John Locke (Lost)
John Locke was born to teenager Emily Locke on May 30, 1956. In his early years he showed extreme promise in his intelligence. After being placed in government care as a ward of the state he found himself in a variety of foster homes. He was visited in one such home by Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell), who described Locke as "extremely special". Locke had a number of foster siblings over the years: Jeannie, who died as a child when she fell off of a set of monkey bars; Melissa, who was prone to bullying John; and an unnamed brother with whom Locke played the game Mouse Trap.
Richard M. Locke
The second of four children of Franca Franzaroli, Locke is a 1981 graduate of Wesleyan University and holds a PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well as a master's degree from the University of Chicago. He began his academic career at MIT as an Assistant Professor of International Management, before becoming the Alvin J. Siteman Chair in Entrepreneurship, and later the Class of 1922 Professor of Political Science and Management. He also served as chair of MIT's Political Science Department and deputy dean in the MIT Sloan School of Management.