• The ultimate list of famous Johns

    November 15th, 2006. Filed under: Articles, Cool Stuff

    You can add to the list by commenting! The rules:

    First name must be John. Not allowed: Johnny, Jonathan, Jon, Jane, Joan, or John as middle or last name. When submitting, please write as the format below. Full name must be linked to reference (unless fictional character) followed by a comma and occupation/description.
    And most importantly, he must be well-known enough.

    John 117, from Halo.
    John Cho, actor
    John Constantine; main character of Hellblazer and Constantine
    John Cusack; actor
    John Francis Bongiovi; artiste (the actual name of Jon Bon Jovi)
    John F. Kennedy; former president of the US
    John Grisham; author
    John Kerry; former American presidential candidate
    John Lasseter; director
    John Legend; artiste
    John Lequizamo; actor
    John Lennon; from the Beatles
    John Lithgow; actor
    John Locke; character from Lost, also a political philosopher in real life
    John Malkovich; actor
    John Mayer; artiste
    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien; author
    John Smith, Captain; character from the Pocahontas story
    John the Baptist; biblical character
    John the Apostle; biblical character
    John Travolta; actor
    John Tucker; main character of John Tucker Must Die
    John Wayne; actor
    John Williams; composer
    John Woo; director

    The list has plenty of room for expansion…

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    47 Responses to The ultimate list of famous Johns

    1. John Cage, musician. Link

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      Dr. Tan

    2. John Howard – aka Prime Minister of Australia,

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      Paul Reid

    3. John Lee Hooker – musician
      John Stamos – actor (drunk) http://www.duncanriley.com/2007/06/27/john-stamos-drunk-on-kerri-anne/

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      Emma Snow

    4. John Frum: the cargo cult religious figure followed by the natives of Tanna in Vanuatu. Depicted as a US airman.

      Believed to have derived from "John from the sky" as a result of an airman parachuting into Tanna during WW2.
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      the black adder

    5. John Paul 1 and 2 : popes of the Roman Catholic church.

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      the black adder

    6. John Chapman (aka Johnny Appleseed)

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      Amy Ostrander

    7. John Steinbeck, writer

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      Amy Ostrander

    8. Wow.. thanks for the contributions! Keep them coming :D

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      Justin Wong

    9. Johnny Rzeznik

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      Marlena

    10. john holmes ha ha ha
      king john of england (the one from the robin hood movies!)

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      nameless

    11. John the Baptist.

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      Mike

    12. john wesley harden-gunfighter and outlaw

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      Commodre

    13. John Fogerty, John Melloncamp, John Goodman, John Jacob Jinklehiemer Schmitt, Elton John, Oliva Newton John, John Elway, John Force,

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      cece

    14. Johnny Depp. Duh.

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      ilovejohns

    15. Please read the instructions, no Johnnys allowed. But in the case of Johnny Depp, his real name is John Christopher Depp. Thank you all for your contributions

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      Justin Wong

    16. John Wayne Gacy, John Hinkley

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      Tom

    17. Of course the greatest living John is John McEnroe. The other is John McRirick

      I’d also like to draw everyone’s attention to a thriving facebook group called ‘Hello John’where you will find nearly 80 photos of John’s, surveys of the greatest Johns of all time, John trivia, the origins of ‘hello john’, John’s in songs and the 143 members sharing their own ‘hello john’ anecdotes, sightings and stories

      here is the link – you presumably will need to be registerd on facebook to see the group:

      http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2257057171

      Cheers,
      S x

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      Shaunyb2

    18. John Staamos, Actor

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      Charity

    19. John Barrowman, actor, singer, westend star

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      leanne

    20. Wher are John Frusciante gitarist singer, red hott chili peppers ?
      John cleese monty python comedian and actor ?

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      jolanda

    21. john hancock former ma senator

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      gchfjf

    22. Johnny Knoxville
      John Howard (aussie pm and aussie actor)
      John Butler
      Jon Bon Jovi
      Jon Jarret (aussie actor)
      John Deer
      John Paul Young
      John Cock (AFL Player)
      Daniel Johns (silverchair)
      John Farnham (aussie singer)
      John Newcombe (ex tennis player)
      John Heeder (napolean dynamite)
      Johnny O’Keefe
      Johnny Cash
      John Stevens (singer)
      John boy (the waltons)

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      Craig n Mel

    23. john gambino

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      marie

    24. John Mills, one of the finest British Actors

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      Dave Instone

    25. JOHN DOE

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      Magdalena

    26. John Madden. Tesco Call Centre Dundee, Scotland.

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      Dan

    27. john parrot. snooker player, womaniser and philanthropist

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      dreve

    28. john nasca 23rd president

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      john

    29. He was my favorite prez yo

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      Steve

    30. John Rambo, John Connor (terminator) and John Matrix (arnie in commando)

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      John zelenjak

    31. John cassavettes, john wayne, john wayne gacy, john wayne bobbit, john belushi, john paul jones(led zepplin), john denver, john j audobon, john bush(anthrax singer), john candy, john ford, john glenn, john singleton, john amos, john entwhistle(the who),

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      doogey

    32. The late,great John Peel. Sir john Barbarolli(Halle Orchestra ),60′s singer /actor John Leyton,painter John Constable , there is a lot of us

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      freebo

    33. Bon Jovi definitely rocks, the best rock and roll band in the planet’`;

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      Addison Jackson

    34. i love his movie Edwards Scissorhands, i think it is one of Johnny Depp’s best performance aside from Pirates of the Caribbean.-..

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      Brianna Lee

    35. Elton John is a very good musician and has been my idol ever since.-*:

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      Addison Jackson

    36. Bon Jovi in the 90′s is super popular and can i say the king of rock and roll on those days`,:

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      Ryan Martinez

    37. Elton John is actually a living legend, what a great musical artist he is.’-*

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      George Walker

    38. Johnny Depp is a handsome actor and he is great in acting too. this guy has really the talent to do great movies.;”‘

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      Mackenzie Ward

    39. i think that the best song of Bon Jovi is the Bed of Roses’::

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      Esme Fisher

    40. elton john is already a living legend with his great musics,.’

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      Billy Lloyd

    41. Johnny Depp is not only very handsome but a very talented actor.*.

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      Jay Hunt

    42. John May from ”V” TV series, John McClane from Die Hard and John Smith

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      ikanuhm

    43. May 3, 1850 – July 13, 1882
      John Ringo was in Tombstone on July 2, 1882. He appeared depressed and was drinking heavily. On July 8, he left Tombstone for the last time. “He was recognized by friends and foes as a recklessly brave man, who would go any distance, or undergo any hardship to serve a friend or punish an enemy.” Tombstone Epitaph

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    44. John Wall

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      Matt Bender

    45. john reed (buried in the kremlin) (Warren Beatty played him in Reds)
      John Carridine, John (Hot Rod) Williams-basketball player, John (Hot Plate)- another basketball player fatter. John Hannah NFL Hall of Famer, John Randle, NFL Hall of Famer, John Elway, NFL Hall of Famer, John Unitas, NFL Hall of Famer, John Stallworth, NFL Hall of Famer, John Clarkson, MLB Hall of Famer, John Mize, MLB Hall of Famer, John Stockton, NBA Hall of Famer,

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      mike reed

    46. John McCain- US Senator AZ, Prez candidate
      John Kyl- US Senator AZ
      John Cronyn- US Senator TX
      John Thune- US Senator SD
      John Hoeven- US Senator ND
      John Reed- US Senator RI
      John Heinz- former US Senator PA, Teresa Heinz Kerry’s 1st hubby
      John Kerry- US Senator MA, Prez candidate
      John Edwards- former US Senator NC, VP candidate
      John Conyers- US representative MI
      John Dingell- US representative MI
      John Roberts- Chief Justice Supreme Court
      John Paul Stevens- former Justice Supreme Court
      John Marshall- former Chief Justice Supreme Court
      John Jay- former Chief Justice Supreme Court
      John Harlan- former Justice Supreme Court
      John Sununu- former US Senator NH
      John Lynch- governor NH
      John Ashcroft- former US Senator, Governor- MO, US Atty General
      John Danforth- former US Senator MO
      John Breaux- former US Senator LA
      John Sullivan- US Representative OK
      John Boener- Speaker of the House
      John Tyler- former US President
      John Adams- former US President
      John Quincy Adams- former US President
      John Major- Great Britian Prime Minister
      John Engler- former MI governor

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      mike reed

    47. John Coltrane anybody?
      Influential jazz musician.

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      Boo Boo Bah Drew