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John Benson (announcer) John Benson (1928-1995) was a British television announcer, best known for saying "And Now ... from Norwich, it's the quiz of the week" at the start of each edition of the UK's long running Sale of the Century, which ran on ITV from 1971 to 1983.
John Bentinck John Albert Bentinck (1737-1775), captain, was a member of the younger line of the house of Bentinck. His father, William, Count Bentinck, was a younger son of the first Earl of Portland, and married the daughter of the last Count of Aldenburg.
John Beresford John Beresford (March 14, 1738 - November 5, 1805) was an Irish statesman, was a younger son of Sir Marcus Beresford, who, having married Catherine, sole heiress of James Power, 3rd Earl of Tyrone, was created Earl of Tyrone in 1746. After the death of the earl in 1763, Beresfords mother successfully asserted her claim suojure to the barony of La Poer.
John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (1602 – August 28, 1678) was the fifth and youngest son of Sir Maurice Berkeley. He commanded the army against the Scots in 1638, and was knighted at Berwick in that year.
John Bernard Croak John Bernard Croak (b. Little Bay, Newfoundland, May 18, 1892 - August 8, 1918), was a Canadian and Newfoundland recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Bernard MacKey John Bernard MacKey (16 May 1922-12 May 1945) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Berry Sir John Berry (1635 – 14 February 1689 or 1690) was a British naval officer of the Royal Navy, and was in 1675 the captain of the annual convoy to Newfoundland that took place during the years of the colonies founding.
John Berry (musician) John Berry is a well known vocalist in country music. With multiple gold and platinum albums and nominations from the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music, and the Grammys, he has forged an appreciation from the music industry and fans alike.
John Berryman John Allyn Berryman (originally John Allyn Smith) (October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was an American poet, born in McAlester, Oklahoma. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and often considered one of the founders of the Confessional school of poetry.
John Berryman (VC) John Berryman (July 18, 1825 – June 27, 1896) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Bertram Andrews John Bertram Andrews (1880–1943) was an American economist, born in South Wayne, Wisconsin, and educated at the University of Wisconsin and at Dartmouth College. He taught economics at both of those institutions.
John Bertram Oakes John Bertram Oakes (b. April 23, 1913–April 5, 2001) an iconoclastic and influential journalist known for his early commitment to the environment, civil rights, and opposition to the Vietnam War, was born in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, the second son of George Washington Ochs Oakes and Bertie Gans.
John Bertrand John Edwin Bertrand (born December 20, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a yachtsman from Australia, skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy. Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman CBE (28 August, 1906 – 19 May, 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack". He was born to a middle-class family in Edwardian London.
John Biddulph Colonel John Biddulph (July 25,1848-1921) served in the government in British India. He wrote several works about India and about the history of the English presence there,New General Catalog of Old Books & Authors including biographies of Stringer Lawrence and Duplieix.
John Bidwell John Bidwell (August 5 1819- April 4, 1900) was known throughout California and across the nation as an important pioneer, farmer, soldier, statesman, politician and philanthropist. He is famous for leading one of the first emigrant parties along the California Trail, and for founding Chico, California.
John Biggs-Davison Sir John Alec Biggs-Davison (7 June 1918 – 17 September 1988) was a Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom for Chigwell from 1955 and then, after boundary changes in 1974, Epping Forest until his death. He was a leading figure in the Conservative Monday Club.
John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey (August 3, 1840 - September 3, 1929) was a British jurist and politician. He is notable for heading the official Board of Trade inquiries into the sinking of steamships, most notably the RMS Titanic, the RMS Lusitania, and the Empress of Ireland.
John Bigler John Bigler (January 8, 1805 – November 29, 1871) was the third Governor of California from January 8, 1852 until January 9, 1856. A Democrat, he was the first California Governor to successfully complete an entire term of office, as well as the first to win re-election.
John Billingsley John Billingsley (born May 20, 1960 in Media, Pennsylvania) is an American actor, known for a number of memorable TV and film characters, perhaps his most famous being the role of Doctor Phlox on the television series Star Trek: Enterprise.
John Bindernagel John Bindernagel is a wildlife biologist and renowned Bigfoot researcher, as well as a former wildlife advisor for United Nations. Bindernagel published a book in 1998 entitled North America's Great Ape: the Sasquatch.
John Bingham John Armor Bingham (January 21, 1815 – March 19, 1900) was a Republican Congressman from Ohio and a judge in the trial of the Abraham Lincoln assassination. He is also the principal framer of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
John Bird (New York) John Bird (November 22, 1768 - February 2, 1806) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, he pursued classical studies, graduated from Yale College in 1786, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Litchfield.
John Birch (missionary) John Morrison Birch (May 8, 1918 – August 25, 1945) was an American Military Intelligence Officer and a Baptist Missionary in World War II who was shot by armed supporters of the Communist Party of China. A portion of the American right consider him a martyr, the first victim of the Cold War.
John Birch Society The John Birch Society is an Americanist organization founded in 1958 to fight what it saw as growing threats to the Constitution of the United States, especially a suspected communist infiltration of the United States government, and to support free enterprise. It promotes a conspiracy theory of history and has been marginalized within the conservative movement since the 1960s.
John Biscoe John Biscoe (June 28, 1794 – 1843) was an English mariner and explorer who commanded the first expedition known to sight the areas known as Enderby Land and Graham Land along the coast of the Antarctic. The expedition also found a number of islands in the vicinity of Graham Land, including the Biscoe Islands that were named after him.
John Bishop Lionel Albert Jack (John) Bishop (26 October 1903 in Adelaide-December 1964 in London) was an Australian academic, conductor and patron of the arts. Bishop played a leading role in the development of music education in Australia and was a founder of the Adelaide Festival of Arts.
John Black (fiction) John Black (real name Forrest Alamain) is a character on the television drama Days of our Lives played by actor Drake Hogestyn since 1986. (From 1985 to 1986, the character was played by Robert Poynton, but was known strictly as 'The Pawn'.
John Black (judge) John Black (11 March 1817 – 3 February 1879) was the recorder for Rupert's Land in the employ of the Hudson's Bay Company. In this capacity he acted as a judge for the Council of Assiniboia, and is noted for his various roles in Red River Rebellion of 1869 – 1870.
John Blackburn (author) John Blackburn (born 1923) is a British novelist who has written thrillers, horror novels, and The Flame and the Wind (1967), an unusual historical novel set in Roman times, in which a nephew of Pontius Pilate tries to discover the facts about the crucifixion of Jesus.
John Blackburn (musician) John Blackburn (born on 16 January, 1976, in Luton, England) is currently known as a member of Skin's backing band as the bass and keyboard player. His first gig with Skin was on the V Stage for the V Festival in 2003.
John Blackwood John Blackwood (1818-1879) was a Scottish publisher, younger brother of William Blackwood. John succeeded his brother as head of the business in 1834, on William's death; four years later he was joined by Major William Blackwood, who continued in the firm until his death in 1861.
John Blackwood McEwen Sir John Blackwood McEwen (1868–1948) was a Scottish classical composer, who is best known for his tone poems and symphonies. He is best known for a work on his native Galloway, such as ‘’A Solway Symphony’’ (1909), ‘’Hills o'Heather’’ and ‘’Where the Wild Thyme Blows’’ (1918).
John Blake (American football) John Blake (born March 6, 1961 in Rockford, Illinois) is the defensive line coach for the University of North Carolina Tar Heels football team, a position he has held since 2007. Blake was the defensive line coach at the University of Nebraska from 2004-2006.
John Blake (journalist) John Blake first came to prominence in the early 1970s as a pop columnist for the London Evening News. His work developed into a column titled 'Ad Lib', an early example of a celebrity gossip column and lifestyle guide which survived the merger of the Evening News with the Evening Standard.
John Blakeley John Blakeley (born January 19,1946 in Blackpool, UK) is a sculptor and special effects artist who has worked in the film industry for over 20 years. Classically trained in London, Carrara and Athens, John Blakeley worked as an illustrator, stone carver and portrait sculptor before working on his first film, Greystoke - The Legend of Tarzan.
John Blakeney John Blakeney was the author of The Life and Exploits of the Scarlet Pimpernel which was a supposed biography of the fictional Sir Percy Blakeney. It is thought that John Blakeney may be a pseudonym for John Montague Orczy-Barstow, the son of Baroness Orczy (author of The Scarlet Pimpernel).
John Bland John Bland (born 22 September 1945 in Johannesburg) is a South African golfer who has won more than thirty professional tournaments around the world. He was a leading player on the Southern African Tour for over twenty years.
John Blankenstein John Blankenstein (born February 12, 1949 in De Bilt – died August 25, 2006 in The Hague) was a Dutch soccer referee. He was notable for being one of the first homosexual athletes to come out in the Netherlands.
John Blatnik John Anton Blatnik (August 17, 1911 – December 17, 1991) was a United States Congressman from Minnesota. He was a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), which is affiliated with the Democratic Party.
John Blizek John Blizek is an American film and television editor, born in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. He is best known for his work in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw, and early episodes of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
John Bloom John Bloom, born in 1931, was a British entrepreneur who headed the Rolls Razor company in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Bloom manufactured washing machines which he advertised heavily and sold largely through hire purchase deals.
John Bly John Bly is an antiques dealer, author, after-dinner speaker and broadcaster who is best known from the BBC Antiques Roadshow (UK). His career began with Sotheby's, where he worked for four years before joining his family business in Tring (John Bly Antiques, started by John Bly's great grandfather).
John Boardman John Boardman (born September 8, 1932) is one of the most famous figures in the game of Diplomacy, having established the original play-by-mail setup and also the system of numbering each game for statistical purposes. These numbers, known as Boardman Numbers, include the year and a letter indicating sequence.
John Boardman (archaeologist) Sir John Boardman (born August 20, 1927) is a classical archaeologist and art historian, "Britain's most distinguished historian of ancient Greek art." Interview with Diana Scarisbrick, Apollo Magazine], May 2006]
John Bockris John Bockris is a former professor of Chemistry at Texas A&M University whose unorthodox views have provoked controversy. The school's inability to fire him has been cited as an example of the problems caused by academic tenure policies.
John Bodenham John Bodenham (flourished 1600), anthologist, is stated to have been the editor of some of the Elizabethan anthologies, viz., Politeuphuia (Wits' Commonwealth) (1597), Wits' Theater (1598), Belvidere, or the Garden of the Muses (1600), and England's Helicon (1600).
John Bon and Mast Parson John Bon and mast parson was printed in 1547 or 1548 by John Day and William Seres as the work of "Luke/Lucas Shepeherd," possibly a pseudonym. (John Bale uses "Lucas Opilio" and "Lucas Shepeherd.
John Bona John Bona (1609-1674), Italian cardinal and author, was born at Mondovi in Piedmont, on the 10th of October 1609. In 1624 he joined the Congregation of Feuillants and was successively elected prior of Asti, abbot of Mondovi and general of his order.
John Bonacic John Bonacic (born June 14, 1942 in New York City) is the New York State Senator from the 42nd District (All or parts of Delaware, Sullivan, Orange, and Ulster Counties). Bonacic was first elected in November 1998.
John Bond (banker) Sir John Reginald Hartnell Bond (龐約翰; born 24th July 1940) retired as chairman of HSBC Holdings plc on 26 May 2006, after spending 45 years with the bank. He took up the position of Chairman of Vodafone in July 2006.
John Bongiovi: The Power Station Years The Powerstation Years is an album which was released in the fall of 1999. It is an album of original demo songs cut by Jon Bon Jovi recorded at New York's Power Station studio where Jon worked before forming Bon Jovi in 1983.
John Boot John Boot (1815-1860) was the founder of Boots the Chemists born in Radcliffe on Trent in Nottinghamshire, England. His son Jesse Boot was the man who turned the company into a retailer known throughout most of the United Kingdom.
John Boot, 2nd Baron Trent John Campbell Boot, 2nd Baron Trent KBE (19 January 1889–8 March 1956) was the son of the Jesse Boot who turned the Boots Company, founded by his father John Boot, into a major national company. John Campbell Boot continued his father's expansion of the company.
John Boozman John Boozman (born December 10 1950), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 2001, representing the 3rd District of Arkansas (map). He is currently the sole Republican member of Congress (in either House) from Arkansas.
John Borshoff John Borshoff is a geologist who has been involved in the Australian exploration and mining industry for 33 years with 30 years uranium experience. Borshoff worked for International Nickel and Canadian Superior Mining before joining a German mining group, Uranerz from 1976 to 1991.
John Bosco Saint Don Bosco, born Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco, and known in English as John Bosco (August 16 1815 – January 31 1888), was an Italian Catholic priest, educator and recognized pedagogue, who put in practice the dogma of his religion, employing teaching methods based on love rather than punishment. He placed his works under the protection of Francis de Sales; thus his followers styled themselves the Salesian Society.
John Bosco College The John Bosco College (JBC) is a is a Lasallian educational instution located in Mangagoy, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur in the Philippines. It was established in 1963 by the Don Bosco Fathers, the administration and supervision of which was formally turned over to the De La Salle Brothers in 1977.
John Bosman Johannes ("John") Jacobus Bosman (born February 1, 1965 in Bovenkerk) is a former football striker from The Netherlands, who played thirty matches for the Netherlands national football team in which he scored seventeen goals. He was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany.
John Boson John Boson was a cabinet maker and carver whose work is associated with that of William Kent. It is said that if he had not died at such a relatively young age then his place would have been assured in the history of furniture making in the United Kingdom.
John Boswell Maver John Maver was born in Sydney, Australia, where he studied the piano: first under Miss Purcell of Botany Bay, then with Kathleen Horne and Ramsay Pennycuick. As a student of the NSW Conservatorium of Music, he studied piano with the noted pianist/composer Frank Hutchens (a pupil of Tobias Matthay), and composition with Raymond Hanson.
John Botica John Botica was born in Sydney Australia in April of 1961. A German-Australian based rock musician who has largely existed on the fringes of both the contemporary and alternative rock music genres and despite harnessing a certain individual prowess, both as a guitarist and performer and having a long list of quite interesting and unique bands to his credit, seems yet to have significantly broken through in either.
John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners (1467–1533) was a translator, born at Sherfield, Herts and educated at Oxford, held various offices of state, including that of Chancellor of the Exchequer to Henry VIII., and Lieutenant of Calais, where he died.
John Bouvin John Bouvin (born 1947) is a Swedish politician and a former member of the right-wing populist party New Democracy. Bouvin was a member of the Swedish parliament from 1991 when New Democracy entered the parliament, until 1994 when the party failed to get reelected.
John Bowes John Bowes (1811-1885) was an English art collector and thoroughbred racehorse owner who founded the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, Teesdale. Born at Streatlam Castle into the wealthy coal mining descendants of George Bowes, he was the child of John Lyon-Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (1769-1820) and Mary Milner.
John Bowes, 1st Baron Bowes John Bowes, 1st Baron Bowes was appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland by King George II. John Bowes epitomized the heinous 18th century Penal Laws against Irish Catholics when he ruled that: “The law does not suppose any such person to exist as an Irish Roman Catholic.
John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne John Bowes (born John Lyon, July 17, 1737 - March 7, 1776) was the 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and one of the ancestors of the Queen Mother. His father was Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and his mother was the former Jean Nicholsen.
John Bowker John Westerdale Bowker (born July 30, 1935) is a professor of religious studies who has taught at the universities of Cambridge, Lancaster, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. He is an Honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral, a consultant for UNESCO, as well as a BBC broadcaster and author and editor of several books.
John Bowles John Jesse Bowles (3 April 1890 - 27 November 1971) was an English cricketer who played 80 first-class games in two spells: he was with Gloucestershire from 1911 to 1920, though he played only 18 times for the county in those years. He made the bulk of his appearances, 62, for Worcestershire between 1926 and 1928.
John Bowring Sir John Bowring, KCB (Chinese translated name 寶寧 or 包令) (17 October, 1792 - 23 November, 1872) was an English political economist, traveller, miscellaneous writer and polyglot, and the 4th Governor of Hong Kong.
John Box John Allan Hyatt Box OBE, (January 27 1920 – March 7 2005), was a British film production designer and art director. During his career he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction on four occasions and won its BAFTA equivalent three times, making him the most decorated member of his profession of all time.
John Boyd (military strategist) Colonel John (Richard) Boyd (January 23, 1927–March 9, 1997) was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and military strategist of the late 20th century whose theories have been highly influential in the military and in business.
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr Sir John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr (September 23, 1880 – June 25, 1971) was a Scottish doctor, biologist and politician who received the Nobel Peace Prize for his scientific research into nutrition and his work with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
John Boyd Thacher John Boyd Thacher (1847-09-11–1909-02-25) was the Mayor of Albany, New York and New York State Senator as well as an American manufacturer, writer, and book collector. He was the son of Albany mayor, George Thacher, and the uncle of Albany mayor, John Boyd Thacher II.
John Boyd Thacher State Park John Boyd Thacher State Park is a state park located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Albany, New York near Meadowvale, in Albany County. Located mostly atop an escarpment, the park has several hiking trails that offer panoramic views of the Green Mountains in Vermont and the Hudson Valley.
John Boyes John Boyes is a progressive rock guitarist and a commercial, editorial and advertising photographer. His musical career began when he replaced the original guitarist, Jim Harris, in the band Freefall in 1990, continuing with Rook and most recently contributing to former Freefall band-mate, songwriter and producer Jem Godfrey's progressive band Frost, on the formative recordings for their first album Milliontown.
John Boyle O'Reilly John Boyle O'Reilly (28 June 1844–10 August 1890) was an Irish-born poet and novelist. As a youth in Ireland he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, for which crime he was transported to Western Australia.
John Braden John Braden (April 18 1949-May 22 2004), a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, was a writer, producer, and director of motion pictures and television programs, as well as a public advocate against drugs in the movie industry.
John Bradford John Bradford (1510 - 1555) was an English Protestant Reformer and martyr best remembered for his utterance, "There but for the grace of God go I." The words were uttered by Bradford while imprisoned in the Tower of London, when he saw a criminal going to execution for his crimes.
John Bradley (Iwo Jima) John "Jack" "Doc" Bradley (July 10, 1923 – January 11, 1994) was a US Navy corpsman during World War II, and one of the six men who took part in Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima. Accompanying him were SGT Michael Strank, CPL Harlon Block, PFC Ira Hayes, and PFC Franklin Sousley.
John Bradshaw (author) John Elliot Bradshaw (born June 29, 1933 in Houston, Texas) is an American educator, counselor, motivational speaker and author best known for his PBS television programs on topics such as addiction, recovery, codependency and spirituality. Bradshaw is active in the self-help movement, and is credited with popularizing such ideas as the "wounded inner child" and the dysfunctional family.
John Bradshaw (judge) John Bradshaw (1602-October 31, 1659) was one of the judges to preside over the trial and subsequent death sentence of Charles I of England. In 1649 he was made president of the parliamentary commission to try the king.
John Bradstreet John Bradstreet (21 December 1714 – September 25, 1774) was a Lieutenant Colonel in the French and Indian War who helped Britain gain control of Lake Ontario by capturing Fort Frontenac, now Kingston, Ontario.
John Brady (basketball coach) John Brady (born September 17, 1954 in McComb, Mississippi) is the head men's basketball coach at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He coached the Tigers to an unlikely Final Four run in the 2006 NCAA Tournament, the fourth men's Final Four in LSU history.
John Brady (showman) John Brady is a world-famous Australian whip cracking expert. He has performed on five continents - in leading shows, fairs and special events - and has appeared in many television shows and films, including American films, as a showman who is both excellent at rope tricks and whip cracking.
John Brahm John Brahm (August 17, 1893 - October 12, 1982) was a film and television director possibly best known today for directing a dozen of the original Twilight Zone episodes including the now classic Time Enough at Last. His films include The Lodger (1944), Hangover Square (1945), and the film noir The Locket (1946) with Laraine Day, Robert Mitchum, and Brian Aherne.
John Bramhall John Bramhall (1594—1663) was an Archbishop of Armagh, and an Anglican theologian and apologist. He was a noted controversialist who doggedly defended the English Church from both Puritan and Roman Catholic accusations, as well as the materialism of Thomas Hobbes.
John Bramlett John "the Bull" Bramlett (born July 7, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a former American Football linebacker who played from 1965 to 1971 on four teams, the Denver Broncos, the Miami Dolphins and the Boston Patriots in the American Football League and the Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League . He was a two time Pro Bowler.
John Bramston school The John Bramston school is the larger of two Comprehensive schools serving the town of Witham in Essex, England. Built in 1937, it expanded rapidly in the early 1970s and now has approximately 1100 mixed students, aged from 11 to 18.
John Bramwell John Bramwell (born John Harold Arnold Bramwell in Manchester) is an English singer-songwriter. He is the frontman for I Am Kloot, and has previously issued solo material under the guise of "Johnny Dangerously".
John Branca John Branca (1950- ) is an entertainment lawyer who specializes in representing rock and roll acts, as well as independent investors and labels in the music industry. As of September, 2006, he had represented 28 acts in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, including The Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Carlos Santana, Aerosmith, The Beach Boys, ZZ Top, Fleetwood Mac, Bee Gees and The Doors, which is believed to be more than any other entertainment attorney.
John Breadbake John Breadbake was Captain of the Fifth Company in Colonel Jacob Klock's (Second) Regiment of the Tryon County Militia. Breadbake's name is spelled variously as Bedhig, Bradbuck, Bigbratt, and Bradpick, which is the way he generally spelled it.
John Brearley John Brearley (born October 1875, West Derby, Liverpool, England) is a former English footballer and manager. He played as a forward for several clubs, most notably Millwall Athletic, Everton and Tottenham Hotspur.
John Breen John Breen is a playwright from Limerick, Ireland. He is famous for his play Alone it Stands which tells the tale of Munster Rugby Team's legendary victory over New Zealand's mighty All Blacks in Thomond Park, Limerick in 1978.
John Bretland Farmer Sir John Bretland Farmer (5 April 1865 - 26 January 1944) was a British botanist, born at Atherstone and educated at Magdalen College, Oxford. He was fellow of Magdalen in 1889-97, demonstrator of botany in 1887-92, and assistant professor of biology in 1892-95 at Oxford, and then became professor of botany in the (London) Imperial College of Science and Technology.
John Briare John Briare was the Republican nominee for the United States 2nd Congressional District of Massachusetts in 1994. He won the Republican primary but lost in the general election to Richard Neal (D) the incumbent, and former mayor of Springfield, MA.
John Brine John Brine (1703-1765) born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, was an English Particular Baptist. Brine was called into the ministry by the church at Kettering and after occasional preaching there for some time, he received a call to pastor a Particular Baptist church at Coventry.
John Britten John Kenton Britten (August 1, 1950–September 5, 1995) was a New Zealand mechanical engineer who designed a world-record-setting motorcycle with innovative features which were years ahead of contemporary design.
John Britton John Leslie Britton (November 18, 1927 – June 13, 1994) was an English mathematician from Yorkshire who worked in combinatorial group theory and was an expert on the word problem for groups. Britton was a member of the London Mathematical Society and was Secretary of Meetings and Membership with that organization from 1973-1976.
John Brockington John Brockington (born September 7, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY) is a former American football running back. He was the Green Bay Packers' 1st round draft choice out of the Ohio State University, and was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1971.

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