American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a computer scientist. He is the Edwin Howard Armstrong Professor of Computer Science at Columbia

Is a computer scientist. He is the Edwin Howard Armstrong Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University and External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute. He has held positions at Bell Laboratories, University of Washington, Carnegie Mellon, and Columbia, as well as sabbatical positions at Stanford, Berkeley, Princeton, California Institute of Technology, and Technical University, Munich.

He became a glassmaker and eventually participated in the glass union and labor movement. From his l

He became a glassmaker and eventually participated in the glass union and labor movement. From his labor connections he was elected to City Council and then ran successfully for County Coroner in 1904. He was coroner during the Pressed Steel Car Strike of

Was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of

Was a notary and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative.He was one of the directors of the mutual fire assurance company for Rimouski, Témiscouata and Kamouraska counties. Garon ran unsuccessfully to represent Rimouski in the legislative assembly of the Province of Canada in 1854, 1858 and 1861 and he was defeated when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1871.

Was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Nicolet in the Canadian House of Commons as

Was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Nicolet in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative Party of Canada member from 1867 to 1877. He represented Nicolet in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1867 to 1871.He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Nicolet in 1858; he was reelected in 1861 and 1863 as a member of the parti bleu. In 1867, he was elected to both the federal and provincial parliaments. He supported the Programme catholique, an election manifesto developed in 1871 with the support of bishop Ignace Bourget and Monsignor Louis-François Laflèche, which led to his support by the Catholic clergy in Quebec. In 1877, he was named to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Kennebec division and he served until his death in Gentilly in 1882.

Was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).He ran as a

Was a politician Quebec, Canada and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec (MLA).He ran as a Labor candidate in the district of Montréal-Sainte-Marie in a by-election held on December 22, 1921 and won. Gauthier was defeated by Conservative candidate Camillien Houde in the 1923 provincial election.

Was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different clubs from 1921 thro

Was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different clubs from 1921 through 1924. Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Connolly batted and threw right-handed. He was born in San Francisco, California.Connolly reached the majors in 1921 with the New York Giants, spending part of the year with them before moving to the Cleveland Indians in 1921. Before the 1924 season, he was sent by Cleveland along with Dan Boone, Steve O'Neill, and Bill Wambsganss to the Boston Red Sox in the same transaction that brought George Burns, Roxy Walters, and Chick Fewster to the Indians. His most productive season came in 1923 with Cleveland, when he hit .303 with three home runs and 25 RBI in 52 games, all career-highs.

(June 27, 1894 – March 30, 1960) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for t

(June 27, 1894 – March 30, 1960) was a backup outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different clubs from 1921 through 1924. Listed at 6'0", 170 lb., Connolly batted and threw right handed.

Was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented New Jersey's 11th congre

Was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented New Jersey's 11th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.After a career in organized labor working for the Congress of Industrial Organizations and the AFL-CIO, Minish was elected to Congress in 1962 and served there for 22 years. In early 1984, a court-ordered redrawing of New Jersey's congressional districts shifted most of heavily Republican Morris County to Minish's 11th District. Although Minish now found himself in one of the most Republican districts in the Northeast, he opted to run for reelection that year. He lost by 11 points to State Assemblyman Dean Gallo, a Morris County resident.

(born October 25, 1974 in Alameda, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball in the F

(born October 25, 1974 in Alameda, California) is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball in the Florida Marlins organization.

Born March 6, 1966 in Paducah, Kentucky) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.

Born March 6, 1966 in Paducah, Kentucky) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.

Fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief Engineer and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution an

Fought in the War of 1812, served as Chief Engineer and was regent of the Smithsonian Institution and cofounder of the National Academy of Sciences.During the War of 1812, he was Chief Engineer of the Niagara frontier and Lake Champlain armies under General Stephen Van Rensselaer. He was brevetted lieutenant colonel for gallant conduct in the Battle of Plattsburg. As a member of the first permanent Board of Engineers, 1816, he laid down durable principles of coast defense construction.

Was an American football player.Gilliam grew up on the campus of Tennessee A&I State University (ren

Was an American football player.Gilliam grew up on the campus of Tennessee A&I State University (renamed Tennessee State University in 1968). His father was a defensive coordinator at TSU.

Was a Canadian painter whose career spanned over 70 years. He was born in Montreal and began paintin

Was a Canadian painter whose career spanned over 70 years. He was born in Montreal and began painting at the age of 14. He studied the arts at the Monument National and at the Ecole des beaux-arts de Montréal. Giunta also studied with Adrien Hebert in 1925, Johnny Johnston in 1930, as well as in Boston, France and Italy. Throughout his career, Giunta's style evolved into 4 major styles:

Was an American professional boxer. Roach was originally from Dedham, Massachusetts and fought via L

Was an American professional boxer. Roach was originally from Dedham, Massachusetts and fought via Las Vegas, Nevada. Roach was the youngest of the 3 Fighting Roach Brothers along with Freddie Roach (boxing) and Pepper Roach. After his career as a fighter

(January 20, 1917 - June 23, 1994), nicknamed "Burrhead ", was a Major League Baseball right-handed

(January 20, 1917 - June 23, 1994), nicknamed "Burrhead ", was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played with the Cleveland Indians (1939-40)

An American cell biologist and winner of the 2006 Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award[1]. He als

An American cell biologist and winner of the 2006 Albert Lasker Special Achievement Award[1]. He also won the 2007 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize (shared with Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol W. Greider)

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. After a

Is an American professional basketball player currently with the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. After a stellar senior year at Oklahoma State University in which he showed incredible athleticism and the ability to take control of a game while playing for the Cowboys, he was selected 16th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors.

Was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving in 1843–1844 and 1845–1846. He was born in R

Was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving in 1843–1844 and 1845–1846. He was born in Red Hook, New York on June 24, 1809. He graduated from Union College in 1828, then went on to study law and pass the bar. In 1836 Masten moved to Buffalo and es

The Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and Professor of Optics at the University of Rochester.Prof

The Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and Professor of Optics at the University of Rochester.Professor Eberly's research interests focus on: cavity QED; quantum information and control of non-classical entanglement; response of atoms to high-intensity optical pulses; coherent control theory of optical interactions, including soliton and adiabaton propagation. [1] In 1995, with funding from the National Science Foundation, he founded the Rochester Theory Center for Optical Science and Engineering (RTC). The Center, under Eberly's directorship, provides postdoctoral training in frontier areas of optical science and technology to selected young Ph.D. theorists from U.S. universities.[1]

(October 27, 1858 in Providence, Rhode Island - August 21, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is a

(October 27, 1858 in Providence, Rhode Island - August 21, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), is a former professional baseball player

Oe joined Linkin Park, after meeting fellow band mate Mike Shinoda in art school, when the band was

Oe joined Linkin Park, after meeting fellow band mate Mike Shinoda in art school, when the band was called Xero in 1996 as the band's turntablist. Since then, he has directed music videos for most singles of his band, with the exceptions of "One Step Closer", "Crawling", "Faint" and "Given Up". He is referenced to as Mr. Hahn at the beginning of "Cure for the Itch" from Hybrid Theory as well as in "And One" from Hybrid Theory EP and "Kyur4 TH Ich" from Reanimation. He has also remixed their songs "With You" and "Cure for the Itch" (originally on "Hybrid Theory"), which appear on the remix album Reanimation as "Wth>You" and "Kyur4 Th Ich".

Is an American show jumping champion. In 1984 Fargis participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics held i

Is an American show jumping champion. In 1984 Fargis participated in the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles where he won a gold medal in individual jumping with the mare Touch of Class. He participated on the American winning team in the Team Jumpin

(born September 9, 1970 in Statesboro, Georgia), is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who play

(born September 9, 1970 in Statesboro, Georgia), is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1994-2003.

Was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at the University o

Was an American professional basketball player. After playing college basketball at the University of Houston, the six foot tall guard played for one season in the American Basketball Association with the Houston Mavericks.

Was an American athlete who was active as a welterweight boxer in 1953 and 1954, and as a long dista

Was an American athlete who was active as a welterweight boxer in 1953 and 1954, and as a long distance runner from 1975 to 1980. Erskine's first professional fight against Roger Dennis, which took place on November 28, 1953 at the Community Building in W