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John R. Philip John Robert Philip (1927 - 1999) was an Australian soil physicist instrumental in facilitating a greater understanding of movement of water, energy and gases and his work within these fields is recognized internationally. While Philip never performed his own experimental work, he was recognised for his skills in mathematics that could be used to explain physical processes and solve real world problems.
John R. Pinniger John R Pinniger is a former Conservative councillor for the London Borough of Lambeth and an unsuccessful Conservative candidate for the European Parliament. He was a leading activist and political adviser in the right-wing Conservative Monday Club during the early 1980s but found himself at centre of a schism in the club in 1984.
John R. Quinn John Raphael Quinn (born March 28, 1929) is a Roman Catholic bishop, currently the Archbishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco; he served as the archdiocese's sixth archbishop from 1977 to 1995. Archbishop Quinn also served as president of the United States Catholic Conference and National Conference of Catholic Bishops from 1977 to 1980.
John R. Ross John Robert "Háj" Ross (born May 7, 1938 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a linguist who played a part in the development of generative semantics (as opposed to interpretive semantics) along with George Lakoff, James D. McCawley, and Paul Postal.
John R. Thayer John Randolph Thayer was a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Douglas, Worcester County, Mass., March 9, 1845; attended the common schools and Nichols Academy in Dudley, Worcester County, and was graduated from Yale College in 1869; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1871 and commenced practice in Worcester, Mass.
John Radcliffe (baseball player) John Y. Radcliffe (June 29, 1846-July 26, 1911) was a professional baseball player who played for the Athletic of Philadelphia (1871), Baltimore Canaries (1872-1873), Philadelphia White Stockings (1874) and Philadelphia Centennials (1875).
John Radford (writer and broadcaster) Pic: and broadcaster whose books on wine and food (especially regarding Spain]) have a won a number of international awards. His book ‘The New Spain’, first published in 1998, won the [[Glenfiddich ‘Drinks Book of the year’ and the the Prix de Champagne Lanson ‘European Wine Book of the year’ awards.
John Radovonich John Lewis Radovonich (born January 10, 1965 in Christchurch) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
John Rafter Lee John Rafter Lee (born March 31, 1928 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia) is an actor/voice actor who is best known for his portrayal of the mysterious Trevor Goodchild in Peter Chung's Æon Flux. Other notable voice credits include Meier Link in Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Pavlo Zaitsev in episode 16 of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Jason Wynn in HBO's Spawn animated series, and Aristotle in Reign: The Conqueror
John Ralston John Ralston (born April 26, 1927), a graduate of the University of California, played linebacker on two Cal Rose Bowl teams before earning his physical education Academic degree in 1951. He spent three seasons as an assistant at Cal before being named head coach at Utah State University in 1959.
John Ramsay McCulloch John Ramsey McCulloch (1 March 1789 - 11 November 1864) widely regarded as the leader of the Ricardian school of economists after the death of David Ricardo in 1823, was appointed the first professor of political economy at London University in 1828. He wrote extensively on economic policy, and was a pioneer in the collection, statistical analysis and publication of economic data.
John Ramsbottom (engineer) John Ramsbottom (11 September 1814 — 20 May 1897) was an English mechanical engineer who created many inventions for railways, including the Ramsbottom safety valve, the displacement lubricator, and the water trough.
John Randall (physicist) Sir John Randall (March 23, 1905 – June 16, 1984) was a British physicist, credited with radical improvement of the cavity magnetron, an essential component of the centimetre radar, which was one of the keys to the Allied victory in the Second World War. It is also the key component of microwave ovens.
John Randle John Randle (born December 12, 1967) is a former NFL defensive tackle who played for the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks. Born in Hearne, Texas, Randle was raised poor, and worked odd jobs when he was young.
John Randolph Bray John Randolph Bray (25 August 1879, Detroit - 10 October 1978, Bridgeport, Connecticut) produced the first animation film in color The Debut of Thomas Katt (1920) in Brewster Color, developed by Percy D. Brewster of Newark, New Jersey.
John Randolph Club The John Randolph Club (JRC) is a paleoconservative social and political organization founded in the 1980s and operated by the Rockford Institute. It is named after John Randolph of Roanoke (1773-1833), a 19th century U.
John Randolph of Roanoke John Randolph (June 2, 1773 – May 24, 1833), known as John Randolph of Roanoke Roanoke refers to Roanoke Plantation in Charlotte County, Virginia, not to the city of the same name., was a leader in Congress from Virginia during the First Party System and spokesman for the "Old Republican" or Quids faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that wanted to restrict the federal government's roles.
John Randolph Tucker (1812-1883) John Randolph Tucker (January 31, 1812 - June 12, 1883), who served as an officer in the navies of three nations, was born in Alexandria, Virginia. His parents were John Tucker, originally from Bermuda, and Sara Douglas.
John Rankin (abolitionist) John Rankin (February 4, 1793 – March 18, 1886) was a Presbyterian minister, educator and abolitionist. Upon moving to Ripley, Ohio in 1822, he became known as one of Ohio's first and most active "conductors" on the Underground Railroad.
John Rankin Junior School John Rankin School is a state primary school situated in the historic town of Newbury, in West Berkshire, UK. With around 400 students attending, it combines a nursery, infants and juniors school on a single site.
John Rann John "Sixteen String Jack" Rann (1750-November 30, 1774) was an English criminal and highwayman during the mid-18th century. Known as a prominant and colorful local figure known for his wit and charm, he would later be known as "Sixteen String Jack" for the 16 various colored strings he wore on the knees of his silk breeches among other eccentic costumes.
John Ratcliffe John Ratcliffe (died September 1609) was captain of the Discovery, one of three boats that sailed from England on December 19, 1606 to Virginia, to found a colony, arriving May 14, 1607. He later became the second president of the colony.
John Ratcliffe Chapman John Ratcliffe Chapman was an eminent British engineer who designed and manufactured rifle scopes. In his book "The Improved American Rifle," Chapman documented the first telescopic sights made by Morgan James.
John Ratzenberger's Made in America John Ratzenberger's Made in America is a thirty minute American television series hosted by John Ratzenberger which currently airs on The Travel Channel. Ratzenberger visits various American manufacturers, taking the show's viewers along on the tours and showing how various everyday items are made.
John Rawlings Rees John Rawlings Rees (also known as 'Jack') (1890-1969) was a wartime and civilian psychiatrist and became a brigadier in the British Army. He was a member of the group of key figures at the original Tavistock Clinic (more correctly called the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology) and became its medical director from 1934.
John Rawls John Rawls (February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002) was an American philosopher, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University and author of A Theory of Justice (1971), Political Liberalism, Justice as Fairness: A Restatement, and The Law of Peoples. He is widely considered one of the most important English-language political philosophers of the 20th century.
John Rawsthorne The Right Reverend John Rawsthorne (born 12th November 1936) is a Bishop of the Catholic Church in England and Wales and is the current Ordinary of the Diocese of Hallam in the Province of Liverpool. He had previously been an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Liverpool and the Titular Bishop of Rotdon.
John Raymond Ellis John Raymond Ellis (31 October, 1929 – 1 December, 1994) was a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative, he served five terms as a Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons representing the Ontario electoral districts of Hastings and Prince Edward—Hastings.
John Reading (composer, organist and copyist) John Reading (born c1685/1686 – died 2 Sep 1764 London) was an English composer, organist and copyist (his name, like the town, is pronounced “Redding” – a spelling variant of his name which occurs in several documents.) His greatest importance lies in his work as a transcriber, arranger and copyist of a wide variety of music.
John Reading (New Jersey) John Reading was the first native-born governor of New Jersey, serving in 1747, and again from September 1757 to June 1758. His father Colonel John Reading was the first white major landowner in Hunterdon County.
John Readitt John Readitt (January 19, 1897 - June 9, 1964) 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 Ready Major General The Honourable John Ready (c. 1777 – July 10, 1845) was a British army officer, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1824 to 1831 and also as Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1832 to 1845.
John Rebecca John Biagio Rebecca (-1847) was an architect of many buildings in Sussex and London. Living in London's Leicester Square many of his buildings were in the town of Worthing in Sussex where amongst other buldings he designed the town's first large church, the Chapel of Ease (now St Paul's Church), Beach House and Castle Goring.
John Reed (journalist) John "Jack" Silas Reed (October 22, 1887 – October 19, 1920) was an American journalist and communist activist, famous for his first-hand account of the Bolshevik Revolution, Ten Days that Shook the World. He was the husband of the writer and feminist Louise Bryant.
John Rees (activist) John Rees (born 1957) is a British Trotskyist political activist and a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party. He is a former editor of International Socialism, National Secretary of the Respect coalition, co-founder of the Stop the War Coalition and vice-president (Europe) of the International Campaign Against Aggression on Iraq.
John Rees (journalist) John Rees was active during the 1970s and 1980s as a United States far right journalist and police informer Among the publications he was associated with are Review of the News and American Opinion, published by the John Birch Society]. His own Information Digest reported on extremist movements in both liberal and conservative politics.
John Reesor Williams John Reesor Williams (born September 9, 1930) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985, and was briefly a cabinet minister in the government of Frank Miller.
John Register John Register (1936 – 1996) was American realist painter. Born in New York City, Register was educated at the California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco, before graduating from the University of California, Berkeley, with B.
John Reith, 1st Baron Reith John Charles Walsham Reith, 1st Baron Reith KT GCVO GBE CB TD PC (20 July 1889–16 June 1971) was a Scottish broadcasting executive who established the tradition of independent public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom. He was the first general manager, and subsequently director-general, of the BBC.
John Renbourn John Renbourn (born August 8, 1944, Marylebone, London, England) is a British guitarist and songwriter. He is possibly best-known for his collaboration with guitarist Bert Jansch as well as his work with the folk group Pentangle, although he maintained a solo career both before, during and after that band's existence (1967-1973).
John Reynolds (actor) John Markward Reynolds, Jr (September 15, 1941 – October 16, 1966) was an American actor, best remembered for his portrayal of Torgo in Manos: The Hands of Fate. The movie would be his only film role, and he died before its release.
John Reynolds Ministries John Reynolds Ministries is a Christian Charismatic or Pentacostal ministry that began in 1983 and is based in Western Australia. It is a non profit organisation dedicated to preaching and teaching the Word of God.
John Rhea John Rhea was an American politician in the early 19th century that represented Tennessee in the United States House of Representatives. Born in the parish of Langhorn, County Londonderry, Ireland in 1753, he immigrated to the United States in 1769 with his parents, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
John Rheinecker John Philip Rheinecker (born May 29, 1979 in Belleville, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball player for the Texas Rangers. Prior to playing professional baseball, Rheinecker attended Belleville Area Community College and Southwest Missouri State.
John Rickards John Rickards (born January 7, 1978 in Barnet, North London, England) is a crime writer who signed with Penguin Books at the age of just 24, making him one of the youngest full-time authors in the genre. Before becoming a writer, Rickards worked for a freelance journalist in the shipping industry on a succession of magazines and news publications, often in an editorial role.
John Ridgely John Ridgely (September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 100 film credits. He appeared in the 1946 Humphrey Bogart film The Big Sleep as blackmailing gangster Eddie Mars and had a memorable role as a suffering heart patient in the film noir Nora Prentiss (1947).
John Ridley John Ridley is a film director, actor and writer. He is one of the creators of Urban Entertainment, showcasing short films and animation from minority filmmakers, including his own works: the animated cartoons Undercover Brother (the basis for the film starring comedian Eddie Griffin) and Those Who Walk in Darkness, featuring the voice of rapper Lil' Kim — which itself was the basis of a novel of the same name written by Ridley.
John Rigas John J. Rigas (born November 14, 1924 in Wellsville, New York) was one of the founders of Adelphia Communications Corporation, (Adelphia is the Greek word for Brothers), which at its peak was one of the largest cable companies in the United States.
John Richard Reid John Richard Reid (born 3 June, 1928, Auckland) was a New Zealand cricketer, who captained New Zealand for 34 Tests. He was the first New Zealand captain to enjoy the taste of victory, both at home against the West Indies in 1956, and the first away win, against South Africa in 1962.
John Richard Sisson John "Richard" Sisson (born October 16, 1936) was the acting President of The Ohio State University from January 1, 1998 to June 30, 1998 after Elwood Gordon Gee left the office. Sisson graduated from Ohio State with a Bachelor of Arts in international studies in 1958 and a Masters of Arts in political science in 1960.
John Richards (marshal) Lieutenant-General Sir John Richards, KCB KCVO, was Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1991. He had been a senior officer of the Royal Marines, and its Commandant-General 1977 to 1981.
John Richards (Pennsylvania) John Richards (April 18, 1753 - November 13, 1822) was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. Born in New Hanover, he was educated under private tutors and served as magistrate during the Revolutionary War.
John Richards (songwriter) John Richards is a UK singer, songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist and bouzouki player. He was born 1951 in Wolverhampton and subsequently raised in the Coseley area (like his contemporary Bill Caddick) in the UK Black Country.
John Richardson (actor) Classically handsome John Richardson (born January 19, 1934) is an English actor, who appeared in movies from the 1950s until the 1990s. Richardson had a small role in the remake of The 39 Steps in the 1950s and appeared in many Italian films, including Mario Bava's La maschera del demonio (1960).
John Richardson (businessman) John Richardson, (c 1754 – 18 May 1831), was born in Scotland and by 1774 was working for a Scottish fur trading company out of Schenectady, New York. He was active throughout the American War of Independence and, by 1787 was based out of Montreal and involved in the fur trade.
John Richardson (professor) Dr. John Richardson (born March 12, 1938) is an American academic who currently serves as Professor of International Development and as Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence at American University in Washington DC.
John Richardson (translator) Doctor John Richardson (born Linton, Cambridgeshire — died 1625) was Master of Trinity College, Cambridge from 1615 until his death. He was first made a Fellow of Emmanuel College, and then Master of Peterhouse before accepting the same position at Trinity, where he was also Regius Professor of Divinity, and served in 1617 and 1618 as Vice-Chancellor of the University.
John Rimmington John Rimington MHK was the Minister of Local Government and the Environment of the Isle of Man Government from 2004 to 2006. He was also Member of the House of Keys between 2000 and 2006 for Rushen, but he was comprehensively defeated in the 2006 general election when he came fifth out of seven candidates in a three-seat constituency.
John Ringling John Ringling (May 31, 1866 - December 2, 1936) was the most well-known and the most successful of the five Ringling brothers, who merged the Barnum & Bailey Circus with their own Ringling Brothers Circus to create a virtual monopoly of traveling circuses and helped shape the circus into what it is today.
John Ringo John Ringo is an American science fiction and fantasy author, who specializes in the subgenre of military science fiction, concentrating on SF scenarios that have a lot of infantry battles and other types of ground combat. He is published by Baen.
John Ripley John Ripley (August 20, 1867 - August 14, 1933) 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 Ripley (USMC) John Walter Ripley (born 1939) is a retired United States Marine Corps officer who received the Navy Cross for his combat actions during Vietnam. On Easter morning 1972, Captain Ripley, while under intense enemy fire, blew up a bridge to stop a major invasion; the story of Ripley's actions — "Ripley at the Bridge" — is legendary in the Marine Corps and is captured in a diorama at the United States Naval Academy.
John Ripley Myers John Ripley Myers was one of the two co-founders (along with William McLaren Bristol) of Bristol-Myers Squibb. Myers and Bristol founded the company that would evolve into an international pharmaceutical giant in Clinton, New York in 1887.
John Rippon John Rippon (1751-1836) was an English Baptist minister and in 1787 published an important hymnal, A Selection of Hymns from the Best Authors, Intended to Be an Appendix to Dr. Watts’ Psalms and Hymns, commonly known as Rippon's Selection, which was very successful, and was reprinted 27 times in over 200,000 copies.
John Ritblat Sir John Ritblat, educated at Dulwich College, is the Chairman and formerly CEO of British Land PLC a large London-based property company. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Wallace Collection, Deputy Chairman of the Governing Body of London Business School, a Member of the Council of The Royal Institution and Honorary President of the British Ski & Snowboard Federation.
John Ritchie (abolitionist) John Ritchie (July 17, 1817 – August 31, 1887) was an abolitionist who moved from Franklin, Indiana to Topeka, Kansas Territory, in early spring of 1855 in search of cheap land and to help Kansas enter the country as a "free" state. His wife, Mary Jane Shelledy Ritchie, was the fifth woman to settle in Topeka and their young son, Hale was the third child.
John Roach Straton John Roach Straton (born April 6, 1875, Evansville, Indiana; died October 29, 1929, Clifton Springs, New York rhymes with "Datyon") was a noted pastor. Straton was born into a Baptist pastor's home, the son of Rev.
John Roan school The John Roan School is a comprehensive secondary school in Blackheath, South-East London. Situated near the world-famous Greenwich Park, the school was founded in 1677 through a charitable endowment by John Roan esq.
John Robarts (VC) John Robarts (1818 - October 17, 1888) 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 Robert Anderson (chemist) John Robert Anderson (born March 5 1928) is an Australian chemist whose research is specialised in materials science. Anderson served as Chief of the Division of Material Sciences at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation from 1970 to 1978.
John Robert Anderson (psychologist) John Robert Anderson (born August 27, 1947 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a professor of psychology and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. He is widely known for his cognitive architecture ACT-R (Anderson, 1993).
John Robert Brown (judge) John Robert Brown (December 10, 1909 - January 23, 1993) was a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1950s and 1960s, one of the "Fifth Circuit Four". The court became known for a series of decisions crucial in advancing the civil rights of African-Americans.
John Robert Brown (Virginia politician) John Robert Brown (January 14, 1842 - August 4, 1927) was a United States Representative from Virginia. Born near Snow Creek, he attended private schools in Franklin and Henry Counties and entered the Confederate Army in 1861 as a private in Company D, Twenty-fourth Regiment of Virginia Volunteers.
John Robert Clynes John Robert Clynes (27 March 1869 – 23 October 1949) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament for 35 years, and led the party in its breaktrough at the 1922 general election.
John Robert Holmes John Robert Holmes (born 3 September 1927) is a retired Canadian politician. First elected in the 1972 federal election, he served as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Lambton—Kent.
John Robert Chancellor Sir John Robert Chancellor, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, DSO (1870–1952) was a British soldier and colonial official. After a career in the British Army he became a colonial administrator serving as governor of Mauritius (1911–1916), Trinidad and Tobago (1916–1921) and Southern Rhodesia (1923–1928).
John Robert Morrison John Robert Morrison (馬儒翰; 1814 - October, 1843) was the son from Robert Morrison's first marriage with Mary Morton. He was a translator, diplomat and missionary in China and the Far East, most closley associated with Canton City and Hong Kong.
John Robert Mortimer John Robert Mortimer (15 June, 1825–19 August, 1911) was an English corn-merchant and archaeologist who lived in Driffield, Yorkshire and was responsible for the excavation of many barrows in that area, including Duggleby Howe.
John Robert Osborn John Robert Osborn, VC (January 2, 1899 - December 19, 1941) 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 Robert Schrieffer John Robert Schrieffer (born May 31, 1931) is an American physicist and winner, with John Bardeen and Leon Neil Cooper, of the 1972 Nobel Prize for Physics for developing the BCS theory (for their initials), the first successful microscopic theory of superconductivity.
John Robert Starr John Robert Starr, ( 1927 - 1 April 2000 ), was an American journalist and newspaper columnist. Starr was noted for his role in the demise of the Arkansas Gazette during the 1980s, and his criticism of President Bill Clinton including popularizing the term "Slick Willie".
John Robertson (Australian politician) Sir John Robertson (15 October 1816 – 8 May 1891) was an Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales of five occasions. Robertson is best remembered for land reform and in particular the Robertson Land Acts of 1861, which sought to open up the selection of Crown land and break the monopoly of the squatters.
John Robertson (minister) Rev Dr John Robertson, (1768 - 1843) was Minister of Cambuslang from 1810 until his death. He was responsible for that Parish’s entry in the Second Statistical Account of Scotland dated 1836, though he did not write it himself.
John Robin Sharpe John Robin Sharpe (born circa 1933) is a Canadian citizen noted for successfully challenging several portions of Canada's child pornography laws. He was also the first Canadian citizen to mount a successful constitutional challenge without legal representation.
John Robinson (actor) John Robinson (born November 11 1908 in Liverpool, England, UK; died March 6 1979 in London, England, UK) was a British actor. He appeared in a variety of roles in film and on television, in the latter appearing in some very early 1930s productions such as Val Gielgud's 1939 play Ending It on BBC Television.
John Robinson (American actor) John Robinson (born October 25, 1985 in Portland, Oregon) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of John McFarland in Gus Van Sant's Elephant and Stacy Peralta in the skateboarding film Lords of Dogtown.
John Robinson (football coach) John Alexander Robinson (born July 25, 1935) is an American football coach best-known for his two stints as head coach for the University of Southern California (USC) football team and for his tenure as head coach of the Los Angeles Rams, an NFL football team.
John Robinson (pastor) John Robinson (1575-1625) was the pastor of the "Pilgrim Fathers" before they left on the Mayflower. He became one of the early leaders of the English Separatists, minister of the Pilgrims, and is regarded (along with Robert Browne) as one of the founders of the Congregational Church.
John Robinson (Virginia) John Robinson (February 3, 1704 - May 11, 1766)- John Robinson at one point was one of the most powerful people in the Virginia Colony. Robinson had very close ties to Governor Fauquier, Peyton Randolph, and most of the House of Burgesses.
John Robinson and Don Ultang John Robinson and Don Ultang were the 1952 Pulitzer Prize winners for Spot News Photography "For their sequence of 6 pictures of the Drake-Oklahoma A & M football game of October 20, 1951, in which player Johnny Bright's jaw was broken."
John Robinson Estate Scandal John Robinson Estate Scandal- was a scandal in the Virginia Colony which invoved John Robinson (Virginia). When Edmund Pendleton (Robinson's protege) was looking over Robinson's financial records he was shocked to see the prestigious speaker and treasurer had fifty thousand pounds of debt.
John Rockefeller Prentice John Rockefeller Prentice (December 17, 1902–June 13, 1972) was born to Chicago lawyer Ezra Parmalee Prentice and Alta Rockefeller Prentice in New York. Prentice's maternal grandfather is the Standard Oil tycoon, John D.
John Rocker John Loy Rocker (born October 17 1974) is a former American Major League Baseball relief pitcher, who played the better-known part of his career in 3 1/2 seasons with the Atlanta Braves, before being traded to the Cleveland Indians. He later played with the Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
John Rodgers (naval officer, War of 1812) Commodore John Rodgers (11 July 1772 - 1 August 1838) was an American naval officer who served in the United States Navy from its organization in the 1790s through the late 1830s. His service included the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812.
John Rodgers Meigs John Rodgers Meigs (February 9, 1841 – October 3, 1864) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is most notable for controversy surrounding the circumstances of his death, which led to the burning of a large part of a Virginia town in retaliation.
John Rodker John Rodker (18 December 1894 – 6 October 1955) was a British writer, modernist poet, and publisher of some of the major modernist figures. He was born in Manchester into a Jewish immigrant family, who moved to London while he was still young.
John Rodriguez John Rodriguez (born February 12, 1937 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a Canadian politician, and the current mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario. He also represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1972 to 1980, and 1984 to 1993, as a member of the New Democratic Party.
John Roe John Roe (born on 10 April, 1977 in Brisbane) is an Australian rugby union player. His plays in the back row and currently plays for the Queensland Reds in the international Super 14 competition and is currently the team captain.
John Rogers (writer) John Rogers is a scriptwriter, comedian, film producer, and comic book writer. Although born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he attended McGill University in Montreal and is better known publicly as a Canadian writer.
John Roggeveen John Roggeveen (b. 1960,Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta who ran in the 2004 Alberta provincial election for the Alberta Liberal Party in the constituency of Calgary Shaw, finishing second.

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