American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former association football player who played professional club football in England for Oxford

Is a former association football player who played professional club football in England for Oxford United and Millwall. He later played non-league football for Wealdstone. His brothers Billy and Gordon also played professional soccer.

Was a Thoroughbred jockey and horse trainer from Kentucky, best remembered as the last African Ameri

Was a Thoroughbred jockey and horse trainer from Kentucky, best remembered as the last African American to ride a winner in the Kentucky Derby. He won the Russian Oaks five times, the Russian Derby four times, the Czar's Prize on three occasions, and the

Was an American animator, film director, and film producer.While at the Disney studio, he was a lead

Was an American animator, film director, and film producer.While at the Disney studio, he was a lead animator on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, animating arguably the most well-known sequence in the film: the animation of the dwarves marching home singi

Was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to a single term as

Was an American politician and a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to a single term as the 27th Governor of California from January 6, 1931 until his death on June 2, 1934 at the height of the Great Depression. Previously, Rolph had been the

Was a Scotland-born United States politician who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture fo

Was a Scotland-born United States politician who served as United States Secretary of Agriculture for sixteen years during three presidencies, from 1897 to 1913. He holds the record as the longest-serving United States Cabinet member - a political record

Was a jazz musician in the early 1900’s from Kinston, North Carolina.He was a conductor, arranger,

Was a jazz musician in the early 1900’s from Kinston, North Carolina.He was a conductor, arranger, composer, and pianist. He generally performed the northeastern hot style jazz. In 1905, Brymn wrote five songs that were used in the Smart Set shows. They w

Is an American politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 28th district, which is compo

Is an American politician and a member of the Tennessee Senate for the 28th district, which is composed of part of Memphis. He has served as a state senator since the 93rd Tennessee General Assembly, and he has been elected the Democratic Leader since the

Is a boxer from Canada, competing in the featherweight (– 57kg) division.A resident of St. Cathari

Is a boxer from Canada, competing in the featherweight (– 57kg) division.A resident of St. Catharines, Ontario he represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where he was eliminated in the second round by Bulgaria's K

Is a volleyball player from the United States, who plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National

Is a volleyball player from the United States, who plays as an outside hitter for the Men's National Team.Polster joined the national team in 2001. In 2007 he played in 23 sets for the U.S. Men and finished the season averaging 2.17 kills per set and had

Was a welterweight boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summ

Was a welterweight boxer from the United States, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. Wallington won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg) after a loss in the semifinals aga

Is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best is 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Let

Is a male hammer thrower from Canada. His personal best is 79.13 metres, achieved in May 2008 in Lethbridge. Four Time CIS national champion weight throw champion.

Is one of the most successful American judo competitors, having won two bronze medals in the Olympic

Is one of the most successful American judo competitors, having won two bronze medals in the Olympics.Pedro retired from competitive judo after the 2004 Olympics. In recent years he has worked for Monster.com, promoted a brand of tatami and zebra (mats) u

From Grand Island, near Buffalo, New York, Arias's peak year was 1983, when as a 19 year-old he fini

From Grand Island, near Buffalo, New York, Arias's peak year was 1983, when as a 19 year-old he finished the year ranked World No. 6, having reached the U.S. Open semi-finals, and winning the Italian Open and three other tour grand prix events.A 5 ft. 7 i

Was the head college wrestling coach of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team at Oregon State Univ

Was the head college wrestling coach of the Oregon State Beavers wrestling team at Oregon State University from 1911–1917 and in 1920. In eight seasons of coaching at OSU, he compiled a 10-3-3 dual meet record and won 5 conference championships.. He was a

A former American boxer who was briefly WBA heavyweight champion in the late 1980s.

A former American boxer who was briefly WBA heavyweight champion in the late 1980s.

Is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player. Rempe began playing pool at the age of 6

Is an American professional pocket billiards (pool) player. Rempe began playing pool at the age of 6. he turned pro at the age of 22, winning over 100 major championships, and taking 11 world titles, including the World Straight Pool Championship, World N

Is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. His father, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee H. Allen Je

Is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. His father, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee H. Allen Jerkens, and brother, Steve Jerkens, are also trainers. He won the Breeders' Cup Mile in 2005 with Artie Schiller and the 2007 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile with C

Was the former president of the Maryland State Senate from 1979 to 1983.In 1958 he was elected to th

Was the former president of the Maryland State Senate from 1979 to 1983.In 1958 he was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, and in 1962 he was elected to the Maryland State Senate. As a state senator, he served on the legislative council and was vi

Was a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 10th district since 1992, and is an

Was a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 10th district since 1992, and is an Assistant Majority Leader. Earlier he served in the Illinois House of Representatives. He announced his retirement from the State Senate in 2010, and left

Was a Democratic politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was graduated from the University of

Was a Democratic politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1931, and then served the United States Air Force as Lieutenant Colonel in the Troop Carrier Command in the United States, England, and Fr

In 1977, James Gosling received a B.Sc in Computer Science from the University of Calgary. In 1983,

In 1977, James Gosling received a B.Sc in Computer Science from the University of Calgary. In 1983, he earned a Ph.D in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University, and his doctoral thesis was titled "The Algebraic Manipulation of Constraints". While working towards his doctorate, he wrote a version of emacs (gosmacs),

Served on the Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the 4th district and in the California Stat

Served on the Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the 4th district and in the California State Legislature. In 1966, he was elected to California State Assembly and was re-elected two times. He also served on the Long Beach city council and as vice

Was a young American chess master, who grew up as a son of poor Irish immigrants in New York City. H

Was a young American chess master, who grew up as a son of poor Irish immigrants in New York City. He learned to play chess at age 16 or 17. Before his 20th birthday, he was already famous for his fierce attacking play and prowess at blindfold chess, at w

Was an American television actor. In a career spanning nearly forty years, Luisi appeared in various

Was an American television actor. In a career spanning nearly forty years, Luisi appeared in various TV programs such as Naked City, Adam-12, Matt Houston, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Silk Stalkings, and on Broadway in the original 1966 production of Sweet Charity.

A professor emeritus of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley and noted authority on

A professor emeritus of Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley and noted authority on Tibeto-Burman languages and other languages of mainland Southeast Asia.Matisoff was born July 14, 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts to a working-class family. He attended Harvard from 1954 to 1959 and received a degree in Romance Languages and Literatures (A.B.) in 1958 and a degree in French Literature (A.M.) in 1959. After studying Japanese at International Christian University for one year (1960-1961), he returned to Harvard to study linguistics. He was not satisfied with the linguistics program at Harvard and opted to transfer to the University of California, Berkeley, where he completed his PhD in Linguistics in 1967.