American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

(born September 2, 1962 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former second baseman in Major Le

(born September 2, 1962 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos (1988, 1990) and Detroit Tigers (1991).

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. A 6'9" small forward from the Un

Is an American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. A 6'9" small forward from the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, Taylor was selected 17th overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. In his brief NBA career he played with the Magic (1997-98 and 1999-00) and the Denver Nuggets (1998-00); his last appearance in an NBA game was in April 2000. He was under contract for a brief period with Chicago Bulls (2000 preseason) and Portland Trail Blazers (2001 preseason), but has not played in NBA games for these clubs.

Is a Costa Rican politician. He is from the "Liberacion Nacional" political party.Johnny Araya Monge

Is a Costa Rican politician. He is from the "Liberacion Nacional" political party.Johnny Araya Monge was born on April 29 1957. He was the mayor of the capital city of Costa Rica, San Jose. Johnny Araya was contending for the presidential space on its political party, against Laura Chinchilla(former vice-president) and Fernando Berrocal (former minister of security). He was defeated and got 43% of the votes, against a 53% from Laura Chinchilla and a 3% from Fernando Berrocal.

Is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" (his zodiac sign is Scorpio,

Is an American professional pool player. He is nicknamed "the Scorpion" (his zodiac sign is Scorpio, and one of his sponsors is Scorpion Cues). He has also been a regular on the successful US Mosconi Cup team, having joined them eleven times, winning on

Was a former American football linebacker and tight end. He played college football at Mississippi S

Was a former American football linebacker and tight end. He played college football at Mississippi State University, where he was a linebacker and an offensive end. He played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers from 1963 through 1966, and for the San Diego Chargers in 1967.

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. He fought many of the best fighters o

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. He fought many of the best fighters of his era in the division. Bratton started boxing at age 14 and competed in several Golden Gloves events before turning pro.

Was an African American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown lab

Was an African American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina[1].

Is a legendary Irish boxing manager and promoter from Boston, Massachusetts mostly during the first

Is a legendary Irish boxing manager and promoter from Boston, Massachusetts mostly during the first half of the 20th century who has handled some of the most famous boxers in the world including 3 World Champions. He guided Jack Sharkey, Lou Brouillard an

Was an American boxer.

Was an American boxer.

Is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Olimpia. He previously played for Vida. He mad

Is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Olimpia. He previously played for Vida. He made his debut for the national side on May 22, 2008 in a friendly against Belize.

Is an American professional wrestler, and is the younger brother of Chris Candido. He appeared on TN

Is an American professional wrestler, and is the younger brother of Chris Candido. He appeared on TNA Unbreakable on September 11, 2005, to watch the four-way elimination match for the NWA World Tag Team Championship. The winners of the TNA 2005 Chris Can

Was an American rockabilly musician.Carroll began recording for Decca Records in the middle of the 1

Was an American rockabilly musician.Carroll began recording for Decca Records in the middle of the 1950s. He released several singles, but none of them saw significant success, though they are now critically acclaimed.[1] His records were eclipsed by the

Was an American television host best known for his iconic status as host of The Tonight Show Starrin

Was an American television host best known for his iconic status as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for thirty years.

Is an American doo wop and R&B singer. He is a founding member of The Flamingos and a member of The

Is an American doo wop and R&B singer. He is a founding member of The Flamingos and a member of The Dells. Both groups have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, making Carter one of the few multiple inductees. He joined The Dells as a replac

Was a Grammy Award-winning American country singer-songwriter. Cash is widely considered to be one o

Was a Grammy Award-winning American country singer-songwriter. Cash is widely considered to be one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century.

Was an American professional middleweight and light heavyweight boxer, active between 1939 and 1948.

Was an American professional middleweight and light heavyweight boxer, active between 1939 and 1948. He was the only fighter out of 48, who managed to lose to Billy Fox, and not be knocked out. Johnny started off his career with a second round knockout o

Was an accomplished jazz pianist born in Arnold, Pennsylvania. Given the title "The White Tatum" by

Was an accomplished jazz pianist born in Arnold, Pennsylvania. Given the title "The White Tatum" by jazz legend Art Tatum, Costa is best known for his work as musical director of the children's television program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

(pronounced /'de?m?n/, born November 5, 1973) is a American Major League Baseball outfielder who pla

(pronounced /'de?m?n/, born November 5, 1973) is a American Major League Baseball outfielder who plays for the New York Yankees.

Is an American actor known for his portrayals of offbeat and eccentric characters such as the title

Is an American actor known for his portrayals of offbeat and eccentric characters such as the title character in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Ch

A featherweight and junior lightweight boxer who fought from 1910 until 1932. Dundee was born Giusep

A featherweight and junior lightweight boxer who fought from 1910 until 1932. Dundee was born Giuseppe Carrora in Sciacca, Sicily, but was raised in the United States.

Is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team.He played basketball at Mackin High

Is the head coach of the Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team.He played basketball at Mackin High School in Washington, D.C. before enrolling at Duke University. At Duke, he became the team's all-time leading scorer with 2,556 points, which stood until 2006 when J.J. Redick surpassed it.[1] In Dawkins' senior year at Duke, the 1985-1986 season, the Duke Blue Devils attained a win-loss record of 37-3, which was an NCAA record for both games played and games won in a single season at the time. They reached the 1986 NCAA championship game, where they lost to Louisville 72-69. In his senior season, Dawkins averaged 20.2 points per game[2] and won the Naismith College Player of the Year Award, presented to the nation's top Collegiate Basketball Player. He also served as alternate on the 1984 United States Olympic basketball team. He graduated with a degree in political science.[3]

Was an American jazz violinist and bassist.Frigo was born in Chicago, Illinois, and studied violin f

Was an American jazz violinist and bassist.Frigo was born in Chicago, Illinois, and studied violin for only three years beginning at age 7. In high school he started to play double bass in dance orchestras, and would continue his career as a bassist for several decades. In 1942 he played with Chico Marx's orchestra and did a comedy routine on violin with Marx on piano. He entered the United States Coast Guard during World War II only to find himself playing in a band on Ellis Island with Al Haig and Kai Winding.

Is a prolific American television game show personality. Originally a game show host, he has become

Is a prolific American television game show personality. Originally a game show host, he has become known primarily as an announcer for several game show series, dating back to the 1950s. He is currently the announcer of the television quiz show Jeopardy!, and introduces each show with "This... is... Jeopardy!".

Johnny's musical career began in the early 80s after forming the band Phaze with his older brother,

Johnny's musical career began in the early 80s after forming the band Phaze with his older brother, Joey. The band underwent reform and he started drumming with the band Killerhit in 1983 at the age of 17. Sharing vocal duties with Joey the four-piece act

(April 2, 1896 – January 27, 1936) was an American golfer.

(April 2, 1896 – January 27, 1936) was an American golfer.