American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

(born April 27, 1981 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is a center fielder in Major League Baseball for t

(born April 27, 1981 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is a center fielder in Major League Baseball for the Kansas City Royals.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. River achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 57 in 1988. During his career Rive finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. His highest doubles r

Is an American professional boxer. Joey Spina is the former IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight

Is an American professional boxer. Joey Spina is the former IBF Inter-Continental Super Middleweight champion and WBC United States (USNBC) Super Middleweight champion.Joey Spina won WBC United States (USNBC) Super Middleweight title when he beat Carl Da

(born on March 30, 1958) is an American professional golfer

(born on March 30, 1958) is an American professional golfer

Is a French professional basketball player currently with the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Ba

Is a French professional basketball player currently with the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association. A 7'0", 247 lbs. center, Petro was selected by the Sonics in the 1st round (25th overall) of the 2005 NBA Draft. He was a key member of the French junior national team and played at the INSEP. In 2004, he won the French Championship title with Pau-Orthez.

Was a Faroese painter.The self-taught artist Steffan Danielsen found most of the inspiration for his

Was a Faroese painter.The self-taught artist Steffan Danielsen found most of the inspiration for his pictures in his home village Nólsoy and the island of same name. In his art Danielsen distils the essence of the landscape in an original way.

Was an Austrian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the fir

Was an Austrian boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Raymond Smillie.

Is an American composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for his comedy music albums featu

Is an American composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for his comedy music albums featuring music he wrote as P.D.Q. Bach.

Was a Mormon missionary and colonizer of Stirling, Alberta, Canada. In order to move to Canada, Bran

Was a Mormon missionary and colonizer of Stirling, Alberta, Canada. In order to move to Canada, Brandley resigned from his positions as the mayor of Richfield and as the LDS Church bishop and patriarch of Richfield; he also sold his furniture store. With him on his trip to Canada were his wife Eliza Zaugg, his children Henry, Joseph, Albert, Theodore Jr., and his only daughter Anna, as well some other pioneers from Utah.

Is an Australian fencer. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is an Australian fencer. She competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Is a Canadian water polo player.Bégin was a member of the fifth-placed women's water polo team at t

Is a Canadian water polo player.Bégin was a member of the fifth-placed women's water polo team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and of the bronze-medal-winning team at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Is a Quebec politician and teacher. She was a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding o

Is a Quebec politician and teacher. She was a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Rouyn-Noranda—Témiscamingue in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region from 2007 to 2008. She represents the Parti Québécois.Morasse won the seat in the 2007 elections by defeating Liberal incumbent MNA Daniel Bernard.

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 all five matches and scored four goals.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fourth in the fe

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished fourth in the featherweight class after losing the bronze medal bout to Edoardo Garzena.

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Spargo was a member of the

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Spargo was a member of the American water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament. He played five matches.

Was the 2006 Democratic Party candidate for governor of South Dakota. A retired surgeon and former s

Was the 2006 Democratic Party candidate for governor of South Dakota. A retired surgeon and former state legislator from Sioux Falls, Billion ran against the incumbent Governor, Mike Rounds. Billion's running mate was Dr. Eric Abrahamson of Rapid City, So

Was a Canadian artist and filmmaker.he spent eight years (1953–1961) studying in Europe after stud

Was a Canadian artist and filmmaker.he spent eight years (1953–1961) studying in Europe after studying at H.B. Beal Secondary School and the University of Western Ontario. While in Europe he met Pablo Picasso, who suggested he continue his studies in Madrid. He called his own work "perceptual realism," a kind of surrealism based on his own dreams and memories and the existentialist philosophy of Maurice Merleau-Ponty. When he returned to London he worked with fellow London native Greg Curnoe. During this period he also made some short films, which influenced his painting (for example, painting on film negatives). In 1969 he was diagnosed with leukemia.

Is a North Dakota politician and businessman who is the current Governor of North Dakota, and a one-

Is a North Dakota politician and businessman who is the current Governor of North Dakota, and a one-time candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1992. Dalrymple became governor after the resignation of John Hoeven, who was elected to the U.S. Senate on November

Was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was member of th

Was a Canadian lacrosse player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he was member of the Shamrock Lacrosse Team which won the gold medal in the lacrosse tournament.

(January 28, 1887 - February 14, 1966) born in New York, New York was an Infielder for the Boston Do

(January 28, 1887 - February 14, 1966) born in New York, New York was an Infielder for the Boston Doves (1909), Detroit Tigers (1918) and Boston Red Sox (1918).

Is a retired professional wrestler. He was one half of The Blackjacks with Blackjack Mulligan in the

Is a retired professional wrestler. He was one half of The Blackjacks with Blackjack Mulligan in the American Wrestling Association (AWA) and World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF). He is currently a producer in WWE. Lanza started his career in 1962.[3] I

An American paleontologist who discovered and named Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence th

An American paleontologist who discovered and named Maiasaura, providing the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young. He is one of the most well known paleontologists in the United States. In addition to his many paleontological discoveries, Horner served as the technical advisor for all of the Jurassic Park films, and even served as partial inspiration for the movie's lead character, Dr. Alan Grant.In Montana during the mid-1970s, Horner and his partner Bob Makela discovered a colonial nesting site of a new dinosaur genus which they named Maiasaura, or "Good Mother Lizard". It contained the first dinosaur eggs in the Western hemisphere, the first dinosaur embryos, and settled questions of whether some dinosaurs were sociable,

Was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly

Was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. During his time in office he served in the Executive Council of Alberta as Minister of the Environment from 1979 to 1982 under the Peter Lougheed government.

Was a Canadian featherweight boxer.In 1932 he was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic flywe

Was a Canadian featherweight boxer.In 1932 he was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic flyweight competition after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Louis Salica.

Is an American pair skater.

Is an American pair skater.