American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is the Iowa State Representative from the 71st District. He has served in the Iowa House of Represen

Is the Iowa State Representative from the 71st District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1999.Van Engelenhoven currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Labor committee; the Local Government committee; and the

Waldman is a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He receive

Waldman is a Representative in the House of Representatives of the U.S. state of Florida. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Florida, and his Juris Doctorate from the Nova University. He currently resides in Coconut Creek, Florida.

Is an attorney in Seattle, Washington, most famous as the first American to reach the top of K2, the

Is an attorney in Seattle, Washington, most famous as the first American to reach the top of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, and then for surviving the night in the open just below the summit.Wickwire reached the summit with Louis Reichardt on Se

An award winning country music and Christian music singer/songwriter. Ten of Witter's songs reached

An award winning country music and Christian music singer/songwriter. Ten of Witter's songs reached the top 10 on Canadian country radio.[1]Jim Witter grew up playing music. In 1990, one of Witter's demos caught the attention of a Sony Music Canada execut

Is a sports announcer and former Canadian professional snooker and pocket billiards player. He reach

Is a sports announcer and former Canadian professional snooker and pocket billiards player. He reached the quarter-final of the Embassy World Professional Snooker Championship in his debut year of 1980, a "first" for any overseas player and duplicated thi

Is a former National Basketball Association player.Zoet's college career consisted of playing time b

Is a former National Basketball Association player.Zoet's college career consisted of playing time both in the USA for Kent State University and in Canada for Lakehead University. Zoet was a member of the 1980 Canadian Olympic Men's Basketball Team, and he also played professionally in Holland, England, Argentina, Mexico and the Philippines. Undrafted, he played in the NBA during the 1982–83 season for the Detroit Pistons, appearing in only 7 games and scoring 2 points.

Was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing was influential on rock music.

Was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter whose guitar playing was influential on rock music.[1] After initial success in Europe, he achieved fame in the USA following his 1967 performance at the Monterey Pop Festival. Later, Hendrix headlined the

American basketball player. A 6'9" 220 lb forward, he played collegiately for the University of Hawa

American basketball player. A 6'9" 220 lb forward, he played collegiately for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors.

A current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned b

A current NASCAR Sprint Cup race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala SS co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports. Johnson is the two-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion.Jimmie Johnson began his racing career on 50cc motorcycles at the age of five years old. Johnson was successful on motorcycles at an early age. By the time he was eight, he won the 60cc class championship despite injuring his knee with several races left in the season. From motorcycle racing he made the move onto four wheels and competed in several off-road leagues including SODA, SCORE International and Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group. He accumulated over 25 wins,

American former professional basketball player.

American former professional basketball player.

(born March 17, 1938 in Mount Holly, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder an

(born March 17, 1938 in Mount Holly, North Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and left-handed batter who played for the Minnesota Twins (1963-66), California Angels (1967-68),

Was the adopted name of Hyam Soloman (birth name variously given as Herman Soloman, James Herman Sol

Was the adopted name of Hyam Soloman (birth name variously given as Herman Soloman, James Herman Soloman, and James Hymie Soloman), a professional baseball player. He played primarily second base, though he also played a few games at third base.In order to avoid the brunt of prejudice against Jewish baseball players during that era, Soloman adopted the name of Jimmie Reese, which he used throughout his baseball career.

Was an American singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Columbia Records and

Was an American singer-songwriter who released four albums in the 1970s on the Columbia Records and Epic Records labels.

Is a guitarist, composer, director, photographer and artist, currently living in Nashville, Tennesse

Is a guitarist, composer, director, photographer and artist, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee.In the early 1980s, Abegg formed the pop-rock band Vector with Steve Griffith and Charlie Peacock. Vector released their first album in 1983 on Exit Records with distribution from A&M Records. Abegg also toured and worked heavily with Peacock on his solo career. In the early 1990s, Abegg began a solo career of his own, releasing two albums Entertaining Angels in 1991 and Secrets in 1994.

Is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd

Is an American professional basketball player who was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2nd round (39th overall) of the 1991 NBA Draft.A 6'5" guard-forward from Purdue University, Oliver played five seasons in the NBA for five different teams. His best year as a pro came during the 1993-94 NBA season as a member of the Boston Celtics, appearing in 44 games (6 starts) and averaging 4.9 ppg. In his NBA career, Oliver played in 78 games and scored a total of 331 points.

Was an Irish-American boxer. Barry fought out of Chicago as a bantamweight, and a flyweight, retirin

Was an Irish-American boxer. Barry fought out of Chicago as a bantamweight, and a flyweight, retiring with a record of 59-0. Along with Rocky Marciano, Ricardo Lopez, and Joe Calzaghe, Barry is one of only four boxing champions to retire undefeated. Barry

Was an influential American jazz and boogie woogie pianist.He made hundreds of piano rolls in the ea

Was an influential American jazz and boogie woogie pianist.He made hundreds of piano rolls in the early 1920s, for the Columbia (later renamed Capitol) Music Roll Company in Chicago, before accompanying many singers on Paramount Records and appearing with

Is an American singer, musician, and actor. Jimmy Boyd was born in an old farmhouse in McComb, Missi

Is an American singer, musician, and actor. Jimmy Boyd was born in an old farmhouse in McComb, Mississippi. In 1941 his father, Leslie Boyd, put his wife Winnie and their two sons (Kenneth, 4, and Jimmy, 2), on a train bound for Riverside, California for

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American columnist and author. He has written numerous novels, and colum

Is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American columnist and author. He has written numerous novels, and columns of his have appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City. He was a regular columnist for the newspaper Newsday until his retirement on November 2, 2004, and still has occasional pieces there.

Was a boxer from 1902 to 1909. He fought Joe Gans twice for the World lightweight title but lost bot

Was a boxer from 1902 to 1909. He fought Joe Gans twice for the World lightweight title but lost both bouts. After retiring from boxing in 1909, Britt toured the United States as a vaudeville performer, then later worked as a WPA superintendent.

Is a singer and composer. He is most well-known for providing the singing voice of Tony (played onsc

Is a singer and composer. He is most well-known for providing the singing voice of Tony (played onscreen by Richard Beymer) in the 1960 film musical West Side Story.[1][2] While he received no screen credit, he states that Beymer was "a nice guy, and ever

Is a singer, songwriter, author, businessman, and recently a movie producer best known for his "isla

Is a singer, songwriter, author, businessman, and recently a movie producer best known for his "island escapism" lifestyle and music including hits such as "Margaritaville" (No. 234 on the list of "Songs of the Century"), and "Come Monday." He has a devot

39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 20

39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Prior to becoming president, Carter served two terms in the Georgia Senate, and was the 76th Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975.

Is an American pop and funk musician. He is best known as a novelty disco/funk saxophonist, with his

Is an American pop and funk musician. He is best known as a novelty disco/funk saxophonist, with his biggest hit single being 1972's million seller, "Troglodyte (Cave Man)".

Is a multiple Divisional and North American champion powerboat racer. His vision and risk taker atti

Is a multiple Divisional and North American champion powerboat racer. His vision and risk taker attitude created the 160 mph ocean racer.Jim was the first offshore racer to utilize high RPM horsepower rather than low RPM torque in an offshore racing vesse