Famous People with Name John

John "Shoes" Moshoeu            Origin/Culture/Country: African

John "Shoes" Moshoeu: He started his professional career with South African giant Kaizer Chiefs where he played between 1988-93 years. Then he transferred to Turkish team Gençlerbirli?i. He also played for Kocaelispor, Fenerbahçe SK and Bursaspor.He back to his first professio

John William Smit            Origin/Culture/Country: African

John William Smit: is the 51st and current captain of the South African national rugby union team, the Springboks. He plays the position of hooker.Smit went to Pretoria Boys High School where he was head prefect in 1996 and played in the first rugby team from 1994 to 1996.Smit played his first Springbok game in 2000 at the age of 22, when South Africa beat Canada 51-18 at Basil Kenyon Stadium in East London. He was on and off of the reserve bench until 2004 when he was made captain of the squad by then new coach Jake White.

John Akii-Bua            Origin/Culture/Country: African

John Akii-Bua: was a Ugandan hurdler and the first Olympic champion from his country.Akii-Bua started his athletic career as a hurdler on the short distance, but coached by British-born coach Malcolm Arnold, he was introduced to the 400 m hurdles [1]. After finishing 4th in the 1970 Commonwealth Games and running the fastest season time in 1971,

John Philip "Bakkies" Both            Origin/Culture/Country: African

John Philip "Bakkies" Both: is a South African rugby union footballer who plays lock for the South African national rugby team, the Springboks. He also plays for the Blue Bulls provincial team in the Currie Cup competition and for the Bulls Super 14 team.

John Xavier Merriman            Origin/Culture/Country: African

John Xavier Merriman: was the last prime minister of the Cape Colony before the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910.He entered politics in 1869, having first been a farmer and surveyor. At this time the Cape Colony was in the transition stage of representative gover

Patrick Roland John            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Patrick Roland John: was the Prime Minister of Dominica as well as the Premier of Dominica. During his premiership Dominica gained independence from the United Kingdom and he became the first Prime Minister of Dominica. He was a successful trade union leader and a mayor of Roseau before taking on prime ministerial duties. After mass protest forced him to resign, John unsuccessfully attempted to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Eugenia Charles with the backing of white supremacist groups (in what became dubbed "Operation Red Dog"). As a result, he was jailed for twelve years. In 1992 he was elected President of the Dominica Football Association (DFA). Under his leadership the DFA became a FIFA affiliate in 1994. He served as President until 2006, when he was voted out of office by the local football fraternity. In 2007 he was inducted into the CONCACAF Hall of Fame. In May 2008 he was re-elected as President of the DFA. The DFA administrative headquarters is named "Patrick John Football House" in honour of John. In November 2011, John was banned by FIFA from the sport for two years and fined $3,300, for his part in an alleged bribery scheme involving FIFA presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam.

Hector John            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Hector John: is a Dominican politician in the United Workers' Party. He is the current Leader of the Opposition, the youngest ever to hold that position. He was first elected as a Representative to the House of Assembly in 2009. John entered politics as a candidate for the Salisbury parliamentary constituency in the 2009 general election, on the ticket of the opposition United Workers' Party. John won against the Labour Party candidate Bentley Royer on 18 December 2009, with 817 to 512 votes (60.7% to 38.1%); the overall results left the UWP with only three of the twenty-one seats. John subsequently joined the UWP boycott of the House of Assembly, in protest against alleged election irregularities. After John did not attend three consecutive sessions, Speaker of the House Alix Boyd Knights declared his and another UWP seat vacant in April, and a by-election was scheduled for 9 July 2010. John again ran and won against Royer for the Salisbury constituency in the by-election, with 772 votes to Royer's 415 (64.4% to 34.6%).