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Johnny DoeJohn Doe John Doe Common placeholder name in English "Jane Doe" redirects here. For other uses, see Jane Doe (disambiguation) and John Doe (disambiguation). John Doe (male) or Jane Doe (female) are multiple-use placeholder names that are used in the British, Canadian, and American legal systems, when the true name of a person is unknown or is being intentionally concealed.[1][2][3] In the context of law enforcement in the United States, such names are often used to refer to a corpse whose identity is unknown or cannot be confirmed. These names are also often used to refer to a hypothetical "everyman" in other contexts, like John Q. Public or "Joe Public". There are many variants to the above names, including John… (Source: Wikipedia)
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