American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

(born August 5, 1893 in Hendricks, West Virginia; died June 18, 1927 in Halstead, Kansas) was a pitc

(born August 5, 1893 in Hendricks, West Virginia; died June 18, 1927 in Halstead, Kansas) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Was an American inventor. He is mainly known for simplifying the production of celluloid, arguably t

Was an American inventor. He is mainly known for simplifying the production of celluloid, arguably the first industrial plastic. Hyatt, a Perkin Medal recipient, is an inductee into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.and began working as a printer when he was 16. Later, he became an inventor, receiving several hundred patents. While researching a substitute for ivory to produce billiard balls, he experimented with Parkesine, a material first created by Alexander Parkes. The result was a commercially viable way of producing Celluloid which he patented in the USA in 1869. Hyatt formed the Celluloid Manufacturing Company (originally the Albany Dental Plate Company) in 1870.

American painter, nephew of the great John Wesley, was born at South Shields, England, and was taken

American painter, nephew of the great John Wesley, was born at South Shields, England, and was taken to the United States at the age of five.He was one of the earliest American painters to give serious attention to the study of anatomy. He lived at first

Was a U.S. soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West. He is famous for the 1869 Powell G

Was a U.S. soldier, geologist, and explorer of the American West. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers that included the first passage through the Grand Canyon.He studied at Illinois College, Wheaton College, and Oberlin College, acquiring a knowledge of Ancient Greek and Latin but never graduating. Powell had a deep interest in the natural sciences, with a restless nature. As a young man, he undertook a series of adventures through the Mississippi River valley. In 1855 he spent four months walking across Wisconsin. In 1856 he rowed the Mississippi from St. Anthony to the sea,

Was a composer, educator, choral director, musicologist and scholar of African American folklore and

Was a composer, educator, choral director, musicologist and scholar of African American folklore and music.

Is a former major league baseball player from Watsonville, California. He was a second baseman for t

Is a former major league baseball player from Watsonville, California. He was a second baseman for the San Diego Padres. He also played nine seasons in Japan with the Taiyo Whales and Yomiuri Giants. He is of Filipino (Ilocano) and Caucasian ancestry.Following the trade, Sipin was promoted to the major leagues. Sipin played 68 games for the padres that season, batting .223 with 12 doubles, two triples and two homers in 229 at bats. He also had 9 RBIs and 2 stolen bases that season. Sipin had 7 errors in the field, giving him a fielding percentage of 0.976 for 477 innings.[1]

Was an American rocket propulsion researcher at the California Institute of Technology and co-founde

Was an American rocket propulsion researcher at the California Institute of Technology and co-founder of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Aerojet Corporation. He was also an enthusiastic occultist, and one of the earliest American devotees of Aleister Crowley.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Whitlinger enjoyed most of his tennis

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Whitlinger enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 1 doubles title.

Was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Mégantic in the Legisla

Was a Scottish-born merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Mégantic in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1884 to 1886 as a Liberal.He was elected to the Quebec assembly in an 1884 by-election held after George Irvine was named a judge. Whyte was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1886 and 1892.

Was an American lyric poet.Born in Milton, Massachusetts, Wieners attended St. Gregory Elementary Sc

Was an American lyric poet.Born in Milton, Massachusetts, Wieners attended St. Gregory Elementary School in Dorchester, Massachusetts and Boston College High School. From 1950 to 1954, he studied at Boston College, where he earned his A.B. In 1954 he hear

(born April 4, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. He pl

(born April 4, 1960 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. He played one game with the Boston Red Sox in 1981, and was credited with one put out and no official at bats.

Was an American statistician.Tukey was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1915, and obtained a B.

Was an American statistician.Tukey was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1915, and obtained a B.A. in 1936 and M.Sc. in 1937, in chemistry, from Brown University, before moving to Princeton University where he received a Ph.D. in mathematics.

Is a Texas politician who represented Texas's 5th congressional district in the 98th to 104th U.S. C

Is a Texas politician who represented Texas's 5th congressional district in the 98th to 104th U.S. Congress.Bryant was born in Lake Jackson, Brazoria County, Texas. Following a B.A. at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas in 1969 Bryant studied la

Is a former professional American football player.He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and 210 lb (95 kg). He jo

Is a former professional American football player.He is 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and 210 lb (95 kg). He joined the American Football League's San Diego Chargers in 1962. He shared quarterbacking duties until 1966, when he became San Diego's starting quarterback, and averaged over 3,000 yards and 23 tds per (14-game) season for the next four years.

Professional basketball player and current coach. A 6'2" forward/guard, Bach played collegiately at

Professional basketball player and current coach. A 6'2" forward/guard, Bach played collegiately at Fordham University and Brown.

Was an American psychologist who pioneered the scientific study of human motivation, achievement and

Was an American psychologist who pioneered the scientific study of human motivation, achievement and behavior. He was a World War II veteran, teacher, scholar, and long term member of the University of Michigan Community.Atkinson was a leader in establishing motivation as a distinct field of study in psychology research. His belief that scientific progress came from conceptual breakthroughs fueled his formulation and reformulation of a theory of motivation. He was one of the first in psychology to incorporate rigorous mathematical models in his theories and to use computer simulations of these models for experimentation. He also recognized the importance of measurement in science, maintaining a career-long interest in the refinement of measures of motivation by means of content analysis of imaginative thought using, for example, the Thematic Apperception Test. He is well known for establishing measures for motives of achievement, affiliation, fear, sex, risk-taking behavior, and aggression. His discipline-changing ideas were followed around the world. In recognition, he received in 1979 the American Psychological Association's highest award, the Gold Medal for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Was an American comedian and television host best known for his iconic status as host of The Tonight

Was an American comedian and television host best known for his iconic status as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for thirty years.In 1953, well-known comic Red Skelton – a fan of Carson's sketch comedy show, Carson's Cellar, which ran from 1951 to 1953 on KNXT – tapped Carson to join his show as a writer. During one episode, Skelton knocked himself unconscious just one hour before his live show went on the air; Carson filled in for him.

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'10" forward/center from the University of Southern Calif

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'10" forward/center from the University of Southern California, Block spent 10 seasons in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers (1966–1967), San Diego Rockets (1967–1971), Milwaukee Bucks (1971–1972), Philadelphia 76ers (1972–1973), Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1973–1974), New Orleans Jazz (1974), and Chicago Bulls (1974–1976). Block had his statistically strongest season in 1967–68, when he averaged 20.2 points and 11.0 rebounds for the Rockets, who had just entered the NBA as an expansion team. Block went on to appear in the 1973 NBA All-Star Game, and he would register 7,106 total points and 3,965 total rebounds in his ten year career.

Was an American landscape artist belonging to the Hudson River School.Casilear was born in New York

Was an American landscape artist belonging to the Hudson River School.Casilear was born in New York City. His first professional training was under prominent New York engraver Peter Maverick in the 1820s, then with Asher Durand, himself an engraver at the

Was an influential American teacher of chess.He became a chess master in the 1930s. He was a major f

Was an influential American teacher of chess.He became a chess master in the 1930s. He was a major figure in the early days of modern organized chess, serving as the first correspondence chess editor of Chess Review magazine (which later merged with Chess Life). This program laid the groundwork for the correspondence chess conducted by the United States Chess Federation.

Was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Though he was active before 1955, his prime years were

Was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Though he was active before 1955, his prime years were between 1955 and 1967, during which time he reshaped modern jazz and influenced generations of other musicians. Coltrane's recording rate was astonishingly prolific: he recorded about fifty recordings as a leader in these twelve years, and appeared on many more led by other musicians. Throughout his career Coltrane's music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension that would color his legacy. He passed away from liver cancer in Huntington Hospital, Long Island, New York.

Was the guitarist for the seminal punk rock group The Ramones. Along with vocalist Jeffrey Hyman, ak

Was the guitarist for the seminal punk rock group The Ramones. Along with vocalist Jeffrey Hyman, aka Joey Ramone, he remained a member of the band throughout their career. In 2003, Cummings was named the sixteenth greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone.[2]

(born April 15, 1985 in Austin, Texas) is a left-handed starting pitcher in the Major Leagues curren

(born April 15, 1985 in Austin, Texas) is a left-handed starting pitcher in the Major Leagues currently playing with the Chicago White Sox.

Was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.French served as a city

Was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.French served as a city councillor from 1925 to 1935 and as a school board member from 1935 to 1940 in Cookshire.

Was an American scientist and advocate. He was Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at U

Was an American scientist and advocate. He was Professor Emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at University of California at Berkeley. Some of his early work was on the Manhattan Project, and he shares patents on the fissionability of uranium-233 as well as on early processes for separating plutonium from fission products. Dr. Gofman later worked in medicine and led the team that discovered and characterized lipoproteins in the causation of heart disease. In 1963, he established the Biomedical Research Division for the Livermore National Laboratory, where he was on the cutting edge of research into the connection between chromosomal abnormalities and cancer.