John

Namesakes for John

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-

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

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

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: 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: 1 hero, 1 hero/villain

John McClane 1988 Die Hard

John Connor 1991; 2003; 2009; 2015 Terminator 2: Judgment Day; Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines; Terminator Salvation; Terminator Genisys

Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals: 1 hero

John Worthing 1895 The Importance of Being Earnest

Fictional Characters from Television: 7 characters, 1 hero, 1 villain

John Black 1965 Days of Our Lives

John Maguire 1999 Time of Your Life

Rube Sofer (a.k.a. John) 2003 Dead Like Me

John Henry 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

John Connor 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

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 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

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: 9 chemistry, 9 physics, 8 medicine, 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

Norwegian Kings and Queens: 1 king

King Hans (a.k.a. John) 1483-1513

Norwegian Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister

John Lyng 1963

Notable Actors and Actresses: 53 actors, 2 actor/comedians, 1 comedian/actor

Lennox Pawle (a.k.a. John) 1872-1936

Robertson Hare (a.k.a. John) 1891-1979

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

Emrys Jones (a.k.a. John) 1915-1972

Willoughby Gray (a.k.a. John) 1916-1993

John Kraaijkamp, Sr. 1925-2011

John Cassavetes 1929-1989

John Aniston 1933-

Chuck McCann (a.k.a. John) 1934-2018

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 Heard 1945-2017

Burt Ward (a.k.a. John) 1945-

John Lithgow 1945-

John Ratzenberger 1947-

John Noble 1948-

John Ritter 1948-2003

John Belushi 1949-1982

J. G. Hertzler (a.k.a. John) 1949-

John Shea 1949-

John Candy 1950-1994

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-

John Corbett 1961-

John Hannah 1962-

John Slattery 1962-

John Stamos 1963-

John Leguizamo 1964-

John C. Reilly 1965-

John Cusack 1966-

Johnny Knoxville (a.k.a. John) 1971-

Nic Testoni (a.k.a. John) 1972-

John Krasinski 1979-

Ralf Little (a.k.a. John) 1980-

Ben Whishaw (a.k.a. John) 1980-

John Bradley 1988-

John Boyega 1992-

Notable Artists: 4 painters, 1 conceptual artist, 1 sculptor, 1 sculptor/painter

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: 16 soccer, 11 football, 9 basketball, 7 rugby, 4 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

(ice hockey) John "Black Jack" Stewart 1917-1983

(football) John Henry Johnson 1929-2011

(basketball) Jack Twyman (a.k.a. John) 1934-2012

(ice hockey) Johnny Bucyk (a.k.a. John) 1935-

(basketball) John Havlicek 1940-

(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-

(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-

(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 editor/director/producer/screenwriter, 1 producer/director

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-

John Badham 1939-

John Kani 1942-

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: 12 composers, 12 musicians, 1 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

John Coltrane 1926-1967 jazz

John Williams 1932-

Johnny Cash (a.k.a. John) 1932-2003 country

John Barry 1933-2011

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-

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-

Jack White (a.k.a. John) 1975- rock

John Mayer 1977- pop

Sturgill Simpson (a.k.a. John) 1978- country

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 Scientists and Inventors: 2 biologists, 2 chemists, 2 inventors, 2 physicists, 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 Shipley Rowlinson 1926-2018

Notable Writers: 8 authors, 2 playwrights, 2 poets, 1 essayist, 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 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

J. R. R. Tolkien (a.k.a. John) 1892-1973

John Steinbeck 1902-1968

Jean-Paul Sartre (a.k.a. John) 1905-1980

John Updike 1932-2009

John Grisham 1955-

Olympic Medalists: 34 gold, 31 silver, 25 bronze, 7 silver/bronze, 4 bronze/silver, 3 bronze/gold, 3 gold/silver, 3 silver/bronze/gold, 3 silver/gold, 2 gold/bronze, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 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

(silver/bronze/gold) 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

(gold) John Derbyshire 1900; 1908 water polo; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(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/gold) John Flanagan 1900; 1904; 1908 56 lb weight throw; hammer throw

(bronze/silver) John Biller 1904; 1908 long jump - standing; high jump - standing

(bronze) Johan Frithiof Svanberg (a.k.a. John) 1908 5 miles

(gold) John Taylor Jr. 1908 medley relay

(silver/bronze/gold) Nathaniel John Cartmell 1904; 1908 100 m; 200 m; 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

(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

(gold/silver) Matt McGrath (a.k.a. John) 1908; 1912; 1924 hammer throw

(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

(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 - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay

(silver) John Monckton 1956 swimming - 100 m backstroke

(gold/bronze/silver) John Ljunggren 1948; 1956; 1960 50 km walk

(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

(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

(silver/bronze/gold) John Nelson 1964; 1968 swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle 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

(bronze) John Powell 1976; 1984 discus throw

(gold) John Walker 1976 1500 m

(bronze/gold/silver) 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

(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/bronze) John Regis 1988; 1992 4x100 m relay; 4x400 m relay

(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

(bronze) Philip Rogers (a.k.a. John) 1992; 1996 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay

(silver/bronze) John Godina 1996; 2000 shot put

(gold) John Hargis 1996 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay

(gold) John Cotton 2000 baseball

(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 Huston 1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

(director) John Ford 1935; 1940; 1941; 1952 The Informer; The Grapes of Wrath; How Green Was My Valley; The Quiet Man

(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: 3 prime ministers

Prime Minister John A. Costello 1948-1951; 1954-1957 Ireland

Prime Minister Jack Lynch (a.k.a. John) 1966-1973; 1977-1979 Ireland

Prime Minister John Bruton 1994-1997 Ireland

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; John V Palaeologus 1341-1376; 1379-1390; 1390-1391

Emperor Johannes Palaeologus (a.k.a. John) 1390

Emperor Johannes Palaeologus (a.k.a. John) 1425-1448

Saints: 111 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 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 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 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

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-

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

Swedish Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister

Fredrik Reinfeldt (a.k.a. John) 2006-2014

Title Characters: 37 songs, 2 books, 1 book/film, 1 film/song

(song) John Willie 1926 John Willie, Come On!

(film/song) 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 1969 Uncle John's Band

(song) John Lennon 1969 The Ballad of John and Yoko

(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

(book/film) John 2007; 2012 John Dies at the End

(song) Johnny Cash (a.k.a. John) 2007 Johnny Cash

(song) John Cockers 2008 John Cockers

(song) John 2009 Dr. John

(song) John 2009 Good Morning John

(song) John Henry 2009 The Ballad of John Henry

(song) John M. Perkins 2009 The Sound (John M. Perkins' Blues)

(song) John 2010 Dear John

(song) John 2010 Do The John Wall

(song) John 2011 Buttermilk John

(song) John 2011 John

(song) Donald J. Trump (a.k.a. John) 2011 Donald Trump

(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