Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson, (1709-84). British poet, essayist, and lexicographer. The son of a bookseller, he made his reputation by the poem London (1738) and the magazine The Rambler, …
Amy Johnson Amy Johnson, (1903-41). British aviator. In 1930 she became the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, and was awarded the CBE for her achievement. …
Jasper Johns Jasper Johns (1930— ). US painter, sculptor, and graphic artist, whose style anticipated the Pop art movement of the 1950s. After service in the US army, Johns …
Pope Saint John Paul II Pope Saint John Paul II, original name Karol Wojtyla (1920- ). Polish pope. Ordained in 1946, he became bishop of Cracow in 1958 and …
Elton John Elton John, original name Reginald Kenneth Dwight (1947- ). British rock singer, songwriter, and pianist. He began working as a pub pianist in 1964, earning £1 a …
Pope John XXIII Pope John XXIII, original name Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (1881-1963). Italian pope. The son of tenant farmers, he was ordained as a. priest in 1900. In 1953 …
John John (1167-1216). King of England, the youngest son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He tried unsuccessfully to seize power in 1193 while his brother, Richard I, …
St Joan of Arc St Joan of Arc, (1412-31). French heroine. The daughter of a farmer, from the age of 13 she heard voices and saw visions of saints, …
