American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former cricketer for Canada. He played three One Day Internationals in the 1979 World Cup, as w

Is a former cricketer for Canada. He played three One Day Internationals in the 1979 World Cup, as well as appearing for the country in the 1979 ICC Trophy tournament.

Is an American musician and singer-songwriter based in New York City who has toured throughout the U

Is an American musician and singer-songwriter based in New York City who has toured throughout the United States extensively in support of his own records and also with other bands including Jamie Cullum, Newton Faulkner, Pete Yorn, Edwin McCain, Sister Hazel, Joan Osborne, Keb Mo, Hootie and the Blowfish. Appleton has been described by the Washington Post as a songwriter with a “pop-rock sound but with considerably more edgy energy, adding figurative lightning to the stormy night.”

Is an American surfer. Florence became well known in the winter of late 2005 and early 2006 when he

Is an American surfer. Florence became well known in the winter of late 2005 and early 2006 when he became the youngest ever surfer to compete in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. He had previously won five amateur awards, the 2003 1st NSSA Nationals Open

Is an American pop singer.Campbell began attending music school at the age of four, and won many hon

Is an American pop singer.Campbell began attending music school at the age of four, and won many honors as a drum majorette at Fletcher High School. In 1954 she travelled Europe as a dancer, then moved to New York, where she joined the Johnny Conrad Dance

Is a former American swimmer. Harshbarger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and is a fo

Is a former American swimmer. Harshbarger competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and is a former world record holder in the 800 and 1500 m freestyle.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.She played college golf and basketbal

Is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.She played college golf and basketball at Washington State University.

Is an American artist identified as a pioneer[citation needed] in minimalist art.Her later works spe

Is an American artist identified as a pioneer[citation needed] in minimalist art.Her later works speak to Baer's own refutation of minimalism as a vessel for the death of painting, in favor of object-making. In 1975, at the height of her career and on the heels of a major retrospective at New York's Whitney Museum, Baer left behind the pressures of the New York art market and shifted from abstraction to the use of a structural imagery.[clarification needed]

Was an American sculptor of Russian-Jewish descent. Although he specialized in realistic, intense po

Was an American sculptor of Russian-Jewish descent. Although he specialized in realistic, intense portrait busts, Davidson did not require his subjects to formally pose for him; rather, he observed and spoke with them. He worked primarily with clay, while the final products were typically cast in terra-cotta, marble and bronze.In 1911 Davidson secured his first solo gallery shows; in 1934 he won the National Academy of Design's Maynard Prize, and in 1947 the American Academy of Arts and Letters hosted a retrospective featuring nearly 200 of his works. He was one of 250 sculptors who exhibited in the 3rd Sculpture International held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in the summer of 1949.

Was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards whose career spanned the late 193

Was an American singer of traditional pop music and jazz standards whose career spanned the late 1930s through the early 1960s. Stafford was greatly admired for the purity of her voice and was considered one of the most versatile vocalists of the era.

(December 25, 1908 - April 1, 2001) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entir

(December 25, 1908 - April 1, 2001) was a left fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the New York Giants from 1930 through 1941. Moore batted left handed and threw right handed. He was born in Gause, Texas.

A Canadian professional boxer of Haitian origin fighting out of Montreal, Québec, where he now resi

A Canadian professional boxer of Haitian origin fighting out of Montreal, Québec, where he now resides. He defeated Jose Hilton Dos Santos on April 24, 2004 to win the WBA Fedelatin Light Middleweight Title, Fernando Hernandez on October 9, 2006 to win the NABA Light Middleweight Title and Elio Ortiz on May 28, 2005 to win the WBC International Light Middleweight Title

Is a French-American[5] professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls. He played collegiate b

Is a French-American[5] professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls. He played collegiate basketball for the University of Florida in the SEC of the NCAA from 2004-2007. Noah was a member of the Gators' teams that won the 2006 and 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournaments. On June 28, 2007, Noah was taken 9th overall in the 2007 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls.

An American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman and celebrity. She is known for her bra

An American comedian, actress, talk show host, businesswoman and celebrity. She is known for her brash manner and loud, raspy voice with a heavy metropolitan New York accent. Rivers is the National Chairwoman of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and is a board member of God's Love We Deliver. Like the ground-breaking Phyllis Diller, Rivers' act relied heavily on poking fun at herself. A typical Rivers joke about her appearance was "I used to stand by the side of the road with a sign: 'Last girl before freeway.'"

Allen, the youngest of four children, was born in Rochelle, Illinois, the daughter of Dorothea Marie

Allen, the youngest of four children, was born in Rochelle, Illinois, the daughter of Dorothea Marie (née Wirth), a homemaker, and James Jefferson Allen, a gas station owner. She has an older brother, David, and two older sisters, Mary and Lynn. Allen attended Rochelle Township High School, and was voted most likely to succeed. She transferred to Northern Illinois University in 1976, where she graduated. Allen began her performing career as a stage actress and on television before making her film debut in the movie, Compromising Positions (1985).

Was an American swimmer. Alderson-Rosazza won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki

Was an American swimmer. Alderson-Rosazza won a bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki and a silver medal in the same event four years later in Melbourne.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1932 Summer

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Is a molecular biologist at Yale University, famed for her discoveries involving RNA, including grou

Is a molecular biologist at Yale University, famed for her discoveries involving RNA, including ground-breaking insights such as that ribosomes interact with mRNA by complementary base pairing and that introns are spliced by snRNPs, small nuclear ribonucl

Is a retired Canadian senator.A Liberal, she served until her mandatory retirement in 1995. She was

Is a retired Canadian senator.A Liberal, she served until her mandatory retirement in 1995. She was chair of the Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs for eight years. She was chair of the Special Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide. Selected as Chair of Human Rights for Interparliamentary Union being 1st Canadian to be so honoured. Served as a Team Member of The Dalhousie Health Law Institute End of Life Project.

Is an American actress. Blackman made her screen acting debut as a guest performer on a 1957 televis

Is an American actress. Blackman made her screen acting debut as a guest performer on a 1957 television series and then in a motion picture in 1959. She had a significant role in two Elvis Presley films: 1961's Blue Hawaii and the following year in Kid Ga

Was an Oscar-nominated American actress. Considered a sexy wisecracking blonde, she was a pre-Hays C

Was an Oscar-nominated American actress. Considered a sexy wisecracking blonde, she was a pre-Hays Code staple of Warner Brothers and appeared in more than 100 movies and television productions.

Was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a notable me

Was an American figurative painter who lived and worked in Northern California. She was a notable member of the "second generation" of the Bay Area Figurative Movement.Brown was married to Bay Area Figurative sculptor Manuel Neri from 1962 to 1966, though their relationship and artistic collaboration dated back several years prior to this. Their son, Noel Neri, is also an artist.In the late 1970s, Brown became increasingly interested in spirituality and New Age ideas, eventually becoming an adherent of Sathya Sai Baba. She made a number of trips to his ashram in Puttaparthi, India. In 1990, she died in a construction accident while installing an obelisk at the Sai Baba's Eternal Heritage Museum in Proddatur, India.[1][2][3]

Was an American actress and former fashion model. After being discovered by Broadway producers, she

Was an American actress and former fashion model. After being discovered by Broadway producers, she began a stage career in 1943 that eventually lead to signing as an actress with Paramount Pictures.

Is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. [1] Many of h

Is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. [1] Many of her songs are topical and deal with social issues.

Was an Academy Award-winning American actress. Crawford is named as the tenth Greatest Female Star o

Was an Academy Award-winning American actress. Crawford is named as the tenth Greatest Female Star of All Time by the American Film Institute. Starting as a dancer on Broadway,[3] Crawford was signed to a motion picture contract by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Stu