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I’m frankly shocked that no one has mentioned American business magnate and co-founder of Standard Oil John D. Rockefeller, arguably the wealthiest American of all time (although I suppose with all the innumerable Johns throughout history some are easy to overlook).
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I am genuinely astonished at the fact that no one has mentioned English teacher, John Keating (portrayed beautifully by the gifted Robin Williams) in Dead Poets Society.
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Reminds me of John Kramer. Really liked that guy.
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John Grisham is an American author and lawyer who is known for his thrilling legal novels, such as The Firm, The Rainmaker, and A Time to Kill. Many of his novels (including all three of the listed) have been adapted into films.
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Sir Elton John is a globally renowned, legendary musician.
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John Pork.
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John Kundereri "Jumbana" Moriarty, AM, is an Aboriginal Australian artist, government advisor and former soccer player. He is also known as founder of the Balarinji Design Studio, for painting two Qantas jets with Aboriginal motifs. In 1960, Moriarty was the first recognised Indigenous Australian to be selected for a national soccer team.
Today a full member of the Yanyuwa people of his birthplace, and belonging ceremonially to the rainbow serpent and kangaroo Dreamings, Moriarty has held senior and executive positions in the Department of Aboriginal Affairs at both federal and state government levels. He is a long-time advocate for Indigenous rights and Indigenous arts.
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Today a full member of the Yanyuwa people of his birthplace, and belonging ceremonially to the rainbow serpent and kangaroo Dreamings, Moriarty has held senior and executive positions in the Department of Aboriginal Affairs at both federal and state government levels. He is a long-time advocate for Indigenous rights and Indigenous arts.
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John Carlos is an American former track and field athlete and professional American football player. He was the bronze-medal winner in the 200 meters at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he displayed the Black Power salute on the podium with Tommie Smith. He went on to tie the world record in the 100-yard dash and beat the 200 meters world record (although the latter achievement was never certified). After his track career, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Canadian Football League but retired due to injury.
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John Coltrane (1926 – 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.
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Italian-American mobsters John Joseph "The Dapper Don" Gotti and his son John Angelo "Junior" Gotti were both bosses in New York's Gambino Crime Family.
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I'm surprised no one mentioned the sweet John Coffey (played beautifully by Michael Duncan) in The Green Mile.
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John Dolmayan (Armenian: Ճոն Տոլմայեան; born July 15, 1972) is an American musician of Armenian descent, best known as the drummer of System of a Down. He is also the drummer for the band Indicator and former drummer for Scars on Broadway.
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Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher, 31 October 1963) is an English musician, songwriter and singer. He first achieved fame as the guitarist and co-songwriter of the Smiths, who were active from 1982 to 1987. He has since performed with numerous other bands and embarked on a solo career.
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John Herrington is a retired United States Naval Aviator, engineer and former NASA astronaut. In 2002, Herrington became the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space.
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John Newfong (1943 – 1999) was an Aboriginal Australian journalist and writer. A descendant of the Ngugi people of Moreton Bay, he was the first Aboriginal person to be employed as a journalist in the mainstream print media in Australia.
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It seems to be not a soul has mentioned John Green. The famous author who has a very popular book named The Fault Of Our Stars.
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John Cena (Wrestler), John Stamos (Actor), John F. Kennedy (US President), John Legend (Singer), and John Travolta (Actor).
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AND HIS NAME IS JOHN CENA! (Cena theme plays)
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John Zachary DeLorean (1925-2005) was the founder of the DeLorean Motor Company. Before that, he worked for General Motors for several years.
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John Linnell and John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants.
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John Cena, hell ya.
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John Jackson Sparkman was a United States Representative, and later Senator, from Alabama. He was Adlai Stevenson’s running mate in the 1952 presidential election.
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John Ronald Simm is a British actor. He played Seventies-trapped Woobie Sam Tyler in Life on Mars, a maniacal and hammy Master in Doctor Who.
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John Bonham was the drummer for Led Zeppelin.
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John Ronald Reuel "J.R.R." Tolkien was an American poet.
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John Winchester! Horrible father. Plus it is an overused name.
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John Dall (26 May 1920 - 15 January 1971) was an American actor best known for two films: Rope (1948) and Gun Crazy (1950).
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How is everyone forgetting about John Wick lol.
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I don't think anybody mentioned this yet, but John Charles Julian Lennon is a famous bearer of this name. More known as Julian Lennon.
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John Bunyan was a pastor in the 17th century. He was a dissenter who stood up to the Church of England when it would not allow any church to exist if it wasn't approved by them, and the author of the Christian masterpiece Pilgrim's Progress, as well as many other books about Christianity.
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John Avery Whittaker is a character in the children's (and frankly anyone's) radio ministry Adventures in Odyssey.
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Three of my favorite Johns are 1) John Cooper, Lead Singer of Skillet and the cutest/best rock singer to ever exist 2) John Barrowman, actor for Captain Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and Torchwood - also super hott and 3) John Ronald Reuel (J.R.R Tolkien), the BEST author ever.
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Captain John F. X. "Trapper John" Mcintyre of the 4077th MASH!
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1| John Cena
2| John Roberts
3| John Wayne
4| John Karna
5| John Boyega
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2| John Roberts
3| John Wayne
4| John Karna
5| John Boyega
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Did you guys really forget about John Cena?
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John Raymond Legrasse is a police inspector for New Orleans in the H. P. Lovecraft short story "The Call of Cthulhu". He and his fellow police officers conduct a raid on a meeting of Cthulhu cultists in Louisiana, after which they interrogate the surviving cult members they captured. Legrasse also removes the small Cthulhu statue during the raid and shows it to a meeting of archaeologists.
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John Wayne Gacy an American serial killer.
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John Richard Deacon (born August 19, 1951) was the former bassist of Queen, and wrote, among others, songs such as "Another One Bites the Dust", "You're my Best Friend", and "Misfire". He left after Freddie Mercury's death in 1991.
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John Murphy is a main character in seasons 3-7 of "The 100". He was a minor character in Seasons 1 and 2.
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The late John McCain (1936-2018) was a US senator from the state of Arizona and the Republican Party’s candidate for president in 2008.
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Johnny Depp - American actor.
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John Paul Stevens was the longest-lived Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States in history.
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John Hancock from the Boston Tea Party and the American Revolution.
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John Lennon was a vocalist in the band, The Beatles.
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John William Oliver is a comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, television host and actor.
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John Mulaney is an Emmy winning stand-up comedian. He also does voice acting (most notably in the Netflix show Big Mouth), used to write for Saturday Night Live (where he co-created the character Stefon with Bill Hader), and had a Broadway show called Oh, Hello where he and Nick Kroll played two elderly New Yorkers. Personally, my favorite celebrity. Universally loved by those who know of him.
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John Dough is the main character of the book John Dough and the Cherub by L. Frank Baum. He is an intelligent gingerbread man in the likeness of a gentleman.
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This is the name of the comedian, John Oliver. He hosts the show, Last Week Tonight.
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John Snow, the 19th-century doctor who discovered that cholera was a waterborne disease (the Broad Street epidemic). Also known for his work relating to anaesthesia.
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"John Galt is a character in Ayn Rand's novel Atlas Shrugged (1957). Although he is not identified by name until the last third of the novel, he is the object of its often-repeated question "Who is John Galt?" and of the quest to discover the answer. "
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John Cena is an American wrestler and is a 13 time WWE Champion.
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John Stith Pemberton was the inventor of Coca-Cola.
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John is Donald Trump's middle name... and his son, Donald Trump Jr.
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John Meredith is the Reverend in Rainbow Valley. He has 4 children.
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John Crewe is a character in A Little Princes. He is Sara Crewe's father.
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John Wayne Gacy. Nuff said.
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John Brown (1800-1859) was a passionate American abolitionist in the years leading up to the Civil War.
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John Matthew Heard Jr. was an American film and television actor. He was probably best known for his lead roles in several films, including Chilly Scenes of Winter, Heart Beat, Cutter's Way, Cat People, and C.H.U.D., as well as supporting roles in After Hours, Big, Beaches, Awakenings, Rambling Rose, The Pelican Brief, My Fellow Americans, Snake Eyes, and Animal Factory. He also played Peter McCallister in Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, as well as appearing in Sharknado. Heard was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1999 for guest starring on The Sopranos.
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John Rykener, known also as Johannes Richer and Eleanor, was a 14th-century transvestite prostitute working mainly in London, but also active in Oxford. He was arrested in 1395 for cross-dressing and interrogated. The records have survived, the only surviving legal records from that age which mentions same-sex intercourse.
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John Bennett Ramsey is an American businessman, author, and father of homicide victim JonBenét Ramsey, who was murdered in her Boulder, Colorado home on December 25, 1996. He discovered 6-year-old JonBenét's body in the cellar of the home just hours after her murder.
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Also the name of the main character in Andrew Hussie's webcomic Homestuck, John Egbert.
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Sir John Chippendale "Chips" Lindley Keswick is a British merchant banker and member of the Keswick family who control Jardine Matheson, founded by William Jardine. On 14 June 2013, he became Chairman of Arsenal football club.
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John Michael Gibbons is an American former professional baseball player and the current manager of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. Gibbons briefly played in the Major Leagues as a catcher with the New York Mets, in the mid-1980s.
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French actor John Eyzen, best known for his role as Mercutio in the 2010 revival of Gèrard Presgurvic's musical Roméo et Juliette.
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John George Terry is an English professional footballer who plays for and captains Premier League club Chelsea. He commonly plays as a centre-back. He was captain of the England national team, holding the post from August 2006 to February 2010, and again from March 2011 to February 2012.
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John Ducas is a teen-aged investor and entrepreneur. Ducas is from New York City but currently lives in Europe with his family. At the age of 9 he started investing with play money at Marketwatch. When he was 13 his parents gave him 3, 000 euros to invest, and he opened a trading account with an online broker. At age 15, he founded Ducas Capital, which publishes financial research online. According to Forbes magazine, he serves over 110 clients.
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John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor and filmmaker, who has performed for nearly 60 years. Nicholson is known for playing a wide range of starring or supporting roles, including satirical comedy, romance and dark portrayals of excitable and psychopathic characters. In many of his films, he has played the "eternal outsider, the sardonic drifter", someone who rebels against the social structure.
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John Samuel Mbiti is a Kenyan-born Christian religious philosopher and writer. He is an ordained Anglican priest, and as of 2005 a canon. Born in Kenya, Mbiti studied in Uganda and the United States, taking his doctorate in 1963 at the University of Cambridge, UK. He taught religion and theology in Makerere University, Uganda from 1964 to 1974 and was subsequently director of the World Council of Churches' Ecumenical Institute in Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland. He has held visiting professorships at universities across the world and published extensively on philosophy, theology and African oral traditions.
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The late rock legend John Entwistle of the rock band The Who is a famous bearer.
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John Peter Petrucci is the guitarist of American metal band Dream Theater.
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John Scarce.
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Can't believe nobody mentioned this... JOHN CENA! Famous wrestler a guy who's on a lot of Vines.
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John is also the first name of rockstar Ozzy Osbourne and politician Jeb Bush, whose full name is John Ellis Bush and the son of George W Bush.
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John Ritter,
Born: September 17, 1948, Burbank, CA
Died: September 11, 2003, Burbank, CA
He played Jack Tripper on Three's Company and Three's a Crowd.
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Born: September 17, 1948, Burbank, CA
Died: September 11, 2003, Burbank, CA
He played Jack Tripper on Three's Company and Three's a Crowd.
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John Hall (1575 – 25 November 1635) was a physician and son-in-law of William Shakespeare.
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Teen fiction author, John Green.
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John Smith is the deuteragonist in Disney's Pocahontas.
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John Avery Whittaker from the radio show Adventures in Odyssey. He goes by Whit.
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A famous barrier of this name is John Tavares - player on the New York Islanders.
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Guitarist for Red Hot Chili Peppers John Frusciante is a famous bearer.
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John Saxon is an American actor.
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John Linley Frazier, known as The Killer Prophet, was an American mass murderer who killed five people in Santa Cruz, California. Frazier was a religious fanatic who read the Bible and believed the voice of God was telling him to commit homicides.
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It is a nice name. It was my grandpa's name. It was also the name of the character John Kennex on Almost Human which was my favorite show!
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A famous bearer is John Nolan, the back-up vocalist and guitarist of alternative rock band Taking Back Sunday.
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John is the most common name of Nobel laureates (37 as of 2014), not surprisingly for such a common name. Robert is second with 31.
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John Bardeen was the only recipient of two Nobel Prizes in Physics (1956 and 1972). His prizes were for inventing the transistor and explaining superconductivity.
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John Winchester is a character on the television series "Supernatural." He is the father of the two main characters, Sam and Dean Winchester.
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John Bennett is a character on the Netflix original series "Orange Is the New Black."
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John Cleese, one of the six founding members of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
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John Denver (born as Henry John Dutchendorf Jr.) is an American singer/songwriter, and definitely my favorite singer! He was a 70s singer, too.
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Sir John Alexander MacDonald (1815-1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada. He is the second longest serving prime minister in Canadian history.
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John Egbert from Andrew Hussie's MS Paint Adventure webcomic Homestuck.
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John Jacob Astor IV (1864-1912) was an American multi-millionaire, the richest man onboard the RMS titanic, and rumored to be the richest man in the US at one time. He was often followed by paparazzi and the subject of many news articles, especially when he began dating Madeleine Force, a woman 29 years his junior. He and Madeleine eventually married and bought a ticket for the titanic on their honeymoon. Though he did not survive the sinking, Madeleine did and gave birth to a baby boy four months later, named John Jacob Astor VI, nicknamed Jakey. Besides Jakey, Astor was survived by a daughter, Ava, and a son, William, from his first wife, Ava Willing.
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John Roberts is the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
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John, although supposedly just an alias, is one of the main characters in the book "John Dies at the End" by David Wong.
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John (1905-1919) was the youngest son of King George V of Great Britain and his wife Mary of Teck. He had epilepsy and died age 13.
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John (1389-1435) was the son of King Henry IV of England and his wife Mary.
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John was the son of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainaut.
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John was the oldest son of King Edward I and his wife Eleanor of Castile.
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John of Eltham was the second son of Edward II of England and his wife Isabelle of France.
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John King of England (1166-1216), youngest son of Henry II of England and his wife Eleonore of Aquitaine and brother of Richard Lionheart. Also known as "John Lackland".
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Another famous bearer is the late American writer and literary critic, John Updike.
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John Robinson is the leader of the Jupiter 2 mission in Lost In Space.
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John Cheere (1709-87) was an English sculptor of garden figures.
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John Angus Chamberlain is an American sculptor.
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John Edwin Canaday (b. February 1, 1907, Fort Scott, Kansas - d. July 19, 1985, New York City, New York) was a leading American art critic, author and art historian.
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John Bushnell (1630-1701) was an English sculptor.
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John the Fearless.
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John Brett (1831-1902) was an English painter, mainly of coastal scenes and landscapes.
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John Randall Bratby (1928-1992) was a British painter and writer.
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John Bowes (1811-1885) was an English collector.
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John Boydell (1719-1804) was an English engraver and print publisher. In 1790 he was lord mayor of London.
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John Peter Berger (born 5 November 1926) is an English art critic, novelist, painter and author.
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John Bellany is a Scottish painter.
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John Grimes and his identical twin brother Edward form Irish duo Jedward.
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Sir John Beazley (1885-1970) was Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art in the University from 1925-1956.
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John Bacon (1740-1799) was an English sculptor.
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John James Audubon (1785-1851) was an American painter-naturalist. He had two sons: John Woodhouse Audubon and Victor Gifford Audubon.
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I'm actually quite surprised that no one mentioned a certain Master Chief Petty Officer (ie. SPARTAN II) from a certain game by the name Halo...
(translation: John-117).
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(translation: John-117).
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Current [2011] leader of the Canadian New Democratic Party (NDP) is Jack Layton, born John Gilbert Layton.
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John Wayne Gacy, anyone?
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British actor John Simm, who starred in the original (and vastly superior) version of 'Life On Mars' is a famous bearer.
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John Cooper from Skillet. He's cute, keep the mohawk John! :)
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In the TV series "The Mentalist" Red John is the antagonist who killed the main characters family.
Also John Doe is used by police and hospitals on unidentified males.
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Also John Doe is used by police and hospitals on unidentified males.
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A famous bearer is American voice actor John Gremillion (born 11 June 1967). He's known for his extensive work as a voice actor in English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series.
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John Greenleaf Whittier. He engraved a poem on the accused "witch" Rebecca Nurse's grave stone. (it was nice!)
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"What? Men dodging this way for single bullets? What will you do when they open fire along the whole line? I am ashamed of you. They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."- Union Army General John Sedgwick's ironic last words.
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John MILTON the second greatest English poet- only Shakespeare was greater! Author of the great epic 'Paradise Lost' and promoter of freedom of the press.
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A famous bearer is American actor John Krasinski (born October 20, 1979). He's well-known for his film roles in "Shrek the Third", "Leatherheads", and "License to Wed", but is perhaps best-known as Jim Halpert on the American version of "The Office",
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A famous bearer is American actor John Francis Daley (born July 20, 1985). He's best known for his TV roles as Sam Weir in "Freaks & Geeks" and Lance Sweets in "Bones".
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Another famous bearer is my favorite artist John William Waterhouse.
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I can think of a ton of people with this name right off the top of my head:
John Denver
John Deacon
Elton John
Johnny Cash
John Prine
Johnny-come-lately (that one's a joke)
John Travolta
and my uncle John!
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John Denver
John Deacon
Elton John
Johnny Cash
John Prine
Johnny-come-lately (that one's a joke)
John Travolta
and my uncle John!
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John Newton was the author of "Amazing Grace," one of the world's most well-known and beloved hymns. He was a slave trader for many years until he repented of his evil ways and turned to Jesus for salvation. He became a preacher and encouraged William Wilberforce in his work against the slave trade in England.
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John Yossarian is the protagonist of Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22.
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This is the name of the main protagonist of the Terminator sci-fi film franchise, John Connor.
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Famous bearer: John Green, a young adult author who's written "Looking for Alaska", "An Abundance of Katherines", "Paper Towns" and contributed a short story to the novel "Let it Snow". In 2007, he started a project with his younger brother, Hank, where they would go an entire year without emailing each other, instead posting YouTube vlogs on alternating days for the whole year. Throughout the project, the two gained many, many subscribers who call themselves Nerdfighters.
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WOW! No one has mentioned infamous murderer John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865). Booth assassinated beloved American President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theatre. He fled the theatre and was shot 11 days later by Sergeant Boston Corbett at a farm he fled to in Virginia.
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Performer, writer, actor John Červenka (30. September 1959, Pasadena, California).
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John is the first name of J. D. (John Dorian) on the sitcom Scrubs, played by Zach Braff.
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A famous bearer of the name is (John of Gaunt, the great Duke of Lancaster, son of the king of England in the 1300's). A great book to find out more about him is to read the book Katherine (by Anya Seton) a completely true story and amazing book!
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John Jay was a Founding Father and signer of the Constitution. He did not sign the Declaration of Independence and encouraged reconciliation with Britain, but eventually became more radical and a Patriot. He was elected to the 1st and 2nd Continental Congress. He was voted the President of the Congress for two years. He served on the New York Supreme Court as its chief, as the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, as a diplomat who negotiated Jay's Treaty, and governor of New York, where he eventually passed a bill abolishing slavery after several unsuccessful attempts and emancipating current slaves. He would purchase slaves and set them free once they reached adulthood. He lived from December 12, 1745 to May 17, 1827.
John Marshall (Sept. 24, 1755-July 6, 1835) served for the entire duration of the Revolutionary War and was a leader of the Federalist Party. The fourth Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, he was nominated by President Adams. He is noted as being the longest serving Chief Justice in American History and for establishing "judicial review", the process by which the courts can declare laws unconstitutional and strike them down. He helped the Court become an independent and objective force in American politics. He was also one of three US delegates during the XYZ Affair. Supposedly, the crack in the Liberty Bell was caused as the bell rang to announce Marshall's death.
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John Marshall (Sept. 24, 1755-July 6, 1835) served for the entire duration of the Revolutionary War and was a leader of the Federalist Party. The fourth Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, he was nominated by President Adams. He is noted as being the longest serving Chief Justice in American History and for establishing "judicial review", the process by which the courts can declare laws unconstitutional and strike them down. He helped the Court become an independent and objective force in American politics. He was also one of three US delegates during the XYZ Affair. Supposedly, the crack in the Liberty Bell was caused as the bell rang to announce Marshall's death.
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John Barrowman is an actor known for his role as Jack Harkness in Doctor Who and its spinoff series Torchwood.
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"John Sheppard" is the name of a regular character on the Sci-Fi TV show "Stargate: Atantis".
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A famous bearer is Dr. John Zoidberg from the TV series Futurama. I love that show.
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John Maher, more commonly known as Johnny Marr, was a member of the 80s rock band The Smiths. He was their guitarist.
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John Barrowman, actor.
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John Cale (born 1942) is a musician, best known for his work in the New York band "The Velvet Underground", who were associated with Warhol's "Factory" in the sixties. He has also worked as a classical musician, as a solo artist and as a producer for many artists including Nico, Patti Smith, The Stooges, Jonathan Richman and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
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John Forbes Nash (1928-present) is the Senior Research Mathematician at Princeton University. He won the 1994 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. He shared the prize with Reinhard Selten and John Harsanyi.
In 2001, "A Beautiful Mind" was a movie made about his life, starring Russell Crowe as John. The movie focused on John's struggle with schizophrenia and mathematical equatons.
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In 2001, "A Beautiful Mind" was a movie made about his life, starring Russell Crowe as John. The movie focused on John's struggle with schizophrenia and mathematical equatons.
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A famous bearer of this name is Academy-Award winning actor Jack Lemmon (1925-2001), who was born John Uhler Lemmon III.
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John Barrymore (1882-1942), actor of the stage and screen, and grandfather to actress Drew Barrymore, is a famous bearer of this name.
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John Doe is a name often referring to an unexisting person being used for an example, such as often when filling out an email: ex- johndoe@address.com
More on John Doe - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe
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More on John Doe - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe
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John Leguizamo is a famous Columbian-American comedian/actor, who played such roles as Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge, Tybalt in Romeo + Juliet, and most recently Sid in the Ice Age movies.
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John Tracy is an astronaut/space monitor in the classic British TV series Thunderbirds.
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JOHN HOWARD, the prime minister of Australia, is definitely a FAMOUS bearer of this name.
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Forgot about Jon Bonjovi! He's a cool John too.
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Also, Johnny Storm (aka, the Human Torch) is one of the members of the Fantastic Four superhero team. Chris Evans played him in the recent movie adaptations.
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John Oliver is a British comedian currently seen on The Daily Show.
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In fact, there have only been 22 popes who bore the name John, because John XX never existed (try to look for him at wikipedia.org, and you'll see). [noted -ed]
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A famous bearer of the name John is John Denver (his real name was Henry John Dutshendorf, Jr.). He was an American folk singer and songwriter and is best known for the song 'Rocky Moutain High', which has become Colorado's official state song.
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Actor/Director John Cassavetes.
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John Savage is the protagonist of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.
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What about John Candy and John Belushi, 2 very great and funny actors. I can't believe no one said anything about them. Unfortunately they are both dead.
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Is it possible no one has mentioned Dr. John Watson, narrator of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes" short stories and novels?
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One can not forget the late brilliant actor John Wayne, actor of a lot of terrific westerns and WW2 movies.
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There are authors named John Connolly, John Lescroart, John Sandford aka John Camp and John Saul.
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There are more bearers of the name John. For example, John Rhys-Davies plays in both Lord of the Rings ("Nobody tosses a dwarf!) and Raiders of the Lost Ark ("Asps. Very dangerous. You go first.")
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John David Webster is a Christian music artist.
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John Hancock is the most famous signer of America's Declaration of Independance.
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John Glenn was the FIRST American to orbit the earth!
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Another famous bearer is comic book character John Constantine, an occultist.
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John was the name of the father in the 1970s family drama "The Waltons". It was also the name of the eldest son in the show, though he went by John-Boy.
Dr. John Carter is a character on the popular NBC drama "ER".
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Dr. John Carter is a character on the popular NBC drama "ER".
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Another famous bearer of this name is the 32nd Vice President of the United States: John Nance Garner, "Cactus Jack".
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This is Sid Vicious's real name! Why isn't the infamous John Ritchie (Sid) listed?
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Um, hello? Johnny Cash? Also his son John Carter Cash (Carter being his middle name), his only son and child with June Carter Cash.
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John was the middle name of our late President Abraham Lincoln.
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Fictional murderer John Kramer (better known as Jigsaw) is the villian of the gory Saw movies, and its sequels, Saw II and Saw III. When John, played by Tobin Bell, is diagnosed with cancer and receives the news of his death, he sees various people who he thinks are throwing away the live he'll never get to have.
He kidnaps the people and puts them in "games." These games require gory life-and-death desicions, and very, very rarely does the victim survive. He usually leaves a tape player or a TV that comes on, explaining the situation they are in and how to escape.
For example, Paul, a man who had slashed his wrists with a razor, was placed in a cage with hundreds of strands of razor wire in the cage. He had two hours to make it out of the cage, and exit via the door in the room he was in. In two hours, the door would shut, leaving him to die.
In Saw II, it is revealed he has an apprentice, a survivor of John's game. The movies are extremely gory and violent, but intelligent and thrilling.
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He kidnaps the people and puts them in "games." These games require gory life-and-death desicions, and very, very rarely does the victim survive. He usually leaves a tape player or a TV that comes on, explaining the situation they are in and how to escape.
For example, Paul, a man who had slashed his wrists with a razor, was placed in a cage with hundreds of strands of razor wire in the cage. He had two hours to make it out of the cage, and exit via the door in the room he was in. In two hours, the door would shut, leaving him to die.
In Saw II, it is revealed he has an apprentice, a survivor of John's game. The movies are extremely gory and violent, but intelligent and thrilling.
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I cannot believe that no one thought of John Henry Holliday (AKA Doc Holliday). He was indeed a brilliant man and a great dentist (so I am told). The best portrayal of this slight, sensitive man is in TOMBSTONE where he is played by Val Kilmer. I think Doc is lost behind the shadow of Wyatt Earp who is rather overrated.
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Hello? John Paul Jones was the bassist and John Bonham was the drummer for Led Zeppelin.
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The poet, John Greenleaf Whittier, bore this name. There is also author John Bunyan. And, to my disbelief, no one has yet mentioned John Rhys-Davies! And one more: the infamous John Smith of colonial Jamestown.
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Another famous bearer is the brilliant Irish horror author, John Connolly.
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Another famous bearer is John Waters, the unorthodox yet wonderful director.
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Johnny Depp's son, Jack, was born John Christopher Depp III on April 9, 2002.
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I can't believe no one has mentioned John Williams! He is most famous for having composed the score for all six Star Wars movies, but he has done many more as well.
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Jonathan Larson is the writer of RENT.
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A famous lefthanded tennis star from the U.S.A, John McEnroe, bears the name.
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A young, intelligent and sexy model-cum-actor in Hollywood and Bollywood, John Abraham bears this name.
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What about John Lydon? The Irish-born musician fronted such bands as the Sex Pistols and Public Image, Ltd.
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Four famous bearers are Presidents, John F, Kennedy, John Tyler, John Adams, and John Quincy Adams.
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Famous wrestler John Cena has won the United states championship and has the WWE championship right now.
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Famous bearer of this name is John Gotti from the mafia and his daughter, Victoria, names one of her three children, John (second eldest and quite hot I might add). Love the name!
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I can't believe John R R Tolkien has not been mentioned! Surely he is one of the most famous authors in English literature.
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Famous bearers:
John Stuart Mill, a British philosopher and economist. He evolved utilitarianism.
John Dewey, an American philosopher, pragmatist and educationist.
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John Stuart Mill, a British philosopher and economist. He evolved utilitarianism.
John Dewey, an American philosopher, pragmatist and educationist.
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Famous bearer is John Steinbeck, an American novelist. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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John was also the name of the middle child/Wendy's younger brother of the Darlings in Disney's Peter Pan.
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John Krikfaulsi, creator of the hit 90s cartoon "The Ren and Stimpy Show" has this name.
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In J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Remus Lupin's middle name is John.
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The Bulgarian John Atanassov is the creator of the first computer.
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John Snyder is a famous bearer of this name, he played Bo on Dukes of Hazzard.
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Another famous bearer: John Frusciante (pronounced froo-shan-tay), born March 5 1970, current and best guitarist for the LA funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Also, John Locke was a philosopher rather than a poet, and this name is also borne by one of the central characters on the hit TV show 'Lost'.
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Also, John Locke was a philosopher rather than a poet, and this name is also borne by one of the central characters on the hit TV show 'Lost'.
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John Deacon, the bassist of Queen, bears this name.
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Just more famous people: 2 other presidents John Quincy Adams and John Adams.
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Famous Bearers:
Johnny Depp (actor)
John Cusack (actor)
John Travolta (actor)
John Reznick (musician)
John Mayer (musician)
Jonathan Davis (musician)
John Locke (poet)
John Donne (poet)
John Keats (poet)
Long John Silver (pirate)
JFK (politician)
I think John is a very versatile name that allows someone to become who they want because there is no stereotypical "John."
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Johnny Depp (actor)
John Cusack (actor)
John Travolta (actor)
John Reznick (musician)
John Mayer (musician)
Jonathan Davis (musician)
John Locke (poet)
John Donne (poet)
John Keats (poet)
Long John Silver (pirate)
JFK (politician)
I think John is a very versatile name that allows someone to become who they want because there is no stereotypical "John."
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An often overlooked poet among the Romantics is John Clare.
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A famous bearer of the name John is John Rzeznik, one of the lead singers of the Goo Goo Dolls. The *cough* Polish third of the band.
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Two other famous Johns are John Donne and John Keats, the English poets, John F. Kennedy, the US president, and John Woolman, eighteenth century American Quaker and opponent of slavery.
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I can't believe that "John Travolta" isn't listed in the namesake section. He is a very, very famous "John"
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A famous bearer of this name is: John Taylor from the 80's smash band Duran Duran! But his real name is Nigel.
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A famous bearer of this name was John Kerry, who (together with John Edwards) ran against George Bush in the 2004 US election.
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A famous bearer of the name was the musician John Lennon, who was a member of the 1960s band the Beatles. Later Lennon enjoyed solo success alongside his campaigns for peace.
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