American Famous Boy Names with Letter J

Was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He served as state's attorney for the county of New Lond

Was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut. He served as state's attorney for the county of New London from 1842 to 1844 and 1846 to 1854. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1854, 1855, 1856, and 1857. H

Was a Canadian geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to th

Was a Canadian geophysicist and geologist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his contributions to the theory of plate tectonics.Plate tectonics is the idea that the rigid outer layers of the Earth (crust and part of the upper mantle), the lithosphere, are broken up into numerous pieces or "plates" that move independently over the weaker asthenosphere. Wilson maintained that the Hawaiian Islands were created as a tectonic plate, extending across much of the Pacific Ocean, shifted slowly in a northwesterly direction over a fixed hotspot, spawning a long series of volcanoes. He also conceived of the transform fault, a major plate boundary where two plates move past each other horizontally (e.g., the San Andreas Fault).

Was an American politician, serving from 1887 until 1889 as the 30th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.On Ju

Was an American politician, serving from 1887 until 1889 as the 30th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.On July 4, 1879, Cooper was admitted to the Society of the Cincinnati. In 1884, he served as councilman of Atlanta's Sixth Ward before he was elected mayor.

Was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Colts Neck Township C

Was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Colts Neck Township Committee, the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and as Monmouth County Clerk.Haight was elected in 1868 to the Board of Chosen Freeho

Was an American actor known principally for his comedic roles. He starred in such movies as Some Lik

Was an American actor known principally for his comedic roles. He starred in such movies as Some Like It Hot, The Apartment, Days of Wine and Roses, Irma La Douce, The Great Race, The Odd Couple, The Out-of-Towners, Glengarry Glen Ross, The China Syndrome, Short Cuts, and JFK.

Is a former American Football linebacker who played eight seasons for the Denver Broncos from 1996 t

Is a former American Football linebacker who played eight seasons for the Denver Broncos from 1996 through 2003 in the National Football League.Mobley was drafted in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft by the Broncos after a college football career in Kutztown University

Was an American pharmacist influential in the fields of pharmacognosy, ethnobotany, economic botany,

Was an American pharmacist influential in the fields of pharmacognosy, ethnobotany, economic botany, and herbalism.[1After Lloyd's death, S.B. Penick bought the firm in 1938, and in 1960 the German pharmaceutical manufacturer Hoechst AG purchased the operations. Lloyd's innovations include a "cold still" for plant extractions and the first buffered alkaloid called alcresta (made with hydrous aluminium silicate). His most enduring legacy is the Lloyd Library and Museum and a series of local color novels about the Northern Kentucky area, and Etidorhpa, a scientific allegory that some consider the first real work of science fiction.

Was an American Republican Party politician who served as mayor of Nutley, New Jersey and served nin

Was an American Republican Party politician who served as mayor of Nutley, New Jersey and served nine terms in the New Jersey General Assembly, before losing two electoral bids to win a seat in the New Jersey Senate.He first won a seat in the New Jersey G

Was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Ruane began his career in 1957, competing on th

Was an American jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. Ruane began his career in 1957, competing on the New York State racing circuit where he rode for noted U.S. Racing Hall of Fame horse trainers such as John M. Gaver, Sr. and H. Allen Jerkens. He retired

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Beamer was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and t

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Beamer was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1959). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1958 to the Eighty-sixth Congress

Was a Canadian journalist and parliamentarian. He was first as elected as to the Canadian House of C

Was a Canadian journalist and parliamentarian. He was first as elected as to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1887 general election as a Liberal Member of Parliament representing the New Brunswick electoral district of City of St. John. Although defeated in 1891, he was re-elected in the 1896 election. On 3 September 1900, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He represented the senatorial division of Saint John, New Brunswick until his death.

(July 20, 1847 – February 20, 1909) was an American professional baseball player in the 1860s and

(July 20, 1847 – February 20, 1909) was an American professional baseball player in the 1860s and 1870s. He was a batting star and versatile fielder for the Mutual Base Ball Club (New York Mutuals) both before and after spending the 1868 season

Was a U.S. herpetologist from California.He was born in San Francisco and enrolled at Stanford Unive

Was a U.S. herpetologist from California.He was born in San Francisco and enrolled at Stanford University in 1891. As of 1895, he organized the herpetology department of the California Academy of Sciences. In 1897 he got a Ph.D. from Stanford University.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich,

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, he was eliminted in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event.

When he was thirteen his Mother showed him an Art In America magazine article, showing Milton Glaser

When he was thirteen his Mother showed him an Art In America magazine article, showing Milton Glaser who had founded Push Pin Studios with his partners in 1954. Glaser's work was characterized by directness, simplicity and originality. He uses any medium or style to solve the problem at hand. His style ranges wildly from primitive to avant-garde in his countless book jackets, album covers, advertisements and direct mail pieces and magazine illustrations. Continuing with the reference as a young student in high school and later went to art school at 19 years old. As a student at 22, he created the Endless Summer movie poster that became the icon for surfing. He later was represented by Push Pin Group in 1974. In 1987 the Endless Summer Poster was collected by the Museum Of Modern Art in New York as a part of their Design Collection. He was responsible for many of the recognizable pop art images of the 1960s and 1970s including album covers, and concert posters including the Pinnacle Shrine Jimi Hendrix Poster.[1]

Was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.He served as collector of internal revenue for the third dis

Was a U.S. Representative from Maryland.He served as collector of internal revenue for the third district of Maryland at Baltimore in 1865 and 1866, and was appointed city solicitor for Baltimore in 1876 and served two years.Findlay was elected as a Democ

Was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. McDuffie was elected judge of probate in 1868. He was reelec

Was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. McDuffie was elected judge of probate in 1868. He was reelected in 1874 and served until 1880. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1872 and 1876. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidat

Was an American tennis champion of the 1930s. He was primarily known as being a great doubles player

Was an American tennis champion of the 1930s. He was primarily known as being a great doubles player with Wilmer Allison.

Was a American neoclassicist painter, was born at Kingston, New York.He was employed by a print-sell

Was a American neoclassicist painter, was born at Kingston, New York.He was employed by a print-seller in New York, and was first instructed in art by Archibald Robinson (1765-1835), a Scotsman who was afterwards one of the directors of the American Acade

Is a former Democratic Party United States Senator and Representative. Tunney graduated from Yale Un

Is a former Democratic Party United States Senator and Representative. Tunney graduated from Yale University, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall, in 1956. He attended the Hague Academy of International Law in the Netherlands and graduated from the

Was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Ca

Was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in Canada.Vernon typically played a stern, authoritarian kind of character. After minor roles on the tv show The Forest Rangers in the early 1960's he rose to prominence in the CBC series Wojeck in the late 1960s, playing a crime-fighting medical examiner (the series has been acknowledged as the inspiration for the later American series Quincy M.E.). He left the series in order to further his acting career in the United States. In 1967 he appeared opposite Lee Marvin in Point Blank. In 1969 he played Cuban revolutionary Rico Parra in Alfred Hitchcock's Cold War era spy movie Topaz

Was an American football player, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.McNally played in the N

Was an American football player, inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.McNally played in the National Football League for 14 seasons, with five different teams. In his prime, McNally was 6'1" and 188 lbs., known for his speed, agility, and pass-catching ability.

Is an American Emmy award-winning actor and director who has starred on stage, television and in fil

Is an American Emmy award-winning actor and director who has starred on stage, television and in film. He is best known for his role as Lex Luthor in the 1990s TV series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and also starred in the short lived 1990s TV series WIOU as Hank Zaret

Was an American physicist. The 1973 decision of the patent suit Honeywell v. Sperry Rand named him t

Was an American physicist. The 1973 decision of the patent suit Honeywell v. Sperry Rand named him the inventor of the first automatic electronic digital computer, a special-purpose machine that has come to be called the Atanasoff–Berry Computer.

(born July 13, 1980 in Clearwater, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for th

(born July 13, 1980 in Clearwater, Florida) is a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Colorado Rockies.