American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

(born November 14, 1885 in Chicago, Illinois, died January 20, 1941 in Seattle, Washington) was an A

(born November 14, 1885 in Chicago, Illinois, died January 20, 1941 in Seattle, Washington) was an American outfielder who played for the Washington

Is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions inclu

Is a retired American professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions including World Class Championship Wrestling, Universal Wrestling Federation and the National Wrestling Alliance as well as independent promotions such as the G

Was a Canadian-American comedian and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Canada, bran

Was a Canadian-American comedian and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto, Canada, branch of The Second City, often playing lovable losers and characters with bad luck but big hearts. Ironically, Candy died of a heart attack in 1994. His film

American medical scientist and Nobel laureate.

American medical scientist and Nobel laureate.

Was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 33rd Governor of New Jersey, from 190

Was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 33rd Governor of New Jersey, from 1908-1911. His uncle, George Franklin Fort, was a Democratic Governor of New Jersey from 1851-1854.Fort was a delegate to the Republican National Convention i

Was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was best known for teaming with le

Was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who was best known for teaming with left-hander Warren Spahn on the Boston Braves teams from 1946 to 1951. He was the runner-up for the National League's Most Valuable Player Award in the Braves' pennant-winning season of 1948, after leading the National League in wins, complete games and innings pitched. He later became further well-known as one of the top pitching coaches in the majors.

He was an American politician and author. Swift was a Republican member of the California State Asse

He was an American politician and author. Swift was a Republican member of the California State Assembly. He represented the 8th district (County of San Francisco) in 1863 and 1873-75. In 1875 he ran as an independent for congress, but lost to William A.

Was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Lo

Was an American businessman and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder. A native of Haughton, Louisiana, he earned a degree in geology from Louisiana State University. In 1962, he founded the highly successful Franks Petroleum Inc. and later invested

Was an American economist. He is known as "the father of the rational expectations revolution in eco

Was an American economist. He is known as "the father of the rational expectations revolution in economics", primarily due to his article "Rational Expectations and the Theory of Price Movements" from 1961.Muth earned his Ph.D. in mathematical economics from Carnegie Mellon University, and was in 1954 the first recipient of the Alexander Henderson Award. He was affiliated with Carnegie Mellon as a research associate from 1956 until 1959, as an assistant professor from 1959 to 1962, and as an associate professor without tenure from 1962 to 1964.Muth asserted that expectations "are essentially the same as the predictions of the relevant economic theory." Although he formulated the rational expectations principle in the context of microeconomics it has subsequently become associated with macroeconomics and the work of Robert Lucas, Jr.

Was the bantamweight boxing champion of the world from 6 March 1910, when he wrested the crown from

Was the bantamweight boxing champion of the world from 6 March 1910, when he wrested the crown from England's Jim Kendrick, until 1914, when he was defeated by Kid Williams.

Son of the late Charles F. Dryer and Genevieve Nell Clark; an American actor and former football def

Son of the late Charles F. Dryer and Genevieve Nell Clark; an American actor and former football defensive end in the NFL. He is also known for co-starring in 1980s television show Hunter with Stepfanie Kramer.

Was an American professional golfer who competed on the PGA Tour from 1931 to 1953. He is best known

Was an American professional golfer who competed on the PGA Tour from 1931 to 1953. He is best known as the ‘first and only’ golf teacher of Jack Nicklaus.[1]

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

(April 19, 1894 - October 3, 1949) was right fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for

(April 19, 1894 - October 3, 1949) was right fielder in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1923 season.

Is a sailor from the US Virgin Islands. He competed at six Olympic Games, five in sailing at Summer

Is a sailor from the US Virgin Islands. He competed at six Olympic Games, five in sailing at Summer Olympics from 1972 to 1992 (excluding 1980) and once in Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics. He was Commodore of the St Thomas Yacht Club in the Virgin I

Is a former international swimmer from the United States, who won five Olympic medals during his car

Is a former international swimmer from the United States, who won five Olympic medals during his career, including three golds. The first one came at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, the other two four years later in Montreal, Canada.

Was an American basketball forward and center. He was an All-Big Ten player for the University of Mi

Was an American basketball forward and center. He was an All-Big Ten player for the University of Michigan from 1936-1938. In 1938, he was named an All-American. He later played professional basketball for the Indianapolis Kautskys, Oshkosh All-Stars and Rochester Royals.

Was a Saskatchewan politician.He was elected by acclamation to the Canadian House of Commons in the

Was a Saskatchewan politician.He was elected by acclamation to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1917 wartime election as a Liberal-Unionist representing Last Mountain. The Liberal Party had split over the Conscription Crisis of 1917 and Johnston was one of the Liberals who broke with Sir Wilfrid Laurier in order to support the pro-conscription Union Government formed by Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden.

He attended school at Cheshire Academy, and studied engraving with his immigrant father, Thomas Kens

He attended school at Cheshire Academy, and studied engraving with his immigrant father, Thomas Kensett, and later with his uncle, Alfred Dagget. He worked as engraver in the New Haven area until about 1838, after which he went to work as a bank note engr

(July 1, 1859 - December 18, 1940) was an Outfielder, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, for the Washing

(July 1, 1859 - December 18, 1940) was an Outfielder, born in Dedham, Massachusetts, for the Washington Nationals (1884) and Boston Beaneaters (1891).

Is a world-renowned[citation needed] figure in the field of statistical process control. His pioneer

Is a world-renowned[citation needed] figure in the field of statistical process control. His pioneering work was in the area of latent variable methods (principal components analysis and partial least squares) applied to industrial processes.

Is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures. He helped write Dirty Harry

Is an American screenwriter, director, and producer of motion pictures. He helped write Dirty Harry and Apocalypse Now and directed Conan the Barbarian and Red Dawn.

Was an American trompe l'oeil ("fool the eye") painter who was long forgotten until his paintings we

Was an American trompe l'oeil ("fool the eye") painter who was long forgotten until his paintings were rediscovered along with those of fellow trompe l'oeil artist William Harnett.

As a U.S. artist. As a member of The Eight, a group of American artists, he became a leading figure

As a U.S. artist. As a member of The Eight, a group of American artists, he became a leading figure in the Ashcan School of realist artists. He was known for his urban genre painting and ability to capture the essence of neighborhood life in New York City

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'9" forward from North Carolina State University, Richter

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'9" forward from North Carolina State University, Richter played one season (1959-60) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Boston Celtics. He averaged 4.3 points per game and earned an NBA Championship ring when the Celtics defeated the St. Louis Hawks in the NBA Finals. Following his NBA career, Richter moved to the Eastern Basketball Association playing for the Sunbury Mercuries in Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Richter possessed a formidable hook shot and was frequently one of the EBAs top rebounders. Over the course of his EBA career, Richter scored 4,813 points placing him 27th over all in the EBA's (later the Continental Basketball Association) all time scorers.