American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

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

Is 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.'"

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion.

Is an American swimmer and olympic champion.

Was an US film and TV actress. She was born on September 16, 1932, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA

Was an US film and TV actress. She was born on September 16, 1932, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA.

Is an American actress, most notable for her role as Valene Ewing on the hit TV series Dallas and, m

Is an American actress, most notable for her role as Valene Ewing on the hit TV series Dallas and, most prominently, its long-running spin-off series Knots Landing.Van Ark was born in New York City, the daughter of Dorothy Jean (n

Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University. She is best known as one of the architects (with Ro

Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University. She is best known as one of the architects (with Ronald Kaplan) of the theoretical framework of Lexical-Functional Grammar.Bresnan earned her doctorate in linguistics in 1972 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she studied with Noam Chomsky. In the early and mid 1970s, her work focused on complementation and wh-movement constructions within transformational grammar, and she frequently took positions at odds with those espoused by Chomsky.

Is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world. Her best known album is Real Life, rel

Is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world. Her best known album is Real Life, released in 2006 under the moniker Joan As Police Woman. In addition to her time with the Dambuilders, Wasser's resume includes live performances and studio w

Was an American popular music singer.Weber was raised in Paulsboro, New Jersey, and married to a you

Was an American popular music singer.Weber was raised in Paulsboro, New Jersey, and married to a young bandleader. She was pregnant in 1954 when she was introduced to Eddie Joy, a manager, who in turn introduced her to Charles Randolph Grean, an A&R worke

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Ca

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.She was part of the Canadian handball team, which finished sixth in the Olympic tournament. She played two matches.

Is an American singer and actress.At age ten, Sommers sang Your Cheating Heart on a Buffalo televisi

Is an American singer and actress.At age ten, Sommers sang Your Cheating Heart on a Buffalo television show and won a prize for her performance.[citation needed] The family moved to California when she was 14.[citation needed] As a student at Venice High

Is an American actress and writer. Barnes moved to Los Angeles, California soon after finishing her

Is an American actress and writer. Barnes moved to Los Angeles, California soon after finishing her education, and took up a contract with Columbia Pictures.

Was an American Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer

Was an American Olympic fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a Polish-American model and actress. Krupa was born in Warsaw, Poland, the daughter of hotelier S

Is a Polish-American model and actress. Krupa was born in Warsaw, Poland, the daughter of hotelier Steven Krupa. Joanna has a younger sister, Marta. She moved to Chicago, Illinois with her family at the age of five.

She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Cheyenne Hart-Montgomery on The CW sitcom Reba.While

She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Cheyenne Hart-Montgomery on The CW sitcom Reba.While in Florida, Garcfa guest starred in seaQuest DSV, Second Noah and Superboy and several movies of the week.[After leaving college, Garcfa moved to Los Angeles, California she was casted in a recurring role on the acclaimed drama series Party of Five, playing the character Hallie. She had a recurring role on Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000) portraying the character of Vicki Appleby the popular freshman cheerleader who spent 7 minutes in heaven with the ultimate geek, Bill Haverchuck (Martin Starr).[2] She has also appeared on Family Law, Providence, Dawson's Creek and, while guest-starring on Opposite Sex

Is a Canadian ice dancer. She teamed up with Jason Cheperdak in 2009.

Is a Canadian ice dancer. She teamed up with Jason Cheperdak in 2009.

An American harpist and singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.After touring with Will Oldha

An American harpist and singer-songwriter from Nevada City, California.After touring with Will Oldham, she was quickly signed to Drag City and released her debut album The Milk-Eyed Mender in 2004. Shortly thereafter, Newsom toured with Devendra Banhart a

Is an American singer. She was a contestant on American Idol during 2009.She recorded the song Watch

Is an American singer. She was a contestant on American Idol during 2009.She recorded the song Watch me Shine on the Legally Blonde soundtrack, as well as the song Out From Under on the Bratz: Motion Picture Soundtrack. Out from Under was later covered by

Is a Canadian former actress, of Lithuanian descent. She is married to the Bahamian-American film ac

Is a Canadian former actress, of Lithuanian descent. She is married to the Bahamian-American film actor Sidney Poitier. As Poitier is a knight, Joanna Shimkus may correctly be referred to as "Lady Poitier", however there is no evidence that she uses this

Is a distinguished American Mezzo-Soprano and currently a Manhattan based real estate broker. She wa

Is a distinguished American Mezzo-Soprano and currently a Manhattan based real estate broker. She was born in New York and is the sister of rock musician Carly Simon.Simon made her professional operatic debut in 1962 at the New York City Opera singing Che

Is an Australian figure skater. She is the 2007 Australian national champion. She began skating at 4

Is an Australian figure skater. She is the 2007 Australian national champion. She began skating at 4 years of age and went on to represent Australia in the 1998 Winter Olympics and the 2006 Winter Olympics. She placed 25th in Torino. Joanne Carter will be

Is an American jazz pianist and music educator.She played with Joe Henderson (1972-75) and Stan Getz

Is an American jazz pianist and music educator.She played with Joe Henderson (1972-75) and Stan Getz (1975-1977) before leading her own trio and quartet. Brackeen established herself as a cutting edge pianist and composer through her appearances around th

Was an American film and television actress. She also was the elder sister of Peter Marshall, best k

Was an American film and television actress. She also was the elder sister of Peter Marshall, best known for hosting Hollywood Squares.

(born on April 4, 1939, Kirkland, Washington) is a former American professional golfer.

(born on April 4, 1939, Kirkland, Washington) is a former American professional golfer.

Is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in

Is a former American professional golfer. Her 43 victories on the LPGA Tour led to her induction in the Hall of Fame. She is the only woman to have won the USGA Girls' Junior, U.S. Women's Amateur, and U.S. Women's Open titles, and was the first person ever to win three different USGA championship events.

Is a professional poker player from Palo Alto, California. As of 2008, her total live tournament win

Is a professional poker player from Palo Alto, California. As of 2008, her total live tournament winnings exceed $1,700,000. She ranks 5th in live tournament earnings among female players, behind Kathy Liebert, Annie Duke, Annette Obrestad, and Jennifer Harman.

Is a Canadian politician. She was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Stephen Harper on January 6, 2

Is a Canadian politician. She was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Stephen Harper on January 6, 2012 and sits as a Conservative representing Manitoba.