American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a retired American professional basketball player, and currently an assistant basketball coach fo

Is a retired American professional basketball player, and currently an assistant basketball coach for the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He played in the league with four teams in ten years from 1976-1986, winning an NBA championship in his rookie season (1976-1977) with the Portland Trail Blazers. He also played for the Indiana Pacers, the Atlanta Hawks, and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

A country music artist who has charted several hit singles in Canada. He was nominated for the 2008

A country music artist who has charted several hit singles in Canada. He was nominated for the 2008 Juno Award for Country Recording of the Year for Kicking Stones. Reid was named Male Artist of the Year at the 2008 CCMA Awards.A new single, "A Woman Like

Is a former American football tight end for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League

Is a former American football tight end for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League from 1953 to 1959. He also played for the Houston Oilers of the American Football League during their inaugural season in 1960.

Is a retired American professional wrestler. He has previously worked as a professional wrestler und

Is a retired American professional wrestler. He has previously worked as a professional wrestler under the ring name Johnny Rodz. He was part of the World Wide Wrestling Federation (WWWF) from its early years, appearing on WWWF cards as far back as 1965.

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegate

Is an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1976–1983, the Senate of Virginia 1984–1991, and has been in the House again since 1998. He currently represents the 79th district, made up of parts of t

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. Saxton learned to box in a Brooklyn o

Was a professional boxer in the welterweight (147lb) division. Saxton learned to box in a Brooklyn orphanage and had an amateur career winning 31 of 33 fights. Saxton, brother of Richard Eugene Kyle, worked as a security guard and a boxing coach after he

Was an American jockey. Born in Los Angeles, but raised in Oklahoma, he began his professional caree

Was an American jockey. Born in Los Angeles, but raised in Oklahoma, he began his professional career in 1955 and between 1959 and 1968 rode in six Kentucky Derbys. He won the prestigious race aboard Carry Back in 1961 then riding the colt to victory in t

Is an American former child actor.In 1938, Sheffield became a child star when he was cast in the juv

Is an American former child actor.In 1938, Sheffield became a child star when he was cast in the juvenile lead of a West Coast production of the highly successful Broadway play On Borrowed Time, which starred Dudley Digges and featured Victor Moore as Gramps. Sheffield played the role of Pud, a long role for a child. He later went to New York as a replacement and performed the role on Broadway.

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Ente

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with World Wrestling Entertainment, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Slaughter was a nine time ACW Junior Heavyweight Champion, six time ACW Tag Team Champion (four of those wit

Is an American athlete who competes in nordic combined, a combination event consisting of ski jumpin

Is an American athlete who competes in nordic combined, a combination event consisting of ski jumping and cross country skiing. Spillane is a three-time Olympic silver medalist. Spillane made the United States team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano,

Was a Canadian-American soccer forward who spent most of career with indoor soccer teams. He current

Was a Canadian-American soccer forward who spent most of career with indoor soccer teams. He currently coaches with the FC Dallas youth club. Although born in Canada, Stark grew up in Texas, graduating in 1990 from Sam Houston High School. 1988, he began playing for the Addison Arrows in the Southwest Independent Soccer League (SISL) during the league’s first outdoor season. At the time, he was the youngest player in the league at age 16. In the summer of 1989, he moved to the San Antonio Heat for the SISL’s indoor season.

Was a Swedish-American light-heavyweight Professional boxer. Johnny Sudenberg's career first started

Was a Swedish-American light-heavyweight Professional boxer. Johnny Sudenberg's career first started off disastrously with 9 losses and 7 draws, before he achieved his first win over Anton LaGrave. He won two more matches after that, against Anton LaGrave

Was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of

Was a professional American football player in the 1950s through the 1970s, spending the majority of his career with the Baltimore Colts. He was a record-setting quarterback and the National Football League's most valuable player in 1959, 1964 and 1967. H

Was a professional wrestler with a career spanning almost three decades. He has been inducted into f

Was a professional wrestler with a career spanning almost three decades. He has been inducted into four halls of fame for his achievements in wrestling. Wisniski was the father of professional wrestler Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. He held numerous world c

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'4" guard from Hazard High School in Kentucky, Cox starre

Is a retired American basketball player.A 6'4" guard from Hazard High School in Kentucky, Cox starred at the University of Kentucky from 1956 to 1959. He scored 1,461 points in 84 career games and won an NCAA Championship in 1958. His #24 jersey was later retired by the university.[1]

Was a Canadian comedian and comedy writer best known for his work as part of the comedy duo Wayne an

Was a Canadian comedian and comedy writer best known for his work as part of the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster alongside Frank Shuster.The son of a successful clothing manufacturer who spoke several languages and the eldest of seven children, Johnny Wayne

Is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Johnny Hotbody. He is bes

Is a retired American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Johnny Hotbody. He is best known for his work in the Tri-State Wrestling Alliance and Extreme Championship Wrestling. Hotbody had a long-running feud with Tony Stetson. The TWA clo

Was an American swimmer and actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning fiv

Was an American swimmer and actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films.

Was a professional boxer who fought from 1911 until 1926. The highlight of Wilson's career came when

Was a professional boxer who fought from 1911 until 1926. The highlight of Wilson's career came when he captured the world middleweight championship by defeating Mike O'Dowd by decision over 12 rounds on May 6, 1920. Wilson held the crown until he was out

Is a Costa Rican professional soccer player who currently plays for Chongqing Lifan.

Is a Costa Rican professional soccer player who currently plays for Chongqing Lifan.

An Asian American actor, voice actor, martial artist, and musician. He is best known for portraying

An Asian American actor, voice actor, martial artist, and musician. He is best known for portraying Adam Park in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Renton Thurston in Eureka Seven, Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Vash the Stampede in Trigun, and most recently as Nero in Capcom's Devil May Cry 4, and Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass.Bosch is most notably known for his role as Adam Park in the hit show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. During the second season, three of the actors who portrayed the Rangers (Austin St. John, the late Thuy Trang, and Walter Emanuel Jones) were in what is believed to have been a hold-out for more money. Instead of giving them the money they were holding out for

Is an American musician best known from television's The Lawrence Welk Show. His musical instrument

Is an American musician best known from television's The Lawrence Welk Show. His musical instrument is the trumpet.he started out in music at an early age, starting first with the violin and later moving on to the trumpet.

(born on April 29, 1947) is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour who was born on and raised

(born on April 29, 1947) is a former professional golfer on the PGA Tour who was born on and raised in San Francisco.

Is an Indonesian professional poker player based in Marina del Rey, California. Juanda lives in Los

Is an Indonesian professional poker player based in Marina del Rey, California. Juanda lives in Los Angeles. He was born and raised in Indonesia but is ethnically Chinese. John arrived in the United States in 1990, when he enrolled at Oklahoma State University. He earned an MBA from Seattle University. John was a high school track star for the 200 meter sprints to 5000 meter races. He had a stint as a door to door salesman selling Bibles. In November 2004 he won the inaugural Professional Poker Tour event at Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.

Was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Collins Settlement, Virginia (now West Virgi

Was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in Collins Settlement, Virginia (now West Virginia), he attended school in Sutton. He was appointed as a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1846 until 1848, when he resigned.