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John Makepeace Bennett Emeritus Professor John Makepeace Bennett AO, FTSE, was an early computer scientist. His pioneering career included work on early computers such as EDSAC, Ferranti Mark I* and SILLIAC, and spreading the word about the use of computers through computing courses and computing associations.
John Malam John Malam is a British author of Children's Non-Fiction / Nonfiction (informational) books. He was born in Wolverhampton, England, and attended the University of Birmingham where he received a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology.
John Malcolm (Loyalist) John Malcolm was a Bostonian who worked for the British customs service at the time of the American Revolution who was the victim of one of the most publicized tarring and feathering incidents during the unrest leading up to the Revolutionary War. Malcolm was known as a hard-line Loyalist, a staunch supporter of royal authority.
John Maloney John David Maloney (born January 5, 1945 in Welland, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1993, and currently represents the riding of Welland for the Liberal Party.
John Mandeville "Jehan de Mandeville", translated as "Sir John Mandeville", is the name claimed by the compiler of a singular book of supposed travels, written in Anglo-Norman French, and published between 1357 and 1371.
John Mann (politician) John Mann (born 10 January 1960, Leeds) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He has been a member of Parliament for the Labour Party for Bassetlaw since 2001, after the previous MP, Joe Ashton retired after serving the constituency since 1968.
John Manners Smith John Manners Smith (VC, CIE, CVO) (Lahore 30 August 1864 - London 6 January 1920) 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 Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland (Boughton, May 29 1638 – January 10 1711, Belvoir Castle) was the son of John Manners, 8th Earl of Rutland and Frances Montagu. His maternal grandparents were Sir Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton and his wife Elizabeth Jeffries.
John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland KG (September 18 1676 – February 22 1721) was the son of John Manners, 1st Duke of Rutland and his third wife Catherine Wriothesley Noel, daughter of Baptist Noel, 3rd Viscount Campden. He was styled Lord Roos from 1679 until 1703 and Marquess of Granby from 1703 until 1711.
John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland KG PC (October 21, 1696 – May 29, 1779) wasn an English nobleman, the eldest son of John Manners, 2nd Duke of Rutland and Catherine Russell. Styled Marquess of Granby from 1711, he succeeded to the title in 1721, cutting short a brief career in the House of Commons, where he had represented Rutland as a Whig.
John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, KG (Knightsbridge, January 4 1778 – 20 January 1857, Belvoir Castle) was the son of Charles Manners, 4th Duke of Rutland. He was styled Lord Roos from 1778 until 1779 and Marquess of Granby from 1779 until 1787.
John Manners, Marquess of Granby John Manners, Marquess of Granby PC, (Kelham, 2 January 1721 – October 18 1770, Scarborough), British soldier, was the eldest son of the 3rd Duke of Rutland. As he did not outlive his father, he was known by his father's subsidiary title, Marquess of Granby.
John Mansfield John Mansfield (August 1822 – May 6, 1896) was California's Lieutenant Governor from 1880 to 1883. He also was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, serving as the last colonel of the 2nd Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the famed Iron Brigade.
John Manson Craig John Manson Craig (March 5, 1896–February 19, 1970) 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 Marcellus John Marcellus is a world-renowned trombone virtuoso and teacher. He is currently Professor of Trombone at The Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester, and past Chair of the Woodwind, Brass, and Percussion Department.
John Marco Allegro Allegro's thirteen books include The Dead Sea Scrolls (1956), The Treasure of the Copper Scroll (1960), The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross (1970) and The Dead Sea Scrolls and the Christian Myth (1979) as well as Discoveries in the Judaean Desert of Jordan vol. V (1968) and numerous articles in academic journals such as the Journal of Biblical Literature, Palestine Exploration Quarterly and Journal of Semitic Studies, and in the popular press.
John Marek Independent Party The John Marek Independent Party (JMIP) was a political party in North Wales which eventually evolved into Forward Wales. It was formed in March 2003 by John Marek, who was deselected by Labour over his criticisms of its perceived rightward march.
John Mark Taylor John Mark Taylor (born 19 August 1941) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Solihull from 1983 to 2005, before losing his seat to Lorely Burt of the Liberal Democrats by a margin of 279 votes in the 2005 general election.
John Marks (hockey player) John Marks (born March 22, 1948 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who spent his entire 657-game NHL career with the Chicago Black Hawks. He is currently the head coach of the Fayetteville FireAntz of the Southern Professional Hockey League.
John Marley John Marley (October 17, 1907 – May 22, 1984) was an American actor who is best known for his role as Phil Cavalleri in Love Story and as Jack Woltz - who receives a horse's head in his bed - in The Godfather. He was also the lead in John Cassavetes breakthrough feature Faces.
John Marsden (lawyer) John Marsden (January 3, 1942- May 17], [[2006), was a prominent Sydney-based Australian solicitor and former President of the Law Society of New South Wales. He was known for his high-profile clients, his gay rights activismand his victory in a defamation] action against the [[Seven Network.
John Marshall John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American statesman and jurist who more than anyone else shaped American constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a center of power. Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, serving from February 4, 1801 until his death.
John Marshall (archaeologist) Sir John Hubert Marshall (March 19, 1876 Chester - August 17, 1958 Guildford) was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928. He was responsible for the excavation that lead to the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjodaro, two of the main cities that comprise the Indus Valley Civilization.
John Marshall (cartoonist) John Marshall, an American cartoonist, began assisting Denis Lebrun on the Blondie (comic strip) in December 2002 and became head artist in May 2005, although this position remained uncredited until Sunday January 7, 2007. He is currently assisted by Frank Cummings.
John Marshall (swimmer) John Birnie Marshall (born March 29, 1930 – died January 31, 1957) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a silver and bronze medal in the 1500 m and 400 m freestyle respectively at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Despite his Olympic results suggesting that he only had a moderate international, he broke 28 world records.
John Marshall High School (West Virginia) It has been suggested that this school-related article be merged to the appropriate school district or locality article. It may not meet Wikipedia's standards of verifiability or notability, it may not feature multiple independent reliable sources, or it may be a short entry that provides only directory-style information about the school.
John Marshall Scholars The John Marshall Scholars Program is an academic scholarship program that covers a majority of the cost of education for member students at Marshall University. Named to honor the Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall, the program affords a rigorous academic program and provides a full tuition/fees waiver and stipend to students with a composite ACT score of 30 or higher who have been accepted to the University.
John Marston John Marston (baptised October 7, 1576 – June 25, 1634) was an English poet, playwright and satirist during the late Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Although his career as a writer lasted only a decade, his work is remembered for its energetic and often obscure style, its contributions to the development of a distinctively Jacobean style in poetry, and its idiosyncratic vocabulary.
John Martin (driver) John Martin (born March 30, 1939, Long Beach, California), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1970-1977 and 1979-1980 seasons, with 52 career starts, including the 1972-1976 Indianapolis 500.
John Martin (Ireland) John Martin (September 8 1812–March 29 1875) was an Irish nationalist activist who progressed from early militant support for Young Ireland and Repeal, to non-violent alternatives such as support for tenants' rights and eventually as the first Home Rule MP, for Meath 1871-1875.
John Martin (painter) John Martin (July 19, 1789–February 17, 1854), English painter, was born at Haydon Bridge, near Hexham. He was apprenticed by his father to a coachbuilder in Newcastle upon Tyne to learn heraldic painting, but owing to a quarrel the indentures were cancelled, and he was placed under Bonifacio Musso, an Italian artist, father of the enamel painter Charles Musso.
John Martin Crawford (scholar) John Martin Crawford (1845 - 1916) was an American (US) physician and scholar who translated the Finnish epic Kalevala into English (From a previous German translation by Franz Anton Schiefner published in 1852), to be published for the first time in 1888.
John Martin Howard John Martin Howard (20 August 1917–11 June 1942) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, and enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 22 June 1935. After training duty 1940-1941 at the Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, Howard was appointed Ensign 28 February 1941.
John Martinkus John Martinkus is a print and television journalist renowned in his native Australia for his courageous reporting from conflict zones. He began reporting from Indonesian occupied East Timor in 1995 and set up base there permanently in 1998.
John Marzano John Robert Marzano (born February 14, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball player from 1987 to 1998 for the Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners. Marzano was a backup catcher.
John Masefield John Edward Masefield, OM, (1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967), was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until his death in 1967. He is remembered as the author of the classic children's novels The Midnight Folk and The Box of Delights, two novels "Captain Margaret" and "Multitude and Solitude" and a great deal of memorable poetry, including "The Everlasting Mercy", and "Sea-Fever", from his anthology Saltwater Ballads.
John Mashego Mokgeteng John Mashego (born 3 January 1951 in White River) is a South African golfer who was the first Black player to win a tournament on the Southern Africa tour after it lifted its whites-only rule. His victory came at the 1991 Bushveld Classic, where he defeated Steve van Vuuren and Ian Palmer in a play off.
John Mashey John Mashey is "an ancient UNIX person," having started work on it at Bell Labs in 1973, and continuing to work there for 10 years. He was the principal maintainer of the PWB shell, more popularly known as the "Mashey Shell".
John Mason (1586 - 1635) Captain John Mason (1586 – 1635) was born at King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. He was a sailor, explorer, cartographer and colonizer and appointed the second Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland's Cuper's Cove colony in 1615, succeeding John Guy.
John Mason (announcer) John Mason is the announcer for the Detroit Pistons games at the Palace of Auburn Hills. He is known for his colorful introductions, and is credited with coining the popular chant "Deeeeee-troit basketball.
John Mason (Australian politician) John Marsden Mason (born in Sydney on 20 November 1928) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He was leader of the Liberal Party opposition in New South Wales from 1978 till 1981.
John Mason School John Mason School, or JMS, is a state secondary school in the town of Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in the United Kingdom. Established as an old grammar school in 1960, the school has now grown considerably, with, as of 2006, approximately 1000 pupils.
John Matarazzo John Matarazzo (1937-?) (also known as "Johnny the Watch") is an Italian-American gangster and "made-man" in The Genovese crime family, the most powerful Cosa Nostra family in the United States.
John Mathai John Mathai was an economist who served as India's first Railway Minister and subsequently as India's Finance Minister, taking office shortly after the presentation of India's first Budget, in 1948. He presented two Budgets, but resigned following the 1950 Budget in protest at the increasing power of the Planning Commission and P.
John Mather (Mathematician) John Mather (born 9 June 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is a mathematician at Princeton University known for his work on singularity theory and Hamiltonian dynamics. He is descended from Atherton Mather, a cousin of Cotton Mather.
John Mathews John Mathews (1744–November 17, 1802) was an American lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1781 where he endorsed the Articles of Confederation on behalf of South Carolina.
John Mattes John Mattes is an investigative journalist of FOX television affiliate XETV, based in Tijuana and San Diego, and is best known for being physically attacked by a man that he was doing a report on. Mattes attended the University of Wisconsin as well as the University of Miami School of Law.
John Matuszak John Daniel Matuszak (October 25, 1950 – June 17, 1989), nicknamed Tooz, was an American football player in the NFL who later became an actor. He was the first draft pick of 1973 and played most of his career with the Oakland Raiders until he retired after winning his second Super Bowl in 1981.
John Mauchly John William Mauchly (August 30 1907 – January 8 1980) was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic digital computer, as well as EDVAC, BINAC and UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer made in the United States.
John Mawurndjul John Mawurndjul (born 1952) is an Australian indigenous artist. He is a member of the Kuninjku people of West Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, and grew up with only occasional contact with non-indigenous people and culture.
John May (police officer) Superintendent John May was the first commander of the Metropolitan Police A Division, which policed the Whitehall area of London. Since the divisional station house was adjacent to the offices of the Joint Commissioners, Charles Rowan and Richard Mayne, May began to serve as unofficial second-in-command of the force, providing a link between the Commissioners and their men.
John Mayberry John Claiborn Mayberry (born February 18, 1949, in Detroit, Michigan) was a Major League Baseball player from 1968 to 1982 for the Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees. Mayberry was a classic slugging first baseman, who batted left handed.
John Mayer Trio The John Mayer Trio is an American blues rock music group. It resulted when pop singer/songwriter John Mayer decided in 2005 to move his music in a new direction, pursuing a more blues-influenced style and paying homage to the great musicians of his childhood days.
John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, CB (pronounced "canes", IPA ) (5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946) was a British economist whose ideas, called Keynesian economics, had a major impact on modern economic and political theory as well as on many governments' fiscal policies. He is particularly remembered for advocating interventionist government policy, by which the government would use fiscal and monetary measures to mitigate the adverse effects of economic recessions, depressions and booms.
John Maynard Smith Prize The John Maynard Smith Prize is a prize given by the European Society for Evolutionary Biology on odd years to an outstanding young researcher. It was first awarded in 1997 and is named after the evolutionary biologist John Maynard Smith (1920-2004).
John McAdam John McAdam has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of F5 networks since July 2000. Prior to joining F5 Networks, McAdam served as General Manager of the Web server sales business at IBM.
John McAlinden John McAlinden (1988) is a Scottish murderer, who along with his mother Edith McAlinden and his friend Jamie Gray, was involved in a triple murder dubbed 'The House Of Blood' killings in Glasgow, Scotland on October 17, 2004.
John McAllion John McAllion (born in Glasgow on 13 February 1948) is a Scottish socialist politician and co-chair of the Scottish Socialist Party heading the list candidates for the SSP in the North East Scotland region for the Scottish Parliament election, 2007.was originally a member of the Scottish Labour Party] (SLP) that was formed in 1976 by [[Jim Sillars, when the SLP collapsed he chose to join the Labour Party (unlike Sillars who joined the Scottish National Party).
John McAulay John McAulay (VC, DCM) (27 December, 1888 -14 January 1956) 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 McCabe (writer) John Charles McCabe III (November 14, 1920-September 27, 2005) was a Shakespearian scholar and biographer of Laurel and Hardy. A professor at Lake Superior State University, he was founder and "Exhausted Ruler" of the Laurel and Hardy fan club the The Sons of the Desert, named after one of their films.
John McCaffery John McCaffery was an American television host who appeared on many game shows during the 1940s and 1950s. The series on which he appeared included: Television Screen Magazine, The Author Meets the Critics, Americana, We Take Your Word, What's the Story, One Minute Please, and Take a Guess.
John McCallum (actor) John Neil McCallum, CBE, AO (born March 14, 1917 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) was an Australian leading man in films of the 1940s and 1950s. He is married to actress Googie Withers, with whom he appeared with in a number of films.
John McCarthy (computer scientist) John McCarthy (born September 4, 1927, in Boston, Massachusetts, sometimes known affectionately as Uncle John McCarthy), is a prominent computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1971 for his major contributions to the field of Artificial Intelligence. He was responsible for the coining of the term "Artificial Intelligence" in his 1955 proposal for the 1956 Dartmouth Conference.
John McCarthy (linguist) John McCarthy (born 1953 in Medford, Massachusetts) is a linguist and professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a speciality in phonology and morphology. He was educated at Harvard University and MIT and was responsible, along with Alan Prince, for extending autosegmental phonology, and later Optimality Theory, to morphology.
John McCarthy (referee) "Big" John McCarthy, the 'Octagon's ninth side', is a referee for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, a Los Angeles Police Officer, and a Tactical Self-Defense Instructor at the Los Angeles Police Academy.
John McCausland John McCausland, Jr. (September 13, 1836 – January 22, 1927) was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army, famous for the ransom of Hagerstown, Maryland, and the razing of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War.
John McClelland (footballer) John McClelland (born 7 December 1955 in Belfast) is a former Northern Irish footballer who played as a defender. At club level he played for Portadown, Cardiff City, Bangor City, and Mansfield Town, before signing for Rangers for ÂŁ90,000.
John McClendon John McClendon was a college basketball coach who, despite the respect he earned for his ability, is relatively little-known because he coached at predominantly black colleges and universities during the era of segregation. He began his career playing college ball at the University of Kansas, and coached at North Carolina Central University (then North Carolina College) and Tennessee State University.
John McComb Jr. John McComb, Jr. (1763 in New York City, New York, USA) – 1853 in New York City, New York, USA) was an American architect and one of the two designers of Castle Clinton in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park (1808).
John McConnell Black John McConnell Black (28 April 1855 - 2 December 1951) was a Scottish botanist who emigrated to Australia in 1877 and eventually documented and illustrated thousands of flora in South Australia in the early 20th century. His publications assisted many botanists and scientists in the decades that followed.
John McCormac John McCormac is a American Democratic Party politician, who is serving as the Mayor of Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. He served as State Treasurer of New Jersey for four years in the cabinets of former Governor of New Jersey James McGreevey and former Gov.
John McCormick John McCormick is Professor of Political Science at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis(IUPUI), and has been chair since July 2002. He specializes in comparative politics and the politics and policies of the European Union.
John McCrae Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae, MD (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist, soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the battle of Ypres. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem In Flanders Fields.
John McCrae Secondary School John McCrae Secondary School is a high school in the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board named for the surgeon, soldier, and poet, John McCrae. Built in 1999, it was the first public high school in Barrhaven, replacing its predecessor, Confederation High School.
John McCririck John McCririck (born 17 April 1940, Surbiton, London) is a television horse racing pundit from England. He attended Harrow School where he first met fellow future pundit Julian Wilson and also Elizabeth College, Guernsey.
John McCuish John Berridge McCuish (June 22,1906 - March 12, 1962) was an American politician from Kansas. McCuish was born in Colorado and attended school in Missouri before graduating from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1925.
John McCutcheon Wisconsin native John McCutcheon (born August 14, 1952) is an American folk music singer and multi-instrumentalist who has produced over twenty-five albums since the 1970s. He is a graduate of Saint John's University in Minnesota, and now resides in Charlottesville, Virginia.
John McDermond John McDermond (1832 - 22 July 1868) 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 McDole John McDole (1966- ) is well known for his anti-furry/anthropomorphism views. He has quickly risen in popularity throughout the internet because of his proposition for a "National Furry Watch List", a list of all known furries operating in the United States.
John McDonald (baseball) John Joseph McDonald (born September 24, 1974 in New London, Connecticut) is a Major League Baseball infielder known for his defensive abilities, currently playing for the Toronto Blue Jays. While playing for Toronto, he has earned the nickname "The Prime Minister of Defense" in reference to Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A.
John McDonald (Victorian politician) <B>John Gladstone Black McDonald</B> (1898–1977) was Premier of Victoria (leading the Country Party) from 27 June 1950 to 17 December 1952, except for a few days in October 1952 when Thomas Hollway led a brief Electoral Reform government. McDonald came to office by defeating Hollway's Liberals, but was himself vanquished by the Australian Labor Party under John Cain (senior) in 1952.
John McDonnell (coach) John McDonnell (born July 2, 1938) is the current head coach for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks track team. He began as the cross country track coach for the University in 1972 and became head track coach in 1978.
John McDonnell (politician) John Martin McDonnell (born on September 8 1951, Liverpool) is a British politician and Labour Member of Parliament for Hayes and Harlington. He is Chair of the Socialist Campaign Group of MPs, the Labour Representation Committee, and Public Services Not Private Profit.
John McDonogh John McDonogh (29 December 1779–26 October 1850) was a United States entrepreneur and philanthropist, described as miserly, controversial, and eccentric. He is most famous for endowing public education in two major American cities—New Orleans, Louisiana and Baltimore, Maryland.
John McDouall Stuart John McDouall Stuart (7 September 1815 – 5 June 1866) was the most accomplished and most famous of all Australia's inland explorers and led the first expedition to traverse the continent from south to north successfully. (Burke and Wills were first to cross the continent but both perished on the return journey.
John McDougall (VC) John McDougall (1840- 10 March 1869) 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 McDowell (Manitoba politician) John McDowell (born September 16, 1894 at Greenock in Inverclyde, Scotland; died June 10, 1980) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Progressive Conservative from 1945 to 1958.
John McElroy John McElroy (1846-1929) was a journalist and author. He wrote The Red Acorn and Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons (1879) (based on his fourteen month incarceration in the Confederate prison camp of Andersonville).
John McEnery (politician) John McEnery (1833-1890) was a Louisiana Democratic politician who was considered by many to be the winner of the 1872 election for Governor of Louisiana. He was not allowed to take office by the federal government and local Republicans loyal to President Ulysses S.
John McEntire John McEntire (Portland, Oregon, April 9, 1970-) is an American drummer and multi-instrumentalist. He is a member of post-rock outfits like Gastr Del Sol, Tortoise, The Sea and Cake and affiliated with several other bands such as Stereolab and Trans Am.
John McGarry John McGarry (born 1957) is a political scientist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is currently Professor of Political Studies and Canada Research Chair in Nationalism and Democracy at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
John McGee John McGee is an Idaho Senator for Caldwell, Greenleaf and Wilder in the Idaho state legislature. The youngest member of the Legislature, McGee is a strong advocate for growing a strong economy in Western Canyon County by focusing on opportunities to grow and diversify both small and large business development.
John McGeoch John McGeoch, (May 28 1955 – March 4 2004), was a Scottish guitarist who played with some of the biggest bands of the post-punk era, including: Magazine, Visage, The Armoury Show, Public Image Ltd., and Siouxsie & the Banshees.
John McGinley (politician) John McGinley is an Irish Labour Party politician from Lettermacaward, County Donegal who is the current mayor of County Kildare and political leader of Kildare County Council. He represents the Leixlip Electoral Area, mainly the town of Maynooth where he lives.
John McGinnis John Oldham McGinnis is a professor at Northwestern University School of Law and author of over 90 academic and popular articles and essays. His popular writings have most often been published in The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and Policy Review.
John McGiver John Irwin McGiver (November 5 1913, New York City - d. September 9 1975, West Fulton, New York) was an American character actor who made more than a hundred appearances in television and motion pictures over a two-decade span from 1955 to 1975.
John McGovern (footballer) John Prescott McGovern was born in Montrose, Scotland on October 28 1949 and moved with his family to Hartlepool at the age of seven. At the age of 19 he became the youngest player to play in all four divisions of the Football League and during his playing career he won promotion with Hartlepool United, Derby County and Nottingham Forest.
John McGovern (soldier) John McGovern VC (May 16, 1825- 22 November 1888) (Also known as McGOWAN) was born in Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland, 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 McGowan (Ontario politician) John McGowan (1845 – October 20 1922) was an Ontario businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented Wellington North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1874 to 1879 and Wellington Centre in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1901 to 1904.
John McGraw (baseball) John Joseph McGraw (April 7 1873–February 25 1934), nicknamed "Little Napoleon" and "Muggsy", was a Major League Baseball player and manager. His total of 2840 victories as a manager ranks overall second behind only that of Connie Mack; he still holds the National League record with 2669 wins in that circuit.

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