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John Hoskyns Sir John Hoskyns (born August 1927) is best known as an Policy Advisor to Margaret Thatcher while head of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit from May 1979 and April 1982. Prior to this he acted as a Policy Adviser to her and the Shadow Cabinet from 1975-79, during which time he produced the important "Stepping Stones" report of November 1977.
John Hospers John Hospers (born 9 June 1918) is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. Hospers earned advanced degrees from the University of Iowa and Columbia University and taught in the fields of philosophy and aesthetics.
John Hostettler John Nathan Hostettler (born June 19 1961), American politician, is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives. He served from 1995 to 2007 representing the 8th District of Indiana (map) in the southwestern part of the state.
John Houghton (politician) John Houghton MHK is a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North and is currently Chairman of the Civil Service Commission. He is very outspoken and known critic of both the Isle of Man Constabulary and in particular its Chief Constable, Mike Culverhouse.
John Houlding John Houlding was a self-made businessman in the tail end of the 19th century, owning a brewery that left him in a comfortable financial state for the rest of his life. He was elected to the Liverpool City Council as a Conservative representing the Everton ward, before being appointed Mayor in 1897.
John Houston Savage John Houston Savage was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born in McMinnville, Tennessee on October 9, 1815.
John Hoving John Hoving has engaged in a multifaceted career working in both the corporate and non profit sectors. He has become a seasoned veteran of the intricacies of fund raising and non-profit organizations, in addition to being an expert in event production and coordination.
John Howard Dellinger John Howard Dellinger (July 3,1886 - December 28,1962) was a Telecommunication Engineer and Vice Chairman of Institute of Radio Engineers. The IRE was a major participant of the Federal Radio Commission (now Federal Communications Commission).
John Howard Griffin John Howard Griffin (June 16, 1920 - September 9, 1980) was a white journalist and author who wrote largely in favor of racial equality. He is best known for darkening his skin and journeying through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia to experience segregation in the Deep South in 1959.
John Howard Northrop John Howard Northrop (July 5 1891 – May 27 1987) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 (with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley) for purifying and crystallizing certain enzymes.
John Howard Yoder John Howard Yoder (December 29 1927 – December 30, 1997) was a Christian theologian, ethicist, and Biblical scholar best known for his radical Christian pacifism, his mentoring of future theological giants such as Stanley Hauerwas, his loyalty to his Mennonite faith, and his 1972 masterpiece The Politics of Jesus.
John Howarth John Stirling Howarth (born 26 March 1945) is a former English county cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. A right-arm fast-medium bowler of some success, he is believed to hold the unfortunate record of most first class matches played without scoring a run.
John Howe John Howe (born August 21, 1957 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a book illustrator, living in Neuchatel, Switzerland. One year after graduating from high school, he studied in a college in Strasbourg, France, then at the Ecole des Arts DĂ©coratifs.
John Howe (loyalist) John Howe (October 14, 1754 - December 27, 1835) was a loyalist printer during the American Revolution, a printer and Postmaster in Halifax, the father of the famous Joseph Howe, a spy prior to the War of 1812, and eventually a Magistrate of the Colony of Nova Scotia. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts Bay colony, the son of Joseph Howe, a tin plate worker of Puritan ancestry, and Rebeccah Hart.
John Howie John Howie (1735–1793), biographer, an East Renfrewshire farmer from Lochgoin, who claimed descent from an Albigensian refugee, wrote Lives of the martyrs of Scotland from Patrick Hamilton, the first, to James Renwick, the last, under the title of Scots Worthies. The work of an unlettered man, it has considerable merit as regards both matter and style, and was long a classic among the Scottish peasantry as well as higher orders of the people.
John Hoyt John Hoyt (October 5, 1904 – September 15, 1991) was an American film, theatre, and television actor. Before becoming an actor with Orson Welles's Mercury Theatre, the Yale graduate worked as a history instructor, acting teacher and even as a nightclub comedian.
John Huang A major figure in the 1996 United States campaign finance controversy, John Huang (Chinese: 黄建南) worked for Lippo Bank in California, Worthen Bank in Arkansas, and as deputy assistant secretary for international economic affairs in U.S.
John Huarte John Huarte (born April 6, 1944 in Anaheim, California) played American football for the University of Notre Dame after graduating from Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana. During his sophomore and junior years at Notre Dame, John played for only a few minutes per game.
John Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington John Gellibrand Hubbard, 1st Baron Addington, JP, MP (21 March 1805 – 28 August 1889) was a British peer. The son of John Hubbard, he was created 1st Baron Addington, of Addington, Buckinghamshire on 22 July 1887.
John Hubbard, 3rd Baron Addington Major John Gellibrand Hubbard, OBE, TD, JP, MA, BA 3rd Baron Addington (7 June 1883-20 June 1966) was a british Peer. The son of Egerton Hubbard, 2nd Baron Addington, he succeeded the Barony on the death of his father.
John Hubley John Hubley (May 21, 1914 – February 21, 1977) was an animator and animation director known for both his formal experimentation and for his emotional realism which stemmed from his tendency to cast his own children as voice actors in his films.
John Huddleston Father John Huddleston (15 April, 1608 - buried 13 September, 1698) was a monk of the Order of St. Benedict who helped Charles II during his escape and was present when Charles converted to the Catholic faith on his deathbed.
John Hugger John Hugger (born April 20, 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a professional wrestler who is best known for his work in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Johnny "The Bull" Stamboli.
John Hugh Catherwood John Hugh Catherwood was a United States Navy Ordinary Seaman awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during the Moro Rebellion aboard USS Pampanga. Seaman Catherwood was critically wounded during the action on 24 September 1911, for which he and six other men were awarded their medals.
John Hugh Means John Hugh Means (August 18, 1812 – August 29, 1862) was an antebellum Democratic Governor of South Carolina from 1850 to 1852 and an infantry colonel in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He was killed in action at the Second Battle of Manassas, one of a handful of pre-war well-known politicians to perish during the conflict.
John Hughes (archbishop) Archbishop John Joseph Hughes (June 24, 1797 - January 3, 1864) was the fourth bishop and first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York. He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland and followed his parents to the United States.
John Hughes (businessman) John James Hughes (1814, Merthyr Tydfil, UK — 1889, St. Petersburg, Russia) — British businessman, founder of a city of Donetsk that was named Yuzovka (Юзовка) ("Yuz" being a Russian or Ukrainian approximation of Hughes) after him until renamed in 1924.
John Hughes (film director) John Hughes II (b. February 18 1950, Lansing, Michigan) is a noted American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Home Alone.
John Hughes (motor dealer) John Joseph Hughes is a well-known and established motor dealer in Australia. Born and raised in Fremantle, Western Australia, he has achieved the award for highest volume selling Hyundai Dealer for the World for 8 years running between 1997-2003.
John Hughes Bennett John Hughes Bennett (August 31, 1812 – September 25, 1875) was an English physician, physiologist and pathologist. His main contribution to medicine has been the first description of leukemia as a blood disorder.
John Hughes Morris John Hughes Morris (1870-1953) was born in Penrhosllugwy, Anglesy but moved to Liverpool as a young lad. He only received elementary education at Chatsworth School, Liverpool but he had great talent and when he was 22 years of age he came to work at the office of the Foreign Mission in Falkner Street, near the Philharmonic Hall.
John Huchra John Peter Huchra (born December 23, 1948) is an American astronomer and professor. He is the Vice Provost for Research Policy at Harvard University and a Professor of Astronomy at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
John Hume John Hume (born 18 January, 1937) is an Irish politician from Northern Ireland, and co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Peace Prize, with David Trimble of the UUP. He was the second leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party, a position he held from 1979 until 2001.
John Hume Agnew John Hume Agnew (October 18, 1863—November 9, 1908) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1903 until his death as a member of the Conservative Party, and was a prominent cabinet minister in the government of Rodmond Palen Roblin.
John Humphreys (Australia) John Humphreys is an Australian economist and Adjunct Scholar of the Centre for Independent Studies. He was a founding member of the Australian Liberal Democratic Party and the Australian Libertarian Society and is a significant personality in the Australian libertarian community.
John Humphrys John Humphrys (born 17 August 1943) is a British radio and television presenter. He has been a presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme since 1987, and has worked as a correspondent and presenter for the Nine O'Clock News.
John Hunt Morgan John Hunt Morgan (June 1, 1825 – September 4, 1864) was a Confederate general and cavalry officer in the American Civil War. He led 2,460 troops in a daring raid, called Morgan's Raid, racing past Union lines into Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio in July 1863.
John Hunt, Baron Hunt Brigadier Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt KG, CBE, DSO, PC (June 22, 1910 - November 8, 1998) was a British military officer who is best known as the leader of the 1953 expedition to Mount Everest. Hunt was born in Marlborough, Wiltshire, England and was educated at Marlborough College there.
John Hunter (New South Wales) Vice-Admiral John Hunter, RN (29 August 1737 – 13 March 1821) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator who succeeded Arthur Phillip as the second governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1795 to 1800.
John Hunter (scientist) John Hunter is a projectile researcher, who developed the 1994 "supergun" Super High Altitude Research Project (SHARP) at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. The ultimate aim of his research is to shoot payloads into space, at less than one tenth of the cost of unmanned rockets.
John Hunter (surgeon) [John_Hunter.jpg |frame|right|Engraving of John Hunter (1728 – 1793) taken from the original portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds], which is in the [[Royal College of Surgeons of England|Royal College of Surgeons.
John Hunter Hospital The John Hunter Hospital (sometimes known as the JHH or more colloquially the John) is the principal referral centre and a community hospital for Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and Northern New South Wales. It is the main teaching hospital of the University of Newcastle.
John Hunyadi John Hunyadi (Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus, German: Johann Hunyadi; Hungarian: Hunyadi János, Romanian: Iancu or Ioan de Hunedoara) (c. 1387–August 11, 1456) was a Voivode of Transylvania (from 1441), captain-general (1444–1446) and regent (1446–1453) of the Kingdom of Hungary, with a distinguished military career.
John Hurley John Hurley (May 16, 1845 in Bristol, England - May 23, 1913) was a 20th century merchant and ship-breaker. As a local businessman, ship-breaker, metal merchant and general dealer of considerable fame and repute, his name was well-known in Bristol channel shipping circles between the 1880's and 1913.
John Hurst Edmondson John Hurst Edmondson (8 October, 1914–14 April, 1941) 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 Hurt John Vincent Hurt CBE (born January 22, 1940) is an Academy Award nominated English actor. He is one of Britain's best-known and most sought after character actors, and has had a very versatile career spanning over 40 years.
John Huston John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director and actor. He is known for directing several classic films, The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Key Largo, and The African Queen.
John Hutton (artist) John Hutton (born 1906 in New Zealand and died 1978 in England) is most famous for his glass engravings on the Great West Screen of Coventry Cathedral, UK, known as the "Screen of Saints and Angels", 66 larger-than-life figures that took ten years of creation (e.g.
John Hutton (politician) John Matthew Patrick Hutton (born 6 May 1955, London) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Labour Member of Parliament for Barrow and Furness in Cumbria and the current Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
John Hutton Balfour John Hutton Balfour (September 15, 1808 - February 11, 1884) was a Scottish botanist. He became Professor of Botany first at the University of Glasgow in 1841, and then moved to Edinburgh University, also becoming Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and Her Majesty's Botanist in Scotland in 1845, which posts he held until 1879.
John Hutton Bisdee John Hutton Bisdee VC, OBE (1869-1930) 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 Huxtable Elliott Professor Sir John Huxtable Elliott (June 23, 1930 - ) is an eminent historian, Regius Professor Emeritus in the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford and Trinity College, Cambridge.
John Hyrcanus John Hyrcanus (Yohanan Girhan) (reigned 134 BCE - 104 BCE, died 104 BCE) was a Hasmonean (Maccabeean) leader of the 2nd century BC. Apparently the name "Hyrcanus" was taken by him as a regnal name upon his accession to power.
John Challis John Challis (born August 16 1942 in Bristol, England) is a British actor best known for his role as Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running comedy show Only Fools and Horses, and its 2005 spin-off, The Green Green Grass. He also had a regular part in Z Cars as Sergeant Culshaw from 1971-1975.
John Chandioux John Chandioux is a specialist in computational linguistics. His work in the machine translation field includes creating the GramR® programming language and the METEO® Translation System, which has been used since 1977 by the Canadian government's Translation Bureau to translate weather bulletins on microcomputers.
John Chandler John Chandler (February 1, 1762—September 25, 1841) was an American politician and soldier of Maine. The political career of Chandler, a Democratic-Republican, was interspersed with his involvement in the state militia during both the American Revolutionary War and War of 1812.
John Chaney John Chaney (born January 21, 1932 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a retired American college basketball coach, best known for his tenure at Temple University. He began his career after graduating from Bethune-Cookman College and spending some time in the Eastern Professional Basketball League.
John Chapman (evangelist) John Chapman is a well-known preacher, Bible teacher and evangelist associated with the Sydney Anglican church. He has authored several best-selling books including "A Fresh Start", "Know and Tell the Gospel" and "Setting Hearts on Fire", published by Matthias Media.
John Chapman (priest) The Right Reverend Dom John Chapman OSB (born 1865, died 7 November 1933), a convert from the Anglican to the Roman Catholic Church at the age of 25, was a Roman Catholic priest, the 4th Abbot of Downside Abbey of the English Benedictine Congregation from 1929 till his death, an internationally respected New Testament and patristics scholar, a defender of the priority of the Gospel according to Matthew, and a spiritual writer enjoying enduring appreciation.
John Charles Campbell John Charles Campbell VC, DSO & Bar, MC (10 January 1894 - 26 February 1942) was a Scottish 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 Charles Campbell Daunt Colonel John Charles Campbell Daunt VC (8 November 1832- 15 April 1886) was a 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 Charles Dalrymple Hay Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, 3rd Baronet (11 February, 1821 – 28 January, 1912) was a Scottish Admiral and politician. He succeeded to the Baronetcy on 19 March, 1861 and was made a Privy Counsellor in 1874.
John Charles Daly John Charles Daly (full given name John Charles Patrick Croghan Daly, generally known as John Daly, February 20, 1914 – February 24, 1991), a native of Johannesburg, South Africa, was a journalist, game show host, radio personality, actor, and author. He was a vice-president of ABC during the 1950s.
John Charles Darke John Charles Darke (1806-1844) was an Australian colonist and explorer, the son of John Darke of Hereford and Elizabeth Darke, née Wedge. In 1823 he departed England with his uncles Edward Davy Wedge and John Helder Wedge, and his cousin Charles Wedge, for Van Diemen’s Land (today, Tasmania).
John Charles Day John Charles Frederick Sigismund Day (June 20, 1826 - June 13, 1908) was purportedly the first Catholic judge in England to be appointed after the English Reformation. He was also known as a collector of art, including several works by James McNeill Whistler.
John Charles Fields John Charles Fields (May 14, 1863 - August 9, 1932) was a Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics. First awarded in 1936, the medal has been awarded since 1950 every four years at the International Congress of Mathematicians to two to four recipients under the age of 40.
John Charles Lowe John Charles Lowe was a friend of John Lennon who played piano on their 1958 songs "That'll Be the Day" and "In Spite of All the Danger". He left after two sessions, and little else is known of him.
John Charles Olmsted John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920), the nephew and adopted son of Frederick Law Olmsted, was an American landscape architect and a member of Olmsted Brothers, a landscape design firm in Brookline, Massachusetts. The firm is famous for designing many public places, including Central Park.
John Charles Rykert John Charles Rykert (March 10 1832 – December 28 1913) was a lawyer and Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented Lincoln from 1878 to 1882 and Lincoln and Niagara from 1882 to 1891.
John Charles Thomas John Charles Thomas (Meyersdale, Pennsylvania, September 6, 1891 - Apple Valley, California, December 13, 1960) was an American baritone known for his exuberant singing style and powerful voice. (The year of his birth is not quite certain.
John Charles Wester John Charles Wester, (born 5 November, 1950) is an American Roman Catholic Bishop. On 8 January, 2007 it was announced that Pope Benedict XVI appointed Wester as the ninth bishop to serve the Diocese of Salt Lake City.
John Charmley John Charmley (born 1955) is a British diplomatic historian and a professor modern history at the University of East Anglia. Charmley's historical work has proved to be controversial as he argues that Britain was wrong to go to war against Germany in 1914, that Chamberlain's appeasement of Nazi Germany was right and that Britain was wrong to declare war on her in September 1939.
John Cheetham John Cheetham, (1802 – May 18, 1886) the son of George Cheetham (1757-1826) a prosperous cotton manufacturer whose business was based at mills in Castle Street, Stalybridge, Cheshire and Bankwood Mills, Stalybridge. The family was Nonconformist in religion and Liberal in politics.
John Cheever John Cheever (May 27, 1912–June 18, 1982) was an American novelist and short story writer, sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs." His The Stories of John Cheever won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1979.
John Cheruiyot Korir John Cheruiyot Korir (born 13 December, 1981) is a Kenyan athlete, who specializes in long-distance running. He in known to be an athlete, who often shines at Kenyan trials, but fails to win prizes at big competitions was born in December 1981, in Kiramwok, Bomet District].
John Cheshire Air Chief Marshal Sir John Cheshire KBE CB (born 1942) was the Lieutenant Governor of the Bailiwick of Jersey, Channel Islands from 24 January 2001 to 7 April 2006, when his term of office ended. He was succeeded in the post by Lieutenant General Andrew Ridgway CB, CBE.
John Cheyne John Cheyne (February 3 1777, Leith, Scotland - January 31 1836, Buckinghamshire, England) was a British physician, surgeon and author of monographs on a number of medical topics. He was one of the people to identify Cheyne-Stokes respiration.
John Chiang (California politician) John Chiang (born July 31, 1962 in New York City) is a Democratic politician and has been California State Controller since January 8 2007. He previously served as Chair of the California Board of Equalization and represented the Fourth District, primarily serving southern Los Angeles County.
John Chilembwe Reverend John Chilembwe (1860s – February 3, 1915) was an orthodox Baptist educator and an early figure in resistance to colonialism in Nyasaland, now Malawi. Today John Chilembwe is celebrated as a hero for independence, and John Chilembwe Day is observed annually on January 15 in Malawi.
John Chipman Kerr John Chipman Kerr (January 11, 1887, Fox River, Nova Scotia - February 19, 1963), was a Canadian 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 Chivington John Milton Chivington (January 27, 1821 – October 4, 1892) was a 19th century United States Army officer noted for his role in the New Mexico Campaign of the American Civil War and in the Colorado War. He was celebrated as the hero of the 1862 Battle of Glorieta Pass, and later became infamous for his role in the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre.
John Cho John Yohan Cho (Hangul: 조요한, RR: Jo Yo-han, M-R: Cho Yo-han, born June 16, 1972 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean American actor. He was raised in Los Angeles, California and graduated in 1996 from University of California, Berkeley with a BA degree in English.
John Christensen John Hansen Christensen (born April 29, 1948 in Christchurch) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
John Christian Schultz Sir John Christian Schultz, KCMG (January 1, 1840 – April 13, 1896) was a Manitoba politician. He was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1871 to 1882, a Senator from 1882 to 1888, and the Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba from 1888 to 1895.
John Christianson John Aaron Christianson (born November 23, 1923 in Langruth, Manitoba) is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative from 1959 to 1962 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Dufferin Roblin.
John Christie (Glyndebourne) John Christie, CH, MC (14 December 1882 - 4 July 1962) was an English landowner and producer. He was the founder of the Glyndebourne Opera House and the Glyndebourne Festival Opera at his home at Glyndebourne, near Lewes in Sussex in 1934.
John Christmas Møller Guido Leo John Christmas Møller (April 3, 1894 - April 13, 1948) was a Danish politician representing the Conservative People's Party. After the German occupation of Denmark, he joined the coalition cabinet, but was forced to withdraw following German pressure in October 1940; the German authorities felt he was too negative toward them.
John Christopher (Star Trek) John Christopher, a fictional character in Star Trek, is a captain in the United States Air Force in the late 1960s. A fighter pilot based out of the Strategic Air Command in Omaha, Nebraska, Christopher detected the USS Enterprise which had been thrown back in time.
John Christopher Burton John Christopher Burton is the Socialist Equality Party (US) candidate for the 2006 US congressional election in the 29th District of California (including Pasadena, Glendale and surrounding regions). He was previously the SEP candidate in the gubernatorial California recall election, 2003, in which he finished 14 in a field of 135 candidates.
John Christopher Drumgoole John Christopher Drumgoole (1816-1888), was a hero of the newsboys who thronged the area when Park Row was the headquarters of New York City's major newspapers, including The New York Times. Drumgoole joined the priesthood in midlife and worked tirelessly to help homeless youth.
John Christopher Fine John Christopher Fine of Scarsdale, New York is a marine biologist with a doctor of jurisprudence degree and has dived on shipwrecks all over the world. He is a Master Scuba InstructorNaui 4431- The Journal of Underwater Education and Instructor Trainer and the author of over two dozen books on almost as many topics, including award-winning books dealing with ocean pollution.
John Christopher Guise John Christopher Guise (VC, CB) (27 July 1826 - 5 February 1895) was a 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 Christopher Hartwick John Christopher Hartwick ( 1714 – 1796 ), Lutheran minister in Colonial America, was born in Germany and educated at Halle pietistical seminary. He emigrated to America in 1746 to serve as a missionary to the German settlers in and around Rhinebeck in New York’s Hudson Valley.
John Christopherson John Christopherson (d. 1558) was Chaplain and confessor to Queen Mary I of England, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1553-1558), Dean of Norwich (1554-1557) and Bishop of Chichester (1557-1558) - all during the reign of Queen Mary (1553-1558).
John Chroston John Chroston, a biology teacher at Falkirk High School, Scotland, was one of the few tourists present during the Indian Ocean earthquake able to recognise tsunami warning signs and prompt a beach evacuation. (Another foreigner with the right knowledge was British school girl Tilly Smith.
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, KG, PC (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722) was an English military officer during the War of the Spanish Succession. The historian Sir Edward Creasy wrote that "[he] never fought a battle that he did not win, and never besieged a place that he did not take.
John I of Alençon John I of Alençon, called the Sage (1385, Château d'Essay, – October 25, 1415, Azincourt), was the son of Peter II of Alençon and Marie de Chamaillard. In 1404, he succeeded his father as Count of Alençon and Perche.
John I of Aragon John I (December 27, 1350 – May 19, 1396), King of Aragon 1387-96, called Juan el Cazador in Spanish (the Hunter, in English, or el Descurat in Catalan) or el Amador de la gentileza (the Lover of Elegance, in English, or l'Amador de la Gentilesa in Catalan), John the Hunter, was the eldest son of Peter IV and his third wife Eleanor of Sicily, who was the daughter of King Pietro II of Sicily. He was born in Perpignan, in the province of Roussillon which at that time belonged to Aragon, and died during a hunt in forests near Foixà by a fall from his horse, like his namesake, cousin and contemporary of Castile.
John I of Avesnes John I of Avesnes (May 1 1218 – December 24 1257) was the count of Hainaut from 1246 to his death. Born in Houffalize, he was the eldest son of Margaret II of Flanders by her first husband, Bouchard IV of Avesnes.
John I of Bohemia John the Blind (Luxembourgish: Jang de Blannen; German: Johann der Blinde von Luxemburg; Czech: Jan Lucemburský) (10 August, 1296 – 26 August, 1346) was the Count of Luxembourg from 1309, King of Bohemia, and titular King of Poland from 1310. He was the eldest son of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII and his wife Margaret of Brabant.

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