Wayne, John

Cultural  

1. A twentieth-century American film actor who often played “tough guys,” particularly soldiers and cowboys. His nickname was “Duke.”

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Example Sentences

Mr. Eyman—a prolific author of film biographies, including books on John Wayne, John Ford, Mary Pickford and Cary Grant—is astute about Crawford’s below-the-line collaborators at MGM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

By the mid-20th century, movie stars such as John Wayne, John Huston and Gary Cooper arrived for marlin fishing, often staying at hotels along Olas Altas.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2018

Fort Wayne: John Konchar had 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Mastodons.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2017

“There is a moral imperative to preserve a healthy planet,” Valerie Rockefeller Wayne, John D. Rockefeller’s great-great-granddaughter, told The Washington Post.

From Newsweek