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Johnny Grier Johnny Grier was an American football official for 23 years in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 2004. He began in the NFL as a field judge before becoming the first African-American referee in the history of the NFL with the start of the 1988 NFL season.
Johnny Griffin John Arnold Griffin III (born in 1928) is an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist. Like many other successful musicians from Chicago, he studied music at DuSable High School under Walter Dyett, starting out on clarinet before moving on to oboe, alto sax and finally, shortly after joining Lionel Hampton's Orchestra, tenor sax.
Johnny Griffith Johnny Griffith (born 1936 in Billmyre, Pennsylvania, died 2002 in Detroit, Michigan) was an African-American musician. Griffith played piano and keyboards for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers studio band.
Johnny Grunge Michael "Mike" Durham (July 10, 1966 – February 16, 2006) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Johnny Grunge. He was best known for the tag team he formed with Rocco Rock known as The Public Enemy.
Johnny Guitar Johnny Guitar is a 1954 Western, famed for its unusual storyline and colorful cinematography. It features Joan Crawford as a tough, trouser-wearing saloon owner and Sterling Hayden as the eponymous musician who helps her fight a wrongful accusation of murder by the town officials, who are led by another woman (Mercedes McCambridge).
Johnny Gunther John Gunther, Jr. (1929- June 30, 1947), was the son of the American author John Gunther and is the central figure in John Gunther's book, Death Be Not Proud, which tells of the younger Gunther's death at the age of seventeen from a brain tumor.
Johnny Hairston John Louis Hairston (born August 27, 1944 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former catcher/left fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs in the 1969 season. Hairston batted and threw right handed.
Johnny Hangtime Johnny Hangtime is a children's book by Dan Gutman about a stunt kid named Johnny Thyme, or his pseudonym, Johnny Hangtime. The book centres on Johnny attempting a stunt that killed his father, Joe Thyme, when Johnny was ten years old.
Johnny Hansen Johnny Terney Hansen (born November 14 1943) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player. He most notably played six years as a professional in German club Bayern Munich, with who he won multiple domestic and interntaional titles.
Johnny Hartman John Maurice "Johnny" Hartman (1923-1983), a jazz singer who is remembered for his smooth performances of jazz ballads, is best known for his work with John Coltrane. Their 1963 album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman is a jazz classic, and the recording "Lush Life" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000.
Johnny Haymer Johnny Haymer (January 19, 1920 – November 18, 1989) played Staff Sergeant Zelmo Zale, a recurring character in the television series M*A*S*H. He also was one of the announcers for the Nipsey Russell hosted game show Your Number's Up, and appeared as one of the servers in the original McDonald's "You deserve a break today" commercial, and in the mid 1980's, provided his voice for the characters Cerebros and Highbrow in The Transformers mini - movie The Rebirth.
Johnny Hector Johnny Lyndell Hector (born November 26, 1960 in Lafayette, Louisiana), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the New York Jets in the 2nd round of the 1983 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 200 lbs.
Johnny Hero Johnny Hero was a clothed, 13 inch tall figure produced by Rosko Industries for Sears as a boy's doll (the term action figure had only begun being used with GI Joe). Johnny Hero was basically a sports figure that could be fitted with various team uniforms (sold separately).
Johnny Hollow "Johnny Hollow is a band currently based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, whose dark blend of electronic and orchestral sounds has been described as Gothic chamber music for the 21st century (Liisa Ladouceur, Rue Morgue Magazine). Their sound is a lush mix of electronica/exocotica/gothic/classical with an emphasis on keyboards, cellos, and voices (Fiend magazine, Australia, Ron Sawyer).
Johnny Chase Johnny Chase is a fictional hacker featured in a 2003 advertising campaign for the T-Mobile Sidekick communication device. The character and campaign were created by Lazaro Cangas & Devon Harris of "Publicis in the West" advertising agency.
Johnny Chase: Secret Agent of Space Johnny Chase, Secret Agent of Space was a space opera radio serial that broadcast for two seasons on CBC Radio between 1978 to 1981. The show was set 700 years in the future, and was created by Royal Canadian Air Farce comedian Don Ferguson along with Henry Sobodka.
Johnny Chavis Johnny Chavis (born October 16, 1956 in Dillon, SC ), is the Defensive Coordinator, Linebacker Coach and Associate Head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been since 1989. Chavis is the only Native American that is currently a Coordinator or Head Coach for a major college or NFL team.
Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye "Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye" is an Irish traditional anti-war and anti-recruiting song and the basis for the American popular song When Johnny Comes Marching Home. Although no published version is known to pre-date the 1863 "When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again" the Irish song is generally dated to the early 19th century, when Irish troops served the British East India Company].
Johnny Indrisano Johnny Indrisano (November 1, 1906—July 6, 1968) was an American slick boxing welterweight from Boston who fought from 1923 to 1934. Despite defeating world welterweight champions Lou Brouillard, in two out of three bouts, and Jackie Fields, Indrisano never received a title shot.
Johnny Isakson John Hardy "Johnny" Isakson (born December 28 1944), is an American politician, who has been the Republican junior United States Senator from Georgia since 2005. Previously, he represented in the House from 1999 to 2005.
Johnny Jenkins Johnny Edward Jenkins (March 5 1939 – June 26 2006) was a renowned left-handed blues guitarist, who helped launch the career of Otis Redding. His flamboyant style of guitar playing also influenced Jimi Hendrix, who would later use some of Jenkins's tricks in his stage show.
Johnny Jeter Jonathan Vincent "Johnny" Jeter (born December 14, 1981) is an American professional wrestler who performs for World Wrestling Entertainment. He was formerly a member of the disbanded Spirit Squad on the RAW brand.
Johnny Johnson Flying Officer W E Pat "Johnny" Johnson was an RAF flying instructor and former patent officer who knew Frank Whittle and helped him get in contact with Alan Arnold Griffith during the development of jet power.
Johnny Johnson (musical) Johnny Johnson is a musical written by Kurt Weill (music) and Paul Green (book and lyrics), with direction by Lee Strasberg and musical direction by Lehman Engel. Johnny Johnson opened on Broadway at the 44th Street Theatre on November 19 1936 and closed on January 16 1937 after 68 performances.
Johnny Jordaan Johnny Jordaan was the pseudonym for Johannes Hendricus van Musscher (7 february 1924 – 8 january 1989) a Dutch folk singer. He was well known for his songs about the city of Amsterdam, especially the Jordaan district.
Johnny Kashmere Johnny Kashmere is an American professional wrestler, best known as one half of The Backseat Boyz, along with Trent Acid. Kashmere has competed in Ring of Honor, Pro Wrestling Unplugged, Combat Zone Wrestling, Assault Championship Wrestling, Premier Wrestling Federation, and in Japan.
Johnny Kaw Johnny Kaw is a mythical Kansas settler and the subject of a number of Paul Bunyan-esque tall tales about the settling of the territory. A 30-foot tall statue of Johnny Kaw holding a scythe stands in the city park in Manhattan, Kansas.
Johnny Kidd (singer) Frederick Heath best known as Johnny Kidd, was an English singer and songwriter, who was the front man for the rock band, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. He was one of the pre-Beatles British rock and rollers to achieve worldwide fame.
Johnny Kidd and the Pirates Johnny Kidd and the Pirates were a rock and roll group from England who performed in the late 1950s and 1960s. Though the group frequently appeared wearing eye-patches and other pirate-style clothing, they showed real rock power behind the gimmick.
Johnny Kilbane Johnny Kilbane (born April 18, 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, died May 31, 1954) was a featherweight boxer in the early part of the 20th century. He held the featherweight title for the longest period in the division's history, and was the second longest world title holder in boxing history, behind only Joe Louis.
Johnny Kling John Kling (February 25, 1875 in Kansas City, Missouri - January 31, 1947 in Kansas City) was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago Cubs (the Chicago Orphans until 1903) (1900-1908, 1910-1911), Boston Rustlers & Braves (1911-1912), and Cincinnati Reds (1913).
Johnny Klippstein John Calvin Klippstein (October 17 1927 - October 10 2003) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (mostly as a reliever) for a number of teams throughout his career. The most prominent portion of his career was spent early on with the Chicago Cubs (1950-1954).
Johnny Knoxville Johnny Knoxville (born Philip John Clapp on March 11, 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American comic actor and daredevil. Knoxville has been featured in a number of films, but is best known as the co-creator and principal star of the MTV series Jackass and its subsequent films.
Johnny Kucab Johnny Kucab (December 17, 1919 - May 26, 1977) was a standout pitcher in major and minor league baseball who is best known for pitching the Philadelphia Athletics to victory in Connie Mack's last game as a major league manager.The Youngstown Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio, May 27, 1977.
Johnny Lazor John Paul (Johnny) Lazor (September 9, 1912 - December 9, 2002) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his career for the Boston Red Sox (1943-1946). Lazor batted left handed and threw right handed.
Johnny Lee Clary Johnny Lee Clary (born 1959) is a former Ku Klux Klan leader who became a born again Christian and now travels around the globe preaching the gospel and teaching against racism and hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, Neo Nazis, and Aryan Nation. Clary is known also as the wrestler Johnny Angel who had success in the 1980s in the National Wrestling Federation (NWF).
Johnny LeMaster Johnnie Lee LeMaster (Born June 19, 1954 in Portsmouth, Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He played for 12 seasons (1975 - 1985 and 1987) for four teams, including 10 seasons for the San Francisco Giants.
Johnny Lever Johnny Lever (born January 7 1950) is an actor in Bollywood known as a comedian of great regard who has appeared in dozens of films since the 1980s playing comic supporting roles. He was born as John Rao in Amkam village in the Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh.
Johnny Lightning Johnny Lightning was a brand of model cars originally produced by Topper Toys, similar to the hugely successful Mattel Hot Wheels die cast racing cars. They were not quite as successful, one major reason was that the styling, casting and finish was not as of high quality as the Hot Wheels.
Johnny Logan (basketball) John Arnold (Johnny) Logan (born January 1 1921 in Richmond, Indiana, died September 16 1977), was a basketball player and coach. A 6'2" guard who played at Indiana University, Logan played for four seasons with the now-defunct St.
Johnny Logan (singer) Johnny Logan (real name Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard) was born in Frankston near Melbourne, Australia, on 13 May 1954 but lives in Ashbourne, County Meath, Ireland. His father was a very well known Irish tenor, Patrick O'Hagen, who performed three times at The White House, for John F.
Johnny Longden John Eric Longden (February 14, 1907 - February 14, 2003) was an American Hall of Fame jockey. He was born in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England but his father wanted to build a better life for his family so in 1909 emigrated to Canada, settling in Taber, Alberta.
Johnny Lovewisdom Johnny Lovewisdom (born July 23 1919, died October 12 2000) author of The Buddhist Essene Gospel of Jesus. He promoted a raw food diet called Vitarianism, a diet that includes raw yogurt, vegetables, and a great deal of raw fruit.
Johnny Majors Johnny Majors (born May 21, 1935 in Lynchburg, Tennessee), was a longtime College Football Head Coach and alumnus of the University of Tennessee. Majors was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame (as a player) in 1987.
Johnny Mantz Johnny Mantz (September 18, 1918 Hebron, Indiana– October 25, 1972) was an American racecar driver. He made 17 starts in the AAA Championship Car series from 1948 to 1952, capturing a victory in his rookie season at the Milwaukee Mile as well as winning the Indianapolis Sweepstakes at Williams Grove Speedway.
Johnny Marks Johnny Marks (November 10, 1909 - September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter. He is remembered today for his Christmas songs, which include "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (first recorded by Bing Crosby), "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee), and "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters then Burl Ives).
Johnny Marr Johnny Marr (born John Martin Maher on 31 October, 1963 in Ardwick, Manchester) is an English guitarist, keyboardist, harmonica player and singer, and is best known as the man behind the music of The Smiths. In 2006, Marr became a member of Modest Mouse.
Johnny Martin Walters Johnny Martin Walters was born in Garland, Texas on September 25, 1973. He attended The Art Institute of Dallas, Texas, but didn't contribute to the art world until 2006 with the release of American Carnevil, "The Original Million Dollar Photic Novel", a graphic novel.
Johnny Maxwell Johnny Maxwell is a fictional character in a series of three children's books by Terry Pratchett. He is a young boy (twelve in the first book, but a teenager in the later ones), living in the typical late-20th-century English town of Blackbury (also the setting of Pratchett's Truckers).
Johnny Mølby Johnny Mølby (born February 4, 1969) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player who played 16 matches for the Denmark national football team, and was a part of the team which won the Euro 1992, even though he did not play a single match at the tournament. He is a cousin of former Liverpool FC player Jan Mølby.
Johnny McCarthy John Joseph (Johnny) McCarthy (born April 25 1934) is a former basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard, he played collegiately at Canisius College, and was selected by the Rochester Royals in the 1956 NBA Draft.
Johnny McCarthy (baseball player) John Joseph McCarthy (January 7, 1910 - September 13, 1973) born in Chicago, Illinois was a First Baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1934-35), New York Giants (1936-41 and 1948) and Boston Braves (1943 and 1946).
Johnny McCauley Johnny McCauley is an Irish singer/songwriter born in Derry, Northern Ireland on April 23rd 1925. In his late teens he moved to London and in 1953 began singing professionally with the dance band at the Galtymore Club in Cricklewood, London.
Johnny McKinnon Johnny McKinnon (Born - in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada) was a Canadian Professional Hockey Defenceman who played 6 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Quakers.
Johnny Meijer Johnny Meijer(born October 1, 1912 in Amsterdam; died January 8, 1992 in Amsterdam) was an accordionist who played classical, folk, and swing. For a time he was known as a jazz accordionist and his 75th birthday was celebrated at the North Sea Jazz Festival.
Johnny Mercer John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was a triple-threat, a songwriter, primarily a lyricist who occasionally wrote his own music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as songs written by others.
Johnny Moore (baseball) Johnny Moore (born March 23, 1902 in Waterville, Connecticut; died April 4, 1991 in Bradenton, Florida) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He also spent ten years with the Los Angeles Angels in the Pacific Coast League.
Johnny Moore (basketball) John Brian Moore (born March 3, 1958 in Altoona, Pennsylvania) is a former professional player in the National Basketball Association. He spent his entire career playing point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, save one game for the New Jersey Nets.
Johnny Mostil John Anthony Mostil (June 1, 1896 - December 10, 1970) was an American center fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career for the Chicago White Sox (1918, 1921-29). Born in Chicago, Illinois, he had a career batting average of .
Johnny Mowers Johnny Mowers (October 29, 1916 - 1995) was an ice hockey goaltender who played for the Detroit Red Wings, winning the Vezina Trophy in 1943. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Mowers backstopped the Red Wings to the Stanley Cup in 1943, shutting out the Boston Bruins twice in the four-game series.
Johnny Mullagh Johnny Mullagh (13 August 1841 near Harrow, Victoria - 14 August 1891 Pine Hills Station, Victoria), was part of the famous 1868 Aboriginal cricket tour of England. He was a talented all-rounder, a right arm bowler and right-handed batsman.
Johnny Munkhammar Johnny Mattias Munkhammar (born 24 September 1974) is a Swedish political writer and blogger who works for the liberal free market think tank Timbro. He previously worked as an EU-consultant at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise from 2002 to 2005.
Johnny Murphy John Joseph Murphy (July 14 1908 - January 14 1970), nicknamed "Fordham Johnny" and "Grandma", was a hugely successful American right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (1932, 1934-43, 1946-47) who later became a front office executive in the game.
Johnny Neun John Henry Neun (October 28, 1900 - March 28, 1990) was an American first baseman for the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Braves from 1925 to 1931. Although never an everyday player (he never played more than 97 games a season), he entered baseball immortality on May 31, 1927, when he caught a line drive from Homer Summa, stepped on first to retire Charlie Jamison, and despite shouts from his shortstop to throw him the ball, raced towards second base to retire Glenn Myatt, completing the seventh unassisted triple play in MLB history.
Johnny O'Brien John Thomas O'Brien (born December 11, 1930 in South Amboy, New Jersey) is a former backup second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1953, 1955-58), St. Louis Cardinals (1958) and Milwaukee Braves (1959).
Johnny O'Connell Johnny O'Connell (born July 24, 1962, Poughkeepsie, New York), is an American racecar driver, currently residing in Flowery Branch, Georgia. He is currently racing primarily in the American Le Mans Series and has a long history of endurance races.
Johnny Ohm Johnny Ohm is a fictional character created by Electronic Arts, in conjunction with Marvel Comics, in their first attempt to bring Marvel heroes to a video game platform, Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects. He is an Imperfect.
Johnny Olson John Leonard "Johnny" Olson (May 22, 1910 – October 12, 1985) was an American radio personality and television announcer, most notable for announcing 32 game shows from Mark Goodson-Bill Todman productions, from the late 1950s through the mid 1980s.
Johnny Owen Johnny Owen (January 7, 1956 - November 4, 1980) was a successful professional boxer from Wales. His fragile appearance and astonishing abilities earned him many epithets, including ‘the Bionic Bantam’ and ‘the Merthyr Matchstick’.
Johnny Palacios Johnny Palacios is a Honduran football striker, who currently plays for CD Olimpia. He is brother with Milton Palacios, Jerry Palacios, Wilson Palacios and Edwin Palacios which all except Edwin play at Olimpia in which they all started playing.
Johnny Paredes Johnny Alfonso Paredes [pay-RAY-des] (born September 2, 1962 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos (1988, 1990) and Detroit Tigers (1991). He batted and threw right-handed.
Johnny Pearson Johnny Pearson (born June 18, 1925, Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is a British composer and pianist. He has written a vast catalogue of library music, and has had many of his pieces used as the theme music to television series, including 3-2-1, All Creatures Great and Small, Captain Pugwash, Mary Mungo & Midge and ITN's News at Ten.
Johnny Pesky John Michael Pesky (born John Michael Paveskovich, September 27 1919 in Portland, Oregon), nicknamed "The Needle," is a former Major League Baseball shortstop/third baseman who played in the American League from 1942 to 1954. He missed all of the 1943, 1944, and 1945 seasons while serving in World War II.
Johnny Peters John "Johnny" Peters (1850-1924) was a former major league shortstop and second baseman. Peters played in the NA (1874-1875), the NL (1876-1881), and the AA (1882-1884) for the Chicago White Stockings of the NA (1874-75), the Chicago White Stockings of the NL (1876-77, 79), the Milwaukee Grays (1878), the Providence Grays (1880), the Buffalo Bisons (1881), and the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the AA (1882-1884).
Johnny Podres John Joseph "Johnny" Podres (born September 30, 1932 in Witherbee, New York) is a former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher who played with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers (1953-55, 1957-67); Detroit Tigers (1966-67), and San Diego Padres (1969).
Johnny Post Johnny Post (played by Tim McAdams) is an African American prisoner on the HBO drama Oz. A hitman for the Homeboys, Oz's African American drug dealers, Post carries out orders against the Italian inmates on orders on Homeboy leader Jefferson Keane.
Johnny Ramone John Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known as Johnny Ramone, was the guitarist for the punk rock group The Ramones. Along with vocalist Joey Ramone, he remained a member of the band throughout their career.
Johnny Ray John Cornelius Ray (born March 1 1957 in Chouteau, Oklahoma, USA) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year career from 1981 to 1990. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League and the California Angels of the American League.
Johnny Raygun Johnny Raygun is an action/adventure/sci-fi/comedy comic book published by JetPack Press, a small press publisher located in Rochester, New Hampshire. The title refers to the main protagonist, whose name is Johnny and is an agent of the elite "Raygun Agency.
Johnny Rebel Johnny Rebel or Johnny Reb was the slang term for any Confederate soldier, or the Confederate army as a whole, during the American Civil War. In the Southern United States today, the name is occasionally used for romanticized freedom fighters in lyrics and movies.
Johnny Reinhard Johnny Reinhard is a microtonal composer and virtuoso bassoonist. He employs many avant-garde techniques in his bassoon performance such as glissando and multiphonics, as well as using just intonation and other microtonal tuning systems.
Johnny Riddle John Ludy Riddle (October 3, 1905 - December 15, 1998) was a Major League Baseball catcher who played for the Chicago White Sox (1930), Washington Senators (1937), Boston Bees (1937-1938), Cincinnati Reds (1941, 1944-1945), and Pittsburgh Pirates (1948). At the age of 42 in 1948 (as a player/coach), he was the oldest player to appear in a National League game that season.
Johnny Riggs Johnny Riggs , born November 26, 1982 in Nevada is a professional wrestler who is best known for being signed by World Wrestling Entertainment to appear in Ohio Valley Wrestling, WWE's farm federation. He was released from his developmental contract on May 17, 2006 along with his brother and tag team partner, Jason Riggs.
Johnny Richter Johnny Richter born in Placentia, CA is a member of the rap group The Kottonmouth Kings which blends punk rock and hip hop for a combination called rip-hop. He is also a member of the SubNoize Souljaz and Kingspade.
Johnny Ringo John Peters Ringo (May 3,1850-July 13, 1882), better known as Johnny Ringo, was a cowboy who became a legend of the Old West because, among other things, of his alleged involvement in the Gunfight at the OK Corral, in Tombstone, Arizona. Though he was actually not a participant of that fight, his affiliation with the Clanton Gang is undisputed.
Johnny Robinson Johnny Robinson (born 1938) was an American college and professional football player from Louisiana State University. He operates a boys' camp in Monroe, Louisiana, and has been a long-time supporter of children's causes.
Johnny Robo Johnny Robo is the title superhero of an American-made tokusatsu superhero video series. Created by Ithaca, NY-based then-college student Peter Tatara, Johnny Robo was produced in 2004 by his company Experimental Amateur Hero Productions and had 8 episodes.
Johnny Russell John Bright Russell (January 23, 1940 – July 3, 2001) was an American country singer, songwriter, and comedian famous for his song "Act Naturally", which was made famous by Buck Owens, who recorded it in 1963, and The Beatles in 1965. His songs have been recorded by Burl Ives, Jim Reeves, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, and Linda Ronstadt.
Johnny Rutherford (baseball) John William Rutherford (born May 5, 1925 in Belleville, Ontario, Canada), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent before the 1947 season, and played for them in 1952.
Johnny Ryan Johnny Ryan (1970 - ) is an American alternative comics creator. He is best known for Angry Youth Comics, a comic book published by Fantagraphics, and for Blecky Yuckerella, a comic strip which appears in the Portland Mercury and Vice Magazine.
Johnny Sain John Franklin Sain (September 25 1917 – November 7 2006) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was best known for teaming with lefthander Warren Spahn on the Boston Braves teams from 1946 to 1951. He was the runner-up for the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in the Braves' pennant-winning season of 1948, after leading the National League in wins, complete games and innings pitched.
Johnny Sample John B. Sample(June 15, 1937 - April 26, 2005) was an American football defensive back who played for the Baltimore Colts(1958-1960), Pittsburgh Steelers(1961-1962), Washington Redskins(1963-1965) and New York Jets(1966-1968).
Johnny Sandon Johnny Sandon (originally named Billy Beck) was an early rock and roll singer from Liverpool, England. He was a contemporary of the Beatles, and sang with several of their rival groups, including The Searchers from 1960 to 1961, and The Remo Four from 1962 to 1963.
Johnny Sauter Johnny Sauter (born May 1, 1978, in Necedah, Wisconsin) is a NASCAR Busch Series driver from Necedah, Wisconsin. He drives the #00 Yellow / FleetPride Haas CNC Racing Chevrolet full time in the NASCAR Busch Series and part-time in the #70 HAAS Automation Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nextel cup series.
Johnny Sellers Johnny Sellers (born July 31, 1937) is a retired American jockey. Between 1959 and 1968 he rode in six Kentucky Derbys, winning the prestigious race aboard Carry Back in 1961 then riding the colt to victory in the Preakness Stakes.
Johnny Silver Johnny Silver is a famed documentary presenter with a strong portfolio of critically acclaimed pieces that explore a wide range of topics and are frequently shown by the British Broadcasting Corporation. He has won several prestigious awards during his career, including the "1989 P.
Johnny Slutman In the original GWAR lineup, vocal duties were performed by Johnny Slutman (aka Ben Eubanks), while Oderus Urungus (Dave Brockie) was the 2nd guitarist. Eubanks only played one or two shows with the band before being replaced by Joey Slutman (Joe Annaruma).
Johnny Sorrow Johnny Sorrow is a DC Comics supervillain and a recurring Justice Society of America foe. He first appeared in Secret Origins of Super-Villains 80-Page Giant # 1 (Dec 1999), though he was first mentioned in Starman v.
Johnny Spanish Johnny Spanish (1891-July 29, 1919) was an American gangster who was a rival of former partner "Kid Dropper" Nathan Kaplan during a garment workers' strike which later become known as the Second Labor Sluggers War in 1919.
Johnny Stenbäck Johnny Stenbäck is a Finnish software developer mostly known for his work on the Mozilla browser. Johnny was one of the first developers outside of Netscape to get involved with the Mozilla source released by Netscape in March 1998.

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