American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

An American actor. He became successful through the TV show Gimme A Break and followed that up with

An American actor. He became successful through the TV show Gimme A Break and followed that up with the TV series Blossom in the 1990s, in which he played the character Joey Russo, a dim-witted young man who frequently uttered the phrase "WHOA!" At that time he used his nickname Joey. In the wake of his acting success, he started a recording career, releasing two albums during the 1990s. In later years he went back to using his given name Joseph. Most recently he competed in the 2006 season of Dancing With the Stars competition, but was eliminated from the competition on November 9, 2006.

An American race car driver, in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.Logano's first major NASCAR win came duri

An American race car driver, in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.Logano's first major NASCAR win came during the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway in just his third start in the 2008 Nationwide Series. Logano made history becoming the youngest driver to win a Nationwide Series race at 18 years, 21 days old, since Casey Atwood in 1999 at 18 years, 10 months, 9 days.[2]He currently drives the #20 GameStop Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing.Logano began his racing career in 1996 as a 6-year-old quarter midget racer living in Connecticut. In 1997 Logano won his first Eastern Grand National Championship in the Jr. Stock Car Division. He followed it up with a Jr. Honda Division Championship in 1998 and in early 1999 a Lt. Mod. Division Championship. Later in 1999 Logano won 3 New England Regional Championships in the Sr. Stock, Lt. Mod., Lt. B. divisions.

Is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Kaos (sometimes spelled as KAOS o

Is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Kaos (sometimes spelled as KAOS or kAos). He is best known for his work in Xtreme Pro Wrestling, Combat Zone Wrestling, and Wrestling Society X. Muñoz debuted in Xtreme Pro Wrestling on Ju

Is a US-American amateur boxer from Philadelphia who won the Junior World Championships 2008 at Supe

Is a US-American amateur boxer from Philadelphia who won the Junior World Championships 2008 at Super Heavyweight at Guadalajara, Mexico. He is the fourth of six children, three sisters and two brothers. Dawejko's mother died of a heart attack in December

Was an American boxer born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a two-time featherweight world champion,

Was an American boxer born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a two-time featherweight world champion, and also held the junior lightweight crown. Over his twelve-year career (1944-1956), Saddler scored 103 knockouts. He was stopped only once, in his second

Was a Portuguese-American mafioso and one of the most feared mob hitmen during the 1960s. He is repu

Was a Portuguese-American mafioso and one of the most feared mob hitmen during the 1960s. He is reputed to have murdered at least 26 men in his lifetime--yet never proven. Joe himself would pursue a career as a professional light heavyweight boxer and mem

Was a Jewish-American radical political activist and translator. Vanzler is best known as the transl

Was a Jewish-American radical political activist and translator. Vanzler is best known as the translator of a number of the important works of Leon Trotsky — materials which helped to establish to expand the influence of the Trotskyist movement in the Eng

Was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer about whom the Canadian Horse Racing Hall

Was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer about whom the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame says has a "record unmatched in Canadian racing history." Yonnie Starr earned his first Canadian Horse of the Year honors in 1955 with Ace Marine,

Is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and was raised in the suburb of Finneytown. He is a 1992 alumnus of

Is a native of Cincinnati, Ohio and was raised in the suburb of Finneytown. He is a 1992 alumnus of Saint Xavier High School in Cincinnati and graduated from Stanford University in 1997. Hudepohl presently resides in Tampa, Florida, where he works in the

Is a retired judoka from Canada, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1976,

Is a retired judoka from Canada, who represented his native country at three Summer Olympics: 1976, 1984 and 1988.

Is an American, Hall of Fame swimmer and one time world record holder in 50 meter freestyle, 100 m

Is an American, Hall of Fame swimmer and one time world record holder in 50 meter freestyle, 100 meter butterfly and 4×100 meter freestyle relay. Born in Santa Clara, Bottom was a member of the Santa Clara Swim Club under noted swim coach George Haines. H

Was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.

Was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904.

Is a Canadian politician. He has been a Canadian Senator since October 4, 2001. Day entered politics

Is a Canadian politician. He has been a Canadian Senator since October 4, 2001. Day entered politics in 1978, when a by-election was held in his native New Brunswick. Day returned from his practice of law in Ottawa, Ontario to contest the by-election as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada, but was defeated in what had long been a Progressive Conservative stronghold.

Was a successful American basketball player and coach.Mullaney became head basketball coach at Provi

Was a successful American basketball player and coach.Mullaney became head basketball coach at Providence College in 1955. He coached the Friars from that time until 1969. He returned to Providence as head coach in 1981 and remained there until 1985. Mullaney won 319 games in his 18 seasons at Providence, losing 164 for a career winning percentage there of .660. Mullaney won the 1961 and 1963 National Invitation Tournament championships at Providence. Mullaney also took the Friars to the NIT four other times and into the NCAA tournament three times. His assistant and protégé at Providence, Dave Gavitt, went on to be a successful coach of the Friars in his own right, taking them to the 1973 Final Four and eventually providing the catalyst to the founding of the Big East Conference.

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey and winner of two of the American Classic Races.A native of Broo

Was an American Hall of Fame jockey and winner of two of the American Classic Races.A native of Brooklyn, New York, Joe Notter rode prominently in the first decades of the 20th century. Statistics from his racing career as a jockey are limited but it is k

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Road Warrior Animal and Road W

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring names, Road Warrior Animal and Road Warrior. Along with Road Warrior Hawk, Laurinaitis was one-half of the tag team known as the Road Warriors.

Was an American statistician, born at Stewartstown, New Hampshire; he graduated from Harvard Univers

Was an American statistician, born at Stewartstown, New Hampshire; he graduated from Harvard University in 1885 and from the University of Halle (Ph.D.) in 1892. He published The English Income Tax with Special Reference to Administration and Method of As

Was a jazz pianist. It is remarked on his being among the few white pianists to have played Bebop wi

Was a jazz pianist. It is remarked on his being among the few white pianists to have played Bebop with Charlie Parker.Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he had studied piano as a child and by 1943 he was working on the West Coast in Benny Carter's orchest

Was an American test pilot and a NASA astronaut.In 1963, Walker made two X-15 flights beyond 100 kil

Was an American test pilot and a NASA astronaut.In 1963, Walker made two X-15 flights beyond 100 kilometers - the edge of space. These were the only powered spaceplane flights past that threshold until SpaceShipOne in 2004. These flights qualified him as

Was an American entomologist.He held the position of State Entomologist from 1881 following the crea

Was an American entomologist.He held the position of State Entomologist from 1881 following the creation of this post by the federal government.He served until 1898. Linner wrote wrote 900 scientific papers and 13 Report on the injurious and other insects of the State of New Yorkon crop pests and injurious insects associated with agriculture.

Was the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from December 5, 1849 to January 12, 1857, most

Was the tenth Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from December 5, 1849 to January 12, 1857, most noted for his opposition to banking. His positions created a rift between him and the Indiana General Assembly who overrode all of his anti-banking vetoes.

Was an American railroad superintendent from Concord, New Hampshire. He was a member of the New Hamp

Was an American railroad superintendent from Concord, New Hampshire. He was a member of the New Hampshire state senate, and was its president in 1859. Born in 1811 in Weston, Vermont, he served two terms as Governor during the Civil War.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the sec

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing to the upcoming gold medalist Harry Mallin.

Was a Quebec lawyer, journalist, judge and political figure. He represented Montmagny in the Legisla

Was a Quebec lawyer, journalist, judge and political figure. He represented Montmagny in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1900 to 1908 and Dorchester in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1908 to 1911. His name also appears as Ernest Roy. He was called to the bar in 1898 and set up practice at Quebec City, specializing in criminal law. In 1897, he had married Marie-Malvina Godbout. Roy was editor for the Courrier de Montmagny from 1900 to 1904. He was named King's Counsel in 1910. Roy was a member of the Quebec city council from 1914 to 1916. He served as whip for the federal Liberal party from 1909 to 1911. In 1924, he was named to the Quebec Superior Court.

Is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played left wing. He was selected in the f

Is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He played left wing. He was selected in the first round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft, 13th overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. He went on to play for the Oilers and Boston Bruins of the NHL, as well as fo