John Q. Archibald was simply a fictional character (played by
Denzel Washington) in the movie "John Q."
John Q is a 2002 film by Nick Cassavetes - starring Denzel
Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son
is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot
receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it.
Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage
until the hospital puts his son's name on the recipient's list.