American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name JTG (Just That Gangsta). He is cu

Is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name JTG (Just That Gangsta). He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown brand. Paul began his career in 2006, working in the World Wrestling Entertainme

Is a former American basketball player. Standing at 6'9", he played high school basketball for Chris

Is a former American basketball player. Standing at 6'9", he played high school basketball for Christ The King RHS in New York City and college basketball for St. John's University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1990. He is infamous for his involvement and subsequent trial in the shooting death of a limousine driver.

She is the elder of the two known illegitimate children of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. Her mother i

She is the elder of the two known illegitimate children of Albert II, Prince of Monaco. Her mother is Tamara Rotolo, and her grandparents were Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace.On June 1, 2006, Prince Albert II admitted that he did in fact father Jazmin with Tamara Rotolo. The Prince noted that he had wanted to protect her identity until she was an adult. Prince Albert's other out-of-wedlock child is Alexandre Coste.

Was an American Professional Hockey winger who played 1 season in the National Hockey League for the

Was an American Professional Hockey winger who played 1 season in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Nebraska, USA.Matz began his professional career in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. with the Edmonton Eskimos of the WCHL. H

Was an American film actress with a career dating from the silent film era through the 1950s, though

Was an American film actress with a career dating from the silent film era through the 1950s, though she was perhaps best known as the estranged wife of silent film star Rudolph Valentino. Acker was born Harriet Acker in Trenton, New Jersey and attended s

Was born in New York City and grew up in Port Washington, Long Island, where she graduated from high

Was born in New York City and grew up in Port Washington, Long Island, where she graduated from high school at age 16. Her musical talents included playing the cello in orchestras and chamber music groups, arranging, composing and teaching. She was also a

Was an Oscar-nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. She remains, a

Was an Oscar-nominated American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. She remains, arguably, the epitome of the female screwball comedy actress. "No one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur. So much was sh

Is a former professional ice hockey player, who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey

Is a former professional ice hockey player, who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. As a player, he won the Stanley Cup 10 times, and as an executive he was part of another 7 championship teams. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

Was a Canadian physician and politician. Born in Rimouski, Canada East, the son of John Ross and Car

Was a Canadian physician and politician. Born in Rimouski, Canada East, the son of John Ross and Caroline Talbot, Ross was educated at Ste. Anne and Rimouski Seminaries. He received his medical education from Université Laval and then started practicing medicine in Rimouski. He was also Coroner for the District of Rimouski and a Quarantine Officer for the port. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Rimouski in a 1897 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900, 1904, and 1908. He was defeated in 1911.

Is a retired Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Although he raced primarily in Ontario where

Is a retired Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Although he raced primarily in Ontario where he became known mainly as John, the English language trasnslation for his name, he is best known for riding La Prevoyante through the 1972 racing season i

Is an American pool player from Brooklyn, New York, and ranks among the stellar players in the histo

Is an American pool player from Brooklyn, New York, and ranks among the stellar players in the history of the sport. At least through the 1990s, when Allison Fisher began her ascendancy, Balukas was widely acknowledged as the sole candidate for greatest f

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Summer Olymp

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-4 1000 m event and in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Munich, Barré

Is a retired Canadian Senator. She was appointed to Alberta's first Human Rights Commission in 1974

Is a retired Canadian Senator. She was appointed to Alberta's first Human Rights Commission in 1974 and to the Minister's Advisory Committee on the constitution in 1978. She was Chancellor of the University of Alberta from 1978 to 1982. She was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1996 representing Edmonton. She resigned in 1998 because of concerns for her husband's health.

Is a Costa Rican football player, who currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera

Is a Costa Rican football player, who currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera División. He plays as Forward.He made his oficial debut with the first team during the 2005-2006 season, on december the 14th, against Santacruceña, with only 17 years, and played 29 minutes for his team. Since then, he has accumulated a total of 29 games and 9 goals.

Was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada East.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly o

Was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Canada East.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Quebec City in an 1843 by-election and was reelected in 1844 and 1848. He was a supporter of Louis Hippolyte LaFontaine. Chabot helped establish the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul of Quebec and served as chairman of the Quebec conference and president of the Quebec council. He served as commissioner of public works from 1849 to 1850, when he was forced to resign after being arrested while drunk in Toronto. In 1851, he was elected in Bellechasse. He again served as commissioner of public works from 1852 to 1855, also representing the government on the board of directors of the Grand Trunk Railway.

A Canadian pharmacist and businessman. He is the founder of the Jean Coutu Group which he started in

A Canadian pharmacist and businessman. He is the founder of the Jean Coutu Group which he started in 1969. He is currently the Chairman.In 1993, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.

Is a former American child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927

Is a former American child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1929.In 1926 at the age of four, Dorothy Jean LeVake got her big break when she passed her screen test and was accepted for a part in the Hal Roach Our

Was an American actress. She starred in 34 films in Hollywood and in France. Seberg became even more

Was an American actress. She starred in 34 films in Hollywood and in France. Seberg became even more of an icon after her roles in numerous French films and the tragedy of her turbulent life and eventual suicide.

Is professor at Marshall University and biographer. Currently he is the John Marshall Professor of P

Is professor at Marshall University and biographer. Currently he is the John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto after having served as professor of political economy there for thirty-five years. Smith also currently serves as professor of history and government at Ashland University.

Is a Canadian weightlifter. Lassen is originally from Whitehorse, Yukon. She is one of few Yukon ath

Is a Canadian weightlifter. Lassen is originally from Whitehorse, Yukon. She is one of few Yukon athletes to break in to the world scene. However, she was born in Victoria, British Columbia. Lassen won a silver medal in the women's 54–59 kg division at th

Is a former Canadian politician and businessperson.In the 1979 federal election, she lost her seat t

Is a former Canadian politician and businessperson.In the 1979 federal election, she lost her seat to Liberal Party candidate Jean-Luc Pépin even though the Progressive Conservative Party made enough gains elsewhere in the country to form a minority government. The new Prime Minister, Joe Clark, hired Pigott as an advisor. In the 1980 federal election, she was the Tory candidate in Ottawa Centre, where she placed second to Liberal candidate John Evans.

Is an influential figure in the world of modern dance and was the wife of Joseph Campbell until his

Is an influential figure in the world of modern dance and was the wife of Joseph Campbell until his death in 1987.In 1949, Erdman starred in the unfinished Maya Deren film Medusa (1949) . During the course of her career, many contemporary composers (including John Cage and Alan Hovhaness) wrote dance scores for her. She also collaborated with other important American composers, including Henry Cowell and Lou Harrison.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He competed in the K-4 1000 m event at th

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He competed in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, but was eliminated in the semifinals.

Is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She served in the Manitoba legislature for thirteen years, and

Is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She served in the Manitoba legislature for thirteen years, and was a member of New Democratic Premier Gary Doer's cabinet from 1999 to 2003.Friesen was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1990 provincial election, defeating incumbent Liberal Harold Taylor by over one thousand votes in the central-Winnipeg riding of Wolseley. The election was won by the Progressive Conservatives, and Friesen joined nineteen other New Democrats in the official opposition. In the 1995 provincial election, she was re-elected for Wolseley in a landslide. Also in 1995, she supported Lorne Nystrom for the federal New Democratic Party leadership.

Was an American poet born in Evansville, Indiana and wrote as an expatriate from Europe in 1953, 195

Was an American poet born in Evansville, Indiana and wrote as an expatriate from Europe in 1953, 1957, and 1962. She eventually settled in New England. The Ego and the Centaur (1947) was Garrigue’s first full-length publication. She was a professor at Que