John Winston Lennon (10/9/1940, Liverpool, England - 12/8/1980, New York, the USA) (after a marriage John Winston Ono Lennon) - the singer, the composer, one of founders of great British group The Beatles, the outstanding musician of 20 centuries who have created - together with Paul McCartney - new musical space 2nd half of last century. Besides, John Lennon - the poet, the writer, the artist, - that usually speak about such people - the Actor.

John Lennon was born in Liverpool on October, 9th, 1940. On reaching 16 years the guy seriously was ill with a rock'n'roll that was promoted by listening of records of Elvis Presley. Shortly after the aunt has bought to John a guitar, it has based the group Quarrymen which has become by a prototype legendary The Beatles. There began children with another's smash hits, but in 1958 Lennon has composed the first song, Hello Little Girl. When The Beatles were already on lifting, John married the school girlfriend Sintii, and the next year at them son Julian was born. However this marriage was unsuccessful and has failed definitively after John's acquaintance to Joko It. The first meeting of the musician with this artist-avangardist has occurred in November of 1966 at its exhibition in London.