Donne

American  

[duhn] / dʌn /

noun

1. John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.

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Donne British  

/ dʌn /

noun

1. John. 1573–1631, English metaphysical poet and preacher. He wrote love and religious poems, sermons, epigrams, and elegies

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Women's stars to make the list for final consideration include the unbeaten 1996 US Olympic gold medal squad and players Jennifer Azzi, Elena Delle Donne, Chamique Holdsclaw, Candace Parker and Molly Bolin-Kazmer.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Like Donne, we can mine wisdom from the frailty of our mortal bodies—but be grateful that when the bell tolls for thee, plague, smallpox and typhus won’t be to blame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Off the court, Delle Donne is co-chair of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition, an advisory body that promotes healthy eating and exercise.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2024

It was the poetry of John Donne that inspired theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer to name the first detonation of a nuclear weapon Trinity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2023

Galileo was living in Padua but frequently visited Venice; equally, Donne, when in Venice, would surely have visited Padua, where there was a significant English and Scottish community.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton