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John Wainwright (author) John William Wainwright (25 February 1921 – 19 September 1995) was an English crime novelist and author of 83 books, four of which have been published under the pen name Jack Ripley. He also wrote some short stories (mostly uncollected in book ...

(1921–1995), British crime novelist and author *

John L. Wainwright John L. Wainwright is a Hampshire-born writer and historian researching the Spanish Civil War and International Brigades volunteers. Life Wainwright is interested in social history which places emphasis on the lives of people. In his 2012 book ''Th ...

, Hampshire-born writer and historian *

John Wainwright (composer) John Wainwright (1723–1768) was an English church organist and composer. He was appointed organist and singer at the Manchester Collegiate Church (later Manchester Cathedral) on 12 May 1767, a year after the publication of his ''A Collectio ...

(1723–1768), English composer *

John Wainwright (computer scientist) John Wainwright is a computer scientist, born in Australia, who has pioneered the development of pure object-based computer languages. He is the principal architect of two computer languages, ScriptX (1992–1996) and MaxScript (1996). In 199 ...

* John Wainwright (soldier) (1839–1915), American Civil War soldier who received the Medal of Honor *

John Wainwright (Royal Navy officer) John Wainwright C.B. was an officer in the Royal Navy. In 1806, he became captain of the frigate HMS Chiffonne and, in 1809, was the commodore of a squadron sent to suppress pirates in the Persian Gulf. After having led that joint-services ...

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