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John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins, the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student ...
John Miles (born John Errington; 23 April 1949 – 5 December 2021) was an English rock singer, guitarist and keyboard player best known for his 1976 top 3 UK hit single "Music", [ 1] which won an Ivor Novello Award, and his frequent appearances at Night of the Proms. He won the "Outstanding Musical Achievement" award at the 2017 Progressive ...
Lewis was an accompanist for Charlie Parker and played on some of Parker's famous recordings, such as "Parker's Mood" (1948) and "Blues for Alice" (1951), but also collaborated with other prominent jazz artists such as Lester Young, Ella Fitzgerald and Illinois Jacquet. [4] Lewis was also part of trumpeter Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool sessions.
John Colter (c.1770–1775 – May 7, 1812 or November 22, 1813) was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806). Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of 1807–1808, when he became the first known person of European descent to enter the region which later became Yellowstone National ...
Juliette Lake Lewis (born June 21, 1973) is an American actress, singer and musician. She is known for her portrayals of offbeat characters, often in projects with dark themes. [ 2] Lewis became an "it girl" of American cinema in the early 1990s, appearing in various independent and arthouse films. [ 3] She has received various accolades ...
Website. www .johnlewis .com. John Lewis & Partners, commonly known as John Lewis, is a British chain of high-end department stores operating across the United Kingdom, with concessions in Ireland. It is part of the John Lewis Partnership, the UK's largest employee-owned business. [ 3] The brand was established in 1929 by Spedan Lewis, son of ...
Portrait of Myles Horton, founder of Highlander Folk School. Photographer Unknown. WHS Image ID 52275 Myles Horton in the 1930s. Myles Falls Horton (July 9, 1905 – January 19, 1990) was an American educator, socialist, and co-founder of the Highlander Folk School, famous for its role in the Civil Rights Movement (Movement leader James Bevel called Horton "The Father of the Civil Rights ...
John Mills was born on 22 February 1908 in North Elmham, Norfolk, [ 1] the son of Edith Mills (née Baker), a theatre box office manager, and Lewis Mills, a mathematics teacher. [ 2] Mills was born at Watts Naval School, where his father was a master. He spent his early years in the village of Belton where his father was the headmaster of the ...