| john | English writer noted for his elaborate style (1554-1606) |
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| john | United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called `The Peacemaker') (1855-1926) |
| john | Scottish physiologist who directed the research by F. G. Banting and C. H. Best that led to the discovery of insulin (1876-1935) |
| john | United States writer who created the Japanese detective Mr. Moto and wrote other novels as well (1893-1960) |
| john | American jurist |
| john | English playwright (1575-1634) |
| john | English poet (1878-1967) |
| john | English economist who advocated the use of government monetary and fiscal policy to maintain full employment without inflation (1883-1946) |
| john | United States operatic tenor (born in Ireland) (1884-1945) |
| john | United States baseball player and manager (1873-1934) |
| john | British maker of printed calico cloth who invented mercerizing (1791-1866) |
| john | United States architect who with his partner Thomas Hastings designed many important public buildings (1858-1911) |