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    Johnny Cowell

    John Marwood “Johnny” Cowell, trumpeter, composer, arranger (born 11 January 1926 in Tillsonburg (near London), ON; died 22 January 2018).

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    Johnny Holmes

    Johnny (John Joseph Harold) Holmes. Trumpeter, bandleader, arranger, composer, b Montreal 8 Jun 1916, d there 11 Jun 1989. He began playing cornet at 10 and studied briefly with C. Van Camp. After playing trumpet 1940-1 in a co-operative band, the Escorts, he took over its leadership 1941-50.

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    Johnny Inukpuk

    Johnny Inukpuk, RCA, sculptor (born in 1911 in Kuujjuarapik, QC; died in 2007 in Inukjuak, QC). Johnny Inukpuk began carving in the early 1940s. He continued creating art after James Houston's first visit to Inukjuak, in which Houston suggested he continue his artwork. In 1978, Inukpuk was made a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts.

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    Johnny Lombardi

    John Barba-Linardo (Johnny) Lombardi, pioneer broadcaster, impresario, musician, entrepreneur (b at Toronto 4 Dec 1915; d at Toronto 18 Mar 2002).

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    Johnny Longden

    John Eric Longden, jockey (born 14 Feb 1907 in Wakefield, England; died 14 February 2003 in Banning, California). Known as “the pumper” for his ability to ride a horse to its best possible performance, Johnny Longden enjoyed a distinguished career (1927–66) that many regard as one of the finest in Thoroughbred racing history. He retired at age 59 as the winningest jockey in the history of the sport, with 6,032 wins and a career winning percentage of 18.6. He is one of 12 jockeys to win the Triple Crown and the only person in history to both ride and train a Kentucky Derby winner. He is a member of the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame & Museum, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame, the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame  and the US National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame.

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    Johnny Reid

    John Kirkland Reid, singer, songwriter (born 21 August 1973 in Lanark, Scotland). Scottish Canadian singer-songwriter Johnny Reid is one of Canada’s most successful country music artists. Since debuting in 1997, he has sold more than 1.5 million albums. He has won five Juno Awards — three for Country Album of the Year and two for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year — and 28 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards. He also co-owns and operates Nashville’s historic Soultrain Sound Studios. Reid received the SOCAN National Achievement Award in 2016.

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    Johnson, Audrey St Denys

    Audrey St Denys Johnson (born Wood). Music and drama critic and columnist, poet, director, born Toronto 21 Dec 1915, died Victoria 12 Aug 1993; piano teachers' LRSM 1932. Her family moved to Victoria, BC, in 1920, and there she studied piano (with Stanley Shale), singing, and violin.

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    Johnson Parsons

    Johnson Lindsay Rowlett Parsons, CMG, DSO, geologist, surveyor and military officer (born 18 January 1876 in Orangeville, ON; died 3 October 1935 in Saint John, NB). Johnson Parsons was a Canadian geologist and surveyor who joined the Canadian militia shortly after finishing his undergraduate degree. Upon the outbreak of the First World War, he joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force, where he worked as an intelligence officer. After the war, he returned to his engineering firm in Regina, Saskatchewan, before eventually retiring to New Brunswick.

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    JoJo Savard (Profile)

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on September 4, 1995. Partner content is not updated. Ever since she burst onto the late, late-night airwaves in May, 1994, a startling apparition in a flurry of blond ponytails and purple ruffles, the Quebec astrologer has become a celebrity of a distinctly 1990s variety.

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    Jon Ballantyne

    Jon (William) Ballantyne. Pianist, composer, b Prince Albert, Sask, 8 Oct 1963.

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    Jon Cornish

    Jonathan Michael Cornish, football player, financier, university administrator (born 5 November 1984 in New Westminster, BC). One of the best running backs in Canadian Football League (CFL) history, Jon Cornish played nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders (2007–15). A three-time CFL All-Star (2012, 2013, 2014), Cornish won the CFL Most Outstanding Player award (2013), the CFL’s Most Outstanding Canadian award (2012, 2013, 2014) and the Northern Star Award as Canada’s top athlete (2013). He won two Grey Cups with the Stampeders (2008 and 2014) and was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2019. He currently works in finance and was named chancellor of the University of Calgary in 2022.

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    Jon Kimura Parker

    John David Kimura Parker, OC, pianist, composer, teacher, broadcaster (born 25 December 1959 in Burnaby, BC). 

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    Jon Siddall

    Siddall, Jon. Composer, performer, b Hamilton, Ont, 23 Sep 1957; BFA (York) 1979; MA (Mills College, California) 1981. His teachers have included James Tenney, Terry Riley, and Lou Harrison.

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    Jon Vickers

    Jonathan Stewart "Jon" Vickers, CC, tenor (born 29 October 1926 in Prince Albert, SK; died 10 July 2015 in Ontario).

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    Jon Vickers

    Jon (Jonathan Stewart) Vickers, CC, tenor (born 29 October 1926 in Prince Albert, SK; died 10 July 2015 in ON). 

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