American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a retired American politician, who served briefly as member of the United States House of Represe

Is a retired American politician, who served briefly as member of the United States House of Representatives from West Virginia's 3rd congressional district. He is a Democrat.When longtime Representative and fellow Democrat John M. Slack, Jr. died in offi

Was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with a ser

Was an American journalist and author whose success came primarily in the 1940s and 1950s with a series of popular sociopolitical works known as the "Inside" books. He is best known today for the memoir Death Be Not Proud about the death of his teenage son, Johnny Gunther, from a brain tumor.

(June 2, 1914 – December 7, 2003) was an American professional golfer.

(June 2, 1914 – December 7, 2003) was an American professional golfer.

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward/center from the University of No

Is an American former professional basketball player.A 6'9" forward/center from the University of Notre Dame, Shumate played five seasons (1975-1978; 1979-1981) in the NBA as a member of the Phoenix Suns, Buffalo Braves, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Seattle SuperSonics. He earned NBA All-Rookie Team honors in his first season after averaging 11.3 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. Over the course of his career, Shumate averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds.

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey who was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1965. John Adams began his professional riding career at Riverside Park Racetrack in Kansas City. He went on to become a leading jocke

Was a businessman who served from 1910-1914 as the mayor of Shreveport, the third largest city in Lo

Was a businessman who served from 1910-1914 as the mayor of Shreveport, the third largest city in Louisiana and the largest in the northwestern section of the state.

Is an American Republican Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature:

Is an American Republican Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature: in the General Assembly from 1968 to 1977 and in the State Senate from 1978 to 1998, representing the 16th Legislative District.He served on the Somerset C

Is an American politician who was Sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts from 1996 to 1999 and a m

Is an American politician who was Sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts from 1996 to 1999 and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1981 to 1991.During the general election, Flood frequently criticized Democratic nominee John Silb

A Canadian jurist.Gomery was educated at McGill University where he received Bachelor of Arts (BA) a

A Canadian jurist.Gomery was educated at McGill University where he received Bachelor of Arts (BA) and a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) degrees. Gomery was a member of the McGill Law Journal.Since 1957, Gomery worked at the law firm Fasken, Martineau and Dumoulin in the areas of family law, commercial litigation and bankruptcy and became a partner there in 1966. In 1972, he was appointed QC. In 1982, he was appointed to Quebec Superior Court Montreal district and from 1999 to 2005 served as President of the Copyright Board of Canada (renewed in 2002).

Was an American paleontologist who revolutionized modern understanding of dinosaurs in the 1960s, wh

Was an American paleontologist who revolutionized modern understanding of dinosaurs in the 1960s, when he demonstrated that dinosaurs are more like big non-flying birds than they are like lizards (or "saurians"), an idea first proposed by Thomas Henry Huxley in the 1860s, but which had garnered few supporters. The first of Ostrom's broad-based reviews of the osteology and phylogeny of the primitive bird Archaeopteryx appeared in 1976. His reaction to the eventual discovery of feathered dinosaurs in China, after years of acrimonious debate, was bittersweet (Gentile, 2000).

Is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 12th Norfolk

Is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 12th Norfolk District since 1992, which includes all of Norwood and parts of Walpole.

Was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.He served two

Was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.He served two years in the U.S. Army starting in 1957. Schlee attended Memphis State University and was a member of the golf team. Schlee took club pro jobs after colleg

Was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.He served as member of the State House of Representatives

Was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.He served as member of the State House of Representatives from 1832 to 1838, serving in the Senate in 1834.Brockway was elected as a Whig to the 26th and 27th United States Congress. He subsequently served as pro

Was a Canadian lawyer, politician and diplomat.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec

Was a Canadian lawyer, politician and diplomat.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Bonaventure in 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1912. He resigned in 1914 and was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for the division of Grandville. He was name a Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of Louis-Alexandre Taschereau in 1935. He resigned in 1939 and was named Canadian High Commissioner to Ireland.

Is an American singer, actor and game show host known for hosting That's Incredible!, Time Machine,

Is an American singer, actor and game show host known for hosting That's Incredible!, Time Machine, and Hollywood Squares in the 1980s, and a revival of The $100,000 Pyramid in 1990.

An American linguist and political commentator. He is the author of a number of books on language an

An American linguist and political commentator. He is the author of a number of books on language and on race relations. His linguistic specialty is creole and the process through which it forms.McWhorter was born and raised in Philadelphia, PA. He attended Friends Select School (a Quaker school in Philadelphia), and after tenth grade was accepted to Simon's Rock College, where he earned an A.A degree. Later, he attended Rutgers University and received a B.A. in French in 1985. He received a master's degree in American Studies from New York University and a Ph.D. in linguistics in 1993 from Stanford University. After graduation he was an associate professor of linguistics at Cornell University from 1993 to 1995 before taking up a position as associate professor of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley,

Was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1941 and 1949.He was elected mayor of

Was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1941 and 1949.He was elected mayor of the town of Mount Airy, North Carolina from 1908, serving until 1912. He was sent to the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1927 to 1928 and to t

Was an American football linebacker in the NFL for the New York Giants. He attended Indiana Universi

Was an American football linebacker in the NFL for the New York Giants. He attended Indiana University.

Born November 3, 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died November 7, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylv

Born November 3, 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died November 7, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was a 19th century professional baseball catcher.

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Secretary of the State senate in 1842 and 1843. Chief clerk o

Was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.Secretary of the State senate in 1842 and 1843. Chief clerk of the State house of representatives in 1844. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1852 to the Thirty-third Congress. He served as captain in t

Is a former Major League Baseball player and had one of the shortest baseball careers in the history

Is a former Major League Baseball player and had one of the shortest baseball careers in the history of the game. Oldham played for the Cincinnati Redlegs in the 1956 season. He only played just one game in his career.He entered a game on September 2, 1956 against the Chicago Cubs in the third inning at Crosley Field in Cincinnati as a pinch runner for Ted Kluszewski. The next batter popped out and the major league baseball career for Oldham ended.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and a current assistant coach for the Los Angel

Is a retired American professional basketball player and a current assistant coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. Lucas played in the NBA for fourteen years and was a member of the 1986 Houston Rockets team that made it to the NBA Finals, where they lost t

Is an American professional basketball player formerly of the NBA's Houston Rockets.[1]

Is an American professional basketball player formerly of the NBA's Houston Rockets.[1]

Is the junior United States Senator from Georgia and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, h

Is the junior United States Senator from Georgia and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he represented Georgia's 6th Congressional district in the House. Isakson first entered Republican politics in 1974, losing a race for the Georgia House of

Is an Olympic gold-medalist swimmer from the USA, and currently is the Head Swimming & Diving Coach

Is an Olympic gold-medalist swimmer from the USA, and currently is the Head Swimming & Diving Coach at Penn State. He swam at the 1996 Olympics, and was part of the gold-medal winning USA 400 Medley Relay team, swimming in the preliminary heats.