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Johann Blank
Johann Blank (Seppl), German water polo goalkeeper (1904-1983) from Nürnberg, club SB Bayern 07; played one match, the semi-final against Great Britain, for the gold-medal German team at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
Johanna Heldin
Johanna Maria Heldin, born 1994 in Uppsala, is a Swedish curler, alternate for Team Hasselborg. She won Olympic bronze at Beijing 2022 and gold at Milano Cortina 2026, plus European and world championship medals.
Johanna Konta
Johanna Konta, British-Australian-Hungarian tennis player (born 1991, Sydney), world No. 4 in 2017, four WTA titles including Miami Open 2017, Grand Slam semifinalist at three majors, retired December 2021.
John Amaechi
John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi OBE (born 1970, Boston) is a British organisational psychologist and former NBA forward-center who played for Cleveland, Orlando, and Utah, was the first Englishman to start an NBA game, and in 2007 became the first NBA player to come out publicly.
John Barnett
John Thomas Barnett (1880-1918), Australian rugby union and rugby league forward, Wallaby number 73, won Olympic gold for Australasia at London 1908 and became a dual-code international in 1910.
John Beam
John Edward Beam (1959-2025), American football coach and Laney College athletic director in Oakland; head coach 2012-2024, 2018 CCCAA state champion, featured in Last Chance U season 5; fatally shot on campus November 13, 2025.
John Beilein
John Beilein (born 1953, Burt, New York) is a basketball coach, Michigan head coach 2007-19 (278-150, 2013 and 2018 title games), later Cleveland Cavaliers coach (14-40, resigned 2020), National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Famer.
John Beradino
John Beradino (born John Berardino, 1917-1996), American MLB infielder for the Browns, Indians, and Pirates (1939-1952, 1948 World Series) who became Dr. Steve Hardy on General Hospital for 33 years.
John Beresford
John Beresford (1866-1944), 5th Baron Decies, British army officer and polo player who won 1900 Olympic polo gold with Foxhunters Hurlingham; also the name of a 1966-born English footballer and rower Jack Beresford.
John Brown (wide receiver)
John "Smokey" Brown, born 1990, NFL wide receiver from Pittsburg State drafted 91st overall in 2014 by Arizona; 103 games, 321 catches, 4,790 yards, 32 TDs; 1,000-yard seasons in 2015 and 2019 with the Bills.
John Calipari
John Calipari (born 1959) is a Hall of Fame college basketball coach, Arkansas head coach since 2024, formerly Kentucky (2012 NCAA title), Memphis, and UMass; six Final Fours, 900-plus wins, 65 NBA draftees.
John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)
John Chaney (1932-2021), Hall of Fame college basketball coach. Won the 1978 NCAA Division II title at Cheyney State (225-59), then won a Temple-record 516 games over 24 seasons with 17 NCAA bids and his famed match-up zone defense.
John Christensen
John Christensen: name of several Olympians, chiefly a New Zealand field hockey inside right (born 1948, Christchurch) who won gold at Montreal 1976 after three Games; also a Danish 1936 swimmer and a Swedish 1980 modern pentathlete.
John Clawson
John Richard Clawson (1944-2018), American basketball player, University of Michigan, 1968 Olympic gold medalist, Oakland Oaks ABA champion 1969; distinct from Jack Smyth and other namesakes.
John Collins (basketball)
John Collins (born 1997) is an NBA forward-center from Wake Forest, drafted 19th in 2017 by Atlanta; Hawks, Jazz, Clippers, and since July 2026 the Detroit Pistons on a three-year, $51 million deal.
John Daly (golfer)
John Patrick Daly (born 1966), American golfer, two-time major champion: 1991 PGA Championship won as ninth alternate at Crooked Stick and 1995 Open at St Andrews; famed for leading PGA Tour driving distance 11 of 12 years.
John Dorsey (American football)
John Dorsey (born 1961, Leonardtown, MD), NFL executive; former Packers linebacker; GM of Kansas City Chiefs 2013-17 (drafted Patrick Mahomes) and Cleveland Browns 2018-19; Detroit Lions senior personnel executive since 2021.
John Elway
John Elway (born 1960), Hall of Fame quarterback for the Denver Broncos 1983-98, first overall pick in 1983, won Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII, later Broncos executive.
John F. Bassett
John F. Bassett (1939–1986), Canadian tennis player and sports entrepreneur; owner of the WFL Memphis Southmen, WHA Toronto Toros, and USFL Tampa Bay Bandits; father of Carling Bassett.
John Fox (American football)
John Fox (born 1955) is an NFL coach, head coach of the Panthers, Broncos, and Bears (133–123), who led Carolina to Super Bowl XXXVIII and Denver to Super Bowl XLVIII, later a senior assistant with the Colts, Lions, and Bills.
John Franklin III
John Franklin III (born 1994) is an American football player who moved from quarterback to receiver to defensive back at Florida State, East Mississippi CC, Auburn, and Florida Atlantic, appeared on Netflix's Last Chance U, and played one NFL game, for the 2019 Buccaneers.
John Gagliardi
John Gagliardi (1926-2018), college football's all-time winningest coach with 489 wins over 64 seasons, mostly at Saint John's University (MN), famous for his unconventional "Winning With No's" methods: no tackling in practice, no whistles, no scholarships.
John Gibbons
John Gibbons (Gibby), born 1962, American baseball coach and former catcher; managed the Toronto Blue Jays 2004-08 and 2013-18 with a 793-789 record, leading them to the 2015-16 ALCS; later Mets and Angels bench coach.
John Hannah (American football)
John Hannah (born 1951), nicknamed Hog, was a New England Patriots guard 1973-1985, drafted fourth overall in 1973 from Alabama; 10-time All-Pro, 9 Pro Bowls, first Patriot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (1991).
John Harbaugh
John Harbaugh, NFL head coach; Baltimore Ravens 2008-25, Super Bowl XLVII winner over brother Jim's 49ers; 2019 AP Coach of the Year; named New York Giants head coach January 20, 2026.
John Harrington
John Michael "Bah" Harrington (born 1957, Virginia, Minnesota) is the American right wing who won 1980 Olympic ice hockey gold with the Miracle on Ice team, played at the 1984 Games, and has coached Saint John's University since 1993. Not the boxer Kellie, golfer Padraig, or other Harringtons.
John Hauser (American football)
John Hauser is an American college football coach, 31st head coach of the Ohio Bobcats (named Dec. 26, 2025) after winning the 2025 Frisco Bowl as interim; former Wittenberg safety and Ohio defensive coordinator.
John Havlicek
John Havlicek (1940-2019), nicknamed Hondo, Boston Celtics forward-guard 1962-78, 8 NBA titles, 26,395 career points, 1974 Finals MVP, Hall of Fame Class of 1984, namesake of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year trophy.
John Heisman
John Heisman (1869–1936), American college football coach and namesake of the Heisman Trophy; coached at Oberlin, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia Tech (1904–1919), Penn, and Rice, with a 186-70-18 record.
John Henson (basketball)
John Henson (born 1990, Greensboro, NC) is a retired American NBA center/power forward, UNC two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Year, drafted 14th overall by Milwaukee in 2012; career 7.6 points, 5.3 rebounds over 445 games; retired September 2024.