American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the NBA

Is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the New York Knicks of the NBA. James played at Florida A&M University, and was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 1998 NBA Draft. Over the course of a six-year career, he has played for the Kings, Seattle SuperSonics and New York Knicks. He has also played for the Harlem Globetrotters.

Is an American golfer.Pate had a distinguished amateur career. He won the U.S. Amateur Championship

Is an American golfer.Pate had a distinguished amateur career. He won the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1974, and the following year he was a member of victorious U.S. teams at the Walker Cup and the Eisenhower Trophy. He was also the low amateur at the 19

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association for a nu

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association for a number of teams, but most notably for the Portland Trail Blazers. He also has served in various coaching roles in the NBA.

Is a former American professional basketball player. Lane attended Akron Saint Vincent-Saint Mary Hi

Is a former American professional basketball player. Lane attended Akron Saint Vincent-Saint Mary High School. He played collegiately at the University of Pittsburgh, where he led the Big East Conference in rebounding during the 1986-87 and the 1987-88 regular seasons. He led the nation in rebounding during the 1986-87 season. He left school after his junior season and was selected in the first round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets with the 23rd pick overall. Lane played in the NBA for five seasons with the Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks and Cleveland Cavaliers.

Is an American photographer and filmmaker.While a professor of film and photography at the Universit

Is an American photographer and filmmaker.While a professor of film and photography at the University of Minnesota, Liebling began a longtime collaborative relationship with filmmaker Allen Downs; together they produced several award-winning documentaries, including Pow Wow, The Tree Is Dead, and The Old Men.

Is an American classical pianist. He is a professor of piano at the Juilliard School in New York, wh

Is an American classical pianist. He is a professor of piano at the Juilliard School in New York, where he was also chair of the piano department. Additionally, Lowenthal is on the faculty at Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California.

(born December 23, 1942 in Appleton, Minnesota) is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major Le

(born December 23, 1942 in Appleton, Minnesota) is a former left-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Mets, Minnesota Twins, Chicago White Sox and Philadelphia Phillies between 1967 and 1985

(born July 7, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played f

(born July 7, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for three teams from 1980 to 1985.

Is an American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He wa

Is an American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles 15th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Miami.He is the younger brother of NFL offensive lineman Stockar McDougle.Following his University of Miami career, McDougle was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2003 NFL Draft with the 15th overall selection in the draft's first round. The Eagles traded up 15 spots to obtain McDougle, making him the first University of Miami player to be drafted by the Eagles since Jerome Brown,

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a shooting guard who had a 13 year career in the NBA

Is a retired American basketball player. He was a shooting guard who had a 13 year career in the NBA from 1979 until 1992. He played for the Boston Celtics, Seattle SuperSonics, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, and Houston Rockets. Henderson attended Virginia Commonwealth University.

(born on November 23, 1966) is an American golfer.

(born on November 23, 1966) is an American golfer.

Is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. His nickname came from his grand

Is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player. His nickname came from his grandmother, who thought he resembled Winnie the Pooh.The 6'1" point guard was taken by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the tenth overall pick of the 1989 NBA Draft out of UCLA. He was their first ever draft choice and played for them for their first three seasons until 1992 when he was traded along with Sam Mitchell to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Chuck Person and Micheal Williams in the offseason. In 1994, the Pacers dealt him to the Los Angeles Clippers along with Malik Sealy and 1994 draft pick Eric Piatkowski in exchange for Mark Jackson and the draft rights to Greg Minor.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'5" and 185 pounds, he played as a forward

Is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'5" and 185 pounds, he played as a forward.Chambers attended the University of Utah during the mid-1960s, winning the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player award in 1966 after his team reached the Final Four. He played four professional seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, and Buffalo Braves. In 1968, he was involved in one of the most significant transactions in NBA history when the Lakers traded him, Archie Clark and Darrall Imhoff to the Philadelphia 76ers for Hall-of-Famer Wilt Chamberlain. Chambers never played for the 76ers, who traded him to Phoenix in 1969.[1]

An American pianist.A Gold Medalist from the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, Mr. R

An American pianist.A Gold Medalist from the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition, Mr. Rose began his international career while still in his early twenties. He has appeared with such orchestras as the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, and the Santa Cecilia Orchestra in Rome. A frequent visitor to London, he has appeared with the London Philharmonic, London Symphony, and the Royal Philharmonic.

Is an American professional wrestler best known as Jerry Sags. He is one half of the tag team The Na

Is an American professional wrestler best known as Jerry Sags. He is one half of the tag team The Nasty Boys along with Brian Knobbs. In late 1990, they went to the World Wrestling Federation where they were managed by Jimmy Hart and won the World Tag Tea

An American psychologist who has contributed to cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory i

An American psychologist who has contributed to cognitive psychology and cognitive learning theory in educational psychology and to the general philosophy of education. Bruner is currently a senior research fellow at the New York University School of Law. Bruner's ideas are based on categorization. "To perceive is to categorize, to conceptualize is to categorize, to learn is to form categories, to make decisions is to categorize." Bruner maintains people interpret the world in terms of its similarities and differences. Like Bloom's Taxonomy, Bruner suggests a system of coding in which people form a hierarchical arrangement of related categories. Each successively higher level of categories becomes more specific, echoing Benjamin Bloom's understanding of knowledge acquisition as well as the related idea of instructional scaffolding.

An American Emmy Award-winning and twice Academy Award-nominated stage and screen actor, director, s

An American Emmy Award-winning and twice Academy Award-nominated stage and screen actor, director, screenwriter and author.Wilder began his career on stage, making his screen debut in the film Bonnie and Clyde in 1967. His first major role was as Leo Bloom in the 1968 film, The Producers. This was the first in a series of prolific collaborations with writer/director Mel Brooks, including 1974's Young Frankenstein, the script of which garnered the pair an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay. Wilder is known for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) and for his four films with Richard Pryor: Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), and Another You (1991). Wilder has directed and written several of his films, including The Woman in Red (1984).

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name New Jack in ECW. He is known fo

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his stage name New Jack in ECW. He is known for his willingness to take dangerous bumps and his stiff hardcore wrestling style, often taking high risks and "shooting" on opponents, though he is only kn

(born September 9, 1952 in Tyler, Texas) was an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1974-79), Sa

(born September 9, 1952 in Tyler, Texas) was an outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals (1974-79), San Diego Padres (1980), New York Yankees (1981-83), Houston Astros (1983-85) and Chicago Cubs (1986-88).

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the San Diego Clippers in t

Is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the San Diego Clippers in the 2nd round (41st overall) of the 1978 NBA Draft. A 6'10" center-forward from Marquette University, Whitehead played in 11 NBA seasons from 1978 to 1989. He played for the Clippers, Utah Jazz, Dallas Mavericks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs.

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA, who last played for the New York Kn

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA, who last played for the New York Knicks. He was a star player on the Magruder High School basketball team. Drafted out of Georgetown University by the Detroit Pistons with the 26th pick of the 1996 NBA Draft, he played four-plus years with the Pistons, becoming one of their key reserves. He was a fan favorite during his days playing for the Toronto Raptors due to his tenacious efforts on the court.

Was one of the originators of a genre of photography that is now utterly common: celebrity paparazzi

Was one of the originators of a genre of photography that is now utterly common: celebrity paparazzi. Zerbe was a pioneer in the 1930s of shooting photographs of the famous at play and on-the-town. According to the 1951 cocktail recipe book Bottoms Up, he is also credited with inventing the vodka martini.

(born on April 15, 1969 in Westminster, California) is a former baseball player

(born on April 15, 1969 in Westminster, California) is a former baseball player

Was a third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox

Was a third baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Chicago White Sox, and the New York Yankees, as well as a former manager of the Milwaukee Brewers. He was signed by the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1970 at age 17, and three years later, he made the big leagues with Los Angeles. He never had more than 13 games with the Dodgers, and they quickly shipped him off to the Atlanta Braves as part of a six-player trade that included Jimmy Wynn, Tom Paciorek, and Dusty Baker. He became a regular third baseman with the Braves, and in 1976, he was named to the 1976 Topps All-Star Rookie Roster.

Is a professional skateboarder who was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley.Jeron is a member

Is a professional skateboarder who was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley.Jeron is a member of the DVS Shoe Company professional skate team. He grew up in the San Fernando Valley and started skating around the age of nine when he was introduced to