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Mandeville, Sir John
(Encyclopedia) Mandeville, Sir John, 14th-century English author of The Travels of Sir John Mandeville. Originally written in Norman French, the work became enormously popular and was translated into…Elijah J. McCoy Biography
Elijah J. McCoy inventorBorn: 5/2/1843Birthplace: Colchester, Ontario, Canada The son of former slaves from Kentucky who had escaped via the Underground Railroad to Canada, at 15 years of age…J. F. Powers Biography
J. F. Powers(James Farl Powers)Age: 81 acclaimed writer of short stories and novels who won the 1963 National Book Award for Morte d'Urban. The successful short story collection Prince of…J. C. Watts Biography
J. C. WattspoliticianBorn: 11/18/1957Birthplace: Eufaula, Oklahoma A former University of Oklahoma quarterback, Watts worked as a Baptist minister before being elected to Congress in 1994.…Anthony J. Principi Biography
Anthony J. PrincipiGeorge W. Bush's secretary of Veterans' Affairs Born: 4/16/1944Birthplace: New York, N.Y. This is Principi's second time as head of Veterans' Affairs. He served as deputy…James J. Kim Biography
James J. KimentrepreneurBorn: 1936Birthplace: Korea Kim came to the United States in 1955 to study economics at the University of Pennsylvania. After teaching at Villanova University for six…Benjamin J. Cayetano Biography
Benjamin J. Cayetanogovernor of HawaiiBorn: November 14, 1939 Birthplace: Kalihi, Hawaii Cayetano received a B.A. in political science from UCLA in 1968 and law degree from Loyola University…J. K. Rowling Trivia
Learn more about the author of the Harry Potter books by Ann-Marie Imbornoni and Dana Quigley Did you know: J.K. Rowling BiographyHer last name rhymes with "bowling."Has a sister…J. Catherine Roberts Biography
J. Catherine Robertsscience teacherBorn: 2/3/1953Birthplace: Norfolk, Va. Roberts was a seventh grade life science teacher at the W.E. Waters Middle School in Portsmouth, Va., from 1975 until…J. Robert Cade Biography
nephrologistDied: Nov. 27, 2007 (Gainesville, Florida) Best Known as: inventor of the Gatorade drink Dr. Cade was a nephrologist who invented Gatorade…Trending
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