John

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-  
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  
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria: 19 popes
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  
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 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  
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  
(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 Bardeen   1956; 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: 1 king
King Hans (a.k.a. John)   1483-1513  
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: 68 actors, 3 comedian/actors, 2 actor/comedians
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  
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  
Terry Scott (a.k.a. John)   1927-1994  
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 Stamos   1963-  
John Leguizamo   1964-  
John C. Reilly   1965-  
Steve Coogan (a.k.a. John)   1965-  
John Cusack   1966-  
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: 16 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-  
(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-  
(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 producer/director, 1 producer/screenwriter/editor/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-  
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, 12 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  
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: 18 authors, 3 playwrights, 3 poets, 1 author/playwright, 1 author/poet, 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  
John Rollin Ridge   1827-1867  
John Galsworthy   1867-1933  
John Milton Oskison   1874-1947  
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  
John Berger   1926-2017  
John Arden   1930-2012  
John Updike   1932-2009  
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, 4 silver/gold, 3 bronze/gold, 2 gold/bronze, 2 gold/bronze/silver, 2 gold/silver, 2 silver/bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver/gold, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(gold) John Arthur Jarvis   1900   swimming - 1500 m freestyle; swimming - 4000 m freestyle  
(bronze) John Bray   1900   1500 m  
(gold/bronze/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  
(gold) John Derbyshire   1900; 1908   water polo; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold/silver) John Flanagan   1900; 1904; 1908   hammer throw; 56 lb weight throw  
(bronze/silver) John Biller   1904; 1908   long jump - standing; high jump - standing  
(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) Matt McGrath (a.k.a. John)   1908; 1912; 1924   hammer throw  
(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  
(bronze/silver) John Jansson   1912; 1920; 1924   diving - plain high  
(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  
(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  
(gold/bronze/silver) John Ljunggren   1948; 1956; 1960   50 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) 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/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  
(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  
(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  
(bronze) Richard Priestman (a.k.a. John)   1988; 1992   archery - team  
(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 Stockton   1992; 1996   basketball  
(silver/gold) Kieren Perkins (a.k.a. John)   1992; 1996; 2000   swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 1500 m freestyle  
(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  
(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: 7 prime ministers, 1 president
Prime Minister John A. Costello   1948-1951; 1954-1957   Ireland  
Prime Minister Bob Peliza (a.k.a. John)   1969-1972   Gibraltar  
Prime Minister Jack Lynch (a.k.a. John)   1966-1973; 1977-1979   Ireland  
Prime Minister Adolfo Canepa (a.k.a. John)   1987-1988   Gibraltar  
Prime Minister Joe Bossano (a.k.a. John)   1988-1996   Gibraltar  
Prime Minister John Bruton   1994-1997   Ireland  
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; 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   ?-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)   1975-2014  
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 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