John Lennon (1940.10.9—1980.12.8) is the owner of the Best Medal (MBE) of the British Empire, a rock musician, singer, composer, artist and actor. He is famous for being one of the founders of The Beatles. The combination of Lennon and Paul McCartney is one of the most successful and influential songwriting groups. Together, they created the most famous rock songs in history. Lennon's unrestrained personality and extraordinary wisdom are reflected in TV, movies (such as A Hard Day's Night) and works (such as his own works). Some of his actions as a pacifist and an artist are controversial. After the Beatles period, Lennon became an excellent solo singer, during which he released famous songs such as Give Peace a Chance and Imagine. After a short retirement from 1976 to 1980, Lennon came back with a new album. However, a month later, he was shot and killed by a killer disguised as a fan in new york on February 8, 1980. Lennon has two sons: Julian Lennon (by his first wife Cynthia) and Sean Xiao Ye Lennon (by his second wife, Japanese avant-garde artist Yoko Ono Lennon). In 2002, according to a BBC poll, John Lennon ranked eighth among the 65,438,000 greatest Britons. In 2004, John Lennon ranked 38th in Rolling Stone Music Magazine's review "Immortal Man: 50 greatest pop artists of all time", while The Beatles, which he founded with paul mccartney, ranked first. ..