Namesakes
American Presidents:
5 presidents
John Adams 1797-1801 
John Quincy Adams 1825-1829
John Tyler 1841-1845
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963
Donald J. Trump (a.k.a. John) 2017-2021
Australian Prime Ministers:
9 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
Tony Abbott (a.k.a. John) 2013-2015
Scott Morrison (a.k.a. John) 2018-2022
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
F. J. Robinson (a.k.a. John) 1827-1828
John Russell 1846-1852; 1865-1866
Henry John Temple 1855-1858; 1859-1865
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) 1197-1207
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
Bulgarian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) John Casimir Ehrnrooth 1881
Canadian Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
John A. Macdonald 1867-1873; 1878-1891
John Abbott 1891-1892
John Sparrow David Thompson 1892-1894
John Diefenbaker 1957-1963
John Turner 1984
John I 496-505
John II 505-516
John III 680-689
John IV 777-799
John V 1147-1166
John VI 1189-1216
John VII 1262-1269; 1271-1293
John VIII 1300-1320
John IX 1320-1327
John X 1363-1369
John XI 1427-1452
John XII 1480-1483
John XIII 1484-1524
John XIV 1571-1586
John XV 1619-1629
John XVI 1676-1718
John XVII 1727-1745
John XVIII 1769-1796
John XIX 1928-1942
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
King John 1199-1216
Fictional Characters from Books:
9 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
John the Savage 1932 Brave New World
John Yossarian 1961 Catch-22
Christopher John Francis Boone 2003 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Fictional Characters from Movies:
3 characters, 1 hero, 1 hero/villain
John Walton Sr. 1971 The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
John "John-Boy" Walton Jr. 1971 The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
John McClane 1988 Die Hard
Jack O'Neill (a.k.a. John) 1994 Stargate
John Connor 1991; 2003; 2009; 2015 Terminator 2: Judgment Day; Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines; Terminator Salvation; Terminator Genisys
John Worthing 1895 The Importance of Being Earnest
Fictional Characters from Television:
43 characters, 1 hero, 1 villain
John Black 1965 Days of Our Lives
John Tracy 1965 Thunderbirds
John Walton Sr. 1972 The Waltons
John "John-Boy" Walton Jr. 1972 The Waltons
John Steed 1961; 1976 The Avengers; The New Avengers
John Bosley 1976 Charlie's Angels
Jock Ewing (a.k.a. John) 1978 Dallas
John Ross Ewing III 1978 Dallas
J. R. Ewing (a.k.a. John) 1978; 1979 Dallas; Knots Landing
John "Hannibal" Smith 1983 The A-Team
John McKay 1987 Tour of Duty
Jack Arnold (a.k.a. John) 1988 The Wonder Years
John D. Cort 1989 Baywatch
Jack McCoy (a.k.a. John) 1990 Law & Order
J. T. Lambert (a.k.a. John) 1991 Step by Step
John Clark Jr. 1993 NYPD Blue
John Doggett 1993 The X-Files
John Irvin 1993 NYPD Blue
John Kelly 1993 NYPD Blue
John Munch 1993; 1999 Homicide: Life on the Street; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
John Carter 1994 ER
John Hamilton 1996 7th Heaven
Jack O'Neill (a.k.a. John) 1997 Stargate SG-1
John Cage 1997 Ally McBeal
John Redcorn 1997 King of the Hill
Joseph Gribble (a.k.a. John) 1997 King of the Hill
Jack McFarland (a.k.a. John) 1998 Will & Grace
Pacey Witter (a.k.a. John) 1998 Dawson's Creek
John James "Mr. Big" Preston 1998; 2021 Sex and the City; And Just Like That...
John Maguire 1999 Time of Your Life
Jack Malone (a.k.a. John) 2002 Without a Trace
John Hagen 2002 CSI: Miami
John Stillman 2003 Cold Case
Rube Sofer (a.k.a. John) 2003 Dead Like Me
John Locke 2004 Lost
John Rowland 2004 Desperate Housewives
John Abruzzi 2005 Prison Break
John Winchester 2005 Supernatural
Captain "Cappie" Jones (a.k.a. John) 2007 Greek
John Connor 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
John Henry 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
John Scott 2008 Fringe
John Greer 2011 Person of Interest
John Reese 2011 Person of Interest
John Warren 2016 The Family
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales:
1 character, 1 hero
Little John English
John Henry African-American
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
Grammy Award Winners:
2 best new artist, 1 song of the year, 1 song of the year/album of the year
(best new artist) Tom Jones (a.k.a. John) 1966
(song of the year/album of the year) John Lennon 1967; 1982 Michelle; Double Fantasy
(song of the year) John Mayer 2005 Daughters
(best new artist) John Legend 2006
Hall-of-Famers:
14 basketball, 10 football, 7 baseball, 2 ice hockey
(baseball) John McGraw 1937
(baseball) John Franklin "Home Run" Baker 1955
(basketball) John Schommer 1959
(basketball) John Wooden 1960
(basketball) John Roosma 1961
(basketball) John "Cat" Thompson 1962
(baseball) John Clarkson 1963
(baseball) John Montgomery Ward 1964
(basketball) John "Honey" Russell 1964
(ice hockey) John "Black Jack" Stewart 1964
(football) John "Paddy" Driscoll 1965
(basketball) John Beckman 1972
(baseball) John Henry Lloyd 1977
(ice hockey) Johnny Bucyk (a.k.a. John) 1981
(basketball) Jack Twyman (a.k.a. John) 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
(basketball) John Isaacs 2015
(basketball) John Calipari 2015
(baseball) John Smoltz 2015
(basketball) John McLendon 2016
(football) Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. (a.k.a. John) 2016
(baseball) John Schuerholz 2017
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
Irish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
3 prime ministers
(prime minister) John A. Costello 1948-1951; 1954-1957
(prime minister) Jack Lynch (a.k.a. John) 1966-1973; 1977-1979
(prime minister) John Bruton 1994-1997
Most Valuable Players:
3 winners
John Brodie 1970 football
Boog Powell (a.k.a. John) 1970 baseball
John Elway 1987 football
New Zealand Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
John Hall 1879-1882
John Ballance 1891-1893
Richard Seddon (a.k.a. John) 1893-1906
Jack Marshall (a.k.a. John) 1972
John Key 2008-2016
Nobel Prize Winners:
10 chemistry, 9 medicine, 9 physics, 5 economics, 5 peace, 4 literature
(physics) John Strutt, Lord Rayleigh 1904
(physics) J. J. Thomson (a.k.a. John) 1906
(medicine) John James Rickard Macleod 1923
(literature) John Galsworthy 1932
(peace) John Mott 1946
(chemistry) John Howard Northrop 1946
(peace) John Boyd Orr 1949
(physics) John Cockcroft 1951
(chemistry) Archer John Porter Martin 1952
(medicine) John Franklin Enders 1954
(physics) John Bardeen 1956; 1972
(peace) Philip Noel-Baker (a.k.a. John) 1959
(peace) Albert Lutuli (a.k.a. John) 1960
(literature) John Steinbeck 1962
(chemistry) John Kendrew 1962
(medicine) John Eccles 1963
(literature) Jean-Paul Sartre (a.k.a. John) 1964
(economics) John Hicks 1972
(physics) John Robert Schrieffer 1972
(chemistry) Paul John Flory 1974
(chemistry) John Cornforth 1975
(physics) John Hasbrouck Van Vleck 1977
(medicine) John Vane 1982
(chemistry) John Polanyi 1986
(medicine) J. Michael Bishop (a.k.a. John) 1989
(economics) John Harsanyi 1994
(economics) John Forbes Nash Jr. 1994
(chemistry) John E. Walker 1997
(chemistry) John Pople 1998
(peace) John Hume 1998
(chemistry) John Fenn 2002
(medicine) John Sulston 2002
(economics) Clive Granger (a.k.a. John) 2003
(literature) J. M. Coetzee (a.k.a. John) 2003
(physics) John L. Hall 2005
(physics) John C. Mather 2006
(economics) Thomas J. Sargent (a.k.a. John) 2011
(medicine) John Gurdon 2012
(medicine) John O'Keefe 2014
(physics) J. Michael Kosterlitz (a.k.a. John) 2016
(chemistry) John B. Goodenough 2019
(medicine) Peter J. Ratcliffe (a.k.a. John) 2019
Norwegian Kings and Queens:
2 kings
King Hans (a.k.a. John) 1483-1513
King Karl III Johan (a.k.a. John) 1818-1844
Norwegian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
John Lyng 1963
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
2 activists
(activist) John Mohawk 1945-2006
(activist) John Trudell 1946-2015
Notable Actors and Actresses:
72 actors, 3 actor/comedians, 3 comedian/actors, 1 comedian, 1 entertainer/actor
Lennox Pawle (a.k.a. John) 1872-1936
Chief John Big Tree 1877-1967
Jack Hoxie (a.k.a. John) 1885-1965
Robertson Hare (a.k.a. John) 1891-1979
Adolf Jahr (a.k.a. John) 1893-1964
John Houseman 1902-1988
John Gielgud 1904-2000
John Carradine 1906-1988
John Wayne 1907-1979
John Mills 1908-2005
Chips Rafferty (a.k.a. John) 1909-1971
Jackie Coogan (a.k.a. John) 1914-1984
Emrys Jones (a.k.a. John) 1915-1972
Willoughby Gray (a.k.a. John) 1916-1993
John Kraaijkamp, Sr. 1925-2011
Eric Morecambe (a.k.a. John) 1926-1984
Terry Scott (a.k.a. John) 1927-1994
Beppe Wolgers (a.k.a. John) 1928-1986
John Woodvine 1929-
John Cassavetes 1929-1989
John Aniston 1933-
Chuck McCann (a.k.a. John) 1934-2018
John Saxon 1936-2020
John Nolan 1938-
John Cleese 1939-
John Hurt 1940-2017
John Mahoney 1940-2018
John Thaw 1942-2002
John Kani 1942-
John Lyons 1943-
John Nettles 1943-
John Rhys-Davies 1944-
John McCook 1944-
John Doman 1945-
John Heard 1945-2017
Burt Ward (a.k.a. John) 1945-
John Lithgow 1945-
John Trudell 1946-2015
John Ratzenberger 1947-
John de Lancie 1948-
John Noble 1948-
John Ritter 1948-2003
John Belushi 1949-1982
J. G. Hertzler (a.k.a. John) 1949-
John Shea 1949-
John M. Jackson 1950-
John Candy 1950-1994
Stellan Skarsgård (a.k.a. John) 1951-
Liam Neeson (a.k.a. John) 1952-
John Goodman 1952-
John Malkovich 1953-
John Travolta 1954-
John Pankow 1954-
Matt Craven (a.k.a. John) 1956-
John Turturro 1957-
John C. McGinley 1959-
John Schneider 1960-
Hugh Grant (a.k.a. John) 1960-
John Corbett 1961-
John Hannah 1962-
John Slattery 1962-
John Marshall Jones 1962-
John Dye 1963-2011
John Stamos 1963-
John Leguizamo 1964-
John C. Reilly 1965-
Steve Coogan (a.k.a. John) 1965-
John Cusack 1966-
John Barrowman 1967-
John Singleton 1968-2019
Johnny Knoxville (a.k.a. John) 1971-
Nic Testoni (a.k.a. John) 1972-
John Tui 1975-
A. J. Buckley (a.k.a. John) 1977-
John Krasinski 1979-
Ralf Little (a.k.a. John) 1980-
Ben Whishaw (a.k.a. John) 1980-
John Francis Daley 1985-
John Bradley 1988-
John Boyega 1992-
Notable Artists:
4 painters, 1 conceptual artist, 1 painter/sculptor, 1 sculptor
Jan van Eyck (a.k.a. John) c. 1395-1441
Fra Angelico (a.k.a. John) c. 1395-1455
Jan Vermeer (a.k.a. John) 1632-1675
John Constable 1776-1837
Jean Arp (a.k.a. John) 1886-1966
Joan Miró (a.k.a. John) 1893-1983
John Baldessari 1931-
Notable Athletes:
17 soccer, 12 football, 10 basketball, 8 rugby, 7 baseball, 4 ice hockey, 4 tennis, 1 boxing, 1 cricket
(baseball) John Montgomery Ward 1860-1925
(baseball) John Clarkson 1861-1909
(basketball) John Schommer 1884-1960
(baseball) John Henry Lloyd 1884-1964
(baseball) John Franklin "Home Run" Baker 1886-1963
(basketball) John Beckman 1895-1968
(football) John "Paddy" Driscoll 1896-1968
(basketball) John Roosma 1900-1983
(basketball) John "Honey" Russell 1902-1973
(basketball) John "Cat" Thompson 1906-1990
(basketball) John Wooden 1910-2010
(basketball) John Isaacs 1915-2009
(ice hockey) John "Black Jack" Stewart 1917-1983
(football) John Henry Johnson 1929-2011
(basketball) Jack Twyman (a.k.a. John) 1934-2012
(baseball) Johnny Romano (a.k.a. John) 1934-2019
(ice hockey) Johnny Bucyk (a.k.a. John) 1935-
(football) John Brodie 1935-
(basketball) John Havlicek 1940-2019
(baseball) Boog Powell (a.k.a. John) 1941-
(football) John Mackey 1941-2011
(ice hockey) John Schella 1947-2018
(football) John Riggins 1949-
(football) John Hannah 1951-
(football) John Stallworth 1952-
(tennis) John McEnroe 1959-
(football) John Elway 1960-
(basketball) John Stockton 1962-
(soccer) John de Wolf 1962-
(soccer) John van 't Schip 1963-
(soccer) John Bosman 1965-
(soccer) John van Loen 1965-
(baseball) John Smoltz 1967-
(football) John Randle 1967-
(boxing) Emmanuel Nwodo (a.k.a. John) 1974-
(soccer) Shay Given (a.k.a. John) 1976-
(football) John Denney 1978-
(soccer) John O'Shea 1981-
(cricket) Niall O'Brien (a.k.a. John) 1981-
(soccer) John Heitinga 1983-
(rugby) Tommy Bowe (a.k.a. John) 1984-
(rugby) Ben Franks (a.k.a. John) 1984-
(soccer) Mile Jedinak (a.k.a. John) 1984-
(soccer) Leighton Baines (a.k.a. John) 1984-
(tennis) John Isner 1985-
(soccer) Joe Hart (a.k.a. John) 1987-
(soccer) John Obi Mikel 1987-
(soccer) John Boye 1987-
(rugby) John Moonlight 1987-
(rugby) Richie Vernon (a.k.a. John) 1987-
(football) McLeod Bethel-Thompson (a.k.a. John) 1988-
(tennis) John Peers 1988-
(rugby) John Hardie 1988-
(soccer) Oliver Bozanić (a.k.a. John) 1989-
(rugby) Ben Morgan (a.k.a. John) 1989-
(tennis) John Millman 1989-
(rugby) John Quill 1990-
(soccer) Patrick van Aanholt (a.k.a. John) 1990-
(rugby) Beauden Barrett (a.k.a. John) 1991-
(ice hockey) Garnet Hathaway (a.k.a. John) 1991-
(football) John Lotulelei 1991-
(soccer) John Guidetti 1992-
(soccer) John Brooks 1993-
(soccer) John Stones 1994-
Notable Businesspeople:
11 businesspersons
John Jacob Astor 1763-1848
J. P. Morgan (a.k.a. John) 1837-1913
John D. Rockefeller 1839-1937
Henry J. Heinz (a.k.a. John) 1844-1919
John Roll McLean 1848-1916
Cecil Rhodes (a.k.a. John) 1853-1902
John Jacob Astor IV 1864-1912
John H. Johnson 1918-2005
Donald J. Trump (a.k.a. John) 1946-
John de Mol 1955-
John Schnatter 1961-
Notable Evildoers:
1 assassin, 1 criminal, 1 murderer
John Wilkes Booth 1838-1865
John Dillinger 1903-1934
John Wayne Gacy 1942-1994
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
14 explorers
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (a.k.a. John) 1182-1252
Giovanni Caboto (a.k.a. John) c. 1450-c. 1499
Juan Ponce de León (a.k.a. John) 1474-1521
Juan Sebastián Elcano (a.k.a. John) 1476-1526
Giovanni da Verrazzano (a.k.a. John) 1485-1528
Jean François de Galaup (a.k.a. John) 1741-1788
John Ledyard 1751-1789
John Oxley 1784-1828
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:
10 directors, 1 director/screenwriter/editor/producer, 1 producer/director, 1 screenwriter
John M. Stahl 1886-1950
John Ford 1894-1973
John Huston 1906-1987
John Schlesinger 1926-2003
John Cassavetes 1929-1989
John Boorman 1933-
John G. Avildsen 1935-2017
John Badham 1939-
John Kani 1942-
John Banville 1945-
John Woo 1946-
John Carpenter 1948-
John Hughes 1950-2009
Notable Hosts and Presenters:
1 television
(television) Rove McManus (a.k.a. John) 1974-
Notable Musicians:
16 musicians, 13 composers, 4 singers, 1 lyricist, 1 musician/singer
Johann Sebastian Bach (a.k.a. John) 1685-1750 classical
Johannes Brahms (a.k.a. John) 1833-1897
John Philip Sousa 1854-1932
Jean Sibelius (a.k.a. John) 1865-1957
John Cage 1912-1992
John Lee Hooker 1917-2001 blues
John "Dizzy" Gillespie 1917-1993 jazz
Johnny Mandel (a.k.a. John) 1925-2020
John Coltrane 1926-1967 jazz
John Williams 1932-
Johnny Cash (a.k.a. John) 1932-2003 country
John Barry 1933-2011
Jet Black (a.k.a. John) 1938-
Michael Moorcock (a.k.a. John) 1939-
Tom Jones (a.k.a. John) 1940- pop
Johnny Nash (a.k.a. John) 1940-2020 pop, reggae
John Lennon 1940-1980 rock
Scatman John (a.k.a. John) 1942-1999
John Fogerty 1945- rock
Keith Moon (a.k.a. John) 1946-1978 rock
John Carpenter 1948-
Bernie Taupin (a.k.a. John) 1950- pop
John Ellis 1952-
John Lydon 1956- rock
John Debney 1956-
Jon Bon Jovi (a.k.a. John) 1962- rock
John Powell 1963-
Chris Cornell (a.k.a. John) 1964-2017 rock
John Murphy 1965-
Sean Combs (a.k.a. John) 1969- hip hop
Jack White (a.k.a. John) 1975- rock
John Mayer 1977- pop
Sturgill Simpson (a.k.a. John) 1978- country
John Legend 1978-
Sonny "Skrillex" Moore (a.k.a. John) 1988- electronic dance music
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
5 philosophers, 3 mathematicians, 2 theologians, 1 economist, 1 psychologist
John Duns Scotus c. 1266-1308
Jean Chauvin (a.k.a. John) 1509-1564
John Napier 1550-1617
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 Maynard Keynes 1883-1946
John von Neumann 1903-1957
Jean-Paul Sartre (a.k.a. John) 1905-1980
John Forbes Nash Jr. 1928-2015
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
6 politicians, 1 politician/diplomat
John C. Calhoun 1782-1850
John C. Breckinridge 1821-1875
John Nance Garner 1868-1967
John McCain 1936-2018
John Kerry 1943-
John Boehner 1949-
John Kasich 1952-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
3 physicists, 2 biologists, 2 chemists, 2 inventors, 1 astronomer
Johannes Kepler (a.k.a. John) 1571-1630
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (a.k.a. John) 1744-1829
John Dalton 1766-1844
John James Audubon 1785-1851
John Herschel 1792-1871
John Browning 1855-1926
J. J. Thomson (a.k.a. John) 1856-1940
John Logie Baird 1888-1946
John B. Goodenough 1922-
John Shipley Rowlinson 1926-2018
Notable Writers:
21 authors, 3 playwrights, 3 poets, 1 essayist, 1 fabulist, 1 playwright/author, 1 poet/author, 1 poet/playwright
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 von Goethe (a.k.a. John) 1749-1832
John Keats 1795-1821
Hans Christian Andersen (a.k.a. John) 1805-1875
John Ruskin 1819-1900
John Rollin Ridge 1827-1867
John Galsworthy 1867-1933
John Milton Oskison 1874-1947
Rupert Atkinson (a.k.a. John) 1881-1961
J. R. R. Tolkien (a.k.a. John) 1892-1973
John Joseph Mathews 1894-1979
Seán Ó Faoláin (a.k.a. John) 1900-1991
John Steinbeck 1902-1968
Jean-Paul Sartre (a.k.a. John) 1905-1980
W. J. Burley (a.k.a. John) 1914-2002
John Berger 1926-2017
Beppe Wolgers (a.k.a. John) 1928-1986
John Arden 1930-2012
John Updike 1932-2009
John Jakes 1932-
John McGahern 1934-2006
John Fuller 1937-
Michael Moorcock (a.k.a. John) 1939-
John Mohawk 1945-2006
John Banville 1945-
John Trudell 1946-2015
John Grisham 1955-
Tim Winton (a.k.a. John) 1960-
Olympic Medalists:
34 gold, 31 silver, 25 bronze, 7 silver/bronze, 4 bronze/silver, 3 bronze/gold, 3 gold/silver, 3 silver/gold, 2 gold/bronze, 2 silver/bronze/gold, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver/gold, 1 gold/bronze/silver, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(gold) John Arthur Jarvis 1900 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4000 m freestyle
(bronze) John Bray 1900 1500 m
(bronze/gold/silver) Walter B. Tewksbury (a.k.a. John) 1900 100 m; 200 m; 200 m hurdles; 400 m hurdles; 60 m
(gold) John Rimmer 1900 5000 m team
(silver) John Cregan 1900 800 m
(silver) John McLean 1900 110 m hurdles
(silver/gold) John Flanagan 1900; 1904; 1908 56 lb weight throw; hammer throw
(silver) John Grieb 1904 athletics triathlon
(silver) John Daly 1904 3000 m steeplechase
(silver) John DeWitt 1904 hammer throw
(bronze/silver) Scott Leary (a.k.a. John) 1904 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 50 yard freestyle
(silver/bronze/gold) Nathaniel John Cartmell 1904; 1908 100 m; 200 m; medley relay
(bronze/silver) John Biller 1904; 1908 long jump - standing; high jump - standing
(gold) John Derbyshire 1900; 1908 water polo; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Johan Frithiof Svanberg (a.k.a. John) 1908 5 miles
(gold) John Taylor Jr. 1908 medley relay
(silver/bronze) John Eisele 1908 3 mile team; 3200 m steeplechase
(silver/bronze) John Garrels 1908 110 m hurdles; shot put
(gold) Johnny Hayes (a.k.a. John) 1908 marathon
(gold/silver) Matt McGrath (a.k.a. John) 1908; 1912; 1924 hammer throw
(bronze/gold) John Eke 1912 cross country individual; cross country team
(bronze) Ernest Henley (a.k.a. John) 1912 4x400 m relay
(silver) John Zander 1912 3000 m team
(silver/bronze) John Hatfield 1912 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Philip Noel-Baker (a.k.a. John) 1920 1500 m
(silver) John Norton 1920 400 m hurdles
(gold) John Ainsworth-Davis 1920 4x400 m relay
(bronze/silver) John Jansson 1912; 1920; 1924 diving - plain high
(silver) John Gray 1924 cross country team
(bronze) John Norton 1924 water polo
(bronze) Tom Lieb (a.k.a. John) 1924 discus throw
(silver/bronze) Jack London (a.k.a. John) 1928 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold) John Kuck 1928 shot put
(bronze) Ken Doherty (a.k.a. John) 1928 decathlon
(bronze) John Collier 1928 110 m hurdles
(gold) John Anderson 1932 discus throw
(silver) Jerry Cornes (a.k.a. John) 1932 1500 m
(gold) Tex Gibbons (a.k.a. John) 1936 basketball
(silver) Edward Dawson (a.k.a. John) 1936 basketball
(gold) Bill Wheatley (a.k.a. John) 1936 basketball
(gold) John Lovelock 1936 1500 m
(gold) Frank Lubin (a.k.a. John) 1936 basketball
(bronze) Jack Metcalfe (a.k.a. John) 1936 triple jump
(gold) John Woodruff 1936 800 m
(silver) John Loaring 1936 400 m hurdles
(silver) John Macionis 1936 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Tom Richards (a.k.a. John) 1948 marathon
(gold) John Mikaelsson 1948; 1952 10 km walk
(silver) John Archer 1948 4x100 m relay
(silver) Jack Gregory (a.k.a. John) 1948 4x100 m relay
(gold) John Winter 1948 high jump
(gold) Alex Groza (a.k.a. John) 1948 basketball
(silver/bronze) John Marshall 1948 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle
(bronze) John Holland 1952 400 m hurdles
(bronze) John Disley 1952 3000 m steeplechase
(gold) John Keller 1952 basketball
(gold) John Davies 1952 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(gold/bronze/silver) John Ljunggren 1948; 1956; 1960 50 km walk
(silver) John Bennett 1956 long jump
(bronze) John Landy 1956 1500 m
(bronze) John Salisbury 1956 4x400 m relay
(silver/gold/bronze) John Devitt 1956; 1960 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; swimming - 100 m freestyle
(silver) John Monckton 1956 swimming - 100 m backstroke
(gold) Jack Yerman (a.k.a. John) 1960 4x400 m relay
(bronze) David Gillanders (a.k.a. John) 1960 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(bronze/silver) John Thomas 1960; 1964 high jump
(gold/bronze) John Konrads 1960 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) John Davies 1964 1500 m
(gold) John McCaffrey 1964 basketball
(silver) John Cooper 1964 400 m hurdles; 4x400 m relay
(bronze) John Rambo 1964 high jump
(bronze) John Ryan 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Peter Doak (a.k.a. John) 1964 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold/bronze) Kevin Berry (a.k.a. John) 1964 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver/bronze/gold) John Nelson 1964; 1968 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) John Clawson 1968 basketball
(bronze) John Sherwood 1968 400 m hurdles
(bronze) John Carlos 1968 200 m
(gold) Ken Spain (a.k.a. John) 1968 basketball
(bronze/gold) Ron Freeman (a.k.a. John) 1968 400 m; 4x400 m relay
(bronze) John Ferris 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m medley
(silver) Martyn Woodroffe (a.k.a. John) 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(silver/gold) John Kinsella 1968; 1972 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) John Parker 1972 water polo
(gold) John Akii-Bua 1972 400 m hurdles
(gold) John Williams 1972 archery - individual
(bronze/gold) John Murphy 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) John Walker 1976 1500 m
(bronze/silver/gold) John Frederick Hencken 1972; 1976 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 200 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver/gold) John Naber 1976 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Lam Jones (a.k.a. John) 1976 4x100 m relay
(bronze) John Powell 1976; 1984 discus throw
(silver) John Siman 1984 water polo
(silver) John Treacy 1984 marathon
(gold) Richard Carey (a.k.a. John) 1984 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 200 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) John Mykkanen 1984 swimming - 400 m freestyle
(bronze) Richard Priestman (a.k.a. John) 1988; 1992 archery - team
(gold) John Ngugi 1988 5000 m
(silver) Elliot Bunney (a.k.a. John) 1988 4x100 m relay
(gold/silver) Duncan Armstrong (a.k.a. John) 1988 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle
(gold) John Stockton 1992; 1996 basketball
(silver/bronze) John Regis 1988; 1992 4x100 m relay; 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Philip Rogers (a.k.a. John) 1992; 1996 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) John Hargis 1996 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) John Cotton 2000 baseball
(silver/bronze) John Godina 1996; 2000 shot put
(gold) Christopher Fydler (a.k.a. John) 2000 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold/silver) Kieren Perkins (a.k.a. John) 1992; 1996; 2000 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(silver) John Stephens 2004 baseball
(silver) John Moffitt 2004 long jump
(silver) John Steffensen 2004 4x400 m relay
(bronze) John Gall 2008 baseball
(silver) Richard Hounslow (a.k.a. John) 2012 canoe slalom
(silver) John Joe Nevin 2012 boxing
(gold) John Smith 2012 rowing
(silver) David Morris (a.k.a. John) 2014 freestyle skiing
(gold) John Tavares 2014 ice hockey
(silver) Gabriel Landeskog (a.k.a. John) 2014 ice hockey
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
Other Leaders:
4 prime ministers, 1 president
Prime Minister Bob Peliza (a.k.a. John) 1969-1972 Gibraltar
Prime Minister Adolfo Canepa (a.k.a. John) 1987-1988 Gibraltar
Prime Minister Joe Bossano (a.k.a. John) 1988-1996 Gibraltar
Prime Minister David Thompson (a.k.a. John) 2008-2010 Barbados
President John Magufuli 2015-2021 Tanzania
Other Religious Leaders:
1 leader
John Taylor 1880-1887 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Other Royalty:
1 prince
Christian of Denmark (a.k.a. John) 2005- Denmark
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
Roman and Byzantine Emperors:
8 emperors
Emperor Johannes Tzimisces (a.k.a. John) 969-976
Emperor Johannes Comnenus (a.k.a. John) 1118-1143
Emperor Johannes Ducas Vatatzes (a.k.a. John) 1221-1254
Emperor Johannes Ducas Lascaris (a.k.a. John) 1258-1261
Emperor Johannes Cantacuzenus (a.k.a. John) 1341-1354
Emperor Johannes Palaeologus (a.k.a. John) 1390
Emperor Johannes Palaeologus; John V Palaeologus 1341-1376; 1379-1390; 1390-1391
Emperor Johannes Palaeologus (a.k.a. John) 1425-1448
Saints:
113 saints, 104 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 I 470-526
Saint John of Châlons ?-475
Saint John I Angeloptes ?-494
Saint John Climacus 525-605
Saint John of Zedazeni ?-5xx
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 Beverley ?-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 Tornike Eristavi (a.k.a. John) c. 920-985
Saint John the Iberian c. 920-c. 1002
Saint John of Gorze ?-974
Saint John Gualbert 995-1073
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
Saint John Ducas Vatatzes 1192-1254
Blessed John of Parma 1209-1289
Saint John of Perugia ?-1231
Blessed Giovanni Pelingotto (a.k.a. John) 1240-1304
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 Giovenale Ancina (a.k.a. John) 1545-1604
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 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
Saint John XXIII 1881-1963
Saint John Maria Muzeyi ?-1886
Saint John Mary Mzec ?-1887
Saint John Paul II 1920-2005
Scottish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King John Balliol 1292-1296
Serbian Kings, Tsars and Princes:
1 ruler
Ruler Jovan Nenad (a.k.a. John) 1526-1527
Shakespearian Characters:
24 characters
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)
John King John
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) 1975-2014
Swedish Kings and Queens:
4 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
King Karl XIV Johan (a.k.a. John) 1818-1844
Swedish Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Fredrik Reinfeldt (a.k.a. John) 2006-2014
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Louis Ruchonnet (a.k.a. John) 1883; 1890
Title Characters:
37 songs, 2 books, 1 book/film, 1 song/film
(song) John Willie 1926 John Willie, Come On!
(song/film) Hans Christian Andersen (a.k.a. John) 1952 Hans Christian Andersen
(song) John Axon 1958 The Ballad Of John Axon
(song) John 1961 Big Bad John
(song) John 1965 John the Revelator
(song) John 1968 Abraham, Martin and John
(song) John Lennon 1969 The Ballad of John and Yoko
(song) John 1969 Uncle John's Band
(song) John Barleycorn 1970 John Barleycorn
(song) John 1972 John I'm Only Dancing
(song) John Sinclair 1972 John Sinclair
(song) John 1978 Jilted John
(song) John 1983 Not Now John
(song) John 1990 John The Fisherman
(song) John Birch 1991 Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues
(song) John Doe 1994 John Doe No. 24
(song) John Cage 1995 John Cage Bubblegum
(song) John 1997 Dear John
(song) John Walker 2002 John Walker's Blues
(song) John Wayne Gacy 2005 John Wayne Gacy, Jnr
(book) John 2006 Dear John
(song) Johnny Cash (a.k.a. John) 2007 Johnny Cash
(book/film) John 2007; 2012 John Dies at the End
(song) John Cockers 2008 John Cockers
(song) John Henry 2009 The Ballad of John Henry
(song) John 2009 Dr. John
(song) John 2009 Good Morning John
(song) John M. Perkins 2009 The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)
(song) John 2010 Dear John
(song) John 2010 Dear John
(song) John 2010 Do The John Wall
(song) Donald J. Trump (a.k.a. John) 2011 Donald Trump
(song) John 2011 Buttermilk John
(song) John 2011 John
(song) John Joe 2012 It's O.K. John Joe
(song) John 2012 Roll on John
(song) John 2013 Book Of John
(song) John Doe 2013 John Doe
(song) John Cougar 2015 John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16
(song) John Deere 2015 John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16
(book) John Stone 2015 The Many Lives of John Stone
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