American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

(July 1, 1861 - February 4, 1909) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1882-1894

(July 1, 1861 - February 4, 1909) was a right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1882-1894.

Gidding was born in Istanbul, Turkey, where he lived until moving to the United States for college a

Gidding was born in Istanbul, Turkey, where he lived until moving to the United States for college after attending Leysin American School in Leysin, Switzerland. He graduated from Yale University in 1999 with a BA in architecture, then the Harvard Graduate School of Design with a Masters in architecture. At Yale he sung a cappella with the The Yale Society of Orpheus and Bacchus, and choral music with the Yale Glee Club, and at Harvard he sung with the Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum. He was voted one of "Yale's 50 Most Beautiful People" in 1999 by Rumpus Magazine,

Is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.Wallace

Is an American retired professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association.Wallace played seven seasons in the NBA, with the Knicks, Raptors, Knicks, Pistons, Suns, and the Heat.

Was a physician and political figure in Canada West.He served as a director of the Cobourg Harbour C

Was a physician and political figure in Canada West.He served as a director of the Cobourg Harbour Company and as chairman of the building committee for the Upper Canada Academy at Cobourg. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada in 1834 for Northumberland County and, in 1841, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada in the North riding of Northumberland. He served as a district agent for the Crown Lands Department and was treasurer for Colborne District from 1842 to 1845.

Is an American mathematician who has achieved recognition for his rock-climbing. He is considered th

Is an American mathematician who has achieved recognition for his rock-climbing. He is considered the Father of Modern Bouldering by many climbers.

Was the 17th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1861 to 1863, during the Civil War.

Was the 17th Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama from 1861 to 1863, during the Civil War.

Was the 29th and 31st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1909 to 1913, and again from 1917 to 1921

Was the 29th and 31st Lieutenant Governor of Illinois from 1909 to 1913, and again from 1917 to 1921.He served as lieutenant governor for two non-consecutive terms, from 1909 to 1913 and from 1917 to 1921. (He ran for reelection after his first term in 19

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Is a professional lacrosse player with the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse.John Glatzel gr

Is a professional lacrosse player with the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse.John Glatzel graduated from the Boys' Latin School of Maryland. Glatzel attended Syracuse University where he was a two-time captain and 3x All American (1st team in '01,

Was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland 1971–1977.

Was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland 1971–1977. He was also a member of the Maryland House of Delegates 1962–1968, and the U.S. House of Representatives from the sixth district of Maryland from 1969 to 19

Roberts was born in Buffalo, New York, on January 27, 1955, the son of John Glover ("Jack") Roberts,

Roberts was born in Buffalo, New York, on January 27, 1955, the son of John Glover ("Jack") Roberts, Sr. and Rosemary, née Podrasky. All of his maternal great-grandparents were from Czechoslovakia. His father was an executive with Bethlehem Steel. When Roberts was in second grade, his family moved to the beachside town of Long Beach, Indiana. He grew up with three sisters: Kathy, Peggy, and Barbara.

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

Was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1975 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.Ashton ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature in the 1971 Alberta general election. He won the new electoral district of Edmonton-Ottewell in a landslide to pick it up for the Progressive Conservative party who went on to form government in that election.

Was a prominent Virginia Democratic politician who served in the Confederate Congress during the Ame

Was a prominent Virginia Democratic politician who served in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War and then was a three-term postbellum United States Congressman, as well as the acting Solicitor General of the United States.In the latter

Is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1977 to 198

Is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1977 to 1980 and the San Diego Padres in 1981.

Was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1

Was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative.He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1971 provincial election, defeating New Democrat Roger Taylor by 1,298 votes in the northern constituency of Algoma—Manitoulin. Lane defeated NDP challenger Winston Baker by 1,127 votes in the 1975 election, and won more convincingly in 1977. He did not face serious challenges in the elections of 1981 and 1985.

Is a Canadian figure skater who has competed in both singles and pairs. He competes with pairs partn

Is a Canadian figure skater who has competed in both singles and pairs. He competes with pairs partner Mylène Brodeur. They are the 2009 Canadian bronze medalists.

Is an American photographer, noted for his artist's books and other publications using his photograp

Is an American photographer, noted for his artist's books and other publications using his photographs to explore under-recognised elements of the urban environment such as abandoned tracts of land, debris and garbage, and graffiti, and themes of surveill

Was a Pulitzer Prize winning Imagist poet and author. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to a soci

Was a Pulitzer Prize winning Imagist poet and author. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas to a socially prominent family. After attending Phillips Academy, Andover Fletcher went on to Harvard University from 1903 to 1907, when he dropped out shortly afte

Is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the 400 metres and in the hurdling

Is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the 400 metres and in the hurdling events. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later, he was a reserve-member of the Canadian bob

Was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the Unite

Was an influential American Quaker poet and ardent advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. He is usually listed as one of the Fireside Poets.

Was an American novelist, screenwriter and literary critic.He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and

Was an American novelist, screenwriter and literary critic.He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and was a younger brother of author Dominick Dunne. He suffered from a severe stutter and took up writing to express himself. Eventually he learned to speak normally by observing others. He graduated from Princeton University in 1954 and worked as a journalist for Time magazine. He married novelist Joan Didion on 30 January 1964, and they became collaborators on a series of screenplays, including Panic in Needle Park (1971), A Star Is Born (1976) and True Confessions (1981), an adaptation of his own novel. He is the author of two non-fiction books about Hollywood, The Studio and Monster.

Is a former professional American football quarterback and the 1964 Heisman Trophy winner.Huarte pla

Is a former professional American football quarterback and the 1964 Heisman Trophy winner.Huarte played for the University of Notre Dame after graduating from Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana. During his sophomore and junior years at Notre Dame, John played for only a few minutes per game

Is a former American football wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers. Taylor attended Pennsauken

Is a former American football wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers. Taylor attended Pennsauken High School and was one of six NFL players to come from PHS during the 1980's. Taylor attended Delaware State College and was a member of their football team, the Hornets. He was a member of the 49ers teams that won Super Bowls XXIII, XXIV, and XXIX.

An American linguist, author, management consultant, trainer and speaker. Grinder is credited with t

An American linguist, author, management consultant, trainer and speaker. Grinder is credited with the co-creation with Richard Bandler of the field of Neuro-linguistic programming. He is co-director of Quantum Leap Inc., a management consulting firm founded by his partner Carmen Bostic St. Clair in 1987 (Grinder joined in 1989). Grinder and Bostic St. Clair also run workshops and seminars on NLP internationally.John Thomas Grinder, Jr. graduated from the University of San Francisco with a degree in psychology in the early 1960s. Grinder then entered the United States Army where he served as a Captain in the US Special Forces in Europe during the Cold War; following this he apparently went on to work for a US Intelligence Agency. In the late 1960s,

Was a member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 25th District. Senator Grubesic was outspoke

Was a member of the New Mexico Senate, representing the 25th District. Senator Grubesic was outspoken and controversial in his brief tenure. He was extremely critical of Governor Bill Richardson and government in general. His frustration with the rampant