American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is Canada's current Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. He has represented th

Is Canada's current Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism. He has represented the riding of Calgary Southeast in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.Initially elected as a candidate of the Reform Party of Canada, Kenney was re-elected as a Canadian Alliance candidate in 2000, and has since been re-elected four times as the candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Mraz is an eclectic artist with multiple and varied stylistic influences, including pop, rock, folk,

Mraz is an eclectic artist with multiple and varied stylistic influences, including pop, rock, folk, jazz, and hip hop. He has played with various artists, including The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Dave Matthews Band, James Blunt, Gavin DeGraw, Paula Cole, John Popper, Alanis Morissette, The Ohio Players, Rachael Yamagata, James Morrison, Jewel and Colbie Caillat.Mraz graduated from Lee-Davis High School. He attended Longwood University for a short time and then after a brief stint studying musical theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, he moved to San Diego.

An international level discus thrower representing Canada.

An international level discus thrower representing Canada.

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing power forward for the National Bask

Is an American professional basketball player, currently playing power forward for the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers. He is the son of Jack and Roberta Smith. Smith prepped at Platte Valley High School in Colorado, where he was a two-time state player of the year. He then went on to play collegiately at Colorado State University.

A U.S. guitarist who has played in many punk rock bands. He is most notable for being a touring guit

A U.S. guitarist who has played in many punk rock bands. He is most notable for being a touring guitarist for Green Day and guitarist for Californian punk quartet Pinhead Gunpowder. Jason White has been a backing member of Green Day since 1999 when they recorded Warning. He is co-founder of Billie Joe Armstrong's record label Adeline Records[1] and oversees the day-to-day operation of the label.In Summer 1992, White filled in guitar duties at the last minute for Bay Area punk band Monsula, who were performing at Little Rock, AR club Vino's. After the performance, Jason toured as guitarist for the band and eventually relocated to the Bay Area after the breakup of Chino Horde in summer 1993.

A professional ice hockey center and team captain of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey

A professional ice hockey center and team captain of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.ason Arnott was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1st round (7th overall) on June 26, 1993, following an impressive tenure with the Oshawa Generals in the OHL. In 1993-94, as a rookie, Arnott played 78 games as a left winger, scored 68 points and was the runner-up to future teammate Martin Brodeur for the Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year. On January 4, 1998 Arnott was traded to the New Jersey Devils along with Bryan Muir for Valeri Zelepukin and Bill Guerin

A French professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a centreback for Italian club

A French professional football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a centreback for Italian club A.S. Roma.[1] Philippe MexFs began his career with local club Toulouse FC, with his older sister regularly taking him to the training sessions. However, he left for AJ Auxerre's youth team when he was sixteen years old. He successfully participated in the Under-18 and Under-21 French national football teams, eventually winning a spot in the senior squad in August 2002. Since 2002 he has only been called up a few times, after he failed to make the French squad for the 2004 European Football Championship.

(born on May 17, 1974) is an American professional golfer.

(born on May 17, 1974) is an American professional golfer.

Is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic Le

Is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the independent Atlantic League. He has played four years in the major leagues, from 2002-2004 and 2007. He pitched in the minors from 1996-1999 and from 2001-2004, in the minor league organizations of the Kansas City Royals (1996-1997), Pittsburgh Pirates (1999), Minnesota Twins (2001), and St. Louis Cardinals (2002–2004), where he made his debut.

Is a former Major League Baseball infielder who is currently the hitting coach for the Bakersfield B

Is a former Major League Baseball infielder who is currently the hitting coach for the Bakersfield Blaze, the High Class A Team of the Texas Rangers. Wood attended McLane High School and then Fresno State University.Originally, Wood was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 56th round (1333rd overall) of the 1989 Major League Baseball Draft. Opting not to sign with the Blue Jays, he was then drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 39th round (1009th overall) in the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft. Still, he did not sign. Finally, after being drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 11th round (308th overall) of the 1991 Major League Baseball Draft, he signed.

Is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 30th District since his appointment in J

Is a Democratic member of the Ohio Senate, representing the 30th District since his appointment in January 2007. Wilson is the son of former Ohio Senator and United States Congressmen Charlie Wilson. Wilson serves as assistant minority whip.For the 129th

Is an American figure skater. He competed for three seasons on the ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Is an American figure skater. He competed for three seasons on the ISU Junior Grand Prix.

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman who played for the Texas Rangers in 2

Is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman who played for the Texas Rangers in 2002.He began his professional career in 1998 with the Southern Oregon Timberjacks, hitting .258 with 20 home runs and 69 RBI with them. He led or tied for the Northwest League lead in games played, home runs and RBI. He earned a trip to the All-Star game and the Northwest League MVP Award that season.

Was an important American landscape artist of the Hudson River School.

Was an important American landscape artist of the Hudson River School.

An American contemporary artist who primarily works in painting and printmaking. He is represented b

An American contemporary artist who primarily works in painting and printmaking. He is represented by the Matthew Marks Gallery.He is best known for his painting Flag (1954-55), which he painted after having a dream of the American flag. His work is often described as a 'Neo-Dadaist', as opposed to pop art, even though his subject matter often includes images and objects from popular culture. Still, many compilations on pop art include Jasper Johns as a pop artist because of his artistic use of classical iconography.

Is a contemporary American artist who primarily works in painting and printmaking. He is represented

Is a contemporary American artist who primarily works in painting and printmaking. He is represented by the Matthew Marks Gallery.ohns studied at the University of South Carolina from 1947 to 1948, a total of three semesters.[1] He then moved to New York City and studied briefly at Parsons School of Design in 1949.[1] While in New York, Johns met Robert Rauschenberg, with whom he had a relationship,[2] as well as Merce Cunningham and John Cage. Working together they explored the contemporary art scene, and began developing their ideas on art. In 1952 and 1953 he was stationed in Sendai, Japan during the Korean War.[1]

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Southern University and A&M

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'6" forward from Southern University and A&M College, Wilson played two seasons (1968-1970) in the American Basketball Association as a member of the New Orleans Buccaneers. He averaged 5.2 points per game in his career.

A Native American contemporary artist. Notably her work is held in the collections of the National M

A Native American contemporary artist. Notably her work is held in the collections of the National Museum of Women in the Arts the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Museum of Modern Art in New York City.Smith has been creating complicated abstract paintings and lithographs since the 1970s. She employs a wide variety of media, working in painting, printmaking and richly textured mixed media pieces. Such images and collage elements as commercial slogans, sign-like petroglyphs, rough drawing, and the inclusion and layering of text are unusually intersected into a complex vision created out of the artist’s personal experience. Her works contain strong, insistent socio-political commentary that speaks to past and present cultural appropriation and abuse, while identifying the continued significance of the Native American peoples.

Is an American professional basketball player at point guard for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He was

Is an American professional basketball player at point guard for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He was previously the starting point guard for the Georgia Tech men's basketball team.

Honduran writer based in Switzerland. He writes for the newspaper The Herald of Honduras and collabo

Honduran writer based in Switzerland. He writes for the newspaper The Herald of Honduras and collaborates with various literary magazines of Latin America.

(born July 11, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and a mem

(born July 11, 1977 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball and a member of the 2007 World Champion Boston Red Sox

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Castellano began his riding career in his native

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Castellano began his riding career in his native Venezuela in 1996 and in June 1997 moved to the United States where rode at race tracks in southern Florida until 2001 when he moved to race on the New Yor

Is a former professional football player and coach.Delgado made 33 appearances for the Costa Rica na

Is a former professional football player and coach.Delgado made 33 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, including qualifying matches for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.He was part of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy. Nicknamed 'Muñequito', the defender collected over 30 caps for the "Tico's". He played his last international on November 24, 1996 against Guatemala.

Signed by the Atlanta Braves in 1987 as an amateur free agent, López made his debut on September 18

Signed by the Atlanta Braves in 1987 as an amateur free agent, López made his debut on September 18, 1992 against the Houston Astros. After sharing duties with Charlie O'Brien and Eddie Pérez for four seasons, he established himself as the Braves regular

(born February 5, 1977, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.Drafted by the

(born February 5, 1977, in Bayamon, Puerto Rico) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 3rd round of the 1994 MLB amateur draft, Martinez would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on April 2, 1998, and appear in his final game on September 27, 1998.