John as First Name

John Robert Fowles            Origin/Culture/Country: British
John Robert Fowles: was an English novelist and essayist.Fowles was born in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex, England, the son of Gladys Richards and Robert John Fowles. Robert Fowles came from a family of middle-class merchants in London. Robert's father Reginald was a partner in the firm Allen & Wright, a tobacco importer. Robert's mother died when he was 6. At age 26, after receiving legal training, Robert enlisted in the Honourable Artillery Company and spent three years in the trenches of Flanders during World War I leaving him with memories that haunted him for the rest of his life. Robert's brother Jack died in the war, leaving a widow and three children. In 1920 the year Robert was demobilized, his father Reginald died. Robert became responsible for five young half-siblings and the children of his brother, and though he had hoped to practice law, the obligation of raising an extended family forced him into the family trade of tobacco importing. Though always successful, the financial strain of so many dependents meant Robert Fowles would never be wealthy.

John Dennis Profumo,            Origin/Culture/Country: British
John Dennis Profumo,: informally known as Jack Profumo, was a British politician. He also held the Sardinian title Baron Profumo. Although Profumo held a variety of increasingly-responsible political posts in the 1950s, he is best known today for his involvement in a 1963 scandal involving a prostitute. The scandal, which is now called the Profumo Affair, led to Profumo's resignation and withdrawal from politics, and it may have helped to topple the Conservative government of Harold Macmillan.

John Maynard Smith            Origin/Culture/Country: British
John Maynard Smith: was a British theoretical evolutionary biologist and geneticist. Originally an aeronautical engineer during the Second World War, he then took a second degree in genetics under the well-known biologist J.B.S. Haldane. Maynard Smith was instrumental in the application of game theory to evolution and theorized on other problems such as the evolution of sex and signalling theory.

John Brian "George" Statham            Origin/Culture/Country: British
John Brian "George" Statham: was one of the finest bowlers in the history of cricket. Initially a bowler of a brisk fast-medium pace, Statham was able to remodel his action to generate enough speed to become genuinely fast. This, together with unflagging accuracy and the ability to make the ball - new or old - break back, made Statham a consistent force both for Lancashire in the County Championship and in Test cricket, where his strikepower helped give England perhaps its strongest attack of the 20th century during the 1950s and early 1960s. In all, he took 252 wickets in Test matches, a tally bettered only by Freddie Trueman at the time.

John Shirley-Quirk            Origin/Culture/Country: British
John Shirley-Quirk: is an English bass-baritone.He made his operatic debut in Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1961, and has been prominent in performing and recording the vocal works of Benjamin Britten. These have included the premiere performances of Canticle IV: Journey of the Magi and Death in Venice. The latter part was written specially for him, and involves multiple roles as protagonist to the character of Gustav von Aschenbach. In 1977 he created the role of Lev in Sir Michael Tippett’s The Ice Break at Covent Garden.

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John as Last Name

Elton Hercules John            Origin/Culture/Country: British
Elton Hercules John: is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. In his four-decade career, John has been one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music, especially during the 1970s. He has sold more than 250 million albums

Prince John            Origin/Culture/Country: British
Prince John: was a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest son of King George V and Queen Mary. The Prince had epilepsy and was consequently largely hidden from the public eye.

Sir Elton Hercules John            Origin/Culture/Country: British
Sir Elton Hercules John: is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist.In his four-decade career, John has been one of the dominant forces in rock and popular music, especially during the 1970s. He has sold over 200 million records,[3][4] making him one of the most successful artists of all time.

Alistair John            Origin/Culture/Country: British
Alistair John: is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing at Stevenage Borough after being released by Charlton Athletic.John joined Torquay United on loan in February 2007,[3] making his Gulls debut in a 1-0 defeat at home to Darlington on February 25, 2007. John played seven times for Torquay before returning to Charlton in April 2007 after suffering a hamstring problem.