John W. Nordstrom was born in 1871.
John W. Nordstrom died in 1963.
JWN...for John W. Nordstrom, the founder.
John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin founded Nordstrom's in 1901.
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It stands for "William" (actually Wilhelm originally). This is a case of someone being born in a foreign country and later, deciding to make their name sound more like an English-language name. He was born in Sweden, and his birth name was Johan Wilhelm Nordström. He came to America at age 16, and as many immigrants did, he reached the decision that his name sounded better as "John William Nordstrom," or John W. Nordstrom.
February 15, 1871
John W. Conway was born in 1945.
John W. Coffey was born in 1954.
John W. Champlin was born in 1831.
John W. Johnson was born in 1774.
John W. Powell was born in 1919.
John W. Wydler was born in 1924.