Namesakes for JOHN:
  Shakespearian Characters: 24 characters
      Lord John   Henry IV (1)
      Sir John Falstaff   Henry IV (1), Henry IV (2), The Merry Wives of Windsor
      Prince John   Henry IV (2)
      Sir John Blunt   Henry IV (2)
      Sir John Coleville   Henry IV (2)
      John Bates   Henry V
      Sir John Fastolfe   Henry VI (1)
      John Talbot   Henry VI (1)
      John the Bastard of Orleans   Henry VI (1)
      John Clifford   Henry VI (2), Henry VI (3)
      John Holland   Henry VI (2)
      John Hume   Henry VI (2)
      John Southwell   Henry VI (2)
      Sir John Stanley   Henry VI (2)
      Sir John Montgomery   Henry VI (3)
      Sir John Mortimer   Henry VI (3)
      Sir John Somerville   Henry VI (3)
      King John of England   King John
      Lord John Bigot   King John
      Don John   Much Ado About Nothing
      John of Gaunt   Richard II
      John Morton   Richard III
      Friar John   Romeo and Juliet
      John Rugby   The Merry Wives of Windsor
  Biblical Characters: 5 characters
      John the Baptist   Matt. 3:3
      John   Matt. 4:21
      John Mark   Acts 12:12
      John   Acts 4:6
      John (a.k.a. Jonas)   John 21:5
  Kings and Tsars of Bulgaria: 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. Ivan, John, Kalojan)   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 Shishman (a.k.a. John)   1371-1395
      Tsar Ivan Sratsimir (a.k.a. John)   1356-1397
  Kings and Queens of Denmark: 1 king
      King Hans (a.k.a. John)   1481-1513
  Kings and Queens of England: 1 king
      King John   1199-1216
  Kings of the Franks and France: 2 kings
      King Jean I (a.k.a. John)   1350-1364
      King Jean II the Good (a.k.a. John)   1350-1364
  Kings and Queens of Hungary: 2 kings
      King János Zápolya (a.k.a. John)   1526-1540
      King János II Zsigmond Zápolya (a.k.a. John)   1540-1571
  Nobel Prize Winners: 7 chemistry, 5 medicine, 4 physics, 3 economics, 3 literature, 3 peace
      (chemistry) John B. Fenn   2002
      (chemistry) John A. Pople   1998
      (chemistry) John E. Walker   1997
      (chemistry) John C. Polanyi   1986
      (chemistry) John Warcup Cornforth   1975
      (chemistry) John Cowdery Kendrew   1962
      (chemistry) John Howard Northrop   1946
      (economics) John C. Harsanyi   1994
      (economics) John F. Nash Jr.   1994
      (economics) John R. Hicks   1972
      (literature) John Maxwell Coetzee   2003
      (literature) John Steinbeck   1962
      (literature) John Galsworthy   1932
      (medicine) John E. Sulston   2002
      (medicine) John R. Vane   1982
      (medicine) Sir John Carew Eccles   1963
      (medicine) John Franklin Enders   1954
      (medicine) John James Richard Macleod   1923
      (peace) John Hume   1998
      (peace) Lord John Boyd Orr of Brechin   1949
      (peace) John Raleigh Mott   1946
      (physics) John H. van Vleck   1977
      (physics) John Bardeen   1956, 1972
      (physics) John Cockcroft   1951
      (physics) John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh   1904
  Kings and Queens of Norway: 1 king
      King Hans (a.k.a. John)   1483-1513
  Oscar Award Winners: 4 actors, 4 directors
      (actor) John Gielgud   1981
      (actor) John Houseman   1973
      (actor) John Mills   1970
      (actor) John Wayne   1969
      (director) John Ford   1935, 1940, 1941, 1952
      (director) John G. Avildsen   1976
      (director) John Huston   1948
      (director) John Schlesinger   1969
  Bishops of Rome and the Popes: 21 popes, 2 antipopes
      Pope John I   523-526
      Pope John II   533-535
      Pope John III   561-574
      Pope John IV   640-642
      Pope John V   685-686
      Pope John VI   701-705
      Pope John VII   705-707
      Pope John VIII   872-882
      Pope John IX   898-900
      Pope John X   914-928
      Pope John XI   931-935
      Pope John XII   955-963
      Pope John XIII   965-972
      Pope John XIV   983-984
      Pope John XV   985-996
      Antipope John   997-998
      Pope John XVII   1003
      Pope John XVIII   1003-1009
      Pope John XIX   1024-1032
      Pope John XXI   1276-1277
      Pope John XXII   1316-1334
      Antipope John   1410-1415
      Pope John XXIII   1958-1963
  Roman and Byzantine Emperors: 8 emperors
      Emperor John I Tzimisces   969-976
      Emperor John II   1118-1143
      Emperor John III Ducas Vatatzes   1222-1254
      Emperor John IV Lascaris   1258-1261
      Emperor John V   1341-1376/1379-1391
      Emperor John VI   1341-1354
      Emperor John VII   1390
      Emperor John VIII   1425-1448
  Saints: 114 saints, 57 blessed
      Saint John
      Saint John I
      Blessed John Yano
      Saint John the Wonder Worker
      Saint John Wall
      Saint John Vincent
      Saint John Vianney
      Saint John of Verona
      Saint John of Tuy
      Blessed John Tomaki
      Blessed John Thorne
      Saint John Theristus
      Blessed John Tanaka
      Saint John the Syrian of Pinna
      Saint John of Syracuse
      Blessed John Storey
      Saint John Stone
      Blessed John Speed
      Saint John Southworth
      Saint John Soan de Goto
      Blessed John Slade
      Saint John the Silent
      Blessed John Shoun
      Blessed John Shert
      Saint John Sergius
      Saint John Serapion
      Blessed John the Saxon
      Blessed John of Saint Martha
      Saint John of Sahagun
      Saint John of Ruysbroeck
      Blessed John Rugg
      Blessed John of Rochester
      Blessed John Roche
      Blessed John Robinson
      Saint John Roberts
      Saint John of Rila
      Saint John Rigby
      Saint John of Reomay
      Saint John Ravenna
      Saint John of Ratzeburg
      Saint John of Pulsano
      Saint John Plesington
      Blessed John Pibush
      Saint John of Perugia
      Saint John Payne
      Saint John
      Saint John of Osterwick
      Saint John Ogilvie
      Blessed John Munden
      Blessed John Nutter
      Saint John of Nicomedia
      Saint John Neumann
      Saint John Nepomucene Neumann
      Saint John Nepomucene
      Saint John IV of Naples
      Saint John I of Naples
      Blessed John Nelson
      Blessed John Naisen
      Blessed John Nangata
      Saint John of Monte Marano
      Saint John of Meda
      Saint John of Matha
      Blessed John Mason
      Saint John Mary Mzec
      Saint John Mark
      Saint John Maria Muzeyi
      Blessed John Maid
      Saint John of Lodi
      Blessed John Lockwood
      Saint John Lloyd
      Saint John Leonardi
      Blessed John Larke
      Blessed John Lantrua of Triora
      Blessed John of Korea
      Saint John Kokumbuko
      Blessed John Kinsako
      Blessed John Kingoku
      Saint John Kemble
      Saint John Kanty
      Saint John Jones
      Saint John
      Blessed John Montajana
      Blessed John Ivanango
      Blessed John Ireland
      Blessed John Ingram
      Blessed John Inamura
      Saint John the Iberian
      Saint John Houghton
      Saint John Hoan
      Blessed John Haile
      Blessed John Grove
      Saint John of the Grating
      Saint John of the Goths
      Saint John of Gorze
      Saint John of God
      Saint John Gaulbert, Abbot
      Blessed John Gaspard Cratz
      Saint John Francis Regis
      Blessed John Foyamon
      Blessed John Forest
      Saint John Fisher
      Blessed John Finch
      Saint John
      Blessed John Fernandez
      Blessed John Gavan
      Blessed John Fenwick
      Blessed John Felton
      Blessed John Eynon
      Saint John Eudes
      Saint John the Evangelist
      Saint John of Egypt
      Saint John of Edessa
      Saint John the Dwarf
      Blessed John Duckett
      Saint John de Ribera
      Saint John del Prado
      Saint John de Ortega
      Saint John de Massias
      Saint John de Britto
      Saint John de Brebeuf
      Saint John de Atares
      Blessed John Davy
      Saint John Dat
      Saint John of Damascus
      Saint John of the Cross
      Saint John
      Blessed John Cornelius
      Saint John of Constantinople
      Saint John of Cologne
      Saint John Climacus
      Saint John Chrysostom
      Saint John of Chinon
      Saint John Charles Cornay
      Saint John of Chalons
      Blessed John of Cetina
      Saint John Cassian
      Blessed John Carey
      Saint John of Capistrano
      Saint John Cantius
      Saint John Camillus the Good
      Saint John Calabytes
      Blessed John Cacciafronte
      Saint John of Bridlington
      Saint John Boste
      Saint John Bosco
      Blessed John Bodey
      Saint John of Beverly
      Saint John of Bergamo
      Saint John Berchmans
      Saint John
      Blessed John Beche
      Saint John Baptiste de Rossi
      Blessed John Baptist Zola
      Saint John Baptist Vianney
      Saint John Baptist Thanh
      Saint John Baptist de la Salle
      Saint John Baptist Machado
      Blessed John Baptist Lo
      Saint John Baptist Con
      Saint John the Baptist
      Saint John of Avila
      Saint John of Autun
      Saint John the Apostle
      Saint John Angeloptes
      Blessed John Amias
      Saint John the Almsgiver
      Saint John Almoner
      Saint John Almond
      Blessed John Alcober
      Saint John
      Saint John
  Kings and Queens of Scotland: 1 king
      King Iain de Baliol (a.k.a. John)   1292-1296
  Kings and Queens of Spain: 5 kings
      King Juan I (Castile) (a.k.a. John)   1379-1390
      King Juan II (Castile) (a.k.a. John)   1406-1454
      King Juan I (Aragon) (a.k.a. John)   1387-1396
      King Juan II (Aragon) (a.k.a. John)   1458-1479
      King Juan Carlos I (a.k.a. John)   1975-
  Sports Stars: 8 basketball, 6 football, 4 baseball, 2 hockey
      (baseball) John Clarkson   1963
      (baseball) John Henry Lloyd   1977
      (baseball) John McGraw   1937
      (baseball) John Montgomery Ward   1964
      (basketball) John Beckman   1972
      (basketball) John Havlicek   1983
      (basketball) John S. Roosma   1961
      (basketball) John "Honey" Russell   1964
      (basketball) John J. Schommer   1959
      (basketball) John "Cat" Thompson   1962
      (basketball) John Twyman (a.k.a. Jack)   1982
      (basketball) John R. Wooden   1960
      (football) John "Paddy" Driscoll (a.k.a. Paddy)   1965 
      (football) John Hannah   1991 
      (football) John Henry Johnson   1987 
      (football) John Mackey   1992 
      (football) John Riggins   1992 
      (football) John Stallworth   2002 
      (hockey) John Bucyk   1981
      (hockey) John "Black Jack" Stewart (a.k.a. Jack)   1964
  Kings and Queens of Sweden: 3 kings
      King Johan (a.k.a. John)   1216-1222
      King Hans of Denmark (a.k.a. John)   1497-1501
      King Johan III (a.k.a. John)   1568-1592
  Presidents of the United States: 4 presidents
      President John Adams   1797-1801
      President John Quincy Adams   1825-1829
      President John Tyler   1841-1845
      President John Fitzgerald Kennedy   1961-1963
  Notable Artists: 7 artists
      (artist) Jan van Eyck (a.k.a. Johannes, John)   1385-1441
      (artist) Fra Giovanni Angelico (a.k.a. John)   1395-1455
      (artist) Hans Holbein (a.k.a. John)   1497-1543
      (artist) Jan Vermeer (a.k.a. Johannes, John)   1632-1675
      (artist) John Constable   1776-1837
      (artist) Jean Arp (a.k.a. Hans, John)   1886-1968
      (artist) Joan Miró (a.k.a. John)   1893-1983
  Notable Explorers and Adventurers: 14 explorers
      (explorer) Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (a.k.a. Joannes, John)   1180-1252
      (explorer) Giovanni Caboto (a.k.a. John)   1450-1499
      (explorer) Juan Ponce de León (a.k.a. John)   1460-1521
      (explorer) Juan Sebastián Elcano (a.k.a. John)   1476-1526
      (explorer) Giovanni da Verrazzano (a.k.a. John)   1485-1528
      (explorer) Jean François Galaup (a.k.a. John)   1741-1788
      (explorer) John Ledyard   1751-1789
      (explorer) John Oxley   1785-1828
      (explorer) Sir John Franklin   1786-1847
      (explorer) John Lloyd Stephens   1805-1852
      (explorer) John McDouall Stuart   1815-1866
      (explorer) John Hanning Speke   1827-1864
      (explorer) John Wesley Powell   1834-1902
      (explorer) John Glenn   1921-
  Notable Writers: 5 authors, 2 playwrights, 2 poets, 1 fabulist
      (author) Giovanni Boccaccio (a.k.a. John)   1313-1375
      (poet) John Milton   1608-1674
      (fabulist) Jean de La Fontaine (a.k.a. John)   1621-1695
      (playwright) Jean Baptiste Poquelin "Molière" (a.k.a. John)   1622-1673
      (playwright) Jean Racine (a.k.a. John)   1639-1699
      (author) Johann Wolfgang Goethe (a.k.a. John)   1749-1832
      (poet) John Keats   1795-1821
      (author) Hans Christian Andersen (a.k.a. John)   1805­1875
      (author) John R. R. Tolkien   1892-1973
      (author) John Steinbeck   1902-1968
  Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 5 philosophers, 2 theologians, 1 psychologist
      (theologian) John Duns Scotus   1266-1308
      (theologian) Jean Chauvin (a.k.a. John)   1509-1564
      (philosopher) John Locke   1632-1704
      (philosopher) Jean Jacques Rousseau (a.k.a. John)   1712-1778
      (philosopher) Johann Gottlieb Fichte (a.k.a. John)   1762-1814
      (philosopher) John Stuart Mill   1806-1873
      (psychologist) John Dewey   1859-1952
      (philosopher) Jean Paul Sartre (a.k.a. John)   1905-1980