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Famous People Named John
Take a look at famous people named John, such as John Fitzgerald Kennedy, John D Rockefeller, and John Barrymore.
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John F. Kennedy
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- Famous Irish-Americans
- Famous Military Veterans
- The Kennedy Family
John F. Kennedy
Civil Rights Activist, U.S. President, U.S. Representative / 1917 - 1963
John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president, negotiated the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and initiated the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated in 1963.
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John Steinbeck
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- Famous Pisceans
- Famous People Named John
- Famous Fiction Authors
John Steinbeck
Author / 1902 - 1968
John Steinbeck was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist whose book The Grapes of Wrath portrayed the plight of migrant workers during the Depression.
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John Adams
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- Abigail and John Adams
- Founding Fathers
- U.S. Presidents
John Adams
U.S. President / 1735 - 1826
John Adams was a Founding Father, the first vice president of the United States and the second president. His son, John Quincy Adams, was the sixth president.
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John Paul II
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- Failed Assassinations
- Famous Taureans
- Famous Popes
John Paul II
Pope / 1920 - 2005
Pope John Paul II made history in 1978 by becoming the first non-Italian pope in more than four hundred years.
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John Lennon
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- John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- The Beatles
- Famous Celebrity Couples
John Lennon
Songwriter, Singer / 1940 - 1980
John Lennon, pop star, composer, songwriter and recording artist, founded the Beatles, a band that impacted the music scene like no other before or since.
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John Cabot
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- Famous Explorers
- Famous People Named John
- Famous Italians
John Cabot
Explorer / 1450 - 1499
Explorer John Cabot made a British claim to land in Canada, mistaking it for Asia, during his 1497 voyage on the ship Matthew.
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