American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a professional boxer in the Lightweight division. On April 24, 2010 in the HBO undercard of Chris

Is a professional boxer in the Lightweight division. On April 24, 2010 in the HBO undercard of Chris Arreola vs Tomasz Adamek, Molina beat veteran Jose Antonio Izquierdo by second round K.O. He fought against undefeated Henry Lundy on ESPN's Friday Night

Was an Anglo-Quebecer who was a major brewer and entrepreneur in Canada, starting the Molson Brewing

Was an Anglo-Quebecer who was a major brewer and entrepreneur in Canada, starting the Molson Brewing Company.While Molson was doubtless chafing under the guardianship of his maternal grandfather, his decision to emigrate was most certainly inspired by, and linked to, the example of three Lincolnshire men, all known personally to his uncle Robinson Elsdale, who traveled to the American colonies for a visit in the spring of 1781. They carried a letter of introduction to a New York storekeeper written by a man named William May, recommending "three other Friends—equally interesting to me as [Robinson Elsdale]," who seems to have made a previous journey investigating settlement possibilities

Is an American sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s.

Henson was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to Joe Henson and Barbara Wright. He has four older brothe

Henson was born in Stamford, Connecticut, to Joe Henson and Barbara Wright. He has four older brothers. He studied acting at Boston University, Circle in the Square, Playwrights Horizons and Three of Us Studios in New York City. He has starred in various

Was an American banker and national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1951 to 1956. Both J

Was an American banker and national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1951 to 1956. Both John Schiff and his father were notable early Boy Scouts of America leaders. John Schiff served as national president of the Boy Scouts of America from 1951

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played collegiately for Seton Ha

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played collegiately for Seton Hall University from 1985 to 1989. Picked in the first round of the 1989 NBA Draft, the 6'3" 180 lb guard played for only three seasons (1990–1992) for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat averaging 4.8, 1.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists.

Was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of firearms, cartridges, and gun mech

Was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of firearms, cartridges, and gun mechanisms, many of which are still in use around the world. He is the most important figure in the development of modern automatic and semi-automatic firearms and is credited with 128 gun patents — his first was granted October 7, 1879.Browning influenced nearly all categories of firearms design. He invented or made significant improvements to single-shot rifles, lever action rifles, and slide action firearms. His most significant contributions were in the area of autoloading firearms. He developed the autoloading pistol by inventing the slide design found on nearly every modern automatic handgun. He also developed the first gas-operated machine gun, the Colt-Browning Model 1895 — a system that would surpass recoil operation in popularity. Other successful designs include the Browning .50 caliber machine gun, the Browning Automatic Rifle, and a ground-breaking semi-automatic shotgun, the Browning Auto-5.

Was a Canadian politician. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 federal

Was a Canadian politician. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 federal election representing the Manitoba riding of Springfield as a Liberal. He was re-elected in the 1940 federal election. He was nominated to run in the 1945 federal election but died of a heart attack several months before the election.

Is an American politician, and represented District 1 in the Maryland Senate, which covers Garrett,

Is an American politician, and represented District 1 in the Maryland Senate, which covers Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties.

Was a North Dakota Republican/NPL politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agricult

Was a North Dakota Republican/NPL politician who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1917 to 1921 and from 1937 to 1938. He is one of three politicians in the state ever to be recalled; he was recalled during his first ti

Is an American bobsled driver and a soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He won the

Is an American bobsled driver and a soldier in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program. He won the two-man event at the 2009 U.S. National Bobsled Championships with Cory Butner. At the 2009 FIBT World Championships, he placed 17th in the two-man event

Is a United States politician, the 82nd and current Governor of Georgia. He was originally elected t

Is a United States politician, the 82nd and current Governor of Georgia. He was originally elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1992 but later switched to the Republican Party in 1995. On March 1, 2010 Deal announced his resignati

Is an American Professional Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist. Nelson attended Pompano Beach High Sc

Is an American Professional Swimmer and Olympic Gold Medalist. Nelson attended Pompano Beach High School and eventually enrolled in Yale University where he met his future Gold Medalist teammate and World Record competitor, Don Schollander. Nelson compete

(July 15, 1858 - September 19, 1919) was a 19th century major league baseball player born in Indiana

(July 15, 1858 - September 19, 1919) was a 19th century major league baseball player born in Indianapolis, Indiana, who played mainly at first base, but did get significant playing time at catcher.

Is an American professional golfer on the Champions Tour, currently residing in Windermere, Florida.

Is an American professional golfer on the Champions Tour, currently residing in Windermere, Florida.In addition to golf, Cook was a promising, but undersized quarterback in football through his sophomore year. He was advised by his high school golf coach

Was an American politician.He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1822 to 182

Was an American politician.He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1822 to 1824, in 1829, and again in 1830.Steele was elected as an Anti-Jacksonian to the Twenty-third Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Littleton Pu

An English theatre and film actor who moved to Canada in 1972. He enjoyed a resurgence of internatio

An English theatre and film actor who moved to Canada in 1972. He enjoyed a resurgence of international attention in the 1980s as a result of his starring role in Terry Gilliam's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.During the 1950s he was a leading member of London's Old Vic Company, playing many classical leading roles including Romeo in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (a role he repeated on American television for the anthology series Producers' Showcase) and an acclaimed Richard in Richard II, with Virginia McKenna as Queen Anne. He also alternated with Richard Burton the parts of Othello and Iago in Othello. He was a frequent visiting player at the Bristol Old Vic. He received good reviews in an otherwise disastrous musical adaptation of Lolita, called Lolita, My Love, which closed in Boston en route to Broadway.

Was the Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey from 1887 to 1891.A Republican, Newman was elected as a council

Was the Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey from 1887 to 1891.A Republican, Newman was elected as a councilman in 1873. He was elected president of the Bayonne City Council in 1881. He would serve ten years on the council. He won election to mayor of Bayonne in

Was the first United States Attorney General ever to be convicted of illegal activities and imprison

Was the first United States Attorney General ever to be convicted of illegal activities and imprisoned. He also served as campaign director for the Committee to Re-elect the President, which engineered the Watergate first break-in and employed Watergate burglar James W. McCord, Jr. in a "security" capacity.

Was an American businessman, politician, and diplomat. Among the positions he held were Mayor of Keo

Was an American businessman, politician, and diplomat. Among the positions he held were Mayor of Keokuk, Iowa, Governor of Idaho Territory, Governor of Arizona Territory, and U.S. Minister to Portugal.

Jon and Criss's family moved around a lot during their childhood, living in California for four year

Jon and Criss's family moved around a lot during their childhood, living in California for four years until moving to Florida with his family in 1976. Much like his brother Criss, Jon found music his calling during the family's time in California. Startin

Tartaglia created and puppeteered the roles of Princeton (the recent college grad) and Rod (the clos

Tartaglia created and puppeteered the roles of Princeton (the recent college grad) and Rod (the closeted Republican-investment banker) in the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Avenue Q, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 2004. He left the Broadway cast of Avenue Q on January 30, 2005.Tartaglia appeared in 2004 at the 14th annual Broadway Bares, which was a great success raising $525,000 to benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.Tartaglia reprised his roles as Princeton and Rod in the Las Vegas sit-down production of Avenue Q, until December 11, 2005. He then appeared in the musical Newsical 2006: The Next Edition in New York City. Tartaglia joined the cast of Beauty and the Beast as Lumiere,

Was an American figure skater. He most notably competed in pairs with partner Janet Gerhauser, twice

Was an American figure skater. He most notably competed in pairs with partner Janet Gerhauser, twice winning the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships and taking part in the 1952 Winter Olympic Games.

Was a United States attorney and politician who served as the first Governor of Arizona Territory. H

Was a United States attorney and politician who served as the first Governor of Arizona Territory. He was also a Congressman from Maine and served as Arizona Territory's Delegate to the United States House of Representatives. Goodwin began his political c

He used to be in the band Jennifer's Dream, and is currently the guitarist/pianist/vocalist in the b

He used to be in the band Jennifer's Dream, and is currently the guitarist/pianist/vocalist in the band Straylight Run. He and Straylight Run bandmate Shaun Cooper left Taking Back Sunday because Adam Lazzara "did something". The two formed Straylight Run in May 2003 and brought in Will Noon, formerly of Breaking Pangaea, as their drummer and John's sister, Michelle Nolan, as their second vocalist/guitarist/pianist. John started out playing the guitar, then branched out into the piano and even took a few violin lessons. On Straylight Run's debut album, he sings and plays the guitar, piano, and glockenspiel. He is currently married to photographer Camille Nolan.