American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

(born August 14, 1937, in San Antonio, Texas) is a right-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher

(born August 14, 1937, in San Antonio, Texas) is a right-handed former Major League Baseball pitcher. Horlen pitched for the Chicago White Sox from 1961 to 1971, and the Oakland Athletics in 1972.

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer O

Is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Team.

Is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is notable for having composed the theme song to NPR's

Is an American jazz pianist and composer. He is notable for having composed the theme song to NPR's Fresh Air.

Is an American author and board-certified family physician who specializes in nutritionally-based tr

Is an American author and board-certified family physician who specializes in nutritionally-based treatments for obesity and chronic disease. Fuhrman, who was born in New York, New York, is a former world-class figure skater. He was a member of the US Wor

Is an American jazz pianist and curved soprano saxophonist. He has appeared on more than 60 recordin

Is an American jazz pianist and curved soprano saxophonist. He has appeared on more than 60 recordings as of 2009.A native of Chicago, Joel Futterman was influenced both musically and philosophically by Gene Shaw, with whom he worked with and studied for

A Berlin-based Canadian artist and singer/songwriter, who leads the "gay church folk" group The Hidd

A Berlin-based Canadian artist and singer/songwriter, who leads the "gay church folk" group The Hidden Cameras.His first involvement with the music scene was as editor of a fanzine devoted to independent bands, Glamour Guide for Trash. He also hosted a co

Is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science

Is an American writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. In 2007 MST3K was listed as "one of the top 100 television shows of all time" by Ti

Is a Canadian swimmer. Born in Edson, Alberta, he competes in the 100m Freestyle. At the 2008 Summer

Is a Canadian swimmer. Born in Edson, Alberta, he competes in the 100m Freestyle. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the Canadian team that finished sixth in the 4x100m Freestyle event. The team had previously finished in 7th at the 2007 Worl

Is a Tony, Golden Globe, BAFTA, & Academy Award-winning American stage and screen actor known best f

Is a Tony, Golden Globe, BAFTA, & Academy Award-winning American stage and screen actor known best for his role as the Emcee in both the stage and film adaptation of the Kander & Ebb musical Cabaret.

Was an American astronomer.Metcalf graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1892. He served as a Un

Was an American astronomer.Metcalf graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1892. He served as a Unitarian minister in Burlington, Vermont and then later in Taunton, Massachusetts, Winchester, Massachusetts and Portland, Maine.He discovered or co-discovered several comets, including 23P/Brorsen-Metcalf and 97P/Metcalf-Brewington; he also discovered a number of asteroids.

Is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

A professional boxer rated as a welterweight. In 2005, he was named ESPN.com's Boxing Prospect of th

A professional boxer rated as a welterweight. In 2005, he was named ESPN.com's Boxing Prospect of the Year and he has appeared on Ring Magazine's New Faces feature, as well as in ShoBox. Some boxing experts predict that Julio may either be a top ten contender, or have a title shot by the end of 2007.

Is a former American swimmer. Thomas won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a former American swimmer. Thomas won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and known for his record-breaking f

Is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Detroit Tigers and known for his record-breaking fastballs.During home games at Comerica Park, Zumaya enters the game from the bullpen to the song "Voodoo Child" by Jimi Hendrix. For a time he entered to Slayer's "Raining Blood", but eventually returned to coming out of the bullpen to "Voodoo Child".[1]With the Tigers, he has most often been used as a middle relief pitcher and occasionally as a setup man, filling the innings after the starter has finished and before the closer has come in. Zumaya is a fan favorite for his intense, aggressive attitude on the mound and his 100 MPH fastball, which has topped out at 104.6 MPH. This was the fastest pitch ever recorded.[2] He also has a very good knuckle-curve that he uses as an off-speed pitch. He was among the primary reasons for the Tigers' bullpen success in 2006[citation needed], joining fellow rookie Justin Verlander on the resurgent 2006 Tiger team.

Is a street photographer who began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early advocate of the u

Is a street photographer who began photographing in color in 1962 and was an early advocate of the use of color during a time when there was significant resistance to the idea of color photography as serious art. In the early 70's he taught the first color course at Cooper Union[citation needed] where many of today's renowned color photographers studied with him.

Joel is the brother of actors Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, and John Murray. A sister, Nancy, is

Joel is the brother of actors Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, and John Murray. A sister, Nancy, is an Adrian Dominican Sister in Michigan who travels around the country portraying St. Catherine of Siena. In high school, at Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Ill

Is a former Major League Baseball catcher and former third base coach of the Cleveland Indians. Skin

Is a former Major League Baseball catcher and former third base coach of the Cleveland Indians. Skinner was dismissed effective with the end of the 2009 season on September 30, 2009. He is the son of Bob Skinner, a National League outfielder in the 1950s and '60s. He is currently the manager of the Akron Aeros, the AA farm team of the Indians.

A Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia

A Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now resides across the harbour in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. He has been a prominent figure in the Canadian indie rock scene of the 1990s and 2000s.In Mar

(born March 8, 1967 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

(born March 8, 1967 in West Chester, Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He played 5 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and Boston Red Sox. He was 6'4", 220 pounds,

Is an American singer well-known as the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte. Madden was born t

Is an American singer well-known as the lead vocalist for the band Good Charlotte. Madden was born to a middle class Irish-American family in Waldorf, Maryland. He has an identical twin brother, Benji Madden, who plays guitar in Good Charlotte. He has an

Was a physician, botanist and American statesman. He was a member of the United States House of Repr

Was a physician, botanist and American statesman. He was a member of the United States House of Representatives, the first United States Minister to Mexico (the United States did not appoint ambassadors until 1896), a U.S. Secretary of War under Martin Van Buren and a cofounder of National Institute for the Promotion of Science and the Useful Arts (a predecessor of the Smithsonian Institution), as well as the namesake of Poinsett County, Arkansas, the historic Poinsett Bridge in Greenville County, South Carolina, Poinsett State Park in Sumter County, SC, and the poinsettia, a popular Christmas flower.

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Raised on a farm where he regularly road horses,

Is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Raised on a farm where he regularly road horses, Joel Rosario attended jockey school for six months. He obtained his professional license at age fourteen and began riding at Hipódromo V Centenario in Sant

(born October 6, 1981 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a Major League Baseball player, a right-handed pitcher

(born October 6, 1981 in Des Moines, Iowa) is a Major League Baseball player, a right-handed pitcher for the Washington Nationals.

Is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing St. Elmo's F

Is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing St. Elmo's Fire, The Lost Boys, Falling Down, Flatliners, The Client, Batman Forever, A Time to Kill, The Phantom of the Opera, Phone Booth, The Number 23, and the exceptionally ill-received Batman & Robin.

Was an American film critic for the ABC morning news show Good Morning America for over 25 years. Bo

Was an American film critic for the ABC morning news show Good Morning America for over 25 years. Born to a Jewish family, and raised in Los Angeles, California, he graduated cum laude from UCLA.[1] During college, he worked to register black voters in Ge