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John Maclean (Scottish Activist)
John MacLean or John Maclean is the name of: Arts and entertainment * John MacLean, known as The Juan MacLean, US musician, formerly of Six Finger Satellite * John Maclean (film director), Scottish film director, screenwriter and musician, formerly of The Beta Band * Sir John MacLean (historian) (1811–1895), British civil servant and author * John Maclean (photographer), British photographer * John Bayne Maclean (1862–1950), Canadian publisher * John N. Maclean (born 1943), author of ''Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire'' Politics * John MacLean (Manitoba politician) (1929–1987), Canadian Member of Parliament * John Maclean (Scottish socialist) (1879–1923), Scottish political figure * John Duncan MacLean (1873–1948), former Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia * Sir John Maclean, 1st Baronet (1604–1666), Scottish naval officer and merchant who moved to Sweden and took the name John Hans Makeléer * Sir John Maclean, 4th Barone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Maclean (Australian Cricketer)
John Alexander Maclean (born 27 April 1946) is a former Australian Test cricketer who played in four Test matches and two One Day Internationals in 1978 and 1979. A wicket-keeper, Maclean played for Australia following the defection of many of the leading Australian cricketers to the competing World Series Cricket competition. The Queensland Cricket Association (QCA) granted Maclean a benefit in the 1978/79 season; only the second benefit (after Sam Trimble) granted by the QCA."Behind the Stumps", ''The Cricket Player'', December 1977, p. 39. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1980 for his services to cricket. Maclean was educated at Brisbane State High School. He has bachelor's degrees in engineering (civil) and economics from the University of Queensland. In 2007, Maclean was the Workgroup Manager of Land and Infrastructure Development at Opus International Consultants in Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dubh Maclean (other)
John Dubh Maclean or Ian Dubh Maclean may refer to: *John Dubh Maclean, 4th Clan Chief John Dubh Maclean, or Iain Dubh mac Gilliemore in Scottish Gaelic, or John Maclean the Black was the 4th Chief of Clan MacLean. Biography John succeeded his father as chief of the clan. He was known as Iain Dubh Maclean, or Black John Maclean. ... *John Dubh Maclean, 1st Laird of Morvern, founder of the Macleans of Kinlochaine, Drimnin, and Pennycross See also *John Maclean (other) {{hndis, Maclean, John Dubh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McClean (other) , fictional protagonist of the ''Die Hard'' film series portrayed by Bruce Willis
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John McClean may refer to: * John McClean (bishop) (1914–1978), Bishop of Middlesbrough, 1967–78 * John Robinson McClean (1813–1873), British civil engineer and Liberal Party politician See also * John McLean (other) * John MacLean (other) * Jack McLean (other) * John McLane (1852–1911), furniture maker and politician from Milford, New Hampshire * John McClane John McClane is a fictional character and main protagonist of the ''Die Hard'' film series, based on Joe Leland from Roderick Thorp's action novel, '' Nothing Lasts Forever''. McClane was portrayed in all five films by actor Bruce Willis, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McLean (other)
John McLean (1785–1861) was an American jurist and politician. John McLean may also refer to: Politics * John McLean (Illinois politician) (1791–1830), Illinois politician and U.S. Senator * John McLean Jr. (1793–1858), New York politician * John McLean (New Zealand politician) (1818–1902), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council * John Donald McLean (1820–1866), politician and colonial Treasurer of Queensland * John McLean (Canadian politician) (1846–1936), Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island * John R. McLean (Canadian politician) (1906–1964), merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island Sports * John McLean (athlete) (1878–1955), American Olympic athlete and head football coach at Missouri, 1903–1905 * John McLean (rower) (1859–1925), Australian sculler * Jock McLean (John Calderwood McLean, 1908–1988), Scottish footballer * John McLean (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), Scottish footballer * John McLean (footballer, born 1877 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McClane
John McClane is a fictional character and main protagonist of the ''Die Hard'' film series, based on Joe Leland from Roderick Thorp's action novel, '' Nothing Lasts Forever''. McClane was portrayed in all five films by actor Bruce Willis, and is known for his sardonic one-liners, including the famous catchphrase "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker". Character portrayal John McClane was originally based on the fictional character Detective Joe Leland from Roderick Thorp's bestselling 1979 novel '' Nothing Lasts Forever''. Other aspects are derived from Frank Malone from Walter Wager's 1987 novel ''58 Minutes'' (adapted as '' Die Hard 2''). ''Die Hard'' villain Hans Gruber describes him as "just another American.... who thinks he's John Wayne," to which McClane replies that he "was always partial to Roy Rogers." He is described as being a "foul-mouthed, wisecracking, no-nonsense New York cop with an itchy trigger finger ... and a never-say-die maverick spirit." McClane's marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Norman Maclean (minister)
Rev. John Norman Maclean ( gd, an t-Urr. Iain Tormod MacGilleEathain) (1862–1941) was a Scottish-Canadian Presbyterian minister who emigrated to the United States and served in congregations in California, Iowa, and Montana. Rev. Maclean is best known as the father of American author Norman Maclean. Norman Maclean wrote vividly about his family in both fictionalized and non-fictional accounts, including the bestseller, '' A River Runs Through It'', which remains an iconic work of 20th century American literature. Early life John Norman Maclean was born on July 28, 1862 to Norman Maclean and Mary MacDonald Maclean on the homestead cleared by Maclean's grandparents after emigrating from the Isle of Coll to the Canadian Gaelic-speaking community of Marshy Hope, Nova Scotia. Showing early signs of academic promise, John Norman Maclean trained for the ministry first at Pictou Academy, where academic records refer to him as "J.N. Mclean of Glenbard", a community famous as the las ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Maclean (pastor)
John Maclean (1851–1928), born John McLean, was a Wesleyan Methodist pastor amongst the Indians of the Canadian Northwest, holding pastorates in various towns of western Canada, including Port Arthur, Ontario July 1892-June 1896.F.B. Scollie, Biographical Dictionary and History of Victorian Thunder Bay 1850-1901 (Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, 2020), page 272. He was born 30 October 1851 in Kilmarnock, Scotland, then moved to Canada. He died 7 March 1928 at Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749 .... He learned the languages and customs of the Indians. He published: ''Lone Land lights'', (1890); ''James Evans, Inventor of the Syllabic System of the Cree Language'', (1890); ''The Indians of Canada'', (1892); ''Canadian Savage Folk'', (1896); ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Patterson MacLean
John Patterson MacLean (March 12, 1848 – August 12, 1939) was an American Universalist minister and archaeologist and historian. While at Ohio State University he became a historian of the Shakers. Biography He was born on March 12, 1848, in Franklin, Ohio. In 1864 at age sixteen he entered the National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio. In 1867 he started at the Theological School of St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, and he qualified for the ministry in 1869. In 1887 he went to the Island of Mull in Scotland to collect material for his "History of the Macleans." He received his Ph.D. in 1894. He died on August 12, 1939, in Greenville, Ohio and was buried in Franklin, Ohio. Publications ;ScotlandA history of the clan MacLean from its first settlement at Duard Castle(1889)Renaissance of the clan MacLean(1913) *''An Historical Account of The Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Prior to the Peace of 1783'' ;Religion *''A sketch of the life and labor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Maclean Jr
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Maclean (sportsperson)
John Alexander Maclean, OAM (born 27 May 1966) is an Australian triathlete, rower, and motivational speaker. A promising rugby league player in his youth, he became a paraplegic after being knocked from his bicycle by a truck in 1988. He subsequently became the first paraplegic to finish the Ironman World Championship and the first to swim the English Channel. Later, he was part of the athletics team at both the Olympics and Paralympics in 2000, and won a silver medal in rowing at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. In 2014, he completed the Nepean Triathlon without using a wheelchair, after regaining some use of his legs through Ware K Tremor therapy. He is the founder of the John Maclean Foundation, which assists wheelchair users under the age of 18. As a motivational speaker, his clients have included eBay and Pfizer. Early life Maclean was born on 27 May 1966 in the Sydney suburb of Caringbah, as the youngest of three children. His parents had emigrated from Scotland in July 1965. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John MacLean (sportscaster)
John F. MacLean (March 9, 1921 in Lynn, Massachusetts – September 13, 1973 in Baltimore, Maryland) was a Major League Baseball announcer for the Mutual Broadcasting System from 1956 to 1960, Washington Senators from 1961 to 1968 and the Boston Red Sox in 1972. He left the Red Sox radio broadcast crew in June 1972 due to illness. He died on September 13, 1973, following open-heart surgery Cardiac surgery, or cardiovascular surgery, is surgery on the heart or great vessels performed by cardiac surgeons. It is often used to treat complications of ischemic heart disease (for example, with coronary artery bypass grafting); to corr .... References 1921 births 1973 deaths American radio sports announcers Boston Red Sox announcers Major League Baseball broadcasters Sportspeople from Lynn, Massachusetts People from Baltimore Washington Senators (1961–1971) announcers 20th-century American journalists American male journalists {{US-journalist-1920s-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
