John Hughes (filmmaker)
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| - | '''John Hughes''' is the name of: | ||
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| - | *[[John Hughes (archbishop)]] (1797-1864), American Roman Catholic | ||
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| - | ==Businessmen== | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (businessman)]] (1814-1889), Welsh businessman, developer in Ukraine | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (motor dealer)]], Australian businessman | ||
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| - | ==Entertainers== | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (art director)]] (1882-1954), American art director | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (director)]] (born 1950), American film director, writer, and producer | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (Irish musician)]], (born 1950) Irish musician and manager of [[The Corrs]] | ||
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| - | ===Sportsmen=== | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (ice hockey)]], (born 1954) Canadian ice hockey player | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (footballer born 1964)]] retired footballer & manager of [[Falkirk F.C.]] | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (footballer born 1943)]] retired footballer - [[Celtic F.C.]] | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (footballer born 1942)]] retired footballer - [[Chester City F.C.]] | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (Canadian soccer)]], former Canadian international | ||
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| - | ==Writers== | ||
| - | *[[John Ceiriog Hughes]] (1832-1887), Welsh poet | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (poet)]], (1677-1720) English poet | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (writer)]] (born 1961), an Australian writer and essayist | ||
| - | ==Journalists== | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (editor)]] served as editor of the Desert News and an advisor to Boutros Boutros-Ghali. | ||
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| - | ==Politicians== | ||
| - | *[[John Chambers Hughes]] (1891-1971) United States diplomat; ambassador to NATO | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (British diplomat)]] (born 1947), a British diplomat and current Ambassador to Argentina | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (English politician)]] (born 1925), Member of Parliament | ||
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| - | ==Scientists== | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (computer scientist)]], academic & writer on functional programming | ||
| - | *[[John Hughes (scientist)]], British scientist who won the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research | ||
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| + | '''John Hughes, Jr.''' (born February 18, 1950) is an [[United States|American]] [[film director]], [[film producer|producer]] and [[writer]], responsible for some of the most successful [[comedy films]] of the 1980s and 1990s, including ''[[National Lampoon's Vacation]]'', ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off]]'', ''[[Weird Science (film)|Weird Science]]'', ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'', ''[[Sixteen Candles]]'', ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'', ''[[Planes, Trains & Automobiles]]'', ''[[Uncle Buck]]'' and ''[[Home Alone (film)|Home Alone]]''. | ||
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John Hughes, Jr. (born February 18, 1950) is an American film director, producer and writer, responsible for some of the most successful comedy films of the 1980s and 1990s, including National Lampoon's Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck and Home Alone.
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