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3 unusual facts about John J. B. Wilson


John J. B. Wilson

His book The Official Razzie Movie Guide was published in 2005 for the 25th anniversary of the Razzie awards.

Wilson traditionally held pot luck dinner parties at his house in Los Angeles on the night of the Academy Awards.

Sinbad of the Seven Seas

The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made.


Alleghany Corporation

The company's residual railroad investments led to president and CEO John J. Burns serving on the board of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation from 1995 to 2004.

Andrew Wilson

Andrew P. Wilson (1886–after 1947), British director, playwright, teacher, and actor

Angela K. Wilson

She helped create the CASCaM program with funding and support from the University of North Texas, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, the United States Department of Education, and the United States Department of Energy.

Big Robot

Rossignol says that Fallen City is based around the "broken windows theory" of James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling, which says that keeping an area in good-repair changes a populations outlook and so prevents further vandalism and prevents a descent into more serious crimes.

Clark L. Wilson

He joined the U.S. Navy in World War II and served in the submarine force in the Pacific theater and was awarded the Silver Star and Gold Star.

Davis Theater

The Pershing Theater was built in 1918 and was named after First World War General of the Armies, John J. Pershing.

E. B. Wilson

Edwin Bidwell Wilson, American mathematician and pioneer in vector analysis

Edward E. Wilson

Moving to Chicago, he filled the post of assistant state attorney for Cook County, Illinois, from 1912 until his retirement in 1947.

Edwin Wilson

Edwin P. Wilson (1928–2012), American intelligence official and CIA officer

Frank J. Dodd

The crowded field of 13 Democratic candidates included U.S. Representative James Florio, U.S. Representative Robert A. Roe, Newark Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson, Senate President Joseph P. Merlino, Attorney General John J. Degnan, and Jersey City Mayor Thomas F. X. Smith.

Glen Wilson

Glen P. Wilson (1923–2005), executive director of the National Space Society

Government of Zamboanga City

On recommendation of Governor John J. Pershing, the Legislative Council of the Moro Province passed on September 15, 1911, Act No. 272, converting the municipality of Zamboanga into a city with a commission form of government.

Hugh Wilson

Hugh E. Wilson, American college football, baseball and basketball coach

Ian E. Wilson

With Roch Carrier, the then National Librarian, he developed and led the process to link the National Archive and National Library as a unified institution.

Jack Ryan

John J. Ryan, known as Jack, head football coach at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin

James A. Wilson

James Arthur Wilson is a mathematician working on special functions and orthogonal polynomials who introduced Wilson polynomials, Askey–Wilson polynomials and the Askey–Wilson beta integral.

James R. Domengeaux

In 1968 Domengeaux accepted an appointment from Louisiana Governor John J. McKeithen, his fellow Democrat, to preside over a new state-charted organization called the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, commonly known by the acronym CODOFIL.

John C. Watson

Watson was born in Frankfort, Kentucky on August 24, 1842, the grandson of renowned Kentucky politician John J. Crittenden.

John Considine

John J. Considine (born 1948), former American politician and attorney

John Dickerson

John J. Dickerson (1900–1966), Republican politician from New Jersey

John J. Anderson

John began writing the "Apple Cart" column in Creative Computing magazine in January 1983 following another Apple // legend, David Lubar who left the magazine to work for a video game company in California.

John J. Babka

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixty-seventh Congress.

John J. Creedon

He is a member of the New York Bar and the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.

:Easily confused with Sir John Creedon of Cork.

John J. Fitz Gerald

:For the former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 7th congressional district, see John J. Fitzgerald.

John J. Gilligan

In 1964 he was elected to the Eighty-ninth Congress as a representative for Ohio's 1st district, serving from January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967.

John J. Hennessey

As a brigadier general he served as assistant division commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, then became assistant division commander of the 101st Airborne Division, deploying with that unit to Vietnam as its commander in 1970.

John J. Kavelaars

The asteroid 154660 Kavelaars was named in his honour on 1 June 2007 by his colleague David D. Balam.

John J. McEleney

He was the first Bishop and first Archbishop of Kingston, serving between 1956 and 1970.

John J. Midgley

Midgley was chosen to be the 12th president of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2004, after Samuel F. Hulbert, the engineering college's longest-serving president, stepped down.

He has been on the faculties of Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh and the United States Military Academy, and held executive positions with Ernst & Young, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Center for Public Affairs before being asked to resign, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and Commerce One.

John J. Mooney

He retired from Engelhard in 2003, having spent 43 years working for the firm.

John J. Myers

On December 10, 2010 Myers received the honour Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus by Prince Victor Emmanuel in recognition of the Archbishop’s exemplary leadership as head of his large Catholic archdiocesan flock and as an important church and religious leader in America.

John J. Pierce

He has written critical essays and book introductions on Cordwainer Smith, and essays on Twin Peaks and The X-Files for the fanzines Wrapped in Plastic and Spectrum and has had other articles published in The New York Review of Science Fiction and Science Fiction Studies.

John J. Schumacher

Ethnicity: African American, Asian American, Chicano/Latino/Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander, Person of color

John J. Studzinski

Pope John Paul II made Studzinski a Knight of the Order of St. Gregory.

John J. Tominac

After smashing the enemy outpost, he led 1 of his squads in the annihilation of a second hostile group defended by mortar, machinegun, automatic pistol, rifle and grenade fire, killing about 30 of the enemy.

John McGuinness

John J. McGuinness (born 1955), Irish Fianna Fáil Party politician, TD for Carlow-Kilkenny 1997–

John McNeill

John J. McNeill, Jesuit priest, psychotherapist and academic theologian

Justin Wilson

Justin P. Wilson (born 1945), comptroller and former deputy governor of Tennessee

Kevin R. Wilson

Indiana athletic director Fred Glass announced the dismissal of Bill Lynch and the rest of the coaching staff on November 28, 2010, following a third straight season with only one conference victory.

Mexican Revolution

In 1916, in retaliation for Pancho Villa's raid on Columbus, New Mexico, and the death of 16 United States citizens, President Wilson sent forces commanded by Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing into Mexico to capture Villa.

Michael Jon Hand

Efforts to arrange deals included incorporating a company in Pretoria, South Africa, and sending Bernie Houghton with two Nugan Hand employees to the United States to meet Edwin P. Wilson.

Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder

"Cerebral growth" is also a pun, as one of the objects of the museum is a human horn.

Plain Dealing, Louisiana

John J. Doles, Jr. (1923–2004), Plain Dealing banker and civic leader

Quagmire's Baby

The episode featured guest performances by Luke Adams, John Bunnell, Max Burkholder, Noah Gray-Cabey, Christine Lakin, Brittany Snow, Mae Whitman, and Tom Wilson, along with several recurring guest voice actors for the series.

Scottsdale Football Club

The Scottsdale team of 1973, which had been captain-coached by Bob Wilson, was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2005, the first club to receive such an honour.

Seán Tubridy

The by-election caused by his death was held on 30 May 1940 and was won by John J. Keane of Fianna Fáil.

The Mad Scientist Hall of Fame

Mad Scientist Hall of Fame: Muwahahahaha! is a semi-satirical non-fiction book by Daniel Wilson and Anna C. Long published in August 2008.

Thomas Wilson

Thomas D. Wilson (born 1935), information scientist researching information-seeking behaviors


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