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John Roche (basketball) John Michael Roche (born September 26 1949 in New York City, United States) is an American former professional basketball player in both the ABA and the NBA. The 6'3", 170 lb guard's career spanned from 1971 to 1982.
John Rochester (politician) John Rochester (May 22 1822 – September 19 1894) was a Canadian industrialist, mayor of Ottawa, Ontario from 1870 to 1871, and a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Carleton from 1872 to 1882.
John Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle John Rolle, 1st Baron Rolle (October 16, 1756 – April 3, 1842) was a British peer who had served as a Member of Parliament in general support of William Pitt the Younger and was later an active member of the House of Lords. His violent attacks on Edmund Burke and Charles James Fox in the early 1780s led to his being the target for satirical attack in the Rolliad.
John Roman Baker British / French born poet, playwright, activist and journalist associated mainly with the work of Aids Positive Underground Theatre (Aputheatre). Winner of the Brighton Festival award for Best Theatre in 1990 for his play 'The Ice Pick'
John Romer Born in 1941 in Surrey, John Romer is a noted British Egyptologist, historian and archaeologist, who has created and appeared in many acclaimed TV archaeology series, including BC: Archaeology of the Bible Lands, Byzantium and Great Excavations. Along with Michael Wood, he is probably the best known television archaeologist and presenter of ancient history.
John Romero Alfonso John Romero (born October 28 1967 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a well-known game designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. He is best known as a co-founder of id Software and lead designer of their groundbreaking personal computer games Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Quake.
John Romeyn Brodhead John Romeyn Brodhead (January 2, 1814 - May 6, 1873), American historical scholar, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Brodhead (1782-1855), a prominent clergyman of the Dutch Reformed Church.
John Rooney (Irish politician) John Rooney was an Irish Farmers' Party politician. He was elected to the Third Dáil Éireann at the 1922 general election for the Dublin County constituency, but was not re-elected at the 1923 general election.
John Roskam John Roskam is the executive director of the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), a conservative think tank in Melbourne, Australia. He is currently undertaking a PhD and teaching politics at the University of Melbourne.
John Ross (author) John Franklin Ross (b. June 17, 1957) is the grandson of Charles Ross (President Harry Truman's Press Secretary), author of the underground bestselling novel Unintended Consequences, author of a regular column on the Internet, and was the Democratic candidate for U.
John Ross (Australian politician) John Ross OBE (1 September 1891 - 5 October 1973) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the seat of Albury. He was a member of the Nationalist Party of Australia.
John Ross (VC) John Ross (1822 - October 23, 1879) 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 Ross Roach John Ross Roach (June 23, 1900 in Port Perry, Ontario – July 9, 1973) was a Canadian ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League. Born in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada, Roach was known for his acrobatic style of goaltending.
John Rostill John Rostill (born John Henry Rostill, on 16 June, 1942, in Kings Norton, Birmingham, England. Died on 26 November, 1973) was a talented bass guitarist and composer, recruited by the group The Shadows to replace Brian Locking.
John Rowe (merchant) John Rowe (1715–1787) was a property developer and merchant in 18th century Boston, Massachusetts. As a merchant, John Rowe's most famous cargo was the tea that played a starring role in the Boston Tea Party.
John Roycroft Arthur John Roycroft (born 1929) is an English chess endgame study composer and author. For many years he worked at IBM UK, before joining Donald Michie at the machine intelligence unit of Edinburgh University.
John Rubinstein John Rubinstein (born December 8, 1946 in Los Angeles) is an American film, Broadway, and television actor, a composer of film and theatre music, and a director in theatre and television. He is a son of a famous pianist Arthur Rubinstein of Jewish and Polish origin and his wife, Aniela MĹ‚ynarska, duaghter of a Polish conductor Emil MĹ‚ynarski.
John Rudolphus Booth John Rudolphus Booth (April 5, 1827 – December 8, 1925) was a Canadian lumber and railway baron. There is no definitive biography on Booth, partly because he did not leave much of a paper trail, and many of his records were burned on his death at his request.
John Rudyard John Rudyerd (sometimes seen as Rudyard) was the man chosen to build the second Eddystone Lighthouse, following the destruction of the original building in the Great Storm of 1703. For the second time the choice had fallen on someone who was neither architect nor professional engineer.
John Ruggie John G. Ruggie is the Evron and Jeane Kirkpatrick Professor of International Affairs, and Frank and Denie Weil Director of the Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
John Ruiz John “The Quiet Man” Ruiz (born January 4, 1972), a native of Isabela, Puerto Rico who lives in Massachusetts, is a professional boxer His professional record is 41-7-1-1 (the last digit is for a no-contest), with 28 knockouts. Frustrated by years of criticism from the boxing press and fans, he retired upon his second loss of the WBA Title on April 30, 2005 (to James “Lights-Out” Toney).
John Runk John Runk, (July 3, 1791 - September 22, 1872) was born in Milltown (now Idell), Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was a member of the board of chosen freeholders from Kingwood 1825-1833; unsuccessful candidate for sheriff in 1830; high sheriff of Hunterdon County 1836-1838; elected as a Whig to the Twenty-ninth United States Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847).
John Runnings John Runnings (- April 25 2004) was a peace protester also known as the "Wall Walker". Partly inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's work and nonviolent resistance in general, he is notable for his series of one-man protests against the Berlin Wall during the 1980s.
John Ruskin John Ruskin (February 8, 1819 – January 20, 1900) is best known for his work as an art critic and social critic, but is remembered as an author, poet and artist as well. Ruskin's essays on art and architecture were extremely influential in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.
John Rusnak John Rusnak was a former currency trader at Allfirst bank, then part of AIB Group, in the United States. On January 17, 2003 he was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison for hiding US$691 million in losses at the bank, after bad bets snowballed in one of the largest ever cases of bank fraud.
John Russell (basketball) John "Honey" Russell (born May 31 1902 in Brooklyn, New York, died November 15 1973) was an American basketball player and coach. He turned professional after his sophomore year of high school, playing for numerous early 20th century pro teams, including many in the American Basketball League.
John Russell (New York) John Russell (September 7, 1772 - August 2, 1842) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Branford, Connecticut, he attended the public school, moved to New York State, studied medicine, and practiced a short time in Cooperstown, New York.
John Russell Bartlett John Russell Bartlett (1805-1886), American historical and linguistic student, was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on the 23rd of October 1805. From his first to his eighteenth year he lived in Kingston, Canada; he was then in turn, from 1824 to 1836, a clerk in a dry goods store, a book-keeper and a bank cashier at Providence, and for more than ten years after 1836 he was a bookseller in New York City, returning to Providence in 1850.
John Russell Carlisle John Russell Carlisle (born 28 August 1942) was a Conservative Party Member of Parliament (MP) at Luton, Bedfordshire, and was a leading member of the Conservative Monday Club. He is Executive Director of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association (since 1997).
John Russell Pope John Russell Pope (April_24, 1874 – August 27, 1937) was an architect most known for his designs of the Jefferson Memorial (completed in 1943) and the West Building of the National Gallery of Art (completed in 1941) in Washington, DC.
John Russell Taylor John Russell Taylor (born in Dover on June 19, 1935 and educated at Dover Grammar School and Cambridge University) is an English critic and author, who graduated from Cambridge University. He has been a prolific writer on cinema, art, theatre and television from the late 1950s onwards.
John Russell's Regiment of Guards John Russell's Regiment of Guards (later called the King's Royal Regiment of Guards) was an infantry regiment formed following the Restoration of King Charles II to the throne in 1660 to serve as a second regiment of foot guards, mirroring the form and function of Lord Wentworth's Regiment. Upon the death of Lord Wentworth in 1665, the two regiments were amalgamated into the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards.
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC (18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878), known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in the mid-19th century.
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford KG PC FRS (30 September 1710 – 5 January 1771) was an 18th century British statesman. He was the fourth son of Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, by his wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of John Howland of Streatham, Surrey.
John Russell, 4th Earl Russell John Conrad Russell, 4th Earl Russell (November 16, 1921 - December 16, 1987) was the eldest son of the famous philosopher and mathematician, Bertrand Russell and his second wife, Dora Black; great-grandson of the 19th century British Whig Prime Minister Lord John Russell; and half-brother of the historian Conrad Russell, who succeeded John as The Earl Russell. John became increasingly ill from his late twenties and in the last years of his life was irrevocably schizophrenic.
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford KG PC LLD FSA (6 July 1766 – 20 October 1839) was a younger son of Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock (eldest son and heir of the 4th Duke of Bedford who had died during the lifetime of his father). At the time of his birth, Lord John Russell (as he then was) was not expected to succeed to the title — unless his elder brother, Francis Russell, Lord Howland died in infancy or at some point later without legitimate heirs.
John Russell, Viscount Amberley John Russell, Viscount Amberley (10 December 1842 – 9 January 1876) was the eldest son of John Russell, 1st Earl Russell. As such, from the age of 21 he took his father's junior title of Viscount Amberley, but he did not live to inherit the earldom; this passed, after his death, to his eldest son John Francis Stanley Russell, 2nd Earl Russell.
John Rut John Rut (fl.1512 - 1528) was an English mariner, born in Essex, who was chosen by Henry VIII to command an expedition to North America in search of the Northwest Passage; on 10 June 1527 he set sail from Plymouth with two ships, the Samson and the Mary Guilford.
John Rutherford (historian) John Rutherford was a history professor in the Department of History at Laurentian University. He taught at Laurentian for over 35 years and is known for his unique pedagogic approach involving the use of a book review and work plan used in all of his courses.
John Ryan (VC 1857) John Ryan (1823 - 4 March 1858) was born in Kilkenny 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 Ryan (VC 1863) John Ryan (1839 - 29 December, 1863) was born in Barnsleigh, County Tipperary 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 Ryan (VC 1918) John Ryan (Februay 1890 - 3 June, 1941) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
John Rykener John Rykener, known also as Eleanor Rykener, was a transvestite prostitute working mainly in fourteenth-century London, but also active in Oxford. He was arrested in 1395 for buggery and interrogated; the records have survived, the only surviving records of legal process from that age which concern same-sex intercourse.
John Rylands Library The John Rylands Library (inaugurated October 1899) is a collection of historic books and manuscripts in Manchester, England. In 1972, it merged with the library of the Victoria University of Manchester to form the John Rylands University Library of Manchester.
John S. Blue John Stuart Blue was born in New York City on 29 August 1902, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1925. During 1933 he commanded the Presidential yacht Sequoia (AG-23) and served as Aide to President Franklin D.
John S. Carlile John Snyder Carlile (December 16, 1817 – October 24, 1878) was an American merchant, lawyer, and politician, including a United States Senator. A strong supporter of the Union cause during the American Civil War, he represented the loyalist faction of Virginia, which was eventually separated into two distinct states over his protests.
John S. Cohen John Cohen (February 26, 1870 - May 13, 1935) was a United States Senator from Georgia. Born in Augusta, Georgia, he was educated at private schools in Augusta, the Richmond Academy, and Shenendoah Valley Academy at Winchester, Virginia.
John S. Collins John Stiles Collins (December 29, 1837-February 11, 1928) was a Quaker farmer from New Jersey, USA who moved to southern Florida and attempted to grow vegetables and coconuts on the swampy, bug-infested stretch of land between Miami and the ocean, a barrier island which became Miami Beach.
John S. Cooper John Sherman Cooper (August 23, 1901 – February 21, 1991) was a Republican United States Senator from Kentucky who served a total of twenty years (1946-1949, 1952-1955, 1956-1973). He was a captain in the United States Army, and served as a member of the Warren Commission, and as U.
John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School is a public magnet school for the fine and performing arts in Augusta, Georgia, which draws students from grades six through twelve from all parts of the Richmond County Board of Education School district.
John S. Eastwood John S. Eastwood (born 1857, Minnesota, died 1924, California) was an American engineer and built the world's first reinforced concrete multiple arch dam on bedrock foundation at Hume Lake, California, in 1908.
John S. Fine John Sydney Fine (April 10, 1893 - May 21, 1978) was Governor of Pennsylvania from January 16, 1951 until January 18, 1955. He was born in Alden, Pennsylvania and quickly rose in Luzerne County politics, serving as Republican County Chairman and as a Court Judge.
John S. Fullmer John Solomon Fullmer (July 21, 1807- October 8, 1883), an American politician and farmer was born on July 21, 1807 at Huntington, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania and was the third of seven children born to Peter Fullmer and Susannah Zerfass.
John S. Harris John Spafford Harris (December 18, 1825 - January 25, 1906) an American politician for the state of Louisiana and member of the Republican Party. Born in Truxton, New York, Harris was a delegate to the Louisiana state constitutional convention in 1868.
John S. Mosby John Singleton Mosby (December 6 1833 – May 30 1916), also known as the "Gray Ghost," was a Confederate partisan Ranger (guerrilla fighter) in the American Civil War. He was noted for his lightning quick raids and his ability to successfully elude his Union Army pursuers and disappear (like a ghost) with his men, blending in with local farmers and townspeople.
John S. Pillsbury John Sargent Pillsbury (July 29, 1828, Sutton, New Hampshire – October 18, 1901, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American politician and businessman. He served as the 8th Governor of Minnesota from January 7, 1876 to January 10, 1882.
John S. Service John Stewart Service (3 August 1909 - 3 February 1999) was an American diplomat who served in the Foreign Service in China prior to and during the World War II. Considered one of the State Department's "China Hands", he was an important member of the Dixie Mission to Yan'an.
John S. Wells John Sullivan Wells (October 18, 1803 - August 1, 1860) was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Durham, he attended Pembroke Academy, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1828 and practiced in Guildhall, Vermont from 1828 to 1835.
John Sabini John Sabini is a member of the New York State Senate from Queens. A former member of the New York City Council, he represents the 13th Senate district, which includes the neighborhoods of Corona, Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and East Elmhurst.
John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset John Frederick Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset (24 March 1745–19 July 1799) was a keen cricketer, billiards player, tennis player and womaniser. He is best remembered for his love for and patronage of cricket, which he also gambled heavily on.
John Sadri John Sadri (born September 19, 1956 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is a former tennis player from the United States, who won two singles and three doubles titles during his professional career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on September 29, 1980, when he became the number 14-ranked male player in the world.
John Safran vs God John Safran vs God is an 8 part television documentary series by John Safran which was broadcast on the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) of Australia in 2004. Described in a media release as "[John Safran's] most audacious project yet".
John Safran's Music Jamboree John Safran's Music Jamboree (or just Music Jamboree) was a light-hearted Australian music documentary television series, hosted by John Safran for SBS television. The program was produced by Selin Yaman and directed by Craig Melville, Clayton Jacobson and a number of other directors under the production company Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions in association with SBS Independent.
John Sage John Sage is most famous for being the Castle Torturer of Chillingham Castle circa 1200 AD. Sage, a minor celebrity of his time, was formerly a soldier of King Edward 'Longshanks' and was said to have succeeded in reaching the rank of Lieutenant before being injured by a spear to his leg.
John Salmon Ford John Salmon Ford (May 26 1815 – November 3 1897), better known as John "Rip" Ford, was member of the Republic of Texas Congress and later of the State Senate, Texas Ranger, Confederate officer, and journalist. He commanded the Confederate forces in the last battle of the American Civil War, the Battle of Palmito Ranch on May 12-13, 1865.
John Sam Williams John Sam Williams (referred to as just John Williams; born October 26, 1966 in Los Angeles, California) is a former basketball player. Williams played collegiately for LSU, and was drafted into the National Basketball Association by the Washington Bullets in 1986 with the 12th overall pick (see 1986 NBA Draft).
John Samuel Kenyon John Samuel Kenyon (1874-1959) was an American linguist. He graduated from Hiram College in 1898 and taught there as a professor of English from 1916 to 1944, when he retired and became an emeritus professor until his death.
John Samuel Rowlands Air Marshal Sir John Rowlands (September 23 1915 – July 23 2006) was a Welsh Royal Air Force officer who was awarded the George Cross for his work in bomb disposal and later worked in the development of Britain's nuclear weapons programme.
John Sandfield Macdonald John Sandfield Macdonald, QC (December 12, 1812 – June 1, 1872) was the first Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario after the province was created as a result of the confederation of Canada in 1867. He served as both premier and Attorney-General of Ontario from July 15, 1867 to 1871.
John Santall John Frank Eden Santall, sometimes known as Jack Santall (3 December 1907 - 24 May 1986) was an English cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Worcestershire, all in the space of just over a month in 1930.
John Sarbanes John Peter Spyros Sarbanes (born May 22, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who won election to the third congressional district of Maryland on November 7, 2006. The district includes the state capital, Annapolis], large portions of central [[Baltimore, and parts of Howard and Baltimore Counties.
John Savage (surveyor) John Savage surveyed as part of a boundary dispute between Lord Fairfax and the English Privy Council concerning the Northern Neck of the Potomac River to determine proprietorship. His party made complete survey of the territory as ordered.
John Saward Father John Saward is a fellow of Greyfriars and associate lecturer of Blackfriars at the University of Oxford, having held the posts of Professor of Dogmatic Theology in the International Theological Institute, Gaming, Austria and Visiting Professor in Systematic Theology and Christology in the same Institute.
John Scales Avery John Scales Avery, born in 1933 in Lebanon to American parents, is a theoretical chemist noted for his research publications in evolution, thermodynamics, and quantum chemistry. Since the early 1990s, Avery has been an active World peace activist.
John Scalise John Scalise (1900-May 7, 1929) was an American organized crime figure of the early 20th century and, with partner Albert Anselmi, was one of the Chicago Outfit's most successful hitmen in Prohibition-era Chicago.
John Scalzi John Michael Scalzi II (born May 10, 1969) is an author and online writer, best known for his Hugo Award-nominated science fiction novel Old Man's War, released by Tor Books in January 2005, and for his blog Whatever, at which he has written daily on a number of topics since 1998. He has also written a number of non-fiction books.
John Scandrett Harford John Scandrett Harford (1785-1866) was the son of a prominent banker in the English city of Bristol. By the end of the 18th Century he was a wealthy bank director in his own right, and is also known as being a landowner, a staunch Quaker and an abolitionist.
John Scarlett Sir John McLeod Scarlett, KCMG, OBE (born August 18, 1948) is head of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). Prior to this appointment, he had chaired the Cabinet Office Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC).
John Scofield John Scofield (born December 26 1951 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American jazz guitarist and composer, who played and eventually collaborated with Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Medeski Martin & Wood, and other important artists. At ease in the bebop idiom, Scofield is also well versed in jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, and other forms of modern American music.
John Scott (editor) John Scott (1783 – 27 February, 1821), editor and publisher. He edited several liberal newspapers: the Statesman, which Leigh Hunt had recently founded; the Stamford News, published by John Drakard; Drakard's Paper (a London edition of this), which he renamed The Champion; and the most notable, the London Magazine, which he revived, as a monthly, in January 1820.
John Scott (public health official) John Scott was General Manager Health Services of Queensland Health, prior to his removal from the office by Uschi Schreiber on her taking over of Queensland Health. Scott had allegedly contradicted former Health Minister Gordon Nuttall at a budget estimates hearing on July 8 2006
John Scott (Pennsylvania) John Scott (July 24 1824 – November 29 1896) was an American lawyer and Republican party politician. He served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate.
John Scott Harrison John Scott Harrison (1804-1878) was an American Congressman who represented the second district of Ohio from 1853 to 1857. To date, he is the only person in history who was the son of one President (William Henry Harrison) and the father of another (Benjamin Harrison).
John Scott Martin John Scott Martin (born 1927) is an English actor who was born in Liverpool. He has appeared in many film and television appearances, but one of his most famous, if unseen, roles was as a Dalek operator in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
John Scott of Amwell John Scott (January 9, 1730 – December 12, 1783), known as Scott of Amwell, was a wealthy Quaker who lived at Amwell in Hertfordshire. He is now remembered mainly for his pastoral verse — his Poetical Works were published in 1782 — and his friendship with Samuel Johnson.
John Scott Youll John Scott Youll ([[6 June 1897 - 27 October 1918) 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 Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon (4 June 1751 – 13 January 1838), Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. His grandfather, William Scott of Sandgate, a suburb of Newcastle, was clerk to a fitter, a sort of water-carrier and broker of coals.
John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch Walter Francis John Montagu-Douglas-Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry, KT, VRD, JP, DL (born 28 September 1923) is a Scottish Peer, politician and landowner. The only son of the 8th Duke of Buccleuch and 10th Duke of Queensberry and the former Mary Lascelles, he was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford.
John Sculley John Sculley (born April 6, 1939) was president of PepsiCo during the 1970s and early 1980s, until he became CEO of Apple on April 8, 1983, a position he held until leaving in 1993. Sculley is currently a partner in Sculley Brothers, a private investment firm formed in 1995.
John Sealy Hospital John Sealy Hospital (opened on January 10 1890) was founded in Galveston, by the widow and brother of one of the richest citizens of Texas, John Sealy, after his death, by using his generous donation left for public aid organizations. Accompanied by the John Sealy Hospital Training School for Nurses, which was opened two months after the hospital, the foundation became the primary teaching facility of University of Texas Medical Branch opened in October 1891.
John Sealy Townsend John Sealy Edward Townsend (June 7, 1868 - February 16, 1957) was a mathematical physicist who conducted various studies concerning the electrical conduction of gases (concerning the kinetics of electrons and ions) and directly measured the electrical charge.
John Searl John Roy Robert Searl (born May 2, 1932) is the inventor of the Searl Effect Generator (SEG) and the Inverse Gravity Vehicle (IGV), both are open system (system theory) energy converting devices, utilizing linear motor technology with sets of mulit-phased rollers riding on a magnetic bearing.
John Searle John Rogers Searle (born July 31 1932 in Denver, Colorado) is the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, and is noted for contributions to the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind and consciousness, on the characteristics of socially constructed versus physical realities, and on practical reason. He was awarded the Jean Nicod Prize in 2000.
John Sebastian Helmcken John Sebastian Helmcken (June 5, 1824 – September 1, 1920), born in London, Engliand, was a British Columbia physician who played a prominent role in bringing the province into Canadian Confederation. He was also the founding president of the British Columbia Medical Association.
John Sedgwick John Sedgwick (September 13, 1813 – May 9, 1864) was a teacher, a career military officer, and a Union Army general in the American Civil War, killed by a sniper's bullet at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
John Sedwick John Sedwick is a television director for shows like Dark Shadows, The Edge of Night, and Santa Barbara. He is also an actor who in 1985 took over for the illed Joel Crothers (who died in that same year) for the part of Jack Stanfield Lee on Santa Barbara.
John See Sir John See (Born in Yelling, Huntington, England, October 14, 1844; died in Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, January 31, 1907) was a member of the New South Wales Legislature from November 26, 1880 to June 15, 1901, and was then Premier of New South Wales from 1901-1904.
John Seed John Seed is an Australian environmentalist and director of the Rainforest Information Centre which successfully campainged to save the sub-tropical rainforests of New South Wales. He is also a prominent figure in the deep ecology movement and co-creator of the Council of All Beings, and other re-earthing processes.
John Selby John Selby (born 1 July 1849 in Nottingham; died 11 March 1894 in Nottingham) played cricket professionally for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club between 1870 and 1887. He toured Australia in 1876/7 and 1881/2, playing a total of six Test matches on those tours, and he toured North America in 1879.
John Selden John Selden (December 16, 1584 – November 30, 1654) was an English jurist, legal antiquary and oriental scholar. He was known as a polymath of astounding intellectual depth and breadth; even John Milton, one of the greatest luminaries of 17th century England, hailed Selden as "the chief of learned men reputed in this land.

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