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Elton John & Kiki Dee
   had a U.K. Number One single with   
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
July 18 1976 for 6 weeks

Music > U.K. Number Ones


John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
   had a U.K. Number One single with   
You're The One That I Want
June 11 1978 for 9 weeks

Music > U.K. Number Ones


John Lennon
   had a U.K. Number One single with   
Imagine
January 4 1981 for 4 weeks

Music > U.K. Number Ones


Elton John
   had a U.K. Number One single with   
Candle In The Wind '97 / Something About The Way You Look Tonight
September 14 1997 for 5 weeks

Music > U.K. Number Ones


John Lennon
   has been a vocalist in   
The Beatles
Music > Vocalists


John 'Ozzy' Osbourne
   has been a vocalist in   
Black Sabbath
Music > Vocalists


Captain "Trapper" John McIntyre, M.D.
   is a fictional doctor in   
M*A*S*H
Surgeon in the M*A*S*H novels, movie, and TV series, and the 'Trapper John, M.D.' TV series

Entertainment > Fictional Doctors - TV


John F. Kennedy
   Airport has the code   
JFK
New York, New York, USA

Geography > Airport Codes


John Denver
   released the single   
Take Me Home Country Road
1971

Music > Sounds of the 1970s


John Denver
   released the single   
Rocky Mountain High
1973

Music > Sounds of the 1970s


John Denver
   released the single   
Thank God I'm A Country Boy
1975

Music > Sounds of the 1970s


John Wesley Harding
   was a name mentioned in   
John Wesley Harding
Music > Names in Dylan Songs


Elton John
   released the album   
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
Music > Albums of the 1970s


John Travolta
   starred in   
Pulp Fiction (1994)
'Travolta' means 'high voltage' in Italian.

Movies > Film Stars - Male


Estoy Buscando a Juan
   is translated as   
I Am Looking for John
Language > English - Spanish


John Quincy Adams
   was the   
U.S. President
1825

History & Mythology > World Leaders


John F. Kennedy
   was the   
U.S. President
While in the Navy, "Jack" was Commanding Oficer of USS PT-109, an 80-foot ELCO type motor torpedo boat. On 2 August, 1943, it was rammed by a Japanese destroyer and sank, leaving 11 survivors. Lt. Kennedy received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his courage and leadership and the Purple Heart for injuries sustained.

History & Mythology > World Leaders


Archer Daniels
   was named after   
George A. Archer and John W. Daniels
Misc > Company Names


Bausch and Lomb
   was named after   
John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb
Misc > Company Names


Cadbury
   was named after   
John Cadbury
Opened his shop in 1824

Misc > Company Names


De Lorean Motor Company
   was named after   
John De Lorean
Misc > Company Names


Deere & Company
   was named after   
John Deere
Misc > Company Names


Fitch Ratings
   was named after   
John Knowles Fitch
Misc > Company Names


H. J. Heinz Company
   was named after   
Henry John Heinz
Misc > Company Names


J.J. Newberry
   was named after   
John Josiah Newberry
Misc > Company Names


Kellogg Company
   was named after   
John Harvey Kellogg
Misc > Company Names


Knight Ridder
   was named after   
John S. Knight (Knight Newspapers, Inc.) and Herman Ridder (Ridder Publications, Inc.)
Misc > Company Names


McGraw-Hill
   was named after   
John A. Hill and James H. McGraw
Misc > Company Names


Molson
   was named after   
John Molson
Misc > Company Names


Sainsbury's
   was named after   
John James Sainsbury
Misc > Company Names


Sotheby's
   was named after   
John Sotheby
Misc > Company Names


Stewart-Warner
   was named after   
John K. Stewart and Arthur P. Warner
Misc > Company Names


Sam Kinnison, Freddy Prinze, Chris Farley, John Belushi
   are all   
Comedians Who Died Too Young
Misc > Common Threads 1


John McCain, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
   are all   
U.S. Senators Who Ran for President in 2008
Misc > Common Threads 1


Paul, George, Ringo, John
   are all   
The Beatles
Misc > Common Threads 1


Barrymore
   is a name shared by   
Drew, Lionel, John
Actress, Actor, Actor

Misc > Shared Names


Davy Crockett, Daniel Boone, Johnny Appleseed, Captain John Smith
   are all   
American Heroes
Misc > Common Threads 2


Sandy Olsen in the Film Grease (1978)
   is played by   
Olivia Newton John
Starred with John Travolta. Olivia’s most popular role.

Movies > Female Roles in Film


Sherlock Holmes
   is a role shared by   
John Barrymore & Basil Rathbone
John Barrymore - Sherlock Holmes (1922), Basil Rathbone - Dressed to Kill (1946) & Pursuit to Algiers (1945) & The Woman in Green (1945) & The House of Fear (1945) & The Pearl of Death (1944) & The Scarlet Claw (1944) & The Spider Woman (1944) & Sherlock Holmes Faces Death (1943) & Sherlock Holmes in Washington (1943) & Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon (1943) & Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) & The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939) & The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Movies > Shared Film Roles


John Shaft
   is a role shared by   
Richard Roundtree & Samuel L. Jackson
Richard Roundtree - Shaft (1971), Samuel L. Jackson - Shaft (2000)

Movies > Shared Film Roles


John & Jane Smith
   is a fictional secret agent in   
'Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)'
John and Jane are both skilled assassins working for different firms.

Entertainment > Fictional Spies and Secret Agents


"Take Me Home, Country Roads"
   was released by   
John Denver
1971 - inducted in 1998

Music > Grammy Hall of Fame Award Winners - Singles


John McCain
   lost the election to   
Barack Obama
2008

History & Mythology > US Presidential Losers


The Blues Brothers (1980)
   starred   
John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and James Brown
IMDB:8.0/10. Director: John Landis.

Movies > Popular Movies - 1980 - Present


Pulp Fiction (1994)
   starred   
John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman
IMDB:8.9/10. Director: Quentin Tarantino. 1 Oscar win, 2 Baftas and 1 Golden Globe.

Movies > Popular Movies - 1980 - Present


The Big Lebowski (1998)
      
Jeff Bridges, John Goodman and Steve Buscemi
Seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.

Movies > Guy Flicks


The Blues Brothers (1980)
      
Dan Ackroyd, John Belushi and Carrie Fisher
"We're on a mission from God."

Movies > Guy Flicks


Grease (1978)
   starred   
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
"Men are rats. Listen to me, they're fleas on rats. Worse than that, they're amoebas on fleas on rats."

Movies > Chick Flicks


Alien (1979)
      
Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt and John Hurt
In space no one can hear you scream.

Movies > Films - Science Fiction


Gonville and Caius College
   was founded by   
Edmund Gonville and John Caius
Founded originally in 1348 as Gonville Hall by Edmund Gonville and refounded in 1557 as Gonville and Caius College by John Keys who "latinised" his last name to Caius after studying in Italy. it is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.

History & Mythology > Founders of English Schools and Colleges








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