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John Ngugi
John Ngugi (John Ngugi Kamau), Kenyan distance runner born 1962; five-time World Cross Country champion (1986-89, 1992) and 1988 Seoul Olympic 5000m gold medallist; banned 1993, reinstated 1995.
John Noel
John Noel: two 1924 Olympic gold medalists, John Hopkins Noel (1888-1939), Nashville trapshooter, US team gold, Paris; and John Baptist Lucius Noel (1890-1989), British Everest photographer, alpinism gold, Chamonix.
John Nord
John Nord (born 1959), also known as Nord the Barbarian, The Viking, and The Berzerker, is a retired American professional wrestler from Robbinsdale, Minnesota, active 1984-1998 in the AWA, WWF, and WCW, known for the "Huss" Viking gimmick and later a 2016 WWE brain-injury lawsuit.
John Norton
John Norton refers to several unrelated figures: American Olympic medalists John Kelley Norton (1920 400m hurdles silver) and John Dominic Norton (1924 water polo bronze), plus an Australian newspaper proprietor, a Mohawk chief, and a Puritan minister.
John O'Neil
John Thomas O'Neil (1898-1950), American rugby union forward from a Texas oil family, Santa Clara Broncos; won Olympic gold with the USA at Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924, distinct from the 1946 MLB shortstop and the Scottish footballer of the same name.
John O'Shea
John O'Shea (born 1981), Irish defender; Manchester United 1999-2011 (393 apps, 11 major medals), Sunderland, Reading; 118 Ireland caps, Euro 2012 and 2016; later Ireland interim head coach in 2024.
John Olerud
John Olerud, also known as John Garrett Olerud Jr., is an American former baseball first baseman who won a batting title and two World Series with Toronto.
John Ørsted Hansen
John Ørsted Hansen (1938–2022), Danish rower of Roforeningen KVIK, Copenhagen; won gold in the men's coxless fours at Tokyo 1964 with Petersen, Helmudt, and Hasløv, plus 1964 European silver and 1966 Henley.
John Osborn
John Osborn (born 1945) is a British Olympic sailor who won gold in the Tornado catamaran class at the 1976 Montreal Games as crew with his brother-in-law Reg White; both received the MBE in 1977.
John Paine
John Paine (full name John Bryant Paine, 1870–1951) was an American pistol shooter who won the military pistol event at the 1896 Athens Olympics, then withdrew so his brother Sumner could win the free pistol.
John Parrott
John Parrott MBE (born 1964, Liverpool) is an English former snooker player, 1991 World Champion and UK Champion, winner of nine ranking titles, world number 2, later a BBC commentator and A Question of Sport captain.
John Part
John Part, "Darth Maple" (born 1966, Toronto), Canadian darts player and Sky Sports commentator; three-time world champion (1994 BDO, 2003 and 2008 PDC), first non-UK world champion, beat Phil Taylor 7-6 in the 2003 final.
John Paxson
John Paxson (born 1960, Dayton, Ohio) is a former Notre Dame point guard, 1983 first-round pick, and three-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, famous for the 1993 Finals Game 6 title-winning three-pointer, later the Bulls' general manager and executive vice president.
John Peers
John Peers (John William Peers, born 1988), Australian doubles tennis specialist; 30 ATP doubles titles, 2017 Australian Open men's doubles with Kontinen, world No. 2, and Paris 2024 Olympic men's doubles gold with Ebden.
John Pennel
John Pennel (1940–1993), American pole vaulter, first man to clear 17 feet (5.20 m, 1963); fiberglass-pole pioneer, four ratified world records, best 5.44 m (1969), Olympian 1964 and 1968, Sullivan Award winner.
John Pike
John Franklin Pike (1861–1919) was a British trap shooter who won gold in team trap at the 1908 London Olympics, scored 77 there, and finished =12th in the individual trap event.
John Pius Boland
John Pius Boland (1870–1958), Irish lawyer and nationalist MP for South Kerry, won men's singles and doubles tennis gold at Athens 1896, the first Olympic tennis champion, competing for Great Britain.
John Postans
John Musgrove Postans (1869–1958), British farmer and trap shooter; won 1908 Olympic gold in men's team trap with Great Britain 1, withdrew from the individual trap after a Canadian re-shoot objection.
John Poulakidas
John Poulakidas (born 2003) is an American shooting guard for the Dallas Mavericks on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends; undrafted 2025 Yale graduate, Ivy scoring leader, and 40%+ three-point shooter.
John Powell
John Powell (John Gates Powell, 1947-2022), American discus thrower, Olympic bronze medalist 1976 and 1984, 1975 world record holder at 69.08 m, personal best 71.26 m, 1987 World silver at age 40, USATF Hall of Fame 2019.
John Pulman
John Pulman (Herbert John Pulman, 1923-1998), English snooker player, eight-time World Snooker Champion who held the title continuously 1957-1968 in the challenge-match era; 1946 English Amateur Champion, later ITV commentator.
John Randle
John Randle, NFL Hall of Fame defensive tackle (Vikings 1990-2000, Seahawks 2001-03), undrafted from Texas A&I, record 137.5 career sacks for a DT, 7 Pro Bowls, 1997 sacks leader.
John Rhodes
John Edward Rhodes (1870–1947), British Army officer and sailor; won 8-metre class gold aboard Cobweb at the 1908 London Olympics; not the baseball player, rodeo roper, or Arizona congressman of the same name.
John Riel Casimero
John Riel Casimero (Quadro Alas), Filipino boxer born 1989 in Ormoc City, three-division world champion: IBF light flyweight 2012-2014, IBF flyweight 2016, WBO bantamweight 2019-2022; 36-5-1, 24 KOs.
John Riggins
John Riggins (born 1949), nicknamed the Diesel, Hall of Fame running back for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins; Super Bowl XVII MVP with 166 rushing yards; 11,352 career rushing yards; No. 44 retired by the Commanders in 2026.
John Robertson (footballer, born 1953)
John Neilson Robertson (1953–2025), Scottish left winger for Nottingham Forest, scored the only goal of the 1980 European Cup final and assisted the 1979 winner; 28 Scotland caps, 8 goals.
John Robertson (footballer, born 1964)
John Grant Robertson (born 1964, Edinburgh), Scottish centre-forward, Hearts-linked striker, 16 Scotland caps; later Inverness CT manager and sporting director and Ross County assistant until May 2026; distinct from the 1953-born Forest winger.
John Rocker
John Rocker (born 1974, Statesboro, GA) is a former MLB relief pitcher, Braves closer 1998-2001 with 88 career saves, infamous for his bigoted 1999 Sports Illustrated interview, MLB suspension, HGH allegations, and 2014 Survivor appearance.
John Romero
John Romero (born 1967) is an American game designer and programmer, id Software co-founder behind Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake; later Ion Storm, Daikatana, SIGIL, and Romero Games in Galway, Ireland.
John Rooney (footballer)
John Richard Rooney (born 1990, Liverpool), English attacking midfielder and younger brother of Wayne Rooney; played for New York Red Bulls, Orlando City, Chester, Barrow, and Macclesfield FC, then became Macclesfield manager in July 2025 and led them to a 2-1 FA Cup upset of holders Crystal Palace in January 2026.