American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American computer scientist and object methodologist who is best known for his work in creatin

Is an American computer scientist and object methodologist who is best known for his work in creating the Object Modeling Technique (OMT) and the Unified Modeling Language (UML).

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Ahern became th

Is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Ahern became the head pro at the Des Moines Golf and Country Club in 1980 and five years later founded Executive Golf Ltd., a golf concierge firm that arranges weekend go

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1967 and 1969 for the Chicago Cubs and St. L

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1967 and 1969 for the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.The 6'2", 185 pound Ellis was originally signed by the Cubs as a free-agent in 1963, and he made his big league debut with them on August 11, 1967, at the age of 22. Although he allowed one run, three hits and two walks in the 2 2/3 innings he pitched in his big league debut earning the loss, his first big league at-bat was notable because he hit a double off an opposing pitcher Jim Bunning, driving in the Cubs only run of the game. Overall, Ellis went 1-1 with a 3.24 ERA in eight games (one started) in his first big league season.

Is a Canadian lawyer and Senator from Nova Scotia. He was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister

Is a Canadian lawyer and Senator from Nova Scotia. He was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Paul Martin on March 24, 2005. He represents the Liberal Party of Canada. A lawyer, Cowan has been a partner at the legal firm of Stewart McKelvey since 1967.

Is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. A native of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Jim McA

Is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. A native of Fort St. John, British Columbia, Jim McAleney began his career as a jockey in Western Canada where in 1986 at Northlands Park in Edmonton, Alberta he got his first win. The following year, he com

Is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968

Is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1972 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1972 to 1982 and from 1990 to 2004, where he represented the 1st legislative district.He served in the Senate on

Is a Republican politician from Staten Island, currently serving as Minority Leader in the New York

Is a Republican politician from Staten Island, currently serving as Minority Leader in the New York City Council. He is one of five Republicans serving on the Council.He started in politics by working as Chief of Staff to then-councilman John Fusco for se

Was the 19th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri.Thomas served as mayor from 1864 to 1869. He was a Republi

Was the 19th mayor of St. Louis, Missouri.Thomas served as mayor from 1864 to 1869. He was a Republican.

Is a former professional American football player, a quarterback for 12 seasons in the NFL.Everett a

Is a former professional American football player, a quarterback for 12 seasons in the NFL.Everett attended Purdue University and was selected in the first round of the 1986 NFL Draft. He was selected as the third pick in the first round by the Houston Oilers, and was the first quarterback taken that year.

Was a Canadian politician, printer and publisher. In 1935 he was one of the first MPs elected to the

Was a Canadian politician, printer and publisher. In 1935 he was one of the first MPs elected to the Canadian House of Commons under the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation banner representing Nanaimo riding. By early 1937, Taylor had left the CCF caucus and was sitting as an Independent MP and is described by Stewart as having "jumped to the Liberals"(ibid) though he never formally adopted that designation. Taylor did not run for re-election in 1940 and returned to private life.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and the former head coach of the Charlotte Bobc

Is a retired American professional basketball player and the former head coach of the Charlotte Bobcats.A 6'2" point guard, Vincent followed in the footsteps of his older brother Jay Vincent, attending Michigan State University and earning Sporting News All-America honors in 1985. After graduating from college, he was selected by the Boston Celtics with the twentieth pick of the 1985 NBA Draft. He played two seasons for the Celtics, winning an NBA Championship ring as a reserve in 1986, before joining the Seattle SuperSonics, who promptly traded him to the Chicago Bulls for Sedale Threatt. After one-and-a-half solid seasons with the Bulls, he was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 1989 NBA expansion draft, and he finished his NBA career with the Magic in 1992. He scored 3,106 points and tallied 1,543 assists during his seven-year tenure in the league.

Is an American sculptor.He has created sculptural works for the Massachusetts Institute of Technolog

Is an American sculptor.He has created sculptural works for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. His most famous work is Kryptos, a sculpture on the grounds of

Is a former World No. 1 American tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks fr

Is a former World No. 1 American tennis player. He held the top ranking for 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 through August 29, 1977 and an additional eight times during his career (a total of 268 weeks). He won eight Grand Slam singles titles and two Grand Slam doubles titles with Ilie Nastase and was the mixed doubles runner-up with Chris Evert at the 1974 US Open.

Is an American former professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Scott Putski. Putski is

Is an American former professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Scott Putski. Putski is a second generation wrestler, being the son of Ivan Putski, with whom he has wrestled alongside on several occasions. On March 20, Putski and Terry Simms c

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'11" center from Brigham Young University, E

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'11" center from Brigham Young University, Eakins played eight seasons (1968-1976) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the Oakland Oaks, Washington Caps, Virginia Squires, Utah Stars, and New York Nets. He won ABA championships in 1969 with the Oakland Oaks and in 1976 with the New York Nets. Eakins also represented Virginia in the 1974 ABA All-Star Game.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward from the University of Sou

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'2" guard/forward from the University of Southern California, Seminoff played four seasons (1946-1950) in the Basketball Association of America as a member of the Chicago Stags and Boston Celtics. He averaged 6.5 points per game in his career.

Is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing the Capital District.

Is a Republican member of the Nevada Senate, representing the Capital District.

Is an American musician from West Haven, Connecticut, best known as the lead vocalist of the hardcor

Is an American musician from West Haven, Connecticut, best known as the lead vocalist of the hardcore band Hatebreed.Jasta's current band, Hatebreed, released their breakthrough album Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire on November 11, 1997. Hatebreed remains a prominent hardcore band today, releasing their most recent record, Supremacy, on August 29, 2006.Along with Hatebreed, Jasta is the frontman of the side projects Kingdom of Sorrow and Icepick.In 2003, Jasta became the full-time host of Headbanger's Ball on MTV2. However, in recent months, the show has solely focused on music videos, and Jasta has not appeared for quite some time.

Was a pioneer in the Canadian social democratic movement. Following more than two decades ministerin

Was a pioneer in the Canadian social democratic movement. Following more than two decades ministering to the poor and the working class, J. S. Woodsworth left the church to lay the foundation for, and become the first leader of, the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), a democratic socialist party that later became the New Democratic Party (NDP). In December 1921, Woodsworth was elected as the Independent Labour Party Member of Parliament for the riding of Winnipeg North, a constituency he served until his death. In 1929, Woodsworth was a keynote speaker at the annual conference of the Student Christian Movement of Canada, a fledgling social justice movement founded in 1921, and inspired Stanley Knowles, then 21, who later became ordained and helped found the New Democratic Party.

Is the Vice President of Engineering at SpaceDev. He is a retired U.S. Army officer, a former deputy

Is the Vice President of Engineering at SpaceDev. He is a retired U.S. Army officer, a former deputy for Flight Operations at the Space Station Program mission integration and operations office, Johnson Space Center, and a former NASA astronaut. He is a v

Nicknamed "The Toy Cannon," is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the H

Nicknamed "The Toy Cannon," is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Milwaukee Brewers. His career started in 1962 when the Cincinnati Reds signed him as an amateur free agent. Shortly thereafter, he was drafted by the then Houston Colt

Was a U.S. Olympic and professional boxer from Philadelphia known as "Black Gold." Shuler was the 19

Was a U.S. Olympic and professional boxer from Philadelphia known as "Black Gold." Shuler was the 1979 and 1980 National Golden Gloves Light Middleweight Champion. He qualified at 156 pounds and was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic boxing team that peris

Is an American professional basketball player, who played 2007/2008 season with the ACB's TAU Cerám

Is an American professional basketball player, who played 2007/2008 season with the ACB's TAU Cerámica. He won the ACB title with this team, beating F.C. Barcelona in the Finals (3-0). He stands 6 feet 8 inches and weighs 230 pounds and can play the small forward and power forward positions.

Was a fullback with the Boston Patriots during their days in the American Football League. Starting

Was a fullback with the Boston Patriots during their days in the American Football League. Starting for three years at Syracuse University, he tied the school record for career touchdowns (13) and led the Orange in rushing in 1964, scoring in ten straight games.

Was an Ontario journalist, newspaper editor and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Can

Was an Ontario journalist, newspaper editor and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons who represented Brant North from 1882 to 1896 and Wentworth North and Brant from 1896 to 1900. He was born in Dundas, Upper Canada in 1834 and educated there and in Simcoe. In 1854, he became editor and owner of the Ayr Observer. In 1858, he returned to Dundas, where he established the True Banner. In the same year, he married Jeanette Rogers. Somerville served as mayor of Dundas in 1874 and was warden for Wentworth County.