American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former NBA player who played from 1948-1950. He played in college for Oregon State University.

Is a former NBA player who played from 1948-1950. He played in college for Oregon State University. He played in 56 games for the Indianapolis Jets, 3 games for the Baltimore Bullets, and 22 for the Washington Capitols over the 1948-49 and 1949-50 seasons.

Is a member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 54, which includes portions of Hennepin a

Is a member of the Minnesota Senate, representing District 54, which includes portions of Hennepin and Ramsey counties in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area. As a young state senator, he ran for Governor of Minnesota in 1994. He won the DFL party

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party, a professor at the College of William and Mary, a

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party, a professor at the College of William and Mary, and a member of the Board of Supervisors of James City County, Virginia. On the Board, he represents the Jamestown District and once served as Chairman of t

Was a U.S. Representative from California from 1933-39. He was a Democrat.

Was a U.S. Representative from California from 1933-39. He was a Democrat.

Was a retail clerk, dispatcher and real estate broker from Milwaukee who served one term (1923-1924)

Was a retail clerk, dispatcher and real estate broker from Milwaukee who served one term (1923-1924) as a Socialist member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the 8th Milwaukee County district (8th and 14th wards of the City of Milwaukee). He was the bro

Was an American Republican Party politician who served as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican Stat

Was an American Republican Party politician who served as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee in 1973.In June 1973, Spoltore replaced John E. Dimon as Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee. He was the selection of Charles

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. John Tammaro along with King T. Leatherbury, Richard

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. John Tammaro along with King T. Leatherbury, Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. and Hall of Fame inductee Bud Delp became known as Maryland racing's "Big Four". They dominated racing in that state during the 1960s and '

Was an American mathematician and physicist, especially active in the field of astronomy. He was dir

Was an American mathematician and physicist, especially active in the field of astronomy. He was director of the Ritter Astrophysical Research Center of the University of Toledo, Ohio. A number of patents, many with respect to heat convection, are on his name.several awards were named after him, including the John J. Turin Memorial Service Award and the John J. Turin Award for Outstanding Career Accomplishments in Physics, both awarded to him posthumously by the University of Toledo.

Is a former tackle in the National Football League. Drafted out of Eastern Kentucky University, Jack

Is a former tackle in the National Football League. Drafted out of Eastern Kentucky University, Jackson spent 14 seasons with 3 teams: the Pittsburgh Steelers (1988-1997), the San Diego Chargers (1998-1999), and the Cincinnati Bengals (2000-2001). He started in Super Bowl XXX for the Steelers.

Was a Democratic politician from Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Cornwell served as the 1

Was a Democratic politician from Romney in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Cornwell served as the 15th Governor of the U.S. State of West Virginia. Cornwell also served in the West Virginia Senate as a senator (1899–1905).Cornwell was defeated in his fir

Was an American lawyer and politician, who was elected as a Republican Representative from the state

Was an American lawyer and politician, who was elected as a Republican Representative from the state of Arizona. His son, John Jacob Rhodes III, also became a representative from Arizona.Rhodes was born in Council Grove, Kansas. He met Calvin Coolidge when he was eleven years old, and after shaking hands with the President, he reportedly refused to wash his hand for a week. He attended public schools, and in 1938 graduated from Kansas State University, in Manhattan, Kansas. In 1941, he graduated from Harvard Law School, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and became a lawyer with a private practice. From 1941 to 1946 he was in the United States Army Air Corps, and serving at Williams Field, Arizona, he chose to relocate there with his new wife, Elizabeth Harvey Rhodes in 1946. From 1947 to 1952 he was the staff advocate of the Arizona National Guard, and from 1951 to 1952 he was the vice chairman of the Arizona Board of Public Welfare.

(December 31, 1918 - May 28, 1993) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1

(December 31, 1918 - May 28, 1993) was a Major League Baseball catcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1944 and 1945. "Fats" was 5'8" tall and weighed only 165 pounds.

Is a Canadian lawyer and politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Harris is the New Democr

Is a Canadian lawyer and politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Harris is the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament for St. John's East and is a former leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador New Democratic Party. He currently serves as the Official Opposition Critic for Justice. Harris was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a 1990 by-election and became leader of the provincial New Democrats in 1992. He was re-elected to the Legislature in the 1993, 1996, 1999 and 2003 elections. He retired from provincial politics in 2006 and was succeeded by Lorraine Michael as leader of the party as well as the Member of the House of Assembly for Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi. At the time of his departure, his former law partner Danny Williams was Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the 2008 federal election Harris was again elected as the Member of Parliament for the riding of St. John's East. He received 74.1% of the vote, which was the fifth highest winning percentage in the election. Following the election Harris was appointed as the party's Critic for National Defence, and on several occasions has been named one of "The Backbench Top Ten", for his performance in the House of Commons, by Maclean's Magazine.

Is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was the Deputy Prime

Is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from June 25, 1993 until November 3, 1993. Charest was the leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998.Mulroney announced his retirement as PC leader and prime minister, Charest was a candidate for the leadership of the party at the 1993 Progressive Conservative leadership convention.

Was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and

Was an American Democratic politician. He served as the Governor of Nebraska from 1971 to 1979, and as a U.S. Senator from Nebraska from 1979 to 1997. Exon was a Nebraska Democrat who never lost an election. He was elected and re-elected governor in 1970 & 1974, elected to the Senate in 1978, and re-elected in 1984 and 1990. He is the only Nebraskan besides George Norris, the architect of Nebraska's unicameral legislature, to win five consecutive statewide elections.

Was a Canadian politician.He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the

Was a Canadian politician.He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the 1963 general election. In 1964, he ran again for the leadership of the Ontario Liberals, placing fourth.

Was an American businessman and politician from Millsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a memb

Was an American businessman and politician from Millsboro, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, who served four terms as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Williams was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1946, defeating incumbent Democ

Was an American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter, and painter. He painted, catalogued, and describe

Was an American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter, and painter. He painted, catalogued, and described the birds of North America.Audubon returned to America in 1829 to complete more drawing for his magnum opus. He also hunted animals and shipped the valued skins to British friends. At last, he was reunited with his family and after settling her business affairs, Lucy accompanied him back to England. Audubon found out that during his absence he had lost some subscribers due to the uneven quality in the coloring of the plates and that others were arrears in their payments. His engraver mended the situation of the plates and Audubon reassured subscribers, but a few begged off to which he responded, "The Birds of America will then raise in value as much as they are now depreciated by certain fools and envious persons

American political campaign manager and the first Librarian of the United States Congress, from 1802

American political campaign manager and the first Librarian of the United States Congress, from 1802 to 1807. He is credited with being the first political campaign manager in the United States, and for setting the standards for the First Party System.

Was the 24th Governor of Wisconsin and a United States Senator. He was born in Wingville, Grant Coun

Was the 24th Governor of Wisconsin and a United States Senator. He was born in Wingville, Grant County, Wisconsin and died in Boscobel, Wisconsin, where he was buried.Blaine was the Republican Governor of Wisconsin from 1921 to 1927. In 1926, he defeated

Was a Canadian rancher, farmer, provincial politician and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

Was a Canadian rancher, farmer, provincial politician and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.

Was an attorney and politician in West Virginia who served as a United States Representative in Cong

Was an attorney and politician in West Virginia who served as a United States Representative in Congress from that state.Davis became a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1861 and was a member of the first convention looking toward the formation

Was an American schoolteacher turned Democratic Party politician who served on the Middlesex County

Was an American schoolteacher turned Democratic Party politician who served on the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and represented the 19th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1968 to 1974 and the New Jersey Senate fr

Was an industrialist, pharmaceutical chemist, journalist, ship owner and political figure in Nova Sc

Was an industrialist, pharmaceutical chemist, journalist, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1916 to 1925 and from 1928 to 1930 and Queens—Lunenburg in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1945 as a Liberal member. Kinley sat for Queens-Lunenburg division in the Senate of Canada from 1945 to 1971.

(October 13, 1888 — December 22, 1960) was an American player, manager, coach and scout in Major L

(October 13, 1888 — December 22, 1960) was an American player, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball.