Famous People with Name John

John James "Joe" Greene            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John James "Joe" Greene: was a Canadian politician.He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the 1963 general election. In 1964, he ran again for the leadership of the Ontario Liberals, placing fourth.

John Power Howden            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Power Howden: was a Canadian Member of Parliament and physician.A Liberal, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1925 federal election as the Member of Parliament for St. Boniface and was re-elected in four subsequent elections and served in the House of Commons for two decades, until April 1945 when he was appointed to the Canadian Senate by William Lyon Mackenzie King.

John J. Allen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John J. Allen: was mayor of Ottawa, Canada, from 1931 to 1933. He served as president of the Rotary Club in the city and later served as district governor. During Allen's term as mayor, he initiated repairs of the city sewer system which helped generate employment during the Great Depression.

John Gordon Lane            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Gordon Lane: was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative.He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1971 provincial election, defeating New Democrat Roger Taylor by 1,298 votes in the northern constituency of Algoma—Manitoulin. Lane defeated NDP challenger Winston Baker by 1,127 votes in the 1975 election, and won more convincingly in 1977. He did not face serious challenges in the elections of 1981 and 1985.

John James Kinley            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John James Kinley: was an industrialist, pharmaceutical chemist, journalist, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1916 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1930 and Queens—Lunenburg in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1945 as a Liberal member. Kinley sat for Queens-Lunenburg division in the Senate of Canada from 1945 to 1971.

Marco St. John            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Marco St. John: is an American actor who has starred in many films and on television. He is best known for his role as the perverted truck driver in the 1991 hit film Thelma and Louise. St. John is also well known in the horror fan community for playing Sheriff Tucker in the 1985 horror film Friday the 13th: A New Beginning.

Jude St. John            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jude St. John: is a Canadian Football League offensive lineman for the Toronto Argonauts. He attended high school at Sir Frederick Banting Secondary School in London Ontario. He is married with children.

Mable John            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mable John: is an American blues vocalist who was the first female signed by Berry Gordy to Motown's Tamla label.John was born in Bastrop, Louisiana, and moved from the south to Detroit to find employment. After graduating from Pershing High School, she took a job as

Christopher John            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Christopher John: is an American naval aviator and a NASA astronaut. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University in 1984, and earned his Master of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in

Dan John            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dan John: is a strength coach and a track and field coach, is a coach of the John Powell Discus Camp annually, is a competitive Master's throwing athlete and Highland Games competitor, and an RKC kettlebell instructor. He's a writer who covers all aspects of weight