- U.S. biologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1962.
- Scottish clergyman and novelist.
- U.S. psychologist.
- Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister 1904.
- U.S. electrical experimenter, associated with Alexander Graham Bell.
- U.S. industrialist.
- U.S. golfer.
- English poet.
- a male given name.
- James Dewey. born 1928, US biologist, whose contribution to the discovery of the helical structure of DNA won him a Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine shared with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins in 1962
- John B (roadus). 1878–1958, US psychologist; a leading exponent of behaviourism
- John Christian. 1867–1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister of Australia (1904)
- Russell. born 1973, British tenor; his albums include The Voice (2001) and Encore (2002)
- Tom, full name Thomas Sturges Watson. born 1949, US golfer, won eight major titles: the US Masters (1977, 1981), the US Open (1982), and the British Open (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)
