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John J. Tuchi
John J. Tuchi, also known as John Joseph Tuchi, is a United States district judge for the District of Arizona, appointed by President Barack Obama and confirmed in 2014.
John J. Vithayathil
John Joseph Vithayathil (1937–2011) was an Indian-American electric power engineer who invented the thyristor-controlled series capacitor and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2000.
John J. Voorhees
John J. Voorhees, also known as J.J. Voorhees, is an American dermatologist and University of Michigan professor whose research established psoriasis as an immune-mediated disease and explained how ultraviolet light ages skin.
John J. Wasmuth
John J. Wasmuth was an American molecular geneticist and professor at UC Irvine who identified the FGFR3 gene causing achondroplasia and helped find the Huntington's disease gene.
John J. Wild
John J. Wild (1914–2009) was a Cambridge-trained surgeon and founder of medical ultrasound imaging who, with engineer John M. Reid, built the first instruments producing diagnostic images of the breast.
John J.P. Kastelein
John J.P. Kastelein, also known as J.J.P. Kastelein, is a Dutch vascular medicine specialist and lipidologist, Emeritus Professor at Amsterdam UMC, known for familial hypercholesterolemia research.
John J.V. McMurray
John J.V. McMurray, known as John McMurray, is a British cardiologist and Professor of Medical Cardiology at the University of Glasgow, known for the PARADIGM-HF and DAPA-HF heart failure trials.
John Jackson (Scottish astronomer)
John Jackson (1887–1958) was a Scottish astronomer who served as His Majesty's Astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope from 1933 to 1950, leading a stellar parallax program.
John Jacob Abel
John Jacob Abel (1857–1938) was an American pharmacologist and the first professor of pharmacology at Johns Hopkins Medical School, known for isolating epinephrine, crystalline insulin, and the artificial kidney.
John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor, born Johann Jacob Astor, was a German-born American fur trader and real estate investor who left a fortune of $20 to $30 million at his death in 1848.
John Jacob Astor IV
John Jacob Astor IV was an American real-estate developer and hotelier who built the St. Regis and helped create the Waldorf-Astoria, dying on the Titanic in 1912.
John Jacob Astor VI
John Jacob Astor VI (1912–1992), "Jakey", the Titanic Baby, was the posthumous son of John Jacob Astor IV and Madeleine Force; born August 14, 1912, he was half-brother to Vincent Astor, married four times, and died in Miami Beach.
John Jagler
John Jagler, born in 1969, is an American Republican politician in the Wisconsin State Senate's 13th district, elected in 2021 after serving in the State Assembly.
John James (actor)
John James (John James Anderson, born 1956), American actor, played Jeff Colby on Dynasty (1981–1989) and The Colbys, later on As the World Turns and All My Children; distinct from the London actor, the 1913–1960 actor, and the Michigan politician.
John James (Michigan politician)
John James is an American Republican politician and U.S. Representative for Michigan's 10th congressional district since 2023, and the Republican nominee for governor in 2026.
John James Audubon
John James Audubon, also known as J. J. Audubon, was a French-American ornithologist and artist. His masterwork, The Birds of America, features 435 life-size, hand-colored prints of North American species.
John James Stewart Perowne
John James Stewart Perowne (1823–1904) was an Anglican bishop, Hebrew scholar, and biblical commentator who served as dean of Peterborough and bishop of Worcester from 1891.
John Jarratt
John Jarratt (born 1951) is an Australian actor known for Mick Taylor in Wolf Creek, NIDA training, The Last Outlaw, Better Homes and Gardens, and Django Unchained.
John Jarvis
John Arthur Jarvis (1872-1933), English swimmer and water polo player; won 1,000m and 4,000m freestyle and water polo gold at Paris 1900, plus 1906 Intercalated medals; 108 championships, Jarvis-Nuttall kick.
John Jay
John Jay (1745-1829) was an American Founding Father from New York, first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court (1789-1795), Federalist co-author, Treaty of Paris and Jay Treaty negotiator, and two-term New York governor.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, a CUNY senior college in Manhattan founded in 1964 as the College of Police Science, specializes in criminal justice, forensic science, and liberal arts, enrolling about 15,000 students.
John Jebb
John Jebb (1775–1833) was an Anglican divine who served as Church of Ireland Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe from 1822 until his death in 1833.
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe (1859–1935), Royal Navy commander of the Grand Fleet at Jutland 1916, First Sea Lord 1916–17 during the U-boat crisis, and Governor-General of New Zealand 1920–24.
John Jensen
John "Faxe" Jensen (born 1965) is a Danish former midfielder and coach, Euro 1992 winner who scored in the final, played 138 games for Arsenal with one goal, and managed Herfølge to the 2000 Danish title.
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent (1735–1823) was a British admiral who defeated the Spanish fleet at the battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797.
John Joel Glanton
John Joel Glanton (1819–1850), Texas Ranger, Mexican War veteran, and leader of the Glanton scalp-hunting gang under Chihuahua and Sonora bounty contracts; killed by Quechans at the Yuma Crossing ferry in April 1850.
John John Dohmen
John John Dohmen, born 1988 in Anderlecht, is a retired Belgian field hockey midfielder, the most-capped international hockey player with 481 caps and 63 goals, an Olympic gold medalist at Tokyo 2020, and now coach of France's men's team.
John John Florence
John John Florence (born 1992) is a Hawaiian professional surfer from Oahu's North Shore, three-time WSL world champion (2016, 2017, 2024), two-time Olympian for Team USA, and founder of Florence Marine X.
John Johnson (Utah politician)
John Johnson is an American politician, a Republican member of the Utah Senate representing District 3 and a lifelong resident of Weber County, Utah, who hosts the weekly podcast PoliticIt.
John Johnston (Scottish distiller)
John Johnston, also spelled Johnstone, was a Scottish distiller who began legal whisky-making at Lagavulin on Islay in 1816 and ran it until his death in 1836.