Who has more scope of profession, Maxine Hong Kingston or John Wain?
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Maxine Hong Kingston Maxine Hong Kingston (; born Maxine Ting Ting Hong; October 27, 1940) is a Chinese American author and Professor Emerita at the University of California, Berkeley, where she graduated with a BA in English in 1962. Kingston has written three novels and several works of non-fiction about the experiences of Chinese Americans.
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John Wain John Barrington Wain CBE (14 March 1925 – 24 May 1994) was an English poet, novelist, and critic, associated with the literary group "The Movement". For most of his life, Wain worked as a freelance journalist and author, writing and reviewing for newspapers and the radio.
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Ken Boothe Ken Boothe OD (born 22 March 1948) is a Jamaican vocalist known for his distinctive vibrato and timbre. Boothe achieved an international reputation as one of Jamaica's finest vocalists through a series of crossover hits that appealed to both reggae fans and mainstream audiences.
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Cheung Wing-in Cheung Wing-in, JP (; 1920 – 10 September 2010) was a Hong Kong solicitor, educator and politician.
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John Joseph Swaine Sir John Joseph Swaine, CBE, QC, JP (Traditional Chinese: 施偉賢爵士, 22 April 1932 – 7 August 2012) was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1993 to 1995. A barrister by training, Swaine was an appointed and unofficial member of the council. Before 1993, the President was the Governor of Hong Kong.
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John Tu John Tu (; born 1940) is a Chinese-born American entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the co-founder of Kingston Technology.
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Steven Poon Steven Poon Kwok-lim, BBS, JP (born 9 July 1943) was an appointed member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (1991–95) and member of the Kowloon City District Board (1994–99) for Kowloon Tong.
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Judy Mowatt Judith Veronica "Judy" Mowatt, OD (born 1952) is a Jamaican reggae artist. As well as being a solo artist, as from 1974 she was also a member of the I Three (wrongly spelled "I Threes"), trio of backing vocalists for Bob Marley & The Wailers after Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left.
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Winston Grennan Winston Grennan (16 September 1944 – 27 October 2000) was a Jamaican drummer, famous for session work from 1962 to 1973 in Jamaica as well as later in New York City through the 1970s and 1980s.
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Lawrence Yu Kam-kee Lawrence Yu Kam-kee MBE, BBS, JP (traditional Chinese:余錦基, born 1946) is a prominent Hong Kong businessman.
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Montego Bay Montego Bay is the capital of the parish of St. James and is also Jamaica's only other officially incorporated city, referred to as "The Second City" or more widely known as "MoBay" in local lingo and sometimes "Bay" by the locals. The city is however the fourth largest urban area by population after Kingston, Spanish Town and Portmore, all of which form the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area, home to over half a million people. As a result, Montego Bay is the second largest Anglophone city in the Caribbean, after primate city, Kingston.
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John Lennard John Lennard (born 1964) is Professor of British and American Literature at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Jamaica, and a freelance academic writer and film music composer.
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John Cecil Macgown Dr. John Cecil Macgown was a Scottish doctor in Hong Kong and member of the Sanitary Board.
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Bob Marley and the Wailers Bob Marley and the Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band led by Bob Marley which developed from the earlier ska vocal group, the Wailers, created by Marley with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963. By late 1963 singers Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined the Wailers. By the early 1970s, Marley and Bunny Wailer had learned to play some instruments and brothers Aston "Family Man" Barrett (bass) and Carlton Barrett (drums), had joined the band. After Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh left the band in 1974, Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included the Barrett brothers, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and Marley's wife, Rita, provided backing vocals.
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John Chong John Chong Ching is a Hong Kong film producer and presenter. He is one of the most successful producers of Hong Kong cinema beginning with the Golden Age of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan in the 1970s and 1980s. He is now a veteran film producer of Media Asia Group, the company behind the "Infernal Affairs" trilogy.
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Leslie Mervyn Jayaratne Justice Dr. Leslie Mervyn Jayaratne is a Sri Lankan lawyer, judge, author and the 2nd Governor of Southern Province.
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Lana Lo Lana Lo () was born on 18 July in Hong Kong. She is the third daughter of the Shaw Brothers Studio 邵氏片場 Hong Kong Film Director John Law (film director) 羅馬 also known as John Lo Mar whom worked with Alan Tang 鄧光榮, Brigitte Lin 林青霞, Candice Yu 余安安, (), Sylvia Chang 張艾嘉. She is also the cousin of George Hu 胡宇威.
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John Chan John Chan Cho Chak, GBS, CBE, LVO, JP (born 1943) is a Hong Kong civil servant and executive. He currently serves as a non-executive director of Transport International Holdings Limited, The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, Long Win Bus Company Limited, RoadShow Holdings Limited, Hang Seng Bank Limited, Guangdong Investment Limited and Swire Properties Limited. He was a long-time civil servant and one of the most senior Chinese officials in the Hong Kong Government under British rule.
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Loke Yew Loke Yew (), born Wong Loke Yew, CMG, LL.D. (1845–1917) was a Chinese-born, of Cantonese descent, business magnate. He was a famous businessman and philanthropist in British Malaya. He was regarded as the richest man in British Malaya during his time and played a significant role in the growth of Kuala Lumpur and was also one of the founding fathers of Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur.
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Phil Wainman Philip Neil "Phil" Wainman (born 7 June 1946, west London, England) is an English record producer and songwriter, primarily active in the 1970s. He is noted for his work with Sweet, XTC, Dollar, Mud, and the Bay City Rollers. His greatest chart success, however, was the production of "I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats, written by Bob Geldof and arranged by Fiachra Trench.
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Roman Tam Roman Tam Pak-sin, (11 February 1945 – 18 October 2002), known professionally by his stage name Law Man, was a Hong Kong singer. He is regarded as the "Grand Godfather of Cantopop".
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John Hung John Terence Hung is a Hong Kong businessman, best known as former chairman of Wheelock & Co, and executive director of its subsidiary Wharf Holdings.