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John Lennon

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John Lennon

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John Winston Ono Lennon, formerly known as John Winston Lennon; October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980), a British male singer and songwriter. He is known worldwide as a founding member of The Beatles, the most commercially successful group in the history of pop music. He formed the Lennon-McCartney writing duo with bandmate McCartney.

Category
Musicians
Nationality
U.K.
Born
1940-10-09
Died
1980-12-08
Wikidata
Q1203
Occupations writeractorsinger-songwriterguitaristfilm producerpoetcomposermovie actorpianistsingerfilm directorpublic figureessayistanti-war peoplepolitical activistrecording artistperformance artistsketch artistauthorpop singermusiciansongwriter
Aliases John LennonJohn LennonJohn LennonJohn LennonJohn Lennon

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