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John Lodge John Lodge (born John Charles Lodge, 20 July, 1943, in Birmingham, England) is best known as the bass guitar player for the Moody Blues. He has also recorded solo material and collaborated with fellow member of the Moody Blues, Justin Hayward on the 1975 album Blue Jays.
John Loewen John Loewen (pronounced Lay-ven) (born December 21, 1949) is a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2005 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in 2006 as a Liberal.
John Logie Baird John Logie Baird (August 13 1888 – June 14 1946) was a Scottish engineer, who is best known as the inventor of the first working electromechanical television system. Although Baird's electromechanical system was eventually displaced by purely electronic systems, Baird's early success with demonstrating working television broadcasts earns him a prominent place in television's invention.
John Lomax John Avery Lomax (September 23, 1867 - January 26, 1948) was a pioneering musicologist and folklorist. Lomax was born in Goodman, Mississippi and grew up in central Texas, just north of Meridian in rural Bosque County.
John Lombardo John Lombardo (born 30 September 1952 in Jamestown, New York) was one of the original guitarists for the folk-rock band 10,000 Maniacs. He was in the group from its inception in 1981 and then left the group in 1986 after its first major label album, The Wishing Chair, was released.
John London John Carl Kuehne (6 February 1942 - 12 February 2000), better known as John London, was an American musician and songwriter, and was involved in several Hollywood television and movie productions. He was most notably associated with both the band The Monkees, and their 1960s television series.
John London (radio host) John London was most recently a radio talk show host on KIFR in San Francisco, California. Before joining KIFR, London was heard on San Francisco radio stations KNBR and KMEL, and in Los Angeles on KKBT "The Beat".
John Long (basketball) John Eddie Long (born August 28, 1956 in Romulus, Michigan) is an American former professional basketball player. After starring at the University of Detroit, the 6’ 5” shooting guard was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft.
John Long (climber) John Long (born 1953) is an American rock climber and author. A one-time divinity student at Claremont School of Theology and an ex-weightlifter, in the early 1970s Long was a founding member of an elite group of Yosemite climbers now called the "Stonemasters".
John Long Middle School John Long Middle School is a primary school in Grafton, Wisconsin. It provides students with a wide range of educational opportunities, including core subjects, technology education, physical education, and the fine arts.
John Lorber John Lorber (1915-1996) was a professor of paediatrics at the University of Sheffield from 1979 until his retirement in 1981. He worked before at the Children's Hospital of Sheffield where he becames renowned for his work on spina bifida.
John Lord John Lord, (1810-94) was an American historian and lecturer, born at Portsmouth, New Hampshire He graduated from Dartmouth in 1833 and then entered the Andover Theological Seminary, where in his second year he wrote a series of lectures on the Dark Ages, which he delivered the next fall during a tour through northern New York. After graduating at Andover he became an agent for the American Peace Society.
John Lorn McDougall John Lorn McDougall (November 6 1838 – January 15 1909) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Renfrew South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 and in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1869 to 1872 and from 1874 to 1878.
John Loudon McAdam John Loudon McAdam (born September 21, 1756 in Ayr; died November 26, 1836 in Moffat) was a Scottish engineer and road-builder. He invented a new process, "macadamisation", for building roads with a smooth hard surface that would be more durable and less muddy than soil-based tracks.
John Loughborough Pearson John Loughborough Pearson (1817-1897) was a 19th century architect renowned for his work on churches and cathedrals. Born in Brussels, the son of a painter, and brought up in Durham, he was initially apprenticed to architect Ignatius Bonomi whose clergy clientele helped stimulate Pearson's long association with religious architecture, particularly of the Gothic style.
John Louis Evans John Louis Evans III (January 4, 1950 in Beaumont, Texas - April 22, 1983 in Atmore, Alabama) was the first inmate to be executed by the State of Alabama after the United States reinstituted the death penalty in 1976. The torturous manner of his execution is frequently cited by opponents of capital punishment in the United States.
John Louis Petit John Louis Petit was the son of John Hayes Petit and Harriet Astley, He was born on May 31st 1801 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge obtaining a B A in 1823 and a M A in 1826.
John Louis Taylor John Louis Taylor (1769-1829) was an American jurist and first Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. He became a North Carolina Superior Court judge in 1798 and turned over most of his law practice to his brother-in-law, young William Gaston, who later became a North Carolina Supreme Court judge and U.
John Lovelady John Lovelady is a right-handed puppeteer who worked with the Muppets, including on Sesame Street. He stopped working with the Muppets when The Muppet Show Season 1 ended but later joined the syndicated children's series The Great Space Coaster and also performed in a serialisation of Alice's Adventures In Wonderland.
John Lovewell (Junior) John Lovewell (October 14, 1691-May 8, 1725) was a British explorer and soldier who lived in Dunstable, now Nashua, New Hampshire. He fought in Dummer's War as a militia captain leading three expeditions against the Abenaki Indians.
John Lowden Knight John Lowden Knight (1915-July 21, 2001) was a professor, university administrator, and a Methodist theolgian. He was President of Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska; the fourth president of Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio; and the eighth president of the Wesley Theological Seminary, in Washington, D.
John Lowell John Lowell (June 17, 1743–May 6, 1802) was an American lawyer and jurist from Boston, Massachusetts. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress in 1782 and later served as a federal judge.
John Lowery John Lowery (born July 31, 1971 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) is the real name of a performer and guitarist known as John 5, who is an ex-member of rock & roll bands Marilyn Manson, David Lee Roth Band, Life, Sex & Death, Two, country music singer k.d.
John Lowin John Lowin (baptized 9 December 1576 – buried 16th/18 March 1659) was an English actor born in the St Giles-without-Cripplegate, London, the son of a tanner. Like Robert Armin, he was apprenticed to a goldsmith.
John Lucarotti John Lucarotti (May 20, 1926 in Aldershot, Hampshire—November 20, 1994) was a British-born Canadian screenwriter who began his career at CBC, writing over 200 various scripts for them as well as for Canadian television. He then moved back to England where he had a prolific career.
John Lucas (comics) John Lucas is an American comic book inker and penciller, whose style has been compared with that of Russ Heath and Jack Kirby. A prolific freelance contributor to both DC and Marvel Comics, Lucas has also produced a great deal of small press work, as well as 'Valkyries' (with Steve Moore) for 2000 AD.
John Lucas (VC) John Lucas (1827-29 February 1892) was born in Glasgomy, Bagenalstown, County Carlow and 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 Lucian Smith John Lucian Smith (1914-1972) is a Medal of Honor recipient and Marine Corps ace who, as Commanding Officer of VMF-223 shot down 19 Japanese planes in World War II and lead his squadron to a destroy a total of 83 enemy aircraft during the Solomon Islands campaign.
John Luis Shaw John Luis Shaw (1870-1952) was a Seventh-day Adventist missionary, educator, and treasurer. He graduated from the scientific course at Battle Creek College (now Andrews University) in 1893 and became dean of men at Union College.
John Lukacs John Lukacs (born 31 January 1924 in Budapest his name spelled Lukács) is a Hungarian-born historian who has written more than twenty-five books, including Five Days in London, May 1940 and The New Republic. He was a professor of history at Chestnut Hill College from 1947 to 1994, and the chair of that history department from 1947 to 1974.
John Luke Sir John Pearce Luke CMG (1858–1931) was Mayor of Wellington from 1913–1921 and Member of Parliament for Wellington suburbs 1908–1911 and Wellington North 1918–1928. His brother Charles Luke had previously also been Mayor of Wellington in 1895.
John Lundberg John Lundberg (born December 5, 1968) is an English artist and documentary filmmaker. In the early 1990s he founded circlemakers, a UK based arts collective famous for covertly creating hundreds of the world's largest and most elaborate crop circles.
John Lundrigan John Howard Lundrigan (born January 10, 1939) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Gander—Twillingate in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1974. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus.
John Lustig John Lustig (born January 25, 1953 in Seattle, Washington) is an American comics writer (former journalist) principally known for his comic book scripts featuring Donald Duck and other members of Disney's Duck family. Lustig's scripts have been illustrated by William Van Horn and other artists.
John Luther Long John Luther Long (1861-1927) was an American lawyer and writer best known for his short story "Madame Butterfly" based on the recollections of his sister, Irvin Correll, who had been to Japan with her husband, a Methodist missionary. The story of the relationship between an American naval officer and a Nagasaki geisha was published in Century Magazine in 1898.
John Lutz John Lutz (born 1939) is an American writer who mainly writes mystery novels. He has received an Edgar Award and the Shamus Award twice, and his novel Single White Female was the basis for the 1992 film starring Bridget Fonda.
John Lykoudis John Lykoudis (born 1910 in Missolonghi, died 1980) was a general practitioner in Greece who treated patients from peptic ulcer disease with antibiotics long before it was commonly recognized that bacteria were a dominant cause for the disease.
John Lyng John Lyng (August 22, 1905 - January 18, 1978) was a Norwegian politician from the Conservative Party. He was Prime Minister of Norway from August 28 to September 25, 1963 in a coalition government of the Conservative Party, the Center Party, the Christian Democratic Party, and the Liberal Party.
John Lynn John Lynn (VC, DCM)(1887-3 May 1915) 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 Lyon (school founder) John Lyon was an educated man who lived at Harrow on the Hill in North West London. As a wealthy farmer, he was able to endow Harrow School which was founded in 1572, and this led to the creation of John Lyon School.
John Lyon School John Lyon School (previously The Lower School of John Lyon in Harrow) is an independent boys' day school in Harrow-on-the-Hill, England. The school maintains some ties with Harrow School, for which a century ago it was founded as a day version, with both schools part of a Foundation which includes the two schools and John Lyon's Charity.
John Lyon-Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne John Lyon-Bowes, 10th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne (14 April, 1769 - 3 July, 1820) was the eldest son of John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and Mary Bowes, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne. His mother was the author of the verse drama, "The Siege of Jerusalem" (1769).
John Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton John Emerich Henry Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton, CMG, MBE, TD, DL (15 December 1907 – 23 January 1989) was a British Peer. The son of Richard Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 2nd Baron Acton, he succeeded to the barony upon the death of his father.
John Lyons (philanthropist) Life history: John William 'Jake' Lyons Jr born in Greenwich, CT August 10, 1964 to John William 'Bill' Lyons (b: 05/20/25 d: 05/24/06) and Grace Mary Lyons (b: 12/28/28 d: 04/03/76) as one of ten children. Founder and Vice Chairman of the Newport (Rhode Island) Concours d'Elegance, published automotive magazine writer, collector and restorer of vintage automobiles.
John Lyons (VC) John Lyons (1823–20 April 1867) was born in County Carlow, Ireland and 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 Lyttelton, 11th Viscount Cobham John William Leonard Lyttelton, 11th Viscount Cobham (15 June 1943–13 July 2006) was a nobleman and political adviser in the United Kingdom. He was known as "Johnny Lyttelton" to his friends and family.
John M Caie John Morrison Caie (Unknown, 1879 - December 22, 1949) was born in Fochabers. He became a senior civil servant at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
John M Whitall John M Whitall (November 4, 1800 – June 6, 1877) was a prominent sea captain, businessman and philanthropist in New Jersey and Pennsylvania involved in the spice and silk trade, glass-making, and missionary work.
John M. Ball Prof Sir John Macleod Ball FRS (born 1948) is Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He was the President of the International Mathematical Union from 2003-06 and a Fellow of Queen's College, Oxford.
John M. Delph John Millbank Delph (born August 18 1805 in Madison County, Virginia; died December 16, 1891 in Louisville) was the eighth and fourteenth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky. His terms of office extended from 1850-1852 and 1861-1862.
John M. Deutch John Mark Deutch (born July 27, 1938) was Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) from May 10, 1995 until December 14, 1996. He is presently an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and serves on the Board of Directors of Citigroup, Cummins, Raytheon, and Schlumberger Ltd.
John M. Harbert John Murdoch Harbert III (born July 19, 1921 in Greenville, Mississippi; died 1995 in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American businessman. He is best known for building numerous companies that evolved into Harbert Management Company, a company based in Birmingham with $7 billion in assets as of 2006.
John M. Jones John Marshall Jones (July 20, 1820 – May 5, 1864) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. He fought at the Battle of Gettysburg and was killed in action at the Battle of the Wilderness.
John M. MacEachran John Malcolm MacEachran (January 16, 1877-1971) was a Canadian philosopher and psychologist, whose most notable credentials involved the development of the Psychology and Philosophy Department at the University of Alberta. He was a co-founder of the Canadian Psychological Association and the appointed Chairman of the Alberta Eugenics Board which was responsible for approving sterilization of thousands of Albertans.
John M. Oesterreicher Monsignor John Maria Oesterreicher (February 2, 1904 – April 18, 1993) was a Roman Catholic theologian and a leading advocate of Jewish-Catholic reconciliation. He was one of the architects of Nostra Aetate or "In Our Age," which was issued by the Second Vatican Council in 1965 and which repudiated anti-Semitism.
John M. Palmer (politician) John McAuley Palmer (September 13, 1817 – September 25, 1900), was an Illinois resident, an American Civil War general who fought for the Union, Governor of Illinois, and presidential candidate of the National Democratic Party in the 1896 election on a platform to defend the gold standard, free trade, and limited government.
John M. Parker John Milliken Parker (March 16, 1863 – May 20, 1939) was an American Democratic politician from Louisiana, who served as the state's governor from 1920–1924. He was a friend and admirer of Republican President Theodore Roosevelt.
John M. Perzel John Michael "Jay" Perzel (born January 7 1950) is a Republican politician who represents the 172nd Legislative District (Northeast Philadelphia) in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. From April 2003 to January 2007, he served as Speaker of the Pennsylvania House.
John M. Read John Meredith Read (July 21, 1797–November 29, 1874) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was one of the founders of the Republican Party and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
John M. Robinson John McCracken Robinson (April 10, 1794 - April 25, 1843) was a United States Senator from Illinois. Born near Georgetown, Kentucky, he attended the common schools and graduated from Transylvania University at Lexington.
John M. Robsion, Jr. John Marshall Robsion, Jr. (August 28, 1904 – February 14, 1990), a Republican, was a United States Representative from Kentucky from 1953 to 1959 and was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1959.
John M. Spratt, Jr. John McKee Spratt, Jr. (born November 1 1942), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983, representing the 5th District of South Carolina (map).
John M. Stemmons John Millard Stemmons (July 10, 1909 - July 20, 2001) was a real estate developer and civic leader in Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his efforts to develop the former flood plain of the Trinity River and his lucrative donation of land for the Stemmons Freeway that was named for his father, Leslie Stemmons.
John M. Vining John Middleton "Jack" Vining (December 23, 1758 – February 1802) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a Continental Congressman from Delaware, and a member of the Federalist Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.
John Macadam John Macadam (Dr) (May 1827 - September 2, 1865), was an Australian (Scottish-born) chemist, medical teacher and politician. The Macadamia nut was named after him in 1857 by his colleague Ferdinand von Mueller .
John Macalpine John MacAlpine ( Maccabeus) (died December 6,1557) Protestant theologian was born in Scotland about the beginning of the 16th century and graduated at a Scottish university. From 1532 to 1534 he was prior of the Dominican convent of Perth; but having in the latter year been summoned with Alexander Ales and others to answer for heresy before the Bishop of Ross, he fled to England, where he was granted letters of denization on April 7, 1537, and married Agnes Macheson, a fellow exile for religion; her sister Elizabeth became the wife of Miles Coverdale.
John Macarthur (wool pioneer) John Macarthur (1766-1834) was a soldier, entrepreneur, politician and pioneer of the Australian wool industry. He was born in Plymouth, Devonshire, the second son of Alexander Macarthur, who had fled to the West Indies after the Jacobite Rising before returning and working as a linen draper selling naval slop clothing.
John MacBain John H McCall MacBain is the founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Trader Classified Media, one of the world's largest classified advertising companies. A graduate in economics from McGill University, he was a Rhodes Scholar in Law at Oxford University who played for the Oxford University Ice Hockey Club and subsequently received an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
John Macdonald (Canadian politician) John Macdonald ( December 27 1824 - February 4 1890) was a Canadian merchant, churchman, philanthropist, and politician in the late 1800s in Toronto. He was a major patron of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the Toronto General Hospital.
John Macdonell Lieutenant Colonel John Macdonell (19 April 1785 – 14 October 1812) was aide-de-camp to British Major General Isaac Brock during the War of 1812 dying in the Battle of Queenston Heights. He was born on 19 April 1785 in Scotland and came to Canada when he was seven years old.
John MacGregor John Roddick Russell MacGregor, Baron MacGregor of Pulham Market, OBE PC (born February 14, 1937), is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, then at the University of St Andrews and at King's College London.
John MacGregor (sportsman) John MacGregor (1825 – 1892), nicknamed Rob Roy after a renowned relative, was a Scottish explorer, travel writer and philanthropist. He is generally credited with the development of the first sailing canoes and with popularising canoeing as a middle class sport in Europe and the United States.
John MacGregor (VC) John MacGregor (VC, MC & Bar, DCM, ED) (1 February 1889 - 9 June 1952) 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 Macintyre John Macintyre (born 1857 - died 1928) was a doctor who set up the world's first radiology department at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary, in Glasgow, Scotland. Originally trained as an electrical engineer, he later graduated in 1882 from the University of Glasgow with the Bachelor of Medicine degree.
John Mackay (Australian Pioneer) John Mackay was an explorer, sailor and harbourmaster, best known for founding the city of Mackay. Mackay was born on 26 March 1839 in Inverness, Scotland, son of George Mackay, farmer, and his wife Ann, née Munro.
John Mackey (American football) John Mackey (born September 24, 1941, New York, New York) is a former American Football tight end who played for the Baltimore Colts (1963-1971) and the San Diego Chargers (1972). He starred collegiately at [Syracuse University]], where his nephew Jerry Mackey is currently a linebacker.
John Mackey (composer) John Mackey (born October 1, 1973) is an American composer of classical music, with an emphasis on music for wind band, as well as orchestra. For several years, he focused on music for modern dance and ballet.
John Mackie (Scottish politician) John Hamilton Mackie (8 January 1898 – 29 December 1958) was a Scottish Unionist Party Member of Parliament for Galloway from 1931 to 1958 apart from the period 1945 to 1948 when, having been refused a Conservative nomination at the 1945 general election he was re-elected and sat as an "Independent Unionist". The Conservative whip was restored in 1948.
John Mackie, Baron John-Mackie John Mackie, Baron John-Mackie (24 November 1909 – 25 May 1994) was a British Labour MP elected for Enfield East at the general elections of 1959, 1964, 1966 and 1970. He was Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in the Labour Government 1964-1970.
John Mackintosh John Pitcairn Mackintosh (24 August 1929 - 30 July 1978) was a British Labour Party politician known for his defense of devolution and the concept of dual nationality; that Scots could be both Scottish and British.
John Mackovic John Mackovic is a former American football head coach. Mackovic served as the head coach in college football for Wake Forest University (1978-1980), the University of Illinois (1988-1991), the University of Texas (1992-1998), and the University of Arizona (2001-2003).
John MacKenzie John Mackenzie (November, 1869 Contin, Ross-shire – 17 May, 1915) 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 MacLaren Erskine John MacLaren Erskine (January 13, 1894 -April 14, 1917) 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 MacLean (Gothenburg) John Hans Makeléer, Iain Dubh Baronet (1604 - July 7, 1666) aka John MacLean, Iain Dubh Baronet (also known as Hans Macklier or Johan Macklier in Sweden) was a Scottish Naval Officer and merchant in Gothenburg, Sweden. He was raised to nobility in May of 1649 with the title "Iain Dubh Baronet".
John MacLeod John Matthew MacLeod (born October 3, 1937 in New Albany, Indiana) is a former basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. He has coached three different NBA teams; from 1973 through 1987, he coached the Phoenix Suns.
John MacMillan Stevenson Patton John MacMillan Stevenson Patton GC CBE (29 August 1915- 13 May 1996) was the first non-British person to be awarded the George Cross (he was Canadian). He was a bomb disposal officer in the 1st Battalion, Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers.
John MacMurray John Stewart Wright MacMurray (30 December 1958 — 20 August 2006) was a Canadian musician who held the position of Principal Trumpet with the Hallé Orchestra of Great Britain from 1986 to 2006. Married to Susie and father of two teenaged boys, Andrew and Matthew, his life was tragically cut short at the age of forty-seven after the return of cancer for the third time.
John Maddicott Dr John Maddicott has published works on the political and social history of England in the thirteenth and fourteenth century, and on Anglo-Saxon history. He has written a biography of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester.
John Maddox Roberts John Maddox Roberts born June 25, 1947 in Ohio, is an author who has written many science fiction and fantasy novels, including his successful historical fiction, such as the SPQR series and Hannibal's Children.
John Madejski John Robert Madejski OBE DL, born Robert John Hurst on April 28 1941 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, is a British businessman, mainly active in publishing and the hotel industry. As of 2005, he is in the top 200 wealthiest people in the UK, with a net worth said to be in the region of ÂŁ325 million (see Sunday Times Rich List 2005).
John Magee (missionary) John Magee (1884 – 1953) was an American Episcopalian priest who served as a missionary in China. He managed to film abuses of Chinese civilians by Japanese soldiers during the Nanking Massacre in December 1937.
John Maginnis John Edward Maginnis (7 March 1919 - 7 July 2001) was an Northern Ireland politician. He was Ulster Unionist Member of Parliament for Armagh from 1959 to 1974, when he stood down in the February election of that year.
John Magnier John Magnier (born 1948 in Fermoy, County Cork) is Ireland's leading thoroughbred stud owner and has extensive business interests outside of the horsebreeding industry. He has been a senator in the Irish Parliament, Seanad Éireann.
John Mahler John Mahler (born November 16, 1936, Bettendorf, Iowa), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1970-1973 and 1976-1981 seasons, with 39 combined career starts, including the 1972 and 1977-1979 Indianapolis 500.
John Mahoney John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an English-born actor best known for playing Martin "Marty" Crane in the popular TV show Frasier, as Kelsey Grammer's character Dr. Frasier Crane's retired policeman father.
John Machale John MacHale (1791-1881), Irish divine, was born on the 6th of March 1791 at Tubbernavine, near Lahardane, Mayo. He was so feeble at his birth that he was baptized at home by Father Conroy, who, six years later, was unjustly hanged during the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
John Machin John Machin, (1680—June 9, 1751), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, is best known for developing a quickly converging series for π in 1706 and using it to compute π to 100 decimal places.
John MacHale John MacHale (born Tubbernavine, Ireland, 1791; died Tuam, Ireland, 1881) was the Archbishop of Tuam. He studied at Maynooth where he later taught theology, was named coadjutor Bishop of Killala, 1825, and was transferred to Tuam, 1834.
John Mair John Mair or John Major (also known in Latin as Joannes Majoris and Haddingtonus Scotus) (1467-1550) was a Scottish philosopher, much admired in his day and an acknowledged influence on all the great thinkers of the time. He was a very renowned teacher and his works much collected and frequently republished across Europe.
John Maitland (television character) Sergeant John Maitland is a fictional police officer in the long running ITV drama, The Bill. Maitland arrived at Sun Hill in January 1991 and left in May 1993 to take up an non-operation teaching post at Hendon.

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