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• Adams, John
  1. (1735-1826) the second President of the US, from 1797 to 1801
• Adams, John Quincy
  1. (1767-1848) the sixth President of the US from 1825 to 1829. He was the son of John Adams, and he is believed to have written the MONROE DOCTRINE .
• Arthur John Gielgud (noun)
  1. 1904-2000 english actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films
• Audubon, John James
  1. (1785-1851) a US NATURALIST (= someone who studies animals and plants) and painter of North American birds
• Baird, John Logie
  1. (1888-1946) a Scottish engineer who invented a television system
• Betjeman, Sir John
  1. (1906-84) a British poet who became Poet Laureate (= the poet employed by the Queen to write special poems on important occasions), and who wrote many humorous poems about British society
• Booth, John Wilkes
  1. (1838-65) the man who shot and killed US President Abraham Lincoln
• Brown, John
  1. (1800-59) a US ABOLITIONIST (= someone who worked to end slavery) who tried to use violence to end slavery. With followers, he took over a government weapons establishment at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. He was caught and hanged for TREASON, During the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, a song called John Brown's Body became popular in the North. The song is still well known and contains the words John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave,/But his soul goes marching on.
• Bull, John
• Bunyan, John
  1. (1628-88) an English PREACHER who wrote The PILGRIM'S PROGRESS while he was in prison for his beliefs
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