John Mackey

Article summary

John Mackey may refer to: *John Mackey (American football) (1941–2011), American football tight end *John Mackey (businessman) (born 1953), founder of Whole Foods Market *John Mackey (composer) (born 1973), American composer of classical concert music *John Mackey (hurler) (1914–1989), Irish athlete in the sport of hurling *John Mackey (politician) (1863–1924), Australian politician *John Mackey (Roman Catholic bishop) (1918–2014), Bishop of Auckland (1974-1983) *John C. Mackey, American football coach *Jack Mackey (John Bernard MacKey, 1922–1945), recipient of the Victoria Cross *John Mackey (Tyler) (1882–1962), Irish hurler

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1099660001