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Johnny Clegg
Johnny Clegg (Jonathan Paul Clegg, 1953-2019), the White Zulu, was a South African singer-songwriter, dancer, and anthropologist whose multiracial bands Juluka and Savuka blended Zulu music with Western pop under apartheid; Order of Ikhamanga recipient.
Johnny Colón
Johnny Colón is a New York pianist, trombonist, singer, and bandleader born in East Harlem in 1942, best known for the 1966 boogaloo hit album Boogaloo Blues.
Johnny Cooper (British Army officer)
Johnny Cooper (John Murdoch Cooper, 6 June 1922 – 12 July 2002), British Army officer and founding member of the Special Air Service, one of 'The Originals'; DCM 1942, escaped after Stirling's 1943 capture, served Malaya, Jebel Akhdar, and Oman's Muscat Regiment.
Johnny Coward
Johnny "Red" Coward (John Coward, 1907-1989) was a British ice hockey left wing with the Richmond Hawks who won gold with Great Britain at the 1936 Winter Olympics and silver at the 1937 World Championships, later settling in Canada.
Johnny Crawford
Johnny Crawford (John Ernest Crawford, 1946-2021), American actor, singer, and Mouseketeer, played Mark McCain on ABC's The Rifleman (1958-1963), earned a 1959 Emmy nomination, recorded Billboard hits like Cindy's Birthday, and later led the Johnny Crawford Dance Orchestra. Not the Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, or other unrelated Johnny Crawfords in obituary records.
Johnny Cueto
Johnny Cueto (El Jucho), Dominican MLB starting pitcher 2008-2024 for the Reds, Royals, Giants, White Sox, Marlins, and Angels; 144-113, 3.52 ERA, 2015 World Series champion.
Johnny Damon
Johnny Damon (Johnny David Damon), MLB center fielder and leadoff hitter 1995-2012; 2,769 hits, 408 steals, 235 homers; won 2004 Red Sox and 2009 Yankees World Series; fell off Hall of Fame ballot first year.
Johnny Dangerously
Johnny Dangerously is a 1984 American gangster-spoof comedy directed by Amy Heckerling, starring Michael Keaton as a criminal hiding his double life from his DA brother; released by Fox December 21, 1984, PG-13, 93 minutes.
Johnny Dawkins
Johnny Dawkins, UCF men's basketball head coach since 2016, Duke's all-time leading scorer (2,556 points) and 1986 Naismith winner, ex-NBA guard, Stanford head coach 2008-16, 2026 Jim Phelan Coach of the Year.
Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp (John Christopher Depp II, born 1963) is an American actor and musician, star of Pirates of the Caribbean's Jack Sparrow, with three Oscar nominations, a Golden Globe and SAG Award, known for Tim Burton collaborations and the 2022 Depp v. Heard verdict.
Johnny Depp filmography
Johnny Depp filmography: credited roles of the American actor John Christopher Depp II (born 1963), from A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and 21 Jump Street through Tim Burton films, Pirates of the Caribbean, Jeanne du Barry, Ebenezer (2026), and Day Drinker (2027).
Johnny Eck
Johnny Eck (John Eckhardt Jr., 1911–1991) was a Baltimore sideshow performer and film actor born with sacral agenesis; billed "The Amazing Half-Boy", he performed on his hands, played the Half Boy in Freaks (1932) and bird creatures in three Tarzan films, and became Baltimore's best-known screen painter.
Johnny English
Johnny English (2003) is a British spy comedy starring Rowan Atkinson as a bumbling MI7 agent recovering stolen Crown Jewels from John Malkovich's Pascal Sauvage; directed by Peter Howitt, it grossed about $160 million worldwide and spawned two sequels.
Johnny English Reborn
Johnny English Reborn (2011) is a British spy comedy sequel directed by Oliver Parker, starring Rowan Atkinson as MI-7 agent Johnny English recalled to stop an assassination plot against the Chinese premier; it grossed about $160 million worldwide.
Johnny English Strikes Again
Johnny English Strikes Again, also known as Johnny English 3, is a 2018 action-comedy in which Rowan Atkinson returns as bumbling agent Johnny English, the third film in the series.
Johnny Flynn
Johnny Flynn is an English singer-songwriter and actor, frontman of the Sussex Wit, whose albums include A Larum and The Moon Also Rises with Robert Macfarlane; acting roles span Lovesick, Emma., Stardust, One Life, and Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series.
Johnny Franck
Johnny Franck, Ohio-born guitarist and clean vocalist, co-founded metalcore band Attack Attack! (2005-2010) and since 2016 leads the genre-blending solo project Bilmuri, signed to Columbia Records with the 2024 album American Motor Sports and 2026's KINDA HARD.
Johnny Furphy
Johnny Furphy (born 2004, Melbourne) is an Australian NBA guard-forward for the Indiana Pacers; drafted 35th overall in 2024 by the Spurs after one Kansas freshman season, now recovering from right ACL surgery.
Johnny Gaddaar (जॉनी गद्दार)
Johnny Gaddaar (जॉनी गद्दार) is a 2007 Hindi neo-noir crime thriller written and directed by Sriram Raghavan, starring Neil Nitin Mukesh in his debut, Dharmendra, Rimi Sen, and Zakir Hussain; five Mumbai gamblers lose their pooled drug-deal money to a double-cross. Box office flop, later critically praised.
Johnny Galecki
Johnny Galecki (born 1975, Bree, Belgium) is an American actor who played David Healy on Roseanne and Dr. Leonard Hofstadter for all 12 seasons of The Big Bang Theory, earning 2011 Emmy and 2012 Golden Globe nominations, and returning in 2026 to play Tennessee Williams in Kowalski in Chicago.
Johnny Gargano
Johnny Gargano (John Anthony Nicholas Gargano), "Johnny Wrestling," American WWE wrestler from Cleveland; first NXT Triple Crown Champion, #DIY founder with Tommaso Ciampa, former DGUSA Open the Freedom Gate Champion, and WWE Tag Team Champion.
Johnny Garrett (Tennessee politician)
Johnny Garrett is an American Republican politician, a Tennessee state representative since 2018 and House Majority Whip since 2019, now the 2026 Republican nominee for Tennessee's 6th congressional district.
Johnny Gaudreau
Johnny Gaudreau (1993-2024), "Johnny Hockey," American NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets; 2014 Hobey Baker winner, 2021-22 First All-Star Team (40-75-115), Lady Byng 2017, 743 points in 763 games; died with brother Matthew in a 2024 cycling crash.
Johnny Gibson
Johnny Gibson (John Anthony Gibson, 1905-2006), American 400m hurdler, Seton Hall coach. Set 440y hurdles world record 52.6 in 1927; 1928 US Olympian; coached Andy Stanfield.
Johnny Gilbert
Johnny Gilbert (John Lewis Gilbert III, born 1928) is the American announcer of the syndicated game show Jeopardy! since 1984, famed for "This is Jeopardy!", over 8,000 Alex Trebek introductions, and a Guinness longevity record.
Johnny Giles
Johnny Giles (Michael John Giles, born 1940, Dublin), Irish midfielder of Revie's Leeds United (527 games, two league titles), 59-cap Ireland player-manager, and RTÉ pundit with Dunphy and Brady from 1986 to 2016.
Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill Jr. (born 1966, Washington, D.C.) is an American R&B singer, New Edition's sixth member, LSG founder, and solo star behind the 2x Platinum 1990 album Johnny Gill with R&B No. 1 hits "Rub You the Right Way" and "My, My, My."
Johnny Got His Gun
Johnny Got His Gun, Dalton Trumbo's 1939 anti-war novel (Lippincott), follows WWI soldier Joe Bonham, blind, deaf, mute, and limbless; adapted by Trumbo into his 1971 Cannes-winning film and revived by Metallica's "One".
Johnny Got His Gun (film)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971) is Dalton Trumbo's only film as director, adapted from his 1939 anti-war novel about WWI soldier Joe Bonham, who loses limbs and face but remains conscious. It won Cannes' Jury Special Grand Prix and FIPRESCI in 1971 and gained fame through Metallica's "One" video.
Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin (John Arnold Griffin III, 1928–2008), the "Little Giant", was a Chicago-born jazz tenor saxophonist famed for speed, who played with Hampton, Blakey, Monk, and Lockjaw Davis, then expatriated to Paris in 1963 and lived in France until his death.