What is Johnny Barnes?
'''Johnny Barnes''' (born '''John James Randolf Adolphus Mills''', June 23, 1923 &ndash; July 9, 2016) was a [[Bermuda|Bermudian]] entertainer. He was known for waving to passing traffic at the Foot of the Lane roundabout in [[Hamilton, Bermuda|Hamilton]], Bermuda. He became so loved and well known that the government of Bermuda created a statue of Barnes and be placed in Hamilton.<ref name=RG>{{cite news|last=Johnston-Barnes|first=Owain|title=Happy 90th Birthday Johnny!|work=Bermuda Royal Gazette|date=June 22, 2013|url=http://royalgazette.com/article/20130622/NEWS/706219912|access-date=2013-06-23|archive-date=2013-06-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626055057/http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20130622/NEWS/706219912|url-status=dead}}</ref> Barnes died on July 9, 2016 in Hamilton, aged 93.<ref name=RG2>{{cite news|last=Lagan|first=Sarah|title='Mr Happy' Barnes dies at 93|work=Bermuda Royal Gazette|date=July 9, 2016|url=http://www.royalgazette.com/news/article/20160709/mr-happy-barnes-dies-at-93|access-date=2016-07-09}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barnes, Johnny}} [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Bermudian entertainers]] {{bio-stub}}