American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

His musical compositions and performances are varied, including country and folk music. Doe also per

His musical compositions and performances are varied, including country and folk music. Doe also performs with the country-folk-punk band The Knitters. In the early 1980s, Doe performed on two albums by fellow L.A punk band The Flesh Eaters. In addition to performing with members of The Blasters and punk-poet Chris D. on these albums, he also performed with future X band mate D. J. Bonebrake.

Is a retired American professional wrestler. He frequently teamed with Bruiser Brody while there. Th

Is a retired American professional wrestler. He frequently teamed with Bruiser Brody while there. The two faced Greg Gagne and Jimmy Snuka as part of a triple main event at WrestleRock '86. Nord then went to World Class Championship Wrestling under manage

(born on May 17, 1978 in Stockton, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas Cit

(born on May 17, 1978 in Stockton, California) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals.

Was an American astrophysicist. He is best known for his contributions to the solar neutrino problem

Was an American astrophysicist. He is best known for his contributions to the solar neutrino problem and the development of the Hubble Space Telescope, and for his leadership and development of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

(born on October 2, 1957) is an American professional golfer

(born on October 2, 1957) is an American professional golfer

Was a Canadian cricketer, a left-arm medium-pace bowler whose main claim to fame is that of being th

Was a Canadian cricketer, a left-arm medium-pace bowler whose main claim to fame is that of being the first player to take a wicket for Canada in a One Day International. His batting was extremely poor, and in nine matches at ODI and ICC Trophy level his

Is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2000, initially as

Is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 1984 to 2000, initially as a Liberal and later as an independent member. Nunziata started his career as a supporter of the New Democratic Party on a suburban Toronto city council, but left the party in the early 1980s. He campaigned as a Liberal for a 1982 provincial by-election in York South, but lost to new NDP leader Bob Rae. Nunziata was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 general election as a Liberal despite a national Progressive Conservative landslide. Nunziata thrived as a member of the opposition Rat Pack, a group of Liberal Members of Parliament (MPs) including Don Boudria, Brian Tobin, and Sheila Copps.

Was a Canadian marine artist.O'Brien is believed to have been born at sea as his Irish family emigra

Was a Canadian marine artist.O'Brien is believed to have been born at sea as his Irish family emigrated from County Cork. He emerged as a self-taught artist in Halifax, Nova Scotia in the 1850s. O'Brien excelled at ship portraits and dramatic storm scenes. His career flourished as Nova Scotia's shipping industry grew and among his many notable paintings include a portrait of the famous clipper Stag. O'Brien studied with English landscape artist John W. Carmichael from 1857 to 1858. At the height of his career in 1859, he suffered a partial loss of vision. His career suffered in the 1870s, when he produced very few works, but revived in the 1880s.

Was an American speed skater and speed skating coach.John Farrell participated in the 1928 Winter Ol

Was an American speed skater and speed skating coach.John Farrell participated in the 1928 Winter Olympics of St. Moritz. On the 500 m, he skated in the first pair and promptly set a new Olympic record with a time of 43.6 seconds, breaking Charles Jewtraw

Is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. John Hertler trained Ballindaggin, who won the inaugural

Is an American Thoroughbred horse trainer. John Hertler trained Ballindaggin, who won the inaugural running of the Molson Export Challenge (Woodbine Mile) in 1988 and Slew the Dragon who won the 1988 Hollywood Derby. He has twice won the Ashley T. Cole Ha

Was a lightweight professional boxer from Canada.

Was a lightweight professional boxer from Canada.

Is an American former professional football player who played his entire eight year career with the

Is an American former professional football player who played his entire eight year career with the Miami Dolphins from 1986 to 1993. He played college football for Western Michigan University and was drafted in the second round in the 1986 NFL Draft. He was a five time Pro Bowler from his rookie year in 1986 to 1990.

Was an American professional wrestler. He was a one-time World Heavyweight Champion. John Olin was b

Was an American professional wrestler. He was a one-time World Heavyweight Champion. John Olin was born in 1886. He started wrestling in 1904 at the age of 18. He was trained by the former European Greco-Roman Heavyweight Champion Tom Cannon. He wrestled

Is a former American basketball player and coach. Olive played collegiate basketball at Villanova Un

Is a former American basketball player and coach. Olive played collegiate basketball at Villanova University, where he graduated in 1977.Olive was drafted in the eighth round of the 1977 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. He played in the NBA for the San Diego Clippers from 1978 through 1980.

Is a former NASA Astronaut who flew three space shuttle missions.

Is a former NASA Astronaut who flew three space shuttle missions.

A black American fiction writer, was born in Macon, Georgia, to Charles Myles, Sr., and Willie Lee K

A black American fiction writer, was born in Macon, Georgia, to Charles Myles, Sr., and Willie Lee Killens. His father Charles encouraged him to read Langston Hughes's writings and his mother Willie Lee, president of Dunbar Literary Club, introduced him to poetry. He was an enthusiastic reader as a child and was inspired by frontier writers such as Langston Hughes and Richard Wrigh

Was a former Yukon politician. An entrepreneur, he was elected leader of the Yukon Party in June 199

Was a former Yukon politician. An entrepreneur, he was elected leader of the Yukon Party in June 1992 and led it to victory in the fall 1992 election in which he also won a seat in the legislature for the first time. Ostashek's Yukon Party lost the 1996 election to the Yukon NDP though he retained his seat and became leader of the opposition. In the 2000 election however his Yukon Party was again defeated, this time by the Liberals with Ostashek losing his own seat. He subsequently resigned as Yukon Party leader and retired from politics.

Is an American former ice hockey player and coach. Long-time West Point hockey coach, Riley coached

Is an American former ice hockey player and coach. Long-time West Point hockey coach, Riley coached the United States to the gold medal at the 1960 Squaw Valley Olympics. He played for the olympic team at the 1948 St. Moritz Olympics.

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Campo was born in East Harlem, New York and raised i

Was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Campo was born in East Harlem, New York and raised in Ozone Park, Queens. He is best known as the trainer of 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Pleasant Colony. Among his other notable horses,

Is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently servin

Is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in his 5th term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Maryland's District 2C in Washington County. Donoghue is a member of the Health and Gove

Was an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Johnny Loftus was the first jockey to

Was an American thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey.Johnny Loftus was the first jockey to win the United States United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing. During his career, between 1909 and 1919, he won 580 races out of the 2,449 he com

Was a Canadian diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he competed in both the Men's

Was a Canadian diver who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 he competed in both the Men's Platform and Men's Plain High events.

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6’2” guard from Auburn University, Mengelt spent t

Is a former professional basketball player. A 6’2” guard from Auburn University, Mengelt spent ten seasons (1971-1981) in the NBA, playing for the Cincinnati Royals, Kansas City Kings, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and Golden State Warriors. Mengelt was a fan favorite[citation needed] wherever he played, earning the nickname “Crash” for his willingness to dive after loose balls. He retired with 6,218 career points.

Was the first Republican of Puerto Rican ancestry elected to the Florida House of Representatives. Q

Was the first Republican of Puerto Rican ancestry elected to the Florida House of Representatives. Quiñones, who was elected in 2002, represented the 49th District of the state, which stretches between Osceola and Orange counties. He received his Bachelor

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. At the 1956 Summer Olym

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Rome, he was eliminated in the repechages of the K-1 4 x 500