American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an American painter of historical and literary subjects.Quidor was born in Gloucester Co., N. J.

Was an American painter of historical and literary subjects.Quidor was born in Gloucester Co., N. J., and in 1826 moved to New York City where he studied painting under John Wesley Jarvis and Henry Inman. Afterward he lived on a farm near Quincy, Illinois

Was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States from

Was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States from March 4, 1825 to March 4, 1829. At various times he was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of the second President John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams. He is most famous as a diplomat involved in many international negotiations, and for formulating the Monroe Doctrine as Secretary of State.

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward from the University of Nevada, L

Is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6'7" forward from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Trapp played five seasons (1968-1973) in the National Basketball Association as a member of the San Diego Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, and Philadelphia 76ers. He averaged 7.4 points per game in his NBA career and won a league championship with the Lakers in 1972.

Is a former American bodybuilder, professional wrestler, fitness model and art model of German and I

Is a former American bodybuilder, professional wrestler, fitness model and art model of German and Irish descent from Boston, Massachusetts. He has appeared in many publications, from World Physique to Planet Muscle Magazine.

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions inclu

Is a retired Canadian professional wrestler who competed in North American regional promotions including NWA All-Star Wrestling, Pacific Northwest Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling during the 1960s and early 1970s. He also had a brief but memorable stint i

Is a retired Portland, Oregon, attorney, television personality and political activist. Served in th

Is a retired Portland, Oregon, attorney, television personality and political activist. Served in the U. S. Army from 1953-5 as a Special Agent in the 441st Counterintelligence Corps detachment, Far East Command.

Was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.He was Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney from 1931

Was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.He was Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney from 1931-1938. He was a member of the Michigan Republican State Central Committee in 1939. Dethmers served as Chairman of the Michigan Republican Party from 1942-1

Was an American politician who served as the fifth mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey from 1860 until his

Was an American politician who served as the fifth mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey from 1860 until his death in office in 1863.

Was a computer scientist who is remembered today for the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam experiment, a result m

Was a computer scientist who is remembered today for the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam experiment, a result much discussed among physicists and researchers in dynamical systems and chaos theory, and as the head of the department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1964 to 1970.Pasta was raised in New York City and did work as a real estate title examiner before becoming a New York City police officer from 1941 to 1942. Pasta followed his interest in physics and attended the City College of New York. During the depression Pasta was forced to drop out of the City College and find work, eventually being drafted into the Army during World War II, receiving the Bronze Star

Is a Cuban–American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rocky Romero and as the f

Is a Cuban–American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Rocky Romero and as the fourth incarnation of Black Tiger. As Romero he was one half of the tag team The Havana Pitbulls (formerly Los Cubanitos), along with Ricky Reyes. He also was

Is a former Democrat State Senator in Maryland, United States.Schneider worked as a junior draftsman

Is a former Democrat State Senator in Maryland, United States.Schneider worked as a junior draftsman at the Glenn L. Martin Company in Essex, Maryland from 1961 until 1963. He left Martin's to become a technical illustrator for Engineering Illustrated, In

Is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He learned to ride in his native Puerto Rico and in 1990,

Is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing. He learned to ride in his native Puerto Rico and in 1990, under the guidance of agent and former jockey, Angel Cordero, Jr., he moved to New York State where he earned 24 riding titles at Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmo

Was a U.S. Representative from California. He studied law at the University of Virginia at Charlotte

Was a U.S. Representative from California. He studied law at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. He was admitted to the bar by the supreme court of California in 1868 and commenced practice in Oakland, California. He was admitted to practice be

(Born: 1860 in Canada) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player for three seasons, two for th

(Born: 1860 in Canada) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player for three seasons, two for the Columbus Solons of the American Association and one season for the Cleveland Spiders of the National League.[1] Johnson played mainly in the outfield during his career, but did spend some time at third base in his rookie season of 1889.[1]

(May 18, 1921 - June 9, 1958) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander appeared in four

(May 18, 1921 - June 9, 1958) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander appeared in four games for the Philadelphia Blue Jays in 1944 (July 29-August 11). The 23-year-old rookie was a native of Baltimore, Maryland.

Is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) performing on their ECW brand.[4] He came to WWE in 2002 after co-winning their reality television program Tough Enough, and has since held championships in the company on seven occasions; having held the WWE Tag Team Championship four times, Intercontinental Championship two times, and the ECW Championship once.Before getting into professional wrestling, Hennigan attended University of California at Davis studying both film and geology.[5] Upon deciding that he did not want to pursue either path, he began his professional wrestling career training at the Supreme Pro Wrestling professional wrestling school.[2] After failing his audition for the second series[10],

Randolph was born Emanuel Hirsch Cohen in New York City, the son of Jewish immigrants Dorothy (né

Randolph was born Emanuel Hirsch Cohen in New York City, the son of Jewish immigrants Dorothy (née Shore), an insurance agent, and Louis Cohen, a hat manufacturer. His stepfather was Joseph Lippman, and as a result Randolph was briefly known as Mortimer Lippman during his childhood. In the 1930s he was active in politics as well as acting. He made his Broadway debut in 1938 in Coriolanus. Randolph joined the United States Army Air Force in World War II. He wound up blacklisted by the Hollywood studio bosses in 1955 after he refused to answer questions and claimed the Fifth Amendment before the HUAC relating to the Cold War Communist infiltration of our State Department. In 1988 he was elected president of the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship, which succeeded the National Council on Soviet Relations, founded in 1941. The NCSR grew out of the more overtly radical American-Soviet friendship movement of the 1930s, whose organizational center was the Friends of the Soviet Union founded in 1929. The Council, composed largely of professionals who were sympathetic to Socialism, believed that the USSR and the United States should join together in their common fight against fascism. In 1946, the House Un-American Activities Committee began a formal investigation of NCASF, and in 1947, it was indicted for failure to register with the Subversive Activities Control Board. Throughout its operation, the NCASF issued numerous pamphlets and bibliographies about life in the Soviet Union, as well as information on American-Soviet relations.

Was an Emmy-nominated American actor, television producer, director, and writer who is most famous f

Was an Emmy-nominated American actor, television producer, director, and writer who is most famous for his role as Sergeant Joe Friday in the radio and television series Dragnet. He was also the founder of his own production company, Mark VII Productions.

Was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, judge and editor from Ohio and Kansas.He moved to Humbo

Was a nineteenth century politician, lawyer, judge and editor from Ohio and Kansas.He moved to Humboldt, Kansas in 1859, was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives in 1866 and was judge of the seventh judicial district of Kansas from 1868 to 1876.

Was a lawyer and politician from South Dakota. He was born in Alabama, New York in 1848, and was the

Was a lawyer and politician from South Dakota. He was born in Alabama, New York in 1848, and was the brother of Robert J. Gamble and uncle of Ralph Abernethy Gamble.

Is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.Salmons was a memb

Is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the NBA.Salmons was a member of a Pennsylvania high school state championship team while at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School in 1997, and is in the 1,000 point club at his high school. He went on to play college basketball at the University of Miami, in Florida.

(Born September 16, 1905 in Lexington, MA, died December 20, 1963 in Arlington, MA) is a former prof

(Born September 16, 1905 in Lexington, MA, died December 20, 1963 in Arlington, MA) is a former professional baseball player and head coach of the Boston College football team.

Was an American meteorologist who specialized in hurricane forecasting and was an on-air personality

Was an American meteorologist who specialized in hurricane forecasting and was an on-air personality on The Weather Channel.He then worked as a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Memphis, Tennessee, for thirteen years. When astronaut John Glenn made his famous spaceflight in 1962, Hope served on the mission's meteorological team. In 1968, Hope began working for the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. While at the center, Hope began receiving recognition for his technical achievements in hurricane forecasting.

Is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'9" forward/center who played col

Is a retired American professional basketball player and coach. A 6'9" forward/center who played collegiately at the University of Portland, Scott was selected with the 4th pick in the 1961 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Scott had an 11-year career in the NBA and the ABA, with the Pistons, the Baltimore Bullets, and the Virginia Squires.

Was a Scots-Quebecer businessman and philanthropist who helped pioneer the industrial movement that

Was a Scots-Quebecer businessman and philanthropist who helped pioneer the industrial movement that made Montreal, Quebec the largest and most prosperous city in Canada.John Redpath was born in Earlston, Scottish Borders, Scotland during the period of the Lowland Clearances that created economic hardship and dislocation for many Scottish families. As such, the twenty-year-old Redpath chose to emigrate to Canada. With limited funds for ship passage, the near penniless Redpath disembarked at Quebec City then walked barefoot to Montreal, then a city of only 16,000 residents.