John McVicar (born 1940) is a British journalist and convicted one-time armed robber who escaped from prison. In the 1960s, he was an armed robber who was tagged "Public Enemy No. 1" by Scotland Yard. He was apprehended and given a 23-year prison sentence. He was paroled in 1978. He is portrayed in a biographical film 'McVicar' (1980), by singer Roger Daltrey.

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