American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

(born November 4, 1978, in Arcadia, California) is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh P

(born November 4, 1978, in Arcadia, California) is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Is a former National Basketball Association player, coach, and executive. He served in World War II

Is a former National Basketball Association player, coach, and executive. He served in World War II as a lieutenant commanding a landing ship for Marines. He played one game for the Philadelphia Warriors during the 1953 season, scoring 6 points in that game. Two decades later, he served as the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers from 1972 through 1974, earning a 48-116 win/loss record. He followed this stint as an assistant coach to Jerry West and the Los Angeles Lakers. When West became general manager, McCloskey felt he had earned the right to become head coach, but Paul Westhead was hired instead. In 1980, he became general manager of the Detroit Pistons.

(born November 20, 1945) is an American former professional baseball player, active from 1966 to 198

(born November 20, 1945) is an American former professional baseball player, active from 1966 to 1985

(May 13, 1901 – November 3, 1956), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Coatesvi

(May 13, 1901 – November 3, 1956), was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was born in Coatesville, Pennsylvania and attended Penn State University. He died at a relatively young age -55 - in Baltimore, Maryland. His body was laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery in Coatesville.

His stage name was bestowed upon him back in 1998 when he joined rock group Marilyn Manson as their

His stage name was bestowed upon him back in 1998 when he joined rock group Marilyn Manson as their guitarist taking over from Zim Zum (Timothy M. Linton). He is currently the guitarist for Rob Zombie.He is also a solo artist having recorded four critical

Was an American capitalist, born in Dublin, Ireland.Mackay was famous for fair dealings with his emp

Was an American capitalist, born in Dublin, Ireland.Mackay was famous for fair dealings with his employees, and gave generously, especially to the charities of the Roman Catholic Church, and endowed the Catholic orphan asylum in Virginia City, Nevada. In June 1908 the Mackay School of Mines was presented to the University of Nevada, as a memorial to him, by his widow and his son, Clarence H. Mackay. A statue of John Mackay by Gutzon Borglum stands in front of the mining building on the university campus in Reno, Nevada.

Was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general purpo

Was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic digital computer, as well as EDVAC, BINAC and UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer made in the United States.

Is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1948 through 1957 for the Boston

Is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1948 through 1957 for the Boston Red Sox (1948-49), Pittsburgh Pirates (1950) and New York Giants (1954-57). Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., McCall batted and threw left-handed. He studied at the University of San Francisco.In a seven-season career, McCall posted a 11-15 record with a 4.22 ERA and 12 saves in 134 appearances, including 15 starts, four complete games, 144 strikeouts, 103 walks, 249 hits allowed, and 253? innings of work.

Was an American professional wrestler and actor who was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, bet

Was an American professional wrestler and actor who was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, better known by his ring name, Big John Studd. Big John Studd was trained by wrestling legend Killer Kowalski. Together, Studd and Kowalski won the WWF Tag Te

Is a retired professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1982-1992. H

Is a retired professional baseball player who played outfield in the Major Leagues from 1982-1992. He later was a 1st Base/Outfield Coach for the Seattle Mariners from 1998-2003 and the Cincinnati Reds in 2006. In 2007 he started off serving as the home field batting practice pitcher for the Mariners and then became the interim first base-coach after manager Mike Hargrove resigned. In 2008 he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the hitting coach for the AAA Las Vegas 51s. He remained with the Dodgers organization for 2009, as the hitting coach for their new AAA team, the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Was a successful college wrestler, 4-time World Champion, 2-time Olympic Games champion, and is curr

Was a successful college wrestler, 4-time World Champion, 2-time Olympic Games champion, and is currently the head coach of wrestling at Oklahoma State University.

Served as the 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. He replaced Secretary Paul O'Neill on Fe

Served as the 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. He replaced Secretary Paul O'Neill on February 3, 2003 and was succeeded by Henry Paulson on July 3, 2006, in a move that had been anticipated for several weeks [1] [2] [3] [4]. Snow submitted a letter of resignation on May 30, 2006, effective "after an orderly transition period for my successor."[5

Was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Summers was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and

Was a U.S. Representative from Washington.Summers was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress, a

Was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman b

Was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was a businessman by career.He represented the Alberta riding of Calgary South at which he won election in 1979 and again in 1980. After serving two terms in the 31st and 32nd Canadian Parliaments, Thomson did not campaign for re-election in 1984 and left national politics.

He played most of his major league career with the Boston Red Sox, with his final season being for t

He played most of his major league career with the Boston Red Sox, with his final season being for the New York Mets. He batted and threw right-handed. He is currently the manager of the Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino in the Class-A California Leag

Is an American politician, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and has served as t

Is an American politician, who served as Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to 1974 and has served as the Republican senior U.S. Senator from Virginia since January 2, 1979. On September 1, 2007, Warner announced he would not seek reelection. Warner is best

Was an American television host and comedian, known as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Cars

Was an American television host and comedian, known as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for 30 years.After graduating from college and serving in the military, Carson started his career in 1950 at WOW radio and television in Omaha. He appea

Is a Canadian teacher and politician, who is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New B

Is a Canadian teacher and politician, who is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick for the riding of Moncton Crescent.Betts was a long time member of the Moncton city council, having been elected in 1986, 1989, 1992, 1995 and 1998. He resigned from council upon his election to the legislature in 1999. He was re-elected to the legislature in 2003 and 2006.

Was the first African-American elected to the United States Congress.

Was the first African-American elected to the United States Congress.

Is a Canadian businessman who is a former mayor of the city of Fredericton, a Progressive Conservati

Is a Canadian businessman who is a former mayor of the city of Fredericton, a Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, and a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of Commons.Bud Bird served as Mayor of Fredericton from 1969 to 1974. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1978 and served as in the government of Richard Hatfield as Minister of Natural Resources from November 21, 1978 until he resigned from the Legislature on June 10, 1982.

Was a Canadian businessman, newspaper publisher, humanitarian, and the most significant philanthropi

Was a Canadian businessman, newspaper publisher, humanitarian, and the most significant philanthropist in the history of the province of Quebec, Canada.McConnell was born to a farming family in the Muskoka Region of Ontario. He left home as a boy of fourteen to find employment in the city of Toronto. His first job paid $3 a week but as an employee at Standard Chemical Co. he worked his way up to a management position that eventually led to a transfer to Montreal in 1901.

Was a United States lawyer, historian, antiquarian, book collector and author.While studying to beco

Was a United States lawyer, historian, antiquarian, book collector and author.While studying to become a lawyer, he worked for his uncle, John Fairfield and graduated from Harvard in 1840 with an LL.B. He was awarded an honorary degree of A. M. from Bowdo

Is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.Irving achieved critical and popular

Is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978. Some of Irving's novels, such as The Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, have been bestsellers and many have been made into movies. Several of Irving's books (Garp, Meany, Widow) and short stories have been set in and around Phillips Exeter Academy

Was a New Brunswick politician and retired police officer. He was a member of Legislative Assembly o

Was a New Brunswick politician and retired police officer. He was a member of Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick representing the electoral district of Miramichi Centre.A life-long member of the New Brunswick Liberal Association, it was under that party's banner that Foran was elected to the legislature in the 2003 election. Foran served in the parliamentary opposition shadow cabinet where he was critic for Public Safety.