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
John Pemberton (footballer) was after the sacking of manager Sean O'Driscoll. John Pemberton (footballer) John Pemberton (born 18 November 1964 in Oldham, Lancashire) is an English former professional footballer and was the first team coach at Bristol City until March 2017. He has also coached at Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest, and was Academy Manager at Sheffield United. As a player, he made more than 300 appearances in the Football League and Premier League playing as a defender for Rochdale, Crewe Alexandra, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and Leeds United. He is also a former manager of Nottingham Forest's reserve team, and spent a