John MacBeth Paxson is an American basketball administrator and former player. After Paxson's retirement, Bulls head coach Phil Jackson hired him as an assistant coach for the 1995-96 season. The Bulls won the title that year, fueled by Michael Jordan's return and the addition of another eventual Hall of Famer, Dennis Rodman. He has been Vice President of Basketball Operations... read full bio
White currently resides in Florence, Alabama, not far from Muscle Shoals, having grown up in the tiny Tennessee town of Loretto. He has spent the past 20 years building a music career in Nashville, first working as a songwriter for a significant publisher and then as half of the revolutionary duo The Civil Wars, which won four Grammy Awards before... read full bio
Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and theatre/film director, John Patrick Shanley is the author of over 23 plays. These have been translated and performed across the globe, including 80 productions in North America. His play Doubt: A Parable won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama and four Tony Awards, including one for Best Play. Shanley also won three Academy Awards, including one... read full bio
Negotiate Like the Pros Never pay too much, settle for too little, or give in too soon again. John Patrick Dolan teaches powerful negotiation skills that everyone can use. Sales Professional, Legal Professionals, and Business Leaders rave about the practical, effective and easy to use content of Dolan's compelling presentations. He comments on weird statutes, ridiculous verdicts, and extraordinarily bizarre... read full bio
Since attracting worldwide acclaim as a member of Chick Coreas Elektric Band and Akoustic Banda creative association that has now spanned eighteen yearsGRAMMY-winning bassist John Patitucci has become one of todays most influential musicians and composers. He has released several remarkable albums as leader of his own groups and made notable contributions to renowned ensembles led by Wayne Shorter, Stan... read full bio
Today, a sought after environmental speaker, he remains instrumental in focusing public attention on the importance of the revival of our environment. An inspirational voice who is known for his brave actions that continue to accomplish change, John Passacantando is a respected leader in recruiting everyone to work harder and smarter in rescuing our planet. Always a man looking ahead... read full bio
John P. Davidson III is infrastructure risk chief of Citigroup, a position he was named to in March 2008. Previously, he was managing director and chief corporate development officer of CME Group. Prior to the July 2007 merger of CME and the Chicago Board of Trade, John Davidson held the same title as above, but for CME Holdings and for... read full bio
John Oliver's career took off as a regular writer & correspondent on the Emmy award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Since then, he has done everything from interviewing UN Ambassadors to breaking his nose fighting for the Confederate army. Oliver landed his own show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, and rose to the ranks among Time magazine's 100... read full bio
John Olerud, also known as Johnny O, is an American former professional baseball player who played as a first baseman in the MLB. Olerud was born in Seattle, Washington, and he began his career playing baseball in high school where he helped his school to a state high school baseball championship. From there, he went on to play college baseball... read full bio
John Alexander Ogrodnick is a retired professional ice hockey left winger who played fourteen seasons in the National Hockey League from 1979–80 through 1992–93, with the Detroit Red Wings, Quebec Nordiques, and New York Rangers. Ogrodnick was born in Ottawa, Ontario, but grew up in Edmonton, Alberta. Ogrodnick was drafted 66th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1979 NHL... read full bio
John O'Leary's life is an awe-inspiring tale of resilience and triumph, a life that was initially recounted within the pages of his parents' book, "Overwhelming Odds," published in 2006. Originally intended as a limited release for friends and family, the book garnered unprecedented attention, selling over 60,000 copies. It was this very narrative that spurred John to fully embrace his... read full bio
Actor, singer, author and philanthropist, John O’Hurley is one of television’s busiest and most versatile stars. Best known as ""J. Peterman"" on Seinfeld, he has appeared on television sitcoms, soap operas, feature films and live theater. He is also known for being the game show host of the show Family Feud. Other shows and films John has been on include... read full bio
John O’Brien is a retired American soccer player who played as midfielder and left back. O’Brien was born in Los Angeles, California, and he was known for being one of the first Americas to start on a major European team when he joined Ajax. O’Brien started with Ajax when he was 14 years old and he went on to sign... read full bio
John Nosta is a thinker well ingrained in the fields of innovation, science and medicine. NOSTALAB, a think tank for digital health, was founded by John. He is now listed as the top worldwide influencer in the field of digital health and is widely considered as one of the world's foremost strategic and original thinkers in this crucial and developing field.... read full bio
One of the most popular live and recorded performers in the Pacific Northwest is John Nilsen, a pianist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Twenty titles are available in Nilsen's Magic Wing library, all of which are sold globally. Numerous individuals hold licenses from nations other than the US, such as Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, and the Philippines. ... read full bio
The young soulful singer, John Newman was born and raised in Settle, Yorkshire, Northern England. He found his voice and sound when he was 16 years old. His love for music led him to attend Leeds College of Music. The next step in John’s musical journey was move to the city of London. There, he was signed to Island Records... read full bio
John Newcombe is an Australian former world No. 1 tennis player who won seven Grand Slam singles titles, and an all-time record 17 doubles titles. He was one of many Australian players to dominate the field during the 1960s and 1970s, and is one of the few men to have been ranked world No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... read full bio
John Nemeth is an American electric blues and soul harmonists, singer and songwriter from Boise, Idaho. Nemeth started his career singing at his local church and over the years he started playing in different local bands before forming Fat John and the 3 Slims alongside his friend Tom Moore. The group stayed together for nearly a decade before Nemeth started... read full bio
John Nash was an eccentric mathematical genius whose sudden youthful plunge into schizophrenia could have ended in obscurity or tragedy. Instead, his 30-year battle against crippling mental disease ended in triumph--and winning the 1994 Nobel Prize in economics, as recounted in the blockbuster 2001 film, A Beautiful Mind.... read full bio
As the worlds greatest trend-spotter, John Naisbitt has been accurately describing the future since the megasuccess of his first book, Megatrends. Since Megatrends the future has been in the center of John Naisbitt's field of activity as an author and speaker. The culmination of nearly a decade of research, Megatrends is one of publishing's greatest success stories. It was at... read full bio
