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John Lafia John Lafia is an American film and television writer, director, and producer. Lafia co-wrote the screenplay for 1988's Child's Play and directed Child's Play 2 (1990), as well as both writing and directing 1993's Man's Best Friend.
John Laidley John Laidley (born 1791, Morgantown; died 1863, West Virginia) was a prominent Virginia lawyer and politician who was one of the founders of Marshall University in 1837. The part of Virginia where Marshall University is located is now part of West Virginia.
John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham [George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (also known as Radical Jack) GCB] [[Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC (London 12 April 1792 – 28 July 1840 Cowes), was a British Whig statesman and colonial administrator, Governor General and high commissioner of British North America. As Lord Privy Seal in the administration of Lord Grey he helped draft the reform bill of 1832.
John Landis John Landis (born August 3, 1950 in Chicago) is an American movie actor, director, writer, and producer. Although he is mostly known for his influential comedies, Landis has also done many horror related projects.
John Landis Mason John Landis Mason (1826 - February 1902) was a native of Philadelphia, a tinsmith and the patentee of the metal screw-on lid for fruit jars that have come to be known as Mason jars. Many such jars were printed with the line "Mason's Patent Nov 30th 1858".
John Lang (rugby league) John Lang (born November 7 1950) is a former Australian Rugby league test player and a former coach of the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. Lang also coached the Cronulla Sharks between 1994 and 2001, and took the club to the Super League grand final in 1997.
John Lang Currie John Lang Currie (17 November 1818 - 11 March 1898), Australian pastoralist, was born in Selkirkshire, Scotland, and migrated to the Port Phillip district (later Victoria in 1841. By borrowing money from his family he was able to buy the 12,950-hectare Larra run near Camperdown in the Western District, and 1500 sheep, for 750 pounds.
John Langalibalele Dube John Langalibalele Dube (1871 - 1946) was a South African black leader and activist. He was the first president of the African National Congress between 1912 and 1917 (the ANC was, at this point, called the South African Native National Congress and remained so to 1923).
John Langdon John Langdon (June 26, 1741—September 18, 1819) was a politician from New Hampshire and one of the first two United States Senators from that state. Langdon was an early supporter of the American Revolutionary War and later served in the Continental Congress.
John Langdon Bonython Sir John Langdon Bonython KCMG (/bɑnɑeˈθən/) (15 October 1848 – 22 October 1939), Australian politician and journalist, was a Member of the First Australian Parliament, and was editor of The Advertiser (Adelaide) for 35 years.
John Langhorne (poet) John Langhorne (March 1735–April 1, 1779), poet, son of a clergyman, was born at Kirkby Stephen; having taken orders, he was for two years a curate in London, and from 1776 Rector of Blagdon, Somerset, and Prebendary of Wells.
John Langley John Langley, director, writer, and producer of television and film, is best known as the creator and executive producer of the long-running television show COPS, which premiered on FOX in March 1989. Prior to that, he was among the so-called reality television pioneers as a producer of various two-hour event specials in syndicated television markets during the 1980s.
John Langstaff John Langstaff (December 24, 1920-December 13, 2005) was the founder of the Northeast United States tradition of the Christmas Revels, as well as a respected musician and educator. He attended the Curtis Institute of Music as well as Juilliard.
John Lannon John Lannon is an independent candidate in the riding of Bonavista-Exploits in the Canadian federal election, 2004. He previously ran in a by-election in the riding of Gander-Grand Falls in 2002 for the New Democratic Party.
John Lansdown Robert John Lansdown (2 January, 1929 Cardiff, Wales - 17 February, 1999) was a computer graphics pioneer, polymath and Professor Emeritus at Middlesex University Lansdown Centre for Electronic Arts, which was re-named in his honour in 2000.
John Lapli Sir John Ini Lapli GCMG, (born 1955) was the Governor-General of the Solomon Islands from July 7 1999 until July 7 2004. He was taken hostage in 2000 during a coup, but released after a few days, when the Prime Minister and his government promised to resign.
John Latendresse John Latendresse (July 26, 1925 – July 23, 2000) is known for being the "father of American cultured freshwater pearls". He was the first successful North American freshwater cultured pearl farmer and was voted one of the pearl industry's most important people of the century.
John Latham (artist) John Aubrey Clarendon Latham, (February 23 1921 – January 1 2006, born in Zambia) was a conceptual artist whose work was founded upon his personal ethical and scientific beliefs. For instance he believed that violence and conflict between the people of the world is the result of ideological differences.
John Lathrop The Reverend John Lathrop was born in Etton, Yorkshire, in 1584, the son of Thomas Lathrop (or Lowthroppe), (1536-1630) and Mary Howell (1540-1588). The founder of Barnstable, Massachusetts, Lathrop is most famous for his legions of famous descendents.
John Lauder or Maitland, 5th Earl of Lauderdale John Maitland (later Lauder), 5th Earl of Lauderdale, (1655 - August 30, 1710, both at Haltoun House, nr.Ratho, Midlothian, Scotland), was the second son of Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale, and succeeded his elder brother Richard Maitland, 4th Earl of Lauderdale in the Earldom in 1695.
John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, Lord Fountainhall, 2nd Baronet, was baptised 2 August 1646 and died 20 September 1722, both at Edinburgh, the eldest son by his second marriage of Sir John Lauder, 1st Baronet, whom he succeeded after much acrimony. Lord Fountainhall was one of Scotland's leading jurists who remains to this day an oft consulted authority.
John Laughland John Laughland is a British journalist, academic and author who writes on international affairs and political philosophy. He has taken a number of controversial positions, such as when he criticised Western support for the Serbian opposition to Slobodan Milošević, and when he condemned the November 2003 revolution in Georgia as a "coup d'état".
John Laughlin John Bell Laughlin (December 21, 1879 — 1941) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Conservative representative from 1927 to 1932, and again from 1936 to 1941.
John Lauridsen John Mikkelsen Lauridsen (born April 2, 1959 in Ribe) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player. He played 27 matches and scored three goals for the Danish national team, and represented Denmark at the 1984 European Championship.
John Laurie John Laurie (25 March 1897 - 23 June 1980) was an actor born in Dumfries, Scotland. He is probably most recognisable for his role as Private James Frazer, the gaunt-faced, intense, pessimistic undertaker and Home Guard soldier in the popular BBC sitcom Dad's Army from 1968 - 1977.
John Lavas John Lavas is the author of Dragons from the Dunes and Lost World of Arthur Conan Doyle, The. He is also a co-author of, or contributor to, a number of other books, papers, and articles in the field of Paleontology, including Complete Dinosaur, The.
John Lavington Bonython Sir John Lavington Bonython (1875-1960), was the son of Sir John Langdon Bonython, Australian politician and long-time editor of The Advertiser. He married Blanche Ada Bray, daughter of Sir John Cox Bray, by whom he had one daughter, Elizabeth Hornabrook Bonython, Lady Wilson, C.
John Law (New Zealand) John Law is a politician and mayor of the Rodney District Council, New Zealand. He is one of the five mayors heading the main local government entities generally considered as making up the Auckland metropolitan area (Auckland City, Manukau City, Waitakere City, North Shore City, Rodney District), with his district being the smallest and northernmost entity.
John Law (sociologist) John Law is a sociologist currently on the faculty at Lancaster University and key proponent of Actor-network theory. Actor-network theory, sometimes abbreviated to ANT is a social science approach for describing and explaining social, organisational, scientific and technological structures, processes and events.
John Lawler John Lawler is a University of Michigan-based general linguist who is perhaps best known to the wider public for his role in creating the Chomskybot. He is also the editor of "Using Computers in Linguistics: A Practical Guide," a member of the "Ask-A-Linguist" panel of experts, and the creator of the Monosyllable Database.
John Lawrence Hammond John Lawrence Le Breton Hammond (1872-1949) was a British journalist and writer on social history and politics. A number of his best-known works were jointly written with his wife, Barbara Hammond (née Bradby, 1873-1961).
John Lawrence LeConte John Lawrence LeConte (May 13, 1825 - November 15, 1883) was the most important American entomologist of the 19th century, responsible for naming and describing approximately half of the insect taxa known in the United States during his lifetimeBird Name Biographies - URL retrieved September 14, 2006, including some 5,000 species of beetles. He was recognized as the foremost authority on North American beetles during his lifetime, and has been described as the father of American beetle study.
John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Oaksey John Geoffrey Tristram Lawrence, 4th Baron Trevethin and 2nd Baron Oaksey (born 21 March 1929) is a British aristocrat, horse racing journalist and television commentator/presenter, and former amateur jockey. He is the son of the noted jurist Geoffrey Lawrence.
John Lawry John Lawry (born June 15, 1951) is a Christian musician, composer, producer, and songwriter. He is most remembered for being the keyboardist of legendary Christian rock band Petra during their most prolific years.
John Laws John Laws, CBE (born 8 August, 1935) is a prominent and controversial radio presenter in Australia, whose mellifluous voice earned him the nickname 'Golden Tonsils'. Since the 1970s Laws has hosted a hugely successful morning radio program, which mixes music with interviews, opinion, live advertising readings and listener talkback.
John Laws (judge) Sir John Grant McKenzie Laws (born 10 May 1945), styled The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Laws, has been a Lord Justice of Appeal since 1999, at which time he was also, as is customary for Lords Justices of Appeal, sworn of the Privy Council.
John Lawson (Medal of Honor recipient) John Lawson (16 June 1837 – 3 May 1919) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War. During the Battle of Mobile Bay, while serving as a member of USS Hartford's berth deck ammunition party, he was seriously wounded but remained at his post and continued to supply Hartford 's guns.
John Lawton (musician) John Lawton (born July 11, 1946 in Halifax, England) is a rock and roll vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend (1970–1976; 1981), Uriah Heep (1976–1979), and the Les Humphries Singers (1970s). He is known for a vocal style somewhat reminiscent of Ronnie James Dio and David Byron.
John Lawton (scientist) Professor Sir John Hartley Lawton, CBE, FRS is chair of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and former head of NERC. His interests have focused on the population dynamics and biodiversity of birds and insects, with emphasis over the last decade on the impacts of global environmental change on wild plants and animals.
John Laycock John Laycock, lawyer, and also part of the law practice Laycock and Ong, founded the first multiracial club in Singapore. Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean prime minister, was employed by Laycock when he came back from his education in London.
John Layfield John "Bradshaw" Layfield, or "JBL" (born John Charles Layfield on November 29, 1966) is an inactive American professional wrestler. He is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment as a color commentator on WWE Friday Night SmackDown!.
John Le Capelain John Le Capelain (1812 - 1848) was a painter born in Saint Helier, Jersey, the son of Samuel Le Capelain, a printer and lithographer, and Elizabeth Anne Pinckney, his English wife. He followed his father's trade in lithography but abandoned it later in life.
John Le Gay Brereton John Le Gay Brereton (September 2, 1871 – February 2, 1933) was an Australian poet. He was born in Sydney, his father, John Le Gay Brereton (1827-1886), was a well-known Sydney physician who published five volumes of verse between 1857 and 1887.
John Le Mesurier John Le Mesurier (Bedford, 5 April, 1912 – Ramsgate, 15 November, 1983), born John Charles Elton Le Mesurier De Somerys Halliley, was an English actor. He is most famous for his role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson on the popular 1970s BBC comedy Dad's Army
John Leak John Leak (1892 - October 20, 1972) 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 Leckie John Leckie is one of British music's most prolific producers, having worked on such high-profile albums as The Bends by Radiohead, Showbiz by Muse, Z by My Morning Jacket, George Harrison's All Things Must Pass, the eponymous debut album of The Stone Roses and The Verve's A Storm in Heaven.
John LeCompt John Charles LeCompt (born March 10, 1973) is an American musician from Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. He has been part of the Little Rock heavy metal music scene since the mid 90's and has been part of a great number of bands—ranging from the unknown and unsigned to multi-platinum sellers.
John Lee (PFFR) John Lee is a member of the band/art collective PFFR along with Vernon Chatman, Alyson Levy and Jim Tozzi. Together with Chatman he is the creator, executive producer, writer and star of the MTV2 series Wonder Showzen (he voices Wordsworth, one of the main puppets, as well as various other characters on the show).
John Lee (University Principal) The Reverend Doctor John Lee (1779-1859) was a British academic and polymath and was the Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1840 to 1859. He was also a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
John Lee Carroll John Lee Carroll (September 30, 1830 – February 27, 1911), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 37th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1876 to 1880. He was born in 1830 in Baltimore, Maryland and died in 1911 in Washington, D.
John Lee Richmond John Lee Richmond (or simply Lee Richmond) (born May 5 1857 in Sheffield, Ohio - died October 1 1929 in Toledo, Ohio) was a left-handed pitcher who threw the first perfect game in major league baseball history. He played for the Worcester, Massachusetts Worcesters (no nickname).
John Leech (politician) John Leech (born 11 April 1971) is a British politician and the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington. He is a member of the Transport Select Committee and was appointed a Shadow Transport Spokesperson in 2006.
John Lefferts John Lefferts (December 17, 1785–September 18, 1829) was a member of the Thirteenth United States Congress as a Republican representative from New York. He was also a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1821 and a member of the New York State Senate from 1820 to 1825.
John Legend John Legend (born John Stephens on December 28, 1978 in Springfield, Ohio) is a three-time Grammy Award winning R&B singer, songwriter, and pianist. His debut studio album, the platinum selling Get Lifted, was released in late 2004.
John Lehmann John Frederick Lehmann (born Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, June 2 1907; died London, April 7 1987) was an English poet and man of letters, and one of the foremost literary editors of the twentieth century, founding the periodicals New Writing and The London Magazine.
John Leighton Stuart John Leighton Stuart (Chinese: Sītú Léidēng 司徒雷登; born June 24, 1876; died in 1962) was the first President of Yenching University and later United States ambassador to China; he was the last person to hold that position before the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.
John Leland John Leland (September 13 1506 – April 18 1552) was an English antiquary. He has been described as 'the father of English local history'; his Itinerary introduced the shire as the basic unit for studying the history of England—an idea that has been influential ever since.
John Leland Atwood John Leland "Lee" Atwood (October 26, 1904 - March 5, 1999) was an engineer and manager in the aerospace industry. He worked in various prominent positions at North American Aviation for over 35 years.
John Lemmon Edward John Lemmon (1 June 1930 – 29 July 1966) was a logician and philosopher born in Sheffield, UK. He is most well known for his work on modal logic, particularly his joint text with Dana Scott published posthumously (Lemmon and Scott, 1977).
John LeMarchant Sir John Gaspar LeMarchant (1803 – 1874) army officer and governor of Newfoundland from 1847 to 1852. He was criticized for misappropriation of relief funds collected for the 1846 fire victims of the June 1846 fire that devastated most of St.
John Lenahan John Lenahan (born in the latter part of the 20th century Philadelphia, USA) is an American illusionist and entertainer resident in the UK since 1984. A successful corporate entertainer, he came to greater fame as a result of a 1994 appearance on the BBC One show How Do They Do That?
John Lennard-Jones John Edward Lennard-Jones (October 27, 1894 - November 1, 1954) was a mathematician who held a chair of theoretical physics at Bristol University, and then a chair of theoretical science at Cambridge University. He may be regarded as the father of modern computational chemistry.
John Lennon John Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon, 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), was a 20th-century English songwriter, singer and instrumentalist, who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles. Lennon and Paul McCartney formed a hugely successful songwriting partnership - writing songs for The Beatles and other artists.
John Lennon hat A John Lennon hat (or cap) was the informal name applied in the mid 1960s to a style of cap, similar to that often associated with fishermen See Madeleine Marsh (1999) Collecting the 1960s, that was popularised by John Lennon (1940-80) of the Beatles rock group. It was typically made of denim, but was adapted to other fabrics, such as corduroy.
John Lennon Statement Controversial On March 4th, 1966, John Lennon had an in-depth interview with a worker from London Evening Standard and an excerpt from the interview, with attention from the media, caused an uproar for Christians around the world.
John Lennon's jukebox In 1989, John Lennon's jukebox surfaced in an auction of Beatles memorabilia at Christie's, and was sold for £2,500 to Bristol-based music promoter John Midwinter. Lennon had apparently bought the jukebox – specifically a Swiss KB Discomatic – in 1965, and filled it with forty singles to take with him on tour.
John Leopold, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Hereditary Prince John Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Johann Leopold William Albert Ferdinand Victor; 2 August 1906 - 4 May 1972) was the eldest son of Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein. From his birth until his father's abdication, he was known as Hereditary Prince John Leopold.
John LeRoux Johnathan ("John") Mark LeRoux (born November 22, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a Cajun American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Lash LeRoux. His ring name is a take off of Cajun western movie star Lash La Rue.
John Leslie (porn star) John Leslie Nuzo, born January 25, 1945 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a prolific porn actor who went on to have a long-running career as a producer and director of adult movies. Usually credited under the name John Leslie, he has also worked under a variety of pseudonyms, including Louis T.
John Leslie (rugby player) John Andrew Leslie (born 25 November 1970 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand) is a former rugby union footballer who played at centre for Scotland. He is the elder son of Andy Leslie the great All Blacks captain and the brother of Martin Leslie who also played for Scotland.
John Leslie Green John Leslie Green (4 December 1888 - 1 July 1916) 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 Letcher John Letcher (March 29, 1813-January 26, 1884) was a lawyer, journalist, and politician. He served as a Representative in the United States Congress, was Governor of Virginia during the American Civil War, and later served in the Virginia General Assembly.
John Levén John Gunnar Levén (born on October 25, 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is the bassist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe. When he was 7 years old, he and his family moved to the suburb Upplands Väsby, where several members of Europe grew up.
John Leventhal John Leventhal is a grammy award-winning guitarist, composer, and music producer who has worked with singer-songwriters such as Shawn Colvin, Rosanne Cash (to whom he is married), Rodney Crowell, Marc Cohn, David Crosby, Kelly Willis, Johnny Cash, and others.
John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower John Leveson-Gower, 1st Earl Gower (10 August, 1694 – 25 December, 1754) was a British Tory politician, one of the first Tories to enter government in the 18th century. In 1739, he became a founding Governor of London's Foundling Hospital.
John Levi Martin John Levi Martin is an American sociologist; associate professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison since 2003. He is the author of DAMN (Dyadic Analysis of Multiple Networks) and ELLA (Every-gal-and-guy’s Latent Lattice Analyser).
John Levi Sheppard John Levi Sheppard (April 13, 1852, Bluffton, Alabama–October 11, 1902, Texarkana, Texas) was an American lawyer, judge, and legislator. Sheppard was elected to two terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives for the Fourth Congressional District of Texas.
John Lewis (politician) John Robert Lewis (born February 21, 1940) is an American politician and was an important leader in the American Civil Rights Movement. He was president of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and played a key role in the struggle to end segregation.
John Lewis Newcastle John Lewis Newcastle is a major department store in the English city of Newcastle upon Tyne. Until 2002, the store was known as Bainbridge, a name that dates back to 1838 and which is still in common usage among the majority of shoppers.
John Lewis Partnership The John Lewis Partnership is a major United Kingdom retailer, operating department stores and, through its Waitrose subsidiary, upmarket supermarkets. Unusually, it is a public limited company, with the company held in trust on behalf of its employees (called partners) who have a say in the running of the business and receive an annual profit distribution which is usually a significant addition to their annual salary.
John Leycester Adolphus John Leycester Adolphus (1795-1862), English lawyer and author, was the son of John Adolphus (1768-1845), a well-known London barrister who wrote a History of England to 1783 (1802), a History of France from 1790 (1803) and other works. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School and at St.
John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier John (Jean Louis) Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier, KB, PC (1680 - 1770) was a British military officer. He was born to a Huguenot family of Castres in the south of France, and who emigrated to England at the close of the 17th century.
John Lind (female impersonator) John Lind (born 1877; died 1940), born with the surname Lindström, was a Swedish female impersonator, singer and dancer. Although mostly forgotten today, he toured the world in the early 20th century and was one of Sweden's most internationally famed artists.
John Linebarger John ("Johnny") Linebarger (4/7/54- ) is currently the director of KoSho Karate in Tucson, Arizona. He holds the rank of Shihan, as well as an 8th degree black belt in karate, an 8th degree black belt in Okinawan kobudo, and a 9th degree black belt in Tai-ho Jitsu.
John Liney John Liney (born 1912) is an American cartoonist, most famous for the Henry strips. He was an assistant of Carl Thomas Anderson and continued the strips from his death in 1948 until 1979, when he was succeded by Jack Tippit.
John Lingard Father John Lingard (1771 - 1851) was an English Roman Catholic priest, born near Winchester to recusant parents and the author of The History Of England, From the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of Henry VIII, an 8-volume work published in 1819.
John Lions John Lions (Sydney, January 17, 1937 – Sydney, December 5, 1998) was an Australian computer scientist. He is best known as the author of Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code, commonly known as the Lions Book.
John List John Emil List (born September 17, 1925 in Bay City, Michigan) is a mass murderer who, on November 9, 1971, murdered his mother, three children and his wife in their sparsely furnished 18-room mansion in Westfield, New Jersey, and then disappeared. He had planned everything so meticulously that nearly a month had passed before anyone noticed that anything was amiss.
John Lister (golfer) John M. Lister (born 9 March 1947) is a professional golfer from New Zealand who played on the PGA Tour in the 1970s and early 1980s, and was one of the dominant players on the Australasian golf scene during that period.
John Litchfield (politician) Captain John Shirley Sandys Litchfield, OBE, RN (27 August, 1903 – 31 May, 1993) was a British Royal Navy officer and politician who became Conservative Member of Parliament for Chelsea. He was noted for his connections with the Royal family.
John Littler John Littler is the editor and founder of Mstation, an e-zine that covers a variety of subjects including music and tech culture and was started in 1998. His first e-zine, which was the second zine on the web, was called ReZ.
John Liu John Liu is a New York City politician, currently serving on the New York City Council representing District 20. He was elected in 2001 to represent northeast Queens (Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Kissena Park, Harding Heights, Auburndale, part of Whitestone) and was re-elected in 2005.
John Livingston John Allen Livingston (November 10, 1923 in Hamilton- January 17, 2006) was a Canadian naturalist, broadcaster, author, and teacher. He was most known as the voice-over of the Hinterland Who's Who series of television zoological shorts in the 1960s.
John Livzey Ridgway John Livzey Ridgway (1859-1947) was an American scientific illustrator and brother of ornithologist Robert Ridgway. John collaborated with his brother on ornithological illustration and published his own works.
John Llewellyn Rhys Prize The John Llewellyn Rhys Prize is a British based literary prize. It is presented for the best work of literature (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama) from Britain or the Commonwealth written by an author under 35.
John Lloyd Stephens John Lloyd Stephens (November 28, 1805–October 13, 1852) was an American explorer, writer, and diplomat. Stephens was a pivotal figure in the rediscovery of Maya civilization and in the planning of the Panama railroad.
John Locke Foundation The John Locke Foundation is a free market think tank in North Carolina started in 1990. The organization advocates lowering taxes, decreasing spending on social support programs, and encouraging free markets.
John Locke lectures The John Locke lectures are a series of annual lectures in philosophy given at the University of Oxford. They are one of the world's most prestigious academic lecture series, comparable to the Scottish Gifford lectures.
John Loder John Loder (April 7 1946 - August 12 2005) was a British sound engineer, record producer and founder of Southern Studios, as well as a former member of EXIT and co-founder of the Southern Records distribution company with his wife Sue. He was also the studio engineer of choice for Crass Records, and was often considered to be the bands' '9th member'Penny Rimbaud, John Loder obituary, The Guardian, Friday August 19, 2005, http://www.
John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst, KG, GCMG (February 5 1895 – October 30 1970) was a British Conservative politician and administrator. The only son of Gerald Walter Erskine Loder, 1st Baron Wakehurst, he was born in London and educated at Eton.

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