John Michael “Mike” Lounge (1946 - 2011)

US Astronaut. A 1969 graduate of the US Naval Academy, he earned a degree in astrogeophysics from the University of Colorado in 1970. His nine-year service as a naval officer included 99 combat missions in Southeast Asia aboard the USS Enterprise. In 1978 he joined NASA as an engineer at the Johnson Space Center in […]

John Milburn Davis (1855 - 1947)

American Folk Figure. His elaborate gravesite is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is visited by 20,000-30,000 people annually. It has been featured in “Life”, “Newsweek”, and “People” magazines, and also on the “Ripley’s Believe It or Not” television show. John Milburn Davis was born in Kentucky, and came to Brown County Kansas […]

John Mills (1908 - 2005)

Mills was born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills in Felixstowe, Suffolk, the son of Edith (Baker), a theatre box office manager, and Lewis Mills, a mathematics teacher. He lived in a modest house in Gainsborough Road Felixstowe until 1929. His older sister was Annette Mills, remembered as presenter of BBC Television’s Muffin the Mule (1946–55). He was educated […]

John Mitchum (1919 - 2001)

He initially appeared in only unbilled and extra roles before gradually receiving bigger character parts in middle age. Mitchum supported his more famous brother on several occasions, and was most famous in his own right as the friendly and food-loving Inspector Frank DiGiorgio in the first three Dirty Harry films. Mitchum was one of only […]

John Molson (1763 - 1836)

Brewer. Entrepreneur. He was the founder of the Molson Brewing Company in Montreal, Canada. He was born in Moulton, a village near Spalding, Lincolnshire, England. His father, who had inherited an estate, died when he was only six years old and when his mother died two years later, he and his siblings were evicted from […]

John Money (1921 - 2006)

Born in Morrinsville, New Zealand, to a family of English and Welsh descent, John Money initially studied psychology at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a double master’s degree in psychology and education in 1944. John Money was a junior member of the psychology faculty at the University of Otago in Dunedin, but in 1947, […]

John Morehead (1927 - 1866)

John Morehead (July 4, 1796 – August 27, 1866) was the 29th Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1841 to 1845. He is known as “the Father of Modern North Carolina.” Born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Morehead was the son of Obedience (Motley) and John Morehead. He moved to Rockingham County, North Carolina […]

John Motley Morehead (1870 - 1965)

Business Executive, Philanthropist and Diplomat. The grandson of North Carolina Governor John Motley Morehead, he graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1891 and joined his father James Turner Morehead at the Willson Aluminum Company. They discovered the first practical processes for producing both calcium carbide and acetylene, which led them to reorganize Willson […]

John Muir (1838 - 1914)

John Muir (/mjʊər/; April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) also known as “John of the Mountains”, was a Scottish-American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States. His letters, essays, and books describing his adventures in nature, especially in the Sierra Nevada, have been read […]

John Murray (1970 - 1843)

Businessman. Son of John Murray in Fleet Street. His father died when he was fifteen and the firm was largely run by his father’s partner, Samuel Highley. In 1803 John Murray dissolved that partnership and launched into literary speculation which earned him the name given him by Lord Byron, “the Anak of publishers.” He was […]

John Murray Anderson (1886 - 1954)

John Murray Anderson was born in 1886 in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the son of Hon. John Anderson and his wife. His brother was Hugh Abercrombie Anderson. Anderson received his early education at Bishop Feild College in St. John’s. He was sent to Europe for additional studies at Edinburgh Academy in Scotland. He entered college at […]

John Neville (1925 - 2011)

Neville was born in Willesden, London, the son of Mabel Lillian (née Fry) and Reginald Daniel Neville, a lorry driver. He was educated at Willesden and Chiswick County Schools for Boys, and after World War II service in the Royal Navy trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, before starting his […]

John North Willys (1873 - 1935)

Willys began his career as a bicycle manufacturer. He then moved from two- wheeled-vehicles to four, and began manufacturing Willys and Overland automobiles at a plant in Toledo, Ohio. He served as U.S. ambassador to Poland from 1930-1032.  Family links:  Parents:  David Smith Willys (1840 – 1897)  Lydia Muncil North Willys (1846 – 1929)  Siblings: […]

John O’Gorman Arundel (1927 - 2002)

Professional Hockey Player. A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Arundel was born on November 4, 1927. At 5’11, and 181lbs, he played the position of Defense for teams in the PCHL, AHL, NHL, MMHL, QSHL, and the QHL hockey leagues. Arundel played for the Los Angeles Monarchs from 1949 to 1950, Pittsburgh Hornets from 1949 to […]

John O’Neill (1952 - 2001)

John O’Neill was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey on February 6, 1952 and had a desire to become an FBI special agent from an early age. As a child, his favorite television show was The F.B.I., a crime drama based around true cases that the bureau had handled. After graduating from Holy Spirit High […]

John Ogonowski (1951 - 2001)

John Ogonowski went to secondary school at Keith Academy, Lowell, Massachusetts. He attended Lowell Technological Institute (now the University of Massachusetts Lowell), where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. He graduated in 1972 with a bachelor of science degree in Nuclear Engineering. Ogonowski was a pilot in the U. S. Air Force […]

John Ottis Adams (1851 - 1927)

Artist. One of the better-known figures of the “Indiana School” of painting, he studied at the Royal Academy in Munich, Germany, as well as in London, England, before returning to the United States. He specialized in Impressionist landscapes of his native Indiana, spending much of his time in the city of Muncie there. Along with […]

John Owen Beaty (1890 - 1961)

Educator and Author. Wrote several books, most important being “An Introduction to Poetry,” “Swords in the Dawn,” and “The Iron Curtain Over America.” (bio by: Laurie)  Family links:  Spouse:  Josephine Powell Beaty (1896 – 1982)*  Children:  Richard Davis Beaty (1928 – 2005)* *Calculated relationship

John Paris “J.P.” Bickell (1884 - 1951)

Business Magnate, Canadian Sports Benefactor. Bickell was a popular Toronto, Ontario, businessman who had a great contribution to the benefit of professional hockey. Bickell had successful career in business thanks to the success of the teams of the Toronto St. Pats and the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as many other causes. Bickell who was […]

John Paris “J.P.” Bickell (1884 - 1951)

Business Magnate, Canadian Sports Benefactor. Bickell was a popular Toronto, Ontario, businessman who had a great contribution to the benefit of professional hockey. Bickell had successful career in business thanks to the success of the teams of the Toronto St. Pats and the Toronto Maple Leafs as well as many other causes. Bickell who was […]

John Patrick “Jigsaw” St. John (1918 - 1995)

Police officer and LAPD Homicide detective. Renowned for his investigations of many of Los Angeles’s highest-profile murder cases, he served 43 years as a homicide detective beginning in 1949. One of his first assignments was the notorious Black Dahlia murder, a case he worked on-and-off until his retirement in 1993. His nickname, “Jigsaw John”, caught […]

John Paul “Jay” Monahan (1956 - 1998)

Television Personality. He was known as a fine lawyer and legal commentator for TV, who was married to Katie Couric, the host of NBC’s “Today” program. As legal analysis for NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC, during his career he covered many major cases to include the O.J. Simpson criminal trial, Timothy McVeigh civil trial and […]

John Pearson (1613 - 1686)

Bishop of Chester 1672/1686. English prelate and scholar. He was a royalist chaplain (1645) in the civil war, but during CromwellÕs regime he lived quietly in London. His Exposition of the Creed (1659), based on sermons he delivered at St. ClementÕs, Eastcheap, reveals PearsonÕs remarkable knowledge, especially of the Church Fathers; with many notes, it […]

John Pesky (1919 - 2012)

Pesky was born in Portland, Oregon, the son of Croat immigrants Jakov and Marija (Bajama) Paveskovich. (Major League Baseball has his date of birth as September 27, 1919, an adjustment made by Pesky in 1939 to meet baseball scouting age limits for tryouts.)  Pesky played for Lincoln High School, and spent several years playing for […]

John Philip Clum (1851 - 1932)

Western Folk Legend. After completing his first year at Rutger’s College, New Brunswick, New Jersey, he entered the meteorological service of the United States Government. He was ordered to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and there opened a station for meteorological observations in November 1871. On February 27, 1874, President U.S. Grant signed his commission as […]

John Phillip Law (1937 - 2008)

Law was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff John Law and actress Phyllis Sallee and the brother of actor Thomas Augustus Law (also known as Tom Law). He worked as a film extra as a child, and had a non-speaking role as a courtroom page in John Sturges’s The […]

John Pierpont “J.P.” Morgan (1837 - 1913)

Financier, Businessman. One of the richest men in the world during his time, he is considered one of the business titans of the Modern Age. He orchestrated the creation of the companies General Electric, United States Steel and numerous others, creating monopolies that brought him both fame and legendary wealth.  Family links:  Parents:  Junius Spencer […]

John Pillsbury (1827 - 1901)

John Pillsbury was born in Sutton, New Hampshire of English descent, the son of John and Susan (Wadleigh) Pillsbury. He was a descendant of Joshua Pillsbury, who emigrated from England to Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1640. In 1851, he opened a store in Warner, New Hampshire, partnering with Walter Harriman, a future Governor of New Hampshire […]

John Pinette (1964 - 2014)

John Pinette John Paul Pinette (/pɨˈnɛt/ pə-net; March 23, 1964 – April 5, 2014) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. He toured the comedy club circuit beginning in the 1980s and appeared in cinema and on television. Besides stand-up, Pinette did impressions of The Chipmunks, Elvis Presley, Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, […]

John Pintard (1759 - 1844)

John Pintard was a descendant of Antoine Pintard, a Huguenot from La Rochelle, France. He was orphaned when his mother died when he was “a fortnight old” and his father died when he was about eighteen months old. His father, John, was a seagoing merchant, and his mother was Mary Cannon. He was raised by […]