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John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist and civil…
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John W. GardnerJohn William Gardner, (October 8, 1912 – February 16, 2002) was Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)…
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John WayneMarion Mitchell Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed Duke,…
John WoodenJohn Robert Wooden (October 14, 1910 – June 4, 2010) was an American basketball player and head coach…
Johnny DeppJohn Christopher "Johnny" Depp II (born June 9, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and musician. He has…
Jonathan SwiftJonathan Swift (30 November 1667 – 19 October 1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and…
Joseph AddisonJoseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 June 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. He…
Joseph CampbellJoseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best…
Joseph JoubertJoseph Joubert (7 May 1754 – 4 May 1824) was a French moralist and essayist, remembered today largely…
Joseph StalinJoseph Vissarionovich Stalin (18 December 1878 – 5 March 1953) was a Georgian-Soviet revolutionary, politician and political theorist.…
Josh BillingsJosh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw (April 21, 1818 – October…
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Jude DeverauxJude Deveraux (born September 20, 1947) is an American author who is well known for her historical romances.…
Judy GarlandJudy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American singer, actress, and vaudevillian. She was…
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Junot DiazJunot Díaz (born December 31, 1968) is a Dominican American writer, creative writing professor at Massachusetts Institute of…