| john | Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics |
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| john | British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792) |
| john | United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and northwest (1813-1890) |
| john | Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland (ca. 1450-1498) |
| john | United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) |
| john | Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) |
| john | American pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) |
| john | United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and northwest (1813-1890) |
| john | United States writer of novels and short stories (1912-1982) |
| john | English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722) |
| john | United States poet and critic (1916-1986) |
| john | English landscape painter (1776-1837) |