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John Herschel
- noun - English astronomer (son of William Herschel) who extended the catalogue of stars to the southern hemisphere and did pioneering work in photography (1792-1871)
John L. Lewis
- noun - United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969)
John Lackland
- noun - youngest son of Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216)
John Le Carre
- noun - English writer of novels of espionage (born in 1931)
John Marquand
- noun - United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960)
John Marshall
- noun - United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)
John Mitchell
- noun - United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919)
John Of Gaunt
- noun - the fourth son of Edward III who was the effective ruler of England during the close of his father's reign and during the minority of Richard II; his son was Henry Bolingbroke (1340-1399)
John R. Major
- noun - British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
John Roebling
- noun - United States engineer (born in Germany) who designed and began construction of the Brooklyn bridge (1806-1869)