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John Belushi

comedian, writerBorn: 1/24/1949Birthplace: Chicago Emmy Award-winning television and film comedian and writer best remembered for his offbeat, outrageous wit. He was one of the original cast…

John Candy

actorBorn: 10/31/1950Birthplace: Toronto, Canada Portly film and television actor best known for his comedic roles opposite Dan Aykroyd . In 1974, he formed a Canadian spinoff of Chicago's popular…

John Cleese

comic actorBorn: 10/27/1939Birthplace: Weston-Super-Mare, England Film and television comic actor whose deadpan humor makes life's mundane annoyances hilarious. He played country hotel manager…

John Coltrane

jazz saxophonist, composerBorn: 9/23/1926Birthplace: Hamlet, North Carolina Jazz tenor and soprano saxophonist and composer who was a leader of the New Wave jazz movement. Coltrane began his…

John Ford

(Sean Aloysius O'Feeney)directorBorn: 2/1/1895Birthplace: Cape Elizabeth, Maine Academy Award-winning director known for his visually striking, well-acted movies, notably Westerns, that capture…

John Grisham

novelistBorn: 2/8/1955Birthplace: Jonesboro, Arkansas Author and attorney whose fast-paced, suspenseful courtroom dramas have sold millions and topped international bestseller lists. Many of…

John Guare

playwrightBorn: 2/5/1938Birthplace: New York City Playwright known for his comic, satirical works, which have found critical success Off Broadway. His plays include The House of Blue Leaves (1971…

John Huston

director, writer, actorBorn: 8/5/1906Birthplace: Nevada, Missouri Film director, writer and actor who directed The Maltese Falcon (1941) and The African Queen (1951) and appeared in Chinatown (…

John Larroquette

actorBorn: 11/25/1947Birthplace: New Orleans Emmy Award-winning actor who portrayed womanizing Asst. D.A. Dan Fielding on Night Court (1984–92). He played John Hemingway, a reformed alcholic who…

John Lennon

singer, guitarist, songwriterBorn: 10/9/1940Birthplace: Liverpool, England British singer, guitarist and harmonica player for The Beatles. After The Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon launched a…