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A contraction of Johannes (Joh'n). The French contract it differently, Jean—i.e. Jehan or Jehann; in Italian, Giovanni. Popes. JOHN I. died wretchedly in jail. JOHN II. and III. were…John Banner
Name at birth: Johann BannerJohn Banner, a Jew, fled his native Austria in 1938 after the Nazi Anschluss. Years later he got his revenge by playing the buffoonish German sergeant Hans Schultz in the…John Brown
John Brown is a famous figure in the fight over slavery that led up to the American Civil War. His murderous raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859 showed the depth of the division between slave owners and…John Boehner
John Boehner was a longtime Congressman from Ohio who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2010 until his sudden resignation in October of 2015. A lifelong Ohioan, John…John Cage
John Cage is the 20th century conceptual artist who famously "composed" the piano piece titled 4' 33" (1952), which consists of the pianist(s) sitting at a piano and not playing for exactly four…John Cabot
Name at birth: Giovanni CabotoFew hard facts are known about John Cabot, but he is historically important because his explorations were the basis for England's early claims on North America. By all…John Cusack
John Cusack proved himself to be a reliable and unconventional leading man in films like The Grifters (1990), Being John Malkovich (1999, also starring Cameron Diaz) and High Fidelity (2000, with…John Ensign
Republican John Ensign is the U.S. senator from Nevada who went from being known as an up-and-coming party leader in 2008 to notoriety as a scandal-plagued adulterer in 2009. John Ensign was a…John Dewey
Although he is no longer widely known, John Dewey was a writer, lecturer and philosopher whose theories had a profound influence on public education in the first half of the 20th century, especially…John Gould
John Gould was an English ornithologist who left behind more than 40 volumes and over 3000 prints of birds and mammals -- his most famous works being Birds of Australia (1840-48) and A Monograph of…Trending
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