John Pemberton John Pemberton John Stith Pemberton ( – ) was an American pharmacist whom is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. In May 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become world-famous as Coca-Cola, but sold his rights to the drink shortly before his death. Pemberton was born on , in Knoxville, Georgia, and spent most of his childhood in Rome, Georgia. His parents were James C. Pemberton and Martha L. Gant. He entered the Reform Medical College of Georgia in Macon, Georgia, and in 1850, at the age of nineteen, he earned his medical
Steve Pemberton Mafia. In June 2009, "Psychoville" aired and marked Pemberton's return to BBC Two. It was co-written by Pemberton and his fellow League of Gentlemen member, Reece Shearsmith. Both of them play numerous characters in the series, similar to the format of "The League of Gentlemen". Pemberton portrayed Rufus Drumknott in 2010's "Terry Pratchett's Going Postal". He appeared as Vice Principal Douglas Panch in the Donmar's 2011 production of "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee". In 2014, he played Georgie Pillson in an adaptation of E.F. Benson's "Mapp and Lucia". He also wrote the adaptation, which featured his "League of