The other famous John Emersons (besides myself) include John Emerson the founder of Emerson Electric, Dred Scott’s owner John Emerson, and John Emerson the husband of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes author Anita Loos of (though this “John Emerson” was a pseudonym). I have never though of Emerson as a common name, but it apparently is, and John Emersons are thick on the ground. I found 16 of us using Google and then quit looking.
I have been very successful in preserving my Google anonymity. My name rar ely appeas in the first 200 or so Google results, and the only photo on Google is of my alter ego Musorgsky.
John Emerson Cloud engineer
John Emerson Photographer
John Emerson Photographer
John Emerson Graphic designer
John Emerson Educationist
John C. Emerson Educationist
Dr. John F. Emerson MD, South Carolina
John F. Emerson, Esq. Lawyer, South Carolina
John Emerson Narc
Sheriff John Emerson Possibly fictitious Nevada Sheriff
John T. Emerson Buick salesman
John W Emerson Data scientist
John B. Emerson Former ambassador to Germany
John Emerson, Bell Labs scientist
John Emerson, Human Rights Watch
John Emerson Sinologist
Too many John Emersons to count
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