John

John is by far the most common name amongst male World Champions with ELEVEN winners bearing the name over the years. They are:

John Burns (Matthews) - 5 titles
John McEntaggart (Matthews) - 1 title
John Corry (Grainger) - 2
John Gallagher (O'Moore) - 2
John Carey (Doherty) - 8
John Jennings (Golden) - 1
John Timm (Richens) - 1
John Lonergan (Kiely-Walsh) - 4
John Fitzgerald (Rinceoirí na Riochta) - 3
John Whitehurst (Carey) - 1
John Mullane-Godley (Mullane-Healy-Godley) - 1
...that adds up to 29 titles won by Johns.

The next most common is Michael with 7 winners - Michael Flatley (Dennehy), Michael McCloskey (McCloskey), Michael Donnellan (Uí Ruaírc), Michael Belvitch (O'Hare), Michael McHugh (Kennedy), Michael Putman (Dennehy) and we're including Michael Pat Gallagher (Aodh Rua) as well. Michaels have won 11 titles between them.

After Michael comes Connor/Conor, with 6 winners - Conor Smith (Griffin-Roddy-O'Loughlin), Conor Hayes (Griffin-O'Loughlin), Conor Holmes (Costello-O'Brien), Connor Walsh (Glendarragh), Connor Carlton (Glendarragh) and Conor O'Sullivan (Scanlon). Our Connors/Conors have racked up 10 titles between them.