(economics) John R. Hicks 1972
(chemistry) John Warcup Cornforth 1975
(physics) John H. Van Vleck 1977
(medicine) John R. Vane 1982
(chemistry) John C. Polanyi 1986
(economics) John C. Harsanyi 1994
(economics) John F. Nash Jr. 1994
(chemistry) John E. Walker 1997
(peace) John Hume 1998
(chemistry) John A. Pople 1998
(chemistry) John B. Fenn 2002
(medicine) John E. Sulston 2002
(literature) John Maxwell Coetzee 2003
Norwegian Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Hans (a.k.a. John) 1483-1513
Notable Actors and Actresses:
13 actors
John Houseman 1902-1988
John Gielgud 1904-2000
John Wayne 1907-1979
John Mills 1908-2005
John Cleese 1939-
John Hurt 1940-
John Lithgow 1945-
John Ritter 1948-2003
John Belushi 1949-1982
John Goodman 1952-
John Malkovich 1953-
John Travolta 1954-
John Cusack 1966-
Notable Artists:
5 painters, 1 painter/sculptor, 1 sculptor
Jan van Eyck (a.k.a. John) 1385-1441
Fra Giovanni Angelico (a.k.a. John) 1395-1455
Hans Holbein (a.k.a. John) 1497-1543
Jan Vermeer (a.k.a. John) 1632-1675
John Constable 1776-1837
Jean Arp (a.k.a. John) 1886-1968
Joan Miró (a.k.a. John) 1893-1983
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
14 explorers
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (a.k.a. John) 1180-1252
Giovanni Caboto (a.k.a. John) 1450-1499
Juan Ponce de León (a.k.a. John) 1460-1521
Juan Sebastián Elcano (a.k.a. John) 1476-1526
Giovanni da Verrazzano (a.k.a. John) 1485-1528
Jean François Galaup (a.k.a. John) 1741-1788
John Ledyard 1751-1789
John Oxley 1785-1828
Sir John Franklin 1786-1847
John Lloyd Stephens 1805-1852
John McDouall Stuart 1815-1866
John Hanning Speke 1827-1864
John Wesley Powell 1834-1902
John Glenn 1921-
Notable Filmmakers:
5 directors
John Ford 1894-1973
John Huston 1906-1987
John Schlesinger 1926-2003
John G. Avildsen 1935-
John Hughes 1950-2009
Notable Musicians:
5 composers, 4 musicians
Johann Sebastian Bach (a.k.a. John) 1685-1750
Johannes Brahms (a.k.a. John) 1833-1897
John Philip Sousa 1854-1932
Jean Sibelius (a.k.a. John) 1865-1957
John "Dizzy" Gillespie 1917-1993
John William Coltrane 1926-1967
Johnny R. Cash (a.k.a. John) 1932-2003
John Williams 1932-
John Lennon 1940-1980
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
5 philosophers, 2 theologians, 1 mathematician, 1 psychologist
John Duns Scotus 1266-1308
Jean Chauvin (a.k.a. John) 1509-1564
John Locke 1632-1704
Jean Jacques Rousseau (a.k.a. John) 1712-1778
Johann Gottlieb Fichte (a.k.a. John) 1762-1814
John Stuart Mill 1806-1873
John Dewey 1859-1952
John von Neumann 1903-1957
Jean-Paul Sartre (a.k.a. John) 1905-1980
Notable Professional Athletes:
9 basketball, 8 football, 4 baseball, 2 ice hockey, 1 tennis
(baseball) John Franklin "Home Run" Baker
(basketball) John Beckman
(ice hockey) John Bucyk
(baseball) John Clarkson
(football) John "Paddy" Driscoll
(football) John Elway
(football) John Hannah
(basketball) John Havlicek
(football) John Henry Johnson
(baseball) John Henry Lloyd
(football) John Mackey
(football) John Randle
(football) John Riggins
(basketball) John S. Roosma
(basketball) John "Honey" Russell
(basketball) John J. Schommer
(football) John Stallworth
(ice hockey) John "Black Jack" Stewart
(basketball) John Stockton
(basketball) John "Cat" Thompson
(basketball) John Twyman
(baseball) John Montgomery Ward
(basketball) John R. Wooden
(tennis) John McEnroe 1959-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists, 1 biologist, 1 chemist
Johannes Kepler (a.k.a. John) 1571-1630
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (a.k.a. John) 1744-1829
John Dalton 1766-1844
J. J. Thomson (a.k.a. John) 1856-1940
Notable Writers:
6 authors, 2 playwrights, 2 poets, 1 fabulist
Giovanni Boccaccio (a.k.a. John) 1313-1375
John Milton 1608-1674
Jean de La Fontaine (a.k.a. John) 1621-1695
Jean Baptiste Poquelin "Molière" (a.k.a. John) 1622-1673
Jean Racine (a.k.a. John) 1639-1699
Johann Wolfgang Goethe (a.k.a. John) 1749-1832
John Keats 1795-1821
Hans Christian Andersen (a.k.a. John) 1805
J. R. R. Tolkien (a.k.a. John) 1892-1973
John Steinbeck 1902-1968
Jean-Paul Sartre (a.k.a. John) 1905-1980
Oscar Award Winners:
4 actors, 4 directors
(director) John Ford 1935; 1940; 1941; 1952 The Informer; The Grapes of Wrath; How Green Was My Valley; The Quiet Man
(director) John Huston 1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
(actor) John Wayne 1969 True Grit
(director) John Schlesinger 1969 Midnight Cowboy
(actor) John Mills 1970 Ryan's Daughter
(actor) John Houseman 1973 The Paper Chase
(director) John G. Avildsen 1976 Rocky
(actor) John Gielgud 1981 Arthur
Polish High Dukes and Kings:
3 kings
King Jan I Albert (a.k.a. John) 1492-1501
King Jan II Casimir (a.k.a. John) 1648-1668
King Jan III (a.k.a. John) 1674-1696
Portuguese Kings and Queens:
6 kings
King João I the Good (a.k.a. John) 1385-1433
King João II (a.k.a. John) 1477; 1481-1495
King João III the Pious (a.k.a. John) 1521-1557
King João IV the Restorer (a.k.a. John) 1640-1656
King João V the Magnanimous (a.k.a. John) 1706-1750
King João VI (a.k.a. John) 1816-1826
Pulitzer Award Winners:
6 winners
John Phillips Marquand 1938 The Late George Apley
John Steinbeck 1940 The Grapes of Wrath
John Hersey 1945 A Bell for Adano
John Cheever 1979 The Stories of John Cheever
John Kennedy Toole 1981 A Confederacy of Dunces
John Updike 1982; 1991 Rabbit Is Rich; Rabbit at Rest
Saints:
109 saints, 105 blessed
Saint John the Baptist ?-32
Saint John the Apostle ?-100
Saint John of Nicomedia ?-303
Saint John ?-304
Saint John of Egypt 305-394
Saint John ?-311
Saint John ?-344
Saint John ?-362
Saint John ?-362
Saint John Chrysostom ?-407
Saint John I ?-432
Saint John Angeloptes ?-433
Saint John Cassian ?-433
Saint John of Reomay 444-544
Saint John Calybites ?-450
Saint John the Silent 454-558
Saint John of Châlons ?-475
Saint John I Angeloptes ?-494
Saint John Climacus 525-605
Saint John I ?-526
Saint John the Almsgiver 555-619
Saint John ?-609
Saint John Camillus the Good ?-660
Saint John of Damascus 676-749
Saint John ?-690
Saint John ?-707
Saint John of Atares ?-718
Saint John of Beverly ?-721
Saint John the Wonderworker ?-750
Saint John de Atares ?-750
Saint John ?-796
Saint John ?-800
Saint John of Constantinople ?-813
Saint John ?-813
Saint John ?-850
Saint John of Gorze ?-974
Saint John Gualbert 995-1073
Saint John the Iberian ?-1002
Saint John Theristus 1049-1129
Saint John the Hermit 1050-1143
Saint Jón Ögmundsson (a.k.a. John) 1052-1121
Saint John Scotus ?-1066
Saint John of Matera 1070-1139
Saint John ?-1094
Saint John of the Grating 1098-1168
Saint John of Lodi ?-1106
Blessed John the Spaniard 1123-1160
Blessed John of Thérouanne ?-1130
Saint John of Matha 1154-1213
Saint John of Meda ?-1159
Blessed John Buoni 1168-1249
Blessed John Cacciafronte ?-1183
Blessed John of Salerno 1190-1242
Blessed John of Parma 1209-1289
Saint John of Perugia ?-1231
Blessed Giovanni Pelingotto (a.k.a. John) 1240-1304
Saint John Ducas Vatatzes ?-1254
Blessed Giovanni della Verna (a.k.a. John) 1259-1322
Blessed John of Thorn ?-1264
Blessed John of Barastre ?-1275
Blessed John of Vercelli ?-1283
Blessed Jan of Ruysbroeck (a.k.a. John) 1293-1381
Blessed Giovanni Colombini (a.k.a. John) 1300-1367
Saint John of Bridlington 1319-1379
Blessed Giovanni Rainuzzi (a.k.a. John) ?-1330
Blessed Giovanni of Rieti (a.k.a. John) ?-1350
Blessed Giovanni Dominici (a.k.a. John) 1356-1419
Blessed Giovanni of Vallombrosa (a.k.a. John) ?-1380
Saint Giovanni of Capistrano (a.k.a. John) 1386-1456
Saint Jan of Kanty (a.k.a. John) 1390-1474
Saint Jan Nepomucene (a.k.a. John) ?-1393
Blessed Juan de Cetina (a.k.a. John) ?-1397
Saint Juan de Sahagún (a.k.a. John) 1430-1479
Blessed Giovanni Angelo Porro (a.k.a. John) 1451-1506
Saint John Fisher 1469-1535
Blessed Giovanni Battista Righi di Fabriano (a.k.a. John) 1469-1539
Blessed John Forest 1473-1538
Saint Juan Diego (a.k.a. John) 1474-1548
Blessed Giovanni Marinoni (a.k.a. John) 1490-1562
Saint João of God (a.k.a. John) 1495-1550
Blessed Giovanni Liccio (a.k.a. John) ?-1511
Blessed Hans Wagner (a.k.a. John) ?-1516
Saint Juan de Ribera (a.k.a. John) 1532-1611
Blessed John Nelson 1534-1578
Blessed John Haile ?-1535
Saint John Houghton ?-1535
Blessed John Davy ?-1537
Blessed John Rochester ?-1537
Saint John Stone ?-1538
Blessed John Beche ?-1539
Blessed John Eynon ?-1539
Blessed John Rugg ?-1539
Blessed John Thorne ?-1539
Saint Giovanni Leonardi (a.k.a. John) 1541-1609
Saint Juan of the Cross (a.k.a. John) 1542-1591
Blessed John Munden 1543-1584
Blessed John Adams 1543-1586
Blessed John Larke ?-1544
Blessed Juan Grande (a.k.a. John) 1546-1600
Blessed John Cornelius 1557-1594
Blessed John Hambley 1560-1587
Saint Juan Bautista of the Conception (a.k.a. John) 1561-1613
Blessed John Ingram 1565-1594
Blessed Juan Armero (a.k.a. John) ?-1566
Blessed John Thules 1568-1616
Saint Juan of Ávila (a.k.a. John) ?-1569
Blessed João Fernandez (a.k.a. John) ?-1570
Blessed John Felton ?-1570
Blessed John Story ?-1571
Saint Joannes of Cologne (a.k.a. John) ?-1572
Saint Joannes van Oisterwijk (a.k.a. John) ?-1572
Saint Jan Sarkander (a.k.a. John) 1576-1620
Saint John Roberts 1577-1610
Blessed John of Saint Martha 1578-1618
Saint John Ogilvie 1580-1615
Saint John Payne ?-1582
Blessed John Shert ?-1582
Blessed João Baptista Machado (a.k.a. John) 1582-1617
Blessed John Bodey ?-1583
Blessed John Slade ?-1583
Blessed John Finch ?-1584
Blessed John Nutter ?-1584
Saint Juan Macías (a.k.a. John) 1585-1645
Blessed John Fingley ?-1586
Blessed John Sandys ?-1586
Blessed John Robinson ?-1588
Blessed John Roche ?-1588
Blessed John Amias ?-1589
Blessed John Hogg ?-1590
Blessed John Mason ?-1591
Blessed John Southworth 1592-1654
Saint John Boste ?-1593
Blessed John Carey ?-1594
Blessed John Speed ?-1594
Saint Juan Soan de Goto (a.k.a. John) ?-1597
Saint Juan Kisaka (a.k.a. John) ?-1597
Saint Jean-François Régis (a.k.a. John) 1597-1640
Saint John Jones ?-1598
Saint Jan Berchmans (a.k.a. John) 1599-1621
Saint John Kemble 1599-1679
Saint John Rigby ?-1600
Blessed John Pibush ?-1601
Saint Jean Eudes (a.k.a. John) 1601-1680
Saint John Almond ?-1612
Blessed John Duckett 1613-1644
Blessed John Ivanango ?-1619
Blessed John Montajana ?-1619
Blessed John Shoun ?-1619
Blessed John Kearney 1619-1653
Blessed John of Korea ?-1622
Blessed John Inamura ?-1622
Blessed John Kingoku ?-1622
Blessed John Kinsako ?-1626
Blessed John Naisen ?-1626
Blessed John Tanaka ?-1626
Blessed John Baptist Zola ?-1626
Blessed John Maid ?-1627
Blessed John Tomaki ?-1628
Blessed Juan del Castillo (a.k.a. John) ?-1628
Saint John Kokumbuko ?-1630
Saint John of Prado ?-1636
Blessed William John Plessington 1637-1679
Blessed John Lockwood ?-1642
Saint João de Brito (a.k.a. John) 1647-1693
Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle (a.k.a. John) 1651-1719
Saint Giovan Giuseppe of the Cross (a.k.a. John) 1654-1734
Blessed Juan Bautista (a.k.a. John) 1660-1700
Blessed John Foyamon ?-1662
Blessed John Nangata ?-1662
Saint John Yano ?-1662
Blessed John Fenwick ?-1679
Blessed John Gavan ?-1679
Blessed John Grove ?-1679
Saint John Wall ?-1679
Saint Giovanni Battista de Rossi (a.k.a. John) 1698-1764
Blessed Jean-Nicolas Cordier (a.k.a. John) 1710-1794
Blessed John Gaspard Cratz ?-1737
Blessed Jean Bourdon (a.k.a. John) 1747-1794
Blessed Giovanni Alcober (a.k.a. John) ?-1748
Saint Giovanni Lantrua of Triora (a.k.a. John) 1760-1816
Saint John Dat 1764-1798
Blessed Johann Nepomuk (a.k.a. John) 1777-1860
Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney (a.k.a. John) 1786-1859
Blessed Jean du Lau (a.k.a. John) ?-1792
Saint Jean-Michel Langevin (a.k.a. John) ?-1793
Blessed Jean Baptist Souzy (a.k.a. John) ?-1794
Blessed Giovanni Antonio Farina (a.k.a. John) 1803-1888
Saint Jean-Charles Cornay (a.k.a. John) 1809-1837
Saint John Baptist Chon Chang-un 1810-1866
Saint John Neumann 1811-1860
Saint Giovanni Bosco (a.k.a. John) 1815-1888
Saint John Baptist Nam Chong-Sam 1816-1866
Saint John Yi Yun-il 1822-1867
Saint Jean-Louis Bonnard (a.k.a. John) 1824-1852
Saint Giovanni Baptist Mazzucconi (a.k.a. John) 1825-1855
Blessed Juan Nepomuceno Zegrí y Moreno (a.k.a. John) 1831-1905
Blessed John Peter Neel 1832-1862
Blessed Giovanni Battista Scalabrini (a.k.a. John) 1839-1905
Blessed Jean-Gabriel Perboyre (a.k.a. John) ?-1840
Saint John Baptist Con ?-1840
Saint John Baptist Thanh ?-1840
Blessed Giovanni Piamarta (a.k.a. John) 1841-1913
Blessed Giovanni Maria Boccardo (a.k.a. John) 1848-1913
Blessed Jan Beyzym (a.k.a. John) 1850-1912
Saint John Baptist Luo Tingying ?-1861
Saint John Hoan Trinh Doan ?-1861
Saint John Hoan ?-1861
Blessed Juan Bautista Ferreres Boluda (a.k.a. John) 1861-1936
Blessed Jan Adalbert Balicki (a.k.a. John) 1869-1948
Blessed Giovanni Calabria (a.k.a. John) 1873-1954
Blessed John XXIII 1881-1963
Saint John Maria Muzeyi ?-1886
Saint John Mary Mzec ?-1887
Blessed John Paul II 1920-2005
Scottish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Iain de Baliol (a.k.a. John) 1292-1296
Serbian Kings, Tsars and Princes:
1 ruler
Ruler Jovan Nenad (a.k.a. John) 1526-1537
Shakespearian Characters:
24 characters
John King John
Lord John Henry IV (1)
Prince John Henry IV (2)
John the Bastard of Orleans Henry VI (1)
Don John Much Ado About Nothing
John of Gaunt Richard II
Friar John Romeo and Juliet
John Bates Henry V
Lord John Bigot King John
Sir John Blunt Henry IV (2)
John Clifford Henry VI (2); Henry VI (3)
Sir John Coleville Henry IV (2)
Sir John Falstaff Henry IV (1); Henry IV (2); The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Fastolfe Henry VI (1)
John Holland Henry VI (2)
John Hume Henry VI (2)
Sir John Montgomery Henry VI (3)
Sir John Mortimer Henry VI (3)
John Morton Richard III
John Rugby The Merry Wives of Windsor
Sir John Somerville Henry VI (3)
John Southwell Henry VI (2)
Sir John Stanley Henry VI (2)
John Talbot Henry VI (1)
Spanish Kings and Queens:
5 kings
King Juan I (Castile) (a.k.a. John) 1379-1390
King Juan I (Aragon) (a.k.a. John) 1387-1396
King Juan II (Castile) (a.k.a. John) 1406-1454
King Juan II (Aragon) (a.k.a. John) 1458-1479
King Juan Carlos I (a.k.a. John) 1975-
Swedish Kings and Queens:
3 kings
King Johan I (a.k.a. John) 1216-1222
King Johan II (a.k.a. John) 1497-1501
King Johan III (a.k.a. John) 1568-1592
Tony Award Winners:
1 actor/director
(actor/director) John Gielgud 1948; 1959; 1961 The Importance of Being Earnest; Ages of Man; Big Fish, Little Fish
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