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John Curtin John Curtin (8 January, 1885 – 5 July, 1945), Australian politician and 14th Prime Minister of Australia, led Australia through the darkest period of its history: when the Australian mainland came under direct military threat during the Japanese advance in World War II. Many Australians regard him as the country's greatest political leader and greatest Prime Minister.
John Curtin School of Medical Research The John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCMSR) is a major biomedial research centre in Australia, based at the Australian National University, Canberra. The school was founded in 1948, as a result of the vision of Australian Nobel Laureate Sir Howard Florey and Prime Minister John Curtin.
John Curulewski John Curulewski (October 3, 1950 – February 1988), nicknamed JC, was one of the original members of Styx. He joined Dennis DeYoung, the Panozzo brothers, and James Young to form TW4 in 1968, which was renamed to Styx in 1970.
John Cusack (Australian politician) John Cusack was an Australian politician, elected from 1913 to 1917 as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, for the electoral district of Albury. He is one of only 4 Australian Labor Party members to hold the seat of Albury.
John Cushnahan John Walls Cushnahan (born July 23 1948) is a former politician in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland and then as a Member of the European Parliament for Fine Gael.
John Cutliffe John Cutliffe is from Buncrana in County Donegal, Ireland but now lives in Nashville, Tennessee. John grew up playing Irish traditional and bluegrass music in the many pubs that dot the Irish countryside and has played with many pop and rock bands over the years.
John Cutmore John Daniel 'Snowy' Cutmore (died 1927) was an Australian gangster and standover man, associated with the razor gangs that dominated the Sydney crime scene in the 1920s. He is most famous for his death in a shootout with Squizzy Taylor in which Taylor was also fatally wounded.
John Cutt John Cutt (1613 – April 1, 1681) was the first President of the Province of New Hampshire. John Cutt was born in England, emigrated to the colonies in 1646, and became a successful merchant and mill-owner in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
John Cyril Smith Sir John Cyril Smith (15 January, 1922 - 14 February, 2003) was a highly respected authority on English criminal law. Together with Brian Hogan he was the author of Smith & Hogan’s Criminal Law, arguably the most respected undergraduate text on English criminal law.
John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (23 November 1307 – 20 January 1335/36) was born in St Clements, Oxfordshire to Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth Plantagenet. He married first Alice FitzAlan in 1325 and second Margaret Basset on 19 February 1331 (she died 1355).
John de Braose John de Braose, called Tadody (1198-July 18, 1232) was the Welsh Marches lord of Bramber and Gower. He was the eldest son of William de Braose (himself son of William de Braose, Fourth Lord of Bramber) and Matilda de Clare, the daughter of Richard de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford.
John de Brito Saint John de Brito (Portuguese: JoĂŁo de Brito) (Lisbon, 1 March 1647 - Oriur, India, 4 February 1693) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr, often called the Portuguese Francis Xavier. He was canonized in 22 June 1947, by pope Pius XII.
John de Courcy Ling John de Courcy Ling CBE (October 14, 1933 – November 10, 2005) was a British diplomat, farmer, politician and writer. His Roman Catholic faith contributed to making him a strong internationalist who believed in overseas aid.
John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale, (27 January 1941 – 15 September 2005), succeeded his grandfather to the title in 1969, his father, Lieutenant-Commander The Honourable Michael de Courcy, RN, having being killed in action in 1940.
John de Drury The first mention of the name Drury in England comes from the Norman Conquest of 1066 when John de Drury, a knight in William's army, accompanied him from France to England. John de Drury distinguished himself by his valour and bravery on the battlefield at Hastings, October 14, 1066, and his name appears in the "Roll of Battle Abby," prepared by William I to preserve the memory of his valiant knights who distinguished themselves during this bloody engagement.
John de Egglescliffe John de Egglescliffe († 1347) was a 14th century English bishop. Little is known of his personal background except that he was an Augustinian friar, and that he probably came from County Durham (there is a parish called Eaglescliffe there).
John de Halton John de Halton (died 1324), also called John de Halghton, was an English priest and Bishop of Carlisle from 1292 to 1324, previously being a canon in the city. He served as English ambassador to John Balliol in 1295 and in 1309 excommunicated Robert the Bruce for the murder of John Comyn three years earlier.
John de Havilland John von Sonnentag de Havilland, FSA (17 October 1826—18 September 1886) was an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London during the 19th century. He is notable for being one of only two English officers of arms to have been born in the United States of America.
John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln John de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln (1462/1464 - June 16, 1487), was the eldest son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and Elizabeth of York. His mother was the sixth child and third daughter born to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville.
John de Lindesay John de Lindesay or simply John Lindsay was a 14th century bishop of Glasgow. He was from the Lindsay family, a family of Anglo-Norman origin who had settled in Scotland, and in the 14th century were noted for their crusading exploits, a feature which earned them the patronage of the Scottish kings (esp.
John de Robeck Admiral of the Fleet Sir John de Robeck, 1st Baronet GCB GCMG GCVO, (10 June 1862 – 20 January 1928) was an admiral in the British Navy commanding the Allied naval force at the Dardanelles during World War I.
John de Scotia, 9th Earl of Huntingdon John de Scotia, 9th Earl of Huntingdon (c. 1207 – 6 June, 1237), sometimes known as "the Scot", was the son of David of Scotland, 8th Earl of Huntingdon by his wife Maud, daughter of Hugh de Kevelioc.
John de Taxster John de Taxster, sometimes erroneously called Taxter or Taxston, was a 13th century English chronicler in England, of whose life nothing is known except that he was professed as a Benedictine at Bury St. Edmunds Abbey in the county of Suffolk, England on November 20, 1244 until his death.
John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford (1516 – 03 August, 1562) was born to John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussel, daughter of Edward Trussel. He was styled Lord Bobelec 1526 to 1540 before he succeeded his fathers title.
John D'Aquino John D'Aquino (born John Aquino on April 14, 1958 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Lt. Benjamin Kreig in the Sci-Fi TV series seaQuest DSV during the show's first season, a role he later reprised in the third season.
John D'Emilio John D'Emilio (born 1948, New York City) is a professor of history and of women's and gender studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has taught previously at George Washington University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
John D. Barrow John David Barrow FRS (born November 29, 1952, London) is an English cosmologist, theoretical physicist, and mathematician. He is currently Research Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Cambridge.
John D. Blackburn Graduate of the London School of Economics, scholarship holder at the Institut für Höhere Studien and fellow of the University of Birmingham. Co-author of Data in Geography (1978, 1979), a series of 23 short books, published by Longman Group Limited now Pearson Education Limited.
John D. Bulkeley Vice Admiral John Duncan Bulkeley (19 August 1911 - 6 April 1996) was a United States Navy officer who received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was also the PT boat skipper who evacuated General MacArthur from Corregidor in the Philippines.
John D. Kelly Private First Class John Doran Kelly (1928-1952) was a United States Marine, who gave up college to enlist in the Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict, and was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic action on 28 May 1952 against the Communist aggressor forces in Korea during which he was mortally wounded.
John D. Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller, Sr. (July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937) was an American industrialist and philanthropist who played a pivotal role in the establishment of the oil industry, and defined the structure of modern philanthropy.
John D. Spreckels John Diedrich Spreckels (August 16, 1853–June 7, 1926), the son of American industrialist Claus Spreckels, founded a transportation and real estate empire in San Diego, California in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The oldest of eleven children (only four of whom survived to adulthood), Spreckels was born in Charleston, South Carolina, though the family soon moved to New York and then went on to San Francisco, California, where he was raised.
John D. Waihee III John David Waihee III (born May 19, 1946) served as the fourth Governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994. He was the first American of Native Hawaiian descent to be elected to the office from any state of the United States.
John Daggett John Daggett served as Lieutenant Governor of California from 1883 to 1887. The site known as Calico Junction just south of the mining town of Calico, California, was renamed Daggett, California, in 1883 for Lieutenant Governor John Daggett.
John Dahlsen John Dahlsen is a contemporary Australian installation artist, noted for works based on flotsom found along the Australian shoreline. His work 'Thong Totems' (based on recycled rubber flip-flops found along the beach) won the 2000 Wynne prize for landscape, and he represented Australia at the 2003 Florence Biennial.
John Daido Loori John Daido Loori Roshi (or just "Daido Roshi") (1942 to present) is an artist and first generation American Zen teacher. He is currently the abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery, located in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton, KCVO (January 10, 1834 – June 19, 1902), commonly known as simply Lord Acton, was an English historian, the only son of Sir Ferdinand Dalberg-Acton, 7th Baronet and grandson of the Neapolitan admiral, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet. He was born at Naples.
John Dalley Violinist John Dalley of the Guarneri String Quartet was born in Madison, Wisconsin and studied with Efrem Zimbalist. Formerly on the faculty of the Oberlin Conservatory, a member of the Oberlin String Quartet, a participant at the Marlboro Festival, and artist-in-residence at the University of Illinois, Mr.
John Dalrymple (political writer) John Dalrymple (1734–1779), Scottish writer, wrote numerous political tracts, among which Answers for the Right Honourable John Dalrymple, Lord Provost of the city of Edinburgh, and others; to the petition of James Stoddart, Esq; late old Provost, and James Stirling, Esq; late one of the bailies of said city, and others is the most widely preserved.
John Dalton John Dalton (September 6, 1766 – July 27, 1844) was an English chemist and physicist, born at Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth in Cumberland. He is most well known for his advocacy of the atomic theory and his research into colour blindness sometimes called Daltonism in his honor.
John Danaher John Danaher (VC) also known as John Danagher (25 June 1860- 9 January 1919). Born in Limerick, he was an Irish 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 Dandola John Dandola is an author, screenwriter, playwright, and historian who has also written extensively about his hometown of West Orange, New Jersey. He is a member of both the Mystery Writers of America and the Writers Guild of America.
John Danforth John Claggett "Jack" Danforth (born September 5, 1936) is a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former Republican United States Senator from Missouri. He is an ordained Episcopal priest.
John Daniel Bergin John Daniel (Jack) Bergin, MB ChB NZ MRACP MRCP FRACP FRCP, distinguished neurologist and Catholic pro-life apologist, was born in Stratford, New Zealand on January 17, 1921, to Martin Bernard Bergin and Minni Bergin (nee Hignett). Martin Bergin was a barrister and solicitor in Stratford.
John Daniel Hinton John Daniel Hinton (17 September 1908- 1997) was a New Zealander 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 Daniels' House John Daniels' House is located in the Yorkville area in Toronto, Canada and was built in 1867 for John Daniels, a constable. It is one of the last few original buildings in the area, and is designated under the Ontario Heritage Act.
John Dankworth Sir John Phillip William Dankworth, CBE (born 20 September, 1927) is a British jazz composer, orchestrator and performer. Born in Woodford, Essex he grew up in the suburb of Highams Park and attended Sir George Monoux Grammar School in Walthamstow.
John Darnielle John Darnielle is an American musician, best known as the primary (and often solitary) member of the American folk-rock band The Mountain Goats. He is the writer, composer, guitarist and vocalist for the band.
John Daugman John Daugman is a physicist and computer-vision expert at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. He is best known for his pioneering work in biometric identification, in particular the development of the IrisCode algorithm that is (as of 2006) the basis of all commercially available biometric iris recognition systems.
John David Crow John David Crow (born July 8, 1935, in Marion, Louisiana) was the Heisman Trophy winner and running back from Texas A&M University in 1957. He was not one of the "Junction Boys," but played for Bear Bryant at Texas A&M and later played professional football for the Chicago & St.
John David Francis Shaul John David Francis Shaul (11 September 1873-14 September 1953) 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 David Gravenor John David Gravenor is a Montreal print and radio journalist who contributes a weekly radio segment to Home Run, Montreal's CBC Radio 1 afternoon program concerning little-known stories about Montreal.He contributes weekly articles on homes and teenliving to the Montreal Gazette] and co-authored with his journalist-brother [[Kristian Gravenor the acclaimed Montreal: The Unknown City (2002).
John David Rees Sir John David Rees, KCIE, CVO, MP (December 16, 1854 - June 2, 1922) was a colonial administrator in British India and subsequently a Member of Parliament at Westminster. He was educated at Cheltenham College and joined the Indian Civil Service in 1875.
John David Vanderhoof John David Vanderhoof (Born May 27, 1922 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado) served as Governor of Colorado from 1973-1975 as a Republican. He served as Lieutenant Governor of Colorado under John Arthur Love from 1971 until 1973 when Love was appointed to the National Energy Policy Office by President Richard Nixon.
John Davidson (botanist) John Davidson (1878 – 1970) was a notable Scottish-Canadian botanist. Born in Aberdeen, he worked at the University of Aberdeen (1893 – 1911) before being appointed the first Provincial Botanist of British Columbia.
John Davidson (entertainer) John Davidson (born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 13, 1941) is an American actor, best known for hosting That's Incredible!, Time Machine, and Hollywood Squares in the 1980s, and a revival of The $100,000 Pyramid in 1991 and 1992.
John Davies (businessman) John Emerson Harding Davies PC MBE (January 8, 1916 – July 4, 1979) was a successful British businessman who served as Director-General of the Confederation of British Industry during the 1960s. He later went into politics and served in the Cabinet of Edward Heath as the first Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, but his lack of knowledge of politics and difficulty in handling the media made his term a difficult one.
John Davies (swimmer) John G. Davies (born May 17 1929 in Willoughby, New South Wales) was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a gold medal in the 200m breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
John Davies Ormond John Davies Ormond (1832–1917) was a New Zealand politician whose positions included Superintendent of Hawke's Bay, Minister of Public Works and member of the New Zealand Legislative Council. Coming from Wallingford, Oxfordshire, (then Berkshire), England, he established a homestead called Wallingford in 1847, in Central Hawke's Bay, which became a major farming station.
John Davis (album) John Davis is the twelve-song album released by former Superdrag vocalist/guitarist John Davis. John Davis is his first solo recording since parting ways with Superdrag, and it conveys his newfound faith in God
John Davis (sculptor) John Davis was an Australian sculptor and pioneer of Environmental art. An Australian exponent of Arte povera, he famously developed a new mode of Site-specific art at the Mildura Sculpture Triennial in the early 1970s.
John Davis Chandler American actor best known for his memorable portrayal of gangster Vincent Coll in the sensationalized and factually inaccurate 1962 movie Mad Dog Coll." Chandler also appeared in several of Sam Peckinpah's Western films.
John Davison (cricketer) John Michael Davison (born 9 May 1970 in Campbell River, British Columbia) is the best known Canadian cricket player. He is a hard-hitting right-handed batsman in the top or middle order, useful off spin bowler and good fieldsman.
John Day (trapper) John Day (abt. 1770-February 16, 1820) was an American hunter and fur trapper in the old Oregon Country, which term generally designated the area then jointly occupied by the United States and Great Britain, including present-day Oregon, Washington, Idaho, western Montana and southern British Columbia.
John Day River The John Day River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 281 mi (452 km) long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States. One of two rivers in Oregon to bear this name, it is by far the longer and more well-known.
John Day River (northwestern Oregon) The John Day River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 15 mi (24 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. The river is one of two tributaries of the Columbia in Oregon to bear the name "John Day River".
John Days John Edward Days (10 July 1872 - 19 August 1947) was an English cricketer, who played two first-class games for Worcestershire. He took only two wickets, both on debut against Warwickshire in 1900, but both victims were notable players: future Warwickshire captain Tom Fishwick and Test cricketer Willie Quaife.
John Deakin John Deakin (1912–1972) was an English portrait photographer, best known for his work centered around members of Francis Bacon's Soho inner circle. Doubting the validity and status of photography as an art form, he neglected his photographs, and the majority have been destroyed or damaged.
John Dearie John Dearie is author of the novel Love and Other Recreational Sports (ISBN 0-452-28524-0 Penguin Books, 2004) and is Senior Vice President for Policy and Research at the Financial Services Forum, a trade group representing the CEOs of 20 financial services firms.
John Dearman John Dearman is one of the founding members of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ). Known to LAGQ fans as the groups seven-string virtuoso who supplies the deep bass lines for numerous pieces in the quartet's eclectic reportoire.
John Deathridge John Deathridge (born in Birmingham, 21 October 1944) is an English musicologist, regarded as one of the world's foremost Wagner experts. He is King Edward Professor of Music at King's College London as well as the Head of the prestigious Department of Music, and has been active as a conductor, organ recitalist and piano accompanist; as a radio and television broadcaster; and as a reviewer for scholarly music journals in Germany and Britain.
John DeCuir After studying at the Chouinard Art School, Hollywood art director John DeCuir (1918–1991) joined Universal in the late 1930s and by the middle of the 40s, he was designing sets. In 1949, he signed with 20th Century Fox where he worked on productions noted for their elaborate sets.
John Dedman John Dedman (born 2 June, 1896 - died 22 November, 1973) was a Minister in the Australian Labor Party governments led by John Curtin and Ben Chifley. He was responsible for establishing the Australian National University, reorganising the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and developing the Snowy Mountains Scheme.
John Deere John Deere (February 7, 1804 – May 17, 1886) was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company—one of the largest agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world.
John Deere Classic The John Deere Classic is an American professional golf event which is on the PGA TOUR schedule. It is played annually in July, the week before the British Open Championship, at the TPC at Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.
John Deere's American Farmer John Deere's American Farmer is a computer game running on Microsoft Windows that was developed by Gabriel Entertainment and published by Take 2 Interactive and Destineer Studios. It is a farming game featuring the John Deere license.
John DeFrancis John DeFrancis is a Chinese language professor emeritus and researcher at the University of Hawaii who wrote a number of Chinese instructional texts (his Readers series is particularly well regarded) in the 1960s and 1970s. Although some of his spoken language texts are now considered to be outdated, he remains an important figure in Chinese language and linguistic research.
John DeFrancisco John A. DeFrancisco represents District 50 in the New York State Senate, which is comprised of Skaneateles, Pompey, Van Buren, most of Onondaga County and portions of Syracuse, among other communities located in Upstate New York.
John Dekker John Dekker is a fictional character appearing in the computer game series Wing Commander. Dekker is a Marine Corps officer fighting for the Union of Border Worlds in Wing Commander IV - The Price of Freedom and later for the Confederation in Wing Commander: Prophecy.
John Delamare Sir John Delamare was a descendant of Norman De la Mere who built Nunney Castle in 1373. Sir John was Knight for King Edward of England and his descendant Sir John Delamare II was the Sheriff of the Counties of Somerset and Wiltshire, as well as retaining the title of Knight.
John DeMain John DeMain is an American conductor and the current Artistic and Music Director for Opera Pacific and Artistic Director for Madison Opera. He resides in Madison, Wisconsin with his wife, Barbara, and their daughter, Jennifer.
John Denney John Denney (born December 13, 1978 in Denver, Colorado) is an American football player who currently is a long snapper for the Miami Dolphins. He played the last three years of his career at BYU after playing his first year at Ricks Junior College in Rexburg, Idaho.
John Dennis (1771-1806) John Dennis (father of John Dennis (1807-1859) and uncle of Littleton Purnell Dennis) was a Representative from Maryland; born at “Beverly,” Worcester County, MD, December 17, 1771; completed preparatory studies in Washington Academy; attended Yale College; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1793 and commenced practice in Somerset County, MD; served two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates; elected as a Federalist to the Fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1797-March 3, 1805); one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1798 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against William Blount, a Senator from Tennessee; died in Philadelphia, PA, August 17, 1806; interment in Old Christ Church Graveyard.
John Denny (Medal of Honor recipient) John Denny (died November 26 1901) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.
John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together is a 1979 Christmas television special starring Jim Henson's Muppets and singer/songwriter John Denver. Better known is the soundtrack album of the same name, which featured thirteen tracks of traditional carols and original songs.
John Denver discography This is a comprehensive discography and filmography of folk music legend John Denver. Songs composed by Denver are noted with an asterisk (*), excluding the discography of The John Denver Collection, Delta Music Five Disc Set .
John DePalma John DePalma (16 February 1885 Troia, Foggia, Apulia, Italy – 18 January 1951) was an Italian-born American racecar driver. He was the brother of 1915 Indy winner Ralph DePalma and the uncle of 1925 Indy winner Pete DePaolo.
John Derbyshire John Derbyshire (born June 3, 1945) is a British-born author who lives in the United States and became a naturalized citizen in 2002. He is a columnist for the conservative magazines National Review Online and New English Review.
John Derevlany John Derevlany is a writer, director, and performer best known for playing "Crackers the Corporate Crime Fighting Chicken" in Michael Moore's TV Nation. He also created the preschool dance and movement show Animal Jam for Jim Henson Productions and the Discovery Channel, wrote many episodes of cartoon The Angry Beavers, and co-founded the heavy-metal ukulele band Uke Til U Puke.
John Dering Nettleton Squadron Leader John Dering Nettleton (June 28, 1917- July 13, 1943) was a Rhodesian 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 Derringer John Derringer is a radio commentator, columnist and philanthropist living in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He hosts CILQ-FM (Q107)'s weekday morning program, Derringer In The Morning, featuring a Tool of the Day segment.
John Desborough John Desborough (or Disbrowe)(1608 – 1680), English soldier and politician, son of James Desborough of Eltisley, Cambridgeshire, and of Elizabeth Hatley of Over in the same county, was baptized on 13 November 1608. He was educated for the law.
John DeServio John "JD" DeServio, is the current bassist in Black Label Society, joining after the departure of James Lomenzo in 2005. JD also featured in Pride and Glory, Wylde's southern rock trio (again as a replacement for Lomenzo) and played with Black Label Society on the tour supporting the Sonic Brew album.
John Devaney John Devaney, is the Chairman of NATS Holdings Ltd (National Air Traffic Services) and Telent plc, formerly known as Marconi plc, Marconi Corporation plc and the The General Electric Company (GEC). He is the Chairman of Tersus Energy plc, a finance & strategic advisory business; founder and Chairman of BizzEnergy, the UK's largest independent electricity retailer; and Chairman of Ergo Finance LLP.
John Dewey John Dewey (October 20, 1859 – June 1, 1952) was an American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer, whose thoughts and ideas have been greatly influential in the United States and around the world. He, along with Charles Sanders Peirce and William James, is recognized as one of the founders of the philosophical school of Pragmatism.
John Dewey High School John Dewey High School is a public school in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, founded and based on the educational principles of John Dewey. It opened in the Fall of 1969 and is located at 50 Avenue X at the Gravesend/Bensonhurst-Bath Beach border of Brooklyn.
John Dickinson (1782–1869) John Dickinson (March 29,1782 – January 11, 1869) invented a continuous mechanised paper making process and founded the paper mills at Apsley and Nash Mills in England, which evolved into the John Dickinson Stationery Company. He built and lived at Abbots Wood, Nash Mills, on a hillside site looking down upon his mills in the valley bottom.
John Dickinson (delegate) John Dickinson (November 8 1732 – February 14 1808) was an American lawyer and politician from Jones Neck in St. Jones Hundred, Kent County, Delaware; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware.
John Dickinson High School John Dickinson High School is a comprehensive four-year high school located on a 67-acre campus near Wilmington, Delaware in New Castle County. Built in the Pike Creek Valley in 1959, the school takes its name from John Dickinson, one of colonial America's patriots.
John Dicks John Dicks (born July 23, 1947) is an English film and television actor. His film appearances included Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The First Kangaroo (1988), Flirting (1991), Return to the Blue Lagoon (1991), and The Queen of the Damned (2002).

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