Arts and Music

• Johann Christian Bach (born 1735, died 1782)

  German composer. Son of Johann Sebastian Bach.

  • Composed arias, cantatas, clavier concertos and chamber music (see list of Classical Composers)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (born 1685, died 1750)

  German composer. Father of composers Johann Christian Bach and Karl Philipp Emanuel Bach.

  • Prolific composer whose works include The Well-Tempered Clavier and the Brandenburg Concertos (see list of Baroque Composers)
• Johann Pachelbel (born 1653, died 1706)

  German composer.

  • Composed the Canon (see list of Baroque Composers)
• Johann Stamitz (born 1717, died 1757)

  Czech composer.

  • Composer of violin works and harpsichord music (see list of Composers)
• Johann Strauss (born 1825, died 1899)

  Austrian composer and conductor known as the ''Waltz King.''

  • Composed Die Fledermaus and Tales from the Vienna Woods (see list of Romantic Composers)

Leadership

• Count Johann Radetsky (born 1766, died 1858)
  • Austrian general in the Napoleonic wars (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)
• Baron Johann Adolf von Thielmann (born 1765, died 1824)
  • Led Saxon troops for the Russian army; commanded a Prussian corps at Waterloo (see list of Generals of the Napoleonic Wars)

Miscellaneous

• Johann Christoph Bach (born 1713, died 1713)
  • Twin daughter of Johan Sebastian Bach and Maria Barbara (see list of Famous Twins and Triplets)

Science and Philosophy

• Johann Deisenhofer

  American chemist known for his work on photosynthesis.

  • 1988 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with Robert Huber and Hartmut Michel (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• Johann Fichte (born 1762, died 1814)

  German philosopher and metaphysician.

  • Exponent of transcendental idealism (see list of Philosophers)
• Johann G. Herder (born 1744, died 1803)

  German philosopher and Lutheran theologian.

  • Leading figure of the Sturm und Drang (''''Storm and Stress'''') movement (see list of Philosophers)

Sports

• Johann Olav Koss

  Norwegian speed-skater.

  • 1992 Olympic speed skating gold medal winner for 1500m; 1994 gold medal winner for 1500m, 5000m, 10,000m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Speed Skating)
  • 1994 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (see list of Sports Illustrated Sportsmen of the Year)

The Literary World

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (born 1749, died 1832)

  German poet, playwright and novelist.

  • Wrote Faust (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))