Who is John Doe?

Brainy Bonde

A person who doesn't know their own name, an unconscious, unidentifiable person, or an unidentifiable body. Aug 19 02, 2:23 AM

Sam	Jane Doe is for females. Aug 19 02, 3:15 AM

Friar Tuck

According to Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable - John Doe and Richard Doe. Any plaintiff and defendant in a former action of ejectment (brought by a wrongly dispossessed owner seeking to recover possession of his land). They were sham names used to save certain 'niceties of the law'. This legal fiction was abolished by the Common Law Procedure Act, 1852. The names John-a-Nokes and John-a-Stiles were similarly used. Aug 19 02, 8:28 AM

Senior Moments

He has his own web page http://www.dullmen.com/john.htm which also has a Senior Moments page http://www.dullmen.com/senior_moments.htm Aug 19 02, 9:49 PM

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What is the origin of referring to people whose identity is not known as 'John Doe' or 'Jane Doe'? What are the rules, if any, as to when it is appropriate to use "John Doe, esq." rather than "Mr. John Doe?" Why is a married lady referred to as Mrs. Jane Doe, when there is no R sounded in the pronunciation of the title? In the short-lived show "John Doe" the title character had a strange mark on his chest. What was that mark?

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