American Famous Boy Names with Letter J

Was an American abstract painter, printmaker, and sculptor.Olitski had his first one-person show at

Was an American abstract painter, printmaker, and sculptor.Olitski had his first one-person show at Galerie Huit, Paris in 1951. He returned to New York, reacting against the color and imagery of his Paris works, he began to paint monochromatic pictures with empty centers. He divorced and began exhibiting in group shows, and by 1956 was remarried and had joined the faculty of C. W. Post College on Long Island. In 1958 he had his first New York one-person show, at the Zodiac (Iolas) Gallery, and met Clement Greenberg, who exhibited Olitski's paintings in a large solo show at French & Company in May 1959.

Is an American syndicated comic-strip cartoonist and author.Feiffer was born in New York City, in th

Is an American syndicated comic-strip cartoonist and author.Feiffer was born in New York City, in the borough of the Bronx, and attended the former James Monroe High School. Feiffer served as an assistant for Will Eisner in the 1940s, learning to tell stories with words and pictures while working on Eisner's acclaimed The Spirit comic strip. Feiffer also wrote the stage play Little Murders, the screenplay for Mike Nichols's 1971 film Carnal Knowledge, illustrated the children's book classic The Phantom Tollbooth, wrote the book The Great Comic Book Heroes (an extract of which Quentin Tarantino adapted for a speech in his film Kill Bill), and won an Oscar in 1961 for his short animation "Munro". In addition, Feiffer has written the screenplay for Robert Altman's Popeye film, a movie version of Little Murders, and the screenplay for Alain Resnais's film I Want to Go Home.

(born on Juli Simpson on June 24, 1960, in Santa Cruz, California) is an American professional golfe

(born on Juli Simpson on June 24, 1960, in Santa Cruz, California) is an American professional golfer

Was an Olympic bronze medalist for the 1932 US Water Polo team and former swimming coach for the Uni

Was an Olympic bronze medalist for the 1932 US Water Polo team and former swimming coach for the University of Texas. He is best known for inventing the flip turn. Tex Robertson was born April 23, 1909 in Sweetwater, Texas. While young, he learned to swim

Was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connectic

Was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connecticut. Weir was also one of "The Ten", a loosely-allied group of American artists dissatisfied with professional art organizations, who banded together in 189

An award winning country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canad

An award winning country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canada, including the Number One hit "Little Ol' Kisses" (1997). In addition, Austin has recorded four studio albums.Julian Austin burst onto the country music

Was an American actor, director, poet, and painter.Beck was born in the Washington Heights section o

Was an American actor, director, poet, and painter.Beck was born in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan in New York City, the son of Mabel Lucille (née Blum), a teacher, and Irving Beck, a businessman.[1] He briefly attended Yale University, but dropped out to pursue writing and art. He was an Abstract Expressionist painter in the 1940s, but his career turned upon meeting his future wife. In 1943, he met Judith Malina and quickly came to share her passion for theatre; they founded The Living Theatre in 1947.

Was an American linguist, reputed for his expertise on modality in English, as well as for his pedag

Was an American linguist, reputed for his expertise on modality in English, as well as for his pedagogical excellence at the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent most of his academic career.Boyd was born in Orlando and raised in Bogalusa on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Beginning his undergraduate education at Georgetown University, he transferred after two years to Williams College, where he graduated with a B.A. in English in 1952.

Was a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from Tampa, Fl

Was a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from Tampa, Florida, he moved to New York in the mid 1950's.The nickname "Cannonball" was a childhood nickname for the portly saxophonist, a corruption of "cannibal". An articulate speaker with an easy manner, Cannonball educated, amused, and informed his audiences in clubs and on television about the art and moods of jazz.

Is an American basketball player for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He played collegiately for the U

Is an American basketball player for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He played collegiately for the University of Kansas.At 6'8" and 225 lbs, Wright combines good size with excellent athleticism and skills, which allowed him to play numerous positions in high school, including point guard, small forward, and power forward.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

A former professional boxer and former three-time world champion of the middle weight & junior middl

A former professional boxer and former three-time world champion of the middle weight & junior middle weight division [1] out of the U.S.

Was an American psychologist, best known for his book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown o

Was an American psychologist, best known for his book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976), in which he argued that ancient peoples were not conscious (did not possess an introspective mind-space), but instead had their behavior directed by auditory hallucinations, which they interpreted as the voice of their chief, king, or the gods. Jaynes argued that the change from this mode of thinking (which he called the bicameral mind) to consciousness occurred over a period of centuries about three thousand years ago and was based on the development of metaphorical language and the emergence of writing.

Was an American banker and Olympic yachtsman. A member of the Roosevelt family and a first cousin tw

Was an American banker and Olympic yachtsman. A member of the Roosevelt family and a first cousin twice removed of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, he was the son of George Emlen Roosevelt. He attended Harvard University, where he participated in crew.

Is an American politician who served for 31 years in the Maryland General Assembly. Known to his fri

Is an American politician who served for 31 years in the Maryland General Assembly. Known to his friends and colleagues as "Jack", Lapides was often called the conscience of the Maryland State Senate.Lapides was also a member of the Capital Budget Subcomm

Was an American boxer. Known as "Mr. KO", Letterlough was boxer who was often featured on ESPN. Lett

Was an American boxer. Known as "Mr. KO", Letterlough was boxer who was often featured on ESPN. Letterlough became a professional boxer in 1998 at the late age of 28 after a seven-year stint in prison for assault. He fought as a light heavyweight and was

Was a professor of business administration at the University of Maryland and a Senior Fellow at the

Was a professor of business administration at the University of Maryland and a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute. He wrote many books and articles, mostly on economic subjects. He is best known for his work on population, natural resources, and immigration. He was the primary proponent of the cornucopian belief in endless benefits from resources and unlimited population growth empowered by technological progress. His works are often cited by libertarians in support of their arguments.[citation needed]

Was a Native American potter. Born on the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, Martinez was instrumen

Was a Native American potter. Born on the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico, Martinez was instrumental in reviving the black San Ildefonzo pottery and Santa Clara blackware pottery traditions.[1] Julian researched traditional designs and reproduced them on the pottery, later modifying traditional designs to create his own. His work is displayed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum[2], as well as numerous other museums and galleries around the world.[3] Martinez is credited for inventing a revolutionary technique that would allow for areas of the pottery to have a matte finish and other areas to be a glossy jet black.[4] Pacano, which means "The Coming of the Spirits" in the Tewa language, was also a painter in his own right.[5] He painted Pueblo rituals and abstract designs with colored pencil and watercolor, and featured Western figurative types against blank backgrounds.[6]

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Slippery Rock University of P

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, and was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2nd round (34th pick overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft.

A American artist and filmmaker. He has been acclaimed at Cannes and has won a Golden Globe, as well

A American artist and filmmaker. He has been acclaimed at Cannes and has won a Golden Globe, as well as BAFTA, César Award, Golden Palm and two nominations for the Golden Lion and an Academy Award nomination. He has directed four films which were widely acclaimed, including Before Night Falls, which became Javier Bardem's breakthrough Academy Award nominated role, and the four-time Academy Award nominated The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. He is the interior decorator of the Gramercy Park Hotel in New York City.

American theoretical physicist. He formulated the theory of renormalization and posited a phenomenon

American theoretical physicist. He formulated the theory of renormalization and posited a phenomenon of electron-positron pairs known as the Schwinger effect.

A former boxer from Puerto Rico. He was born in the San Juan area of Río Piedras, but because of th

A former boxer from Puerto Rico. He was born in the San Juan area of Río Piedras, but because of the closeness of his birthplace to Caguas, he often trained at the Bairoa Gym in Caguas. His training base, however, was the Caimito Gym

Is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed in the featherweight (– 57 kg) division.

Is a retired boxer from the United States, who competed in the featherweight (– 57 kg) division. Wheeler turned pro in 1993 and had limited success.

Is a member of the town council of Cary, North Carolina.Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Robison holds a

Is a member of the town council of Cary, North Carolina.Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Robison holds a master's degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A public administration specialist with Research Triangle Institut

An artist, curator, and editor, and has been one of the cofounders of Group Material, a New York-bas

An artist, curator, and editor, and has been one of the cofounders of Group Material, a New York-based artists collaborative that has produced over fifty exhibitions and public projects exploring relationships between politics and aesthetics.As an artist Julie Ault works on both individual projects, and as well on collaborative teamworks together with the artist Martin Beck for their contextual research projects. Their method can be regarded as an extended form of cultural praxis deriving from a general interest in the conservation and presentation of knowledge and culture. It questions the ways cultural economies present themselves, the conditional changes they undergo and to what extend they initiate a potential move. It are questions like: How does the presentation of history and the past shape the image of the present? Which aspects of cultural practices are (deliberately) kept in the shadows of official historiography and why?