American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major League Baseball player. He prev

Is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major League Baseball player. He previously played for, and later managed, the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets. He also, more recently, managed the New York Yankees.

An American actor and musician. He is sometimes credited as Joey Zimmerman, Joseph Zimmerman and J.

An American actor and musician. He is sometimes credited as Joey Zimmerman, Joseph Zimmerman and J. Paul Zimmerman.In the early-1990s, Zimmerman started acting at the age of five. In 1994, he became well-known at the age of eight for the portrayal of Uly Adair in the sci-fi series, Earth 2. He has since appeared in a number of television shows, films (including Very Bed Thing and Mother's Boys).

Is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the Natio

Is an American professional ice hockey player currently playing for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He scored a goal in his first NHL game, making him the 11th Sharks player in the history of the team to do so.

Is a NASA astronaut. He has logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft.Allen was selec

Is a NASA astronaut. He has logged more than 3,000 hours flying time in jet aircraft.Allen was selected as a scientist-astronaut by NASA in August 1967 as a member of the second group of scientist-astronauts. He completed flight training at Vance Air Forc

Was an American businessman, polo player, and owner of Thoroughbred horses in the sport of steeplech

Was an American businessman, polo player, and owner of Thoroughbred horses in the sport of steeplechase racing.

Is a physician and former NASA astronaut. Kerwin was the first physician ever to be selected to be a

Is a physician and former NASA astronaut. Kerwin was the first physician ever to be selected to be an astronaut.Born in Oak Park, Illinois, he graduated from Fenwick High School, a private school in Oak Park, in 1949. He received a bachelor of arts degree

Was an American film and television director.He made his debut in vaudeville as a boy soprano in 192

Was an American film and television director.He made his debut in vaudeville as a boy soprano in 1924. Although he hated vaudeville, he loved the theatre and developed a career as a stage actor, appearing in such plays as Home of the Brave, The World We Make, Key Largo, Golden Boy and Nature Son. A short career as a film actor followed, his most notable appearance being in the classic 1947 boxing film Body and Soul, in which he played the role of Shorty Pulaski. Subsequently Pevney became a prolific film and television director, with a directing career that spanned over 80 productions from 1950 to 1984. Among those were films including Female on the Beach (1955) with Joan Crawford and Jeff Chandler, Tammy and the Bachelor (1957) with Debbie Reynolds and Leslie Nielsen, the James Cagney vehicle Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), and Westerns such as The Plunderers (1960).

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.He attended both the University of S

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.He attended both the University of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi State University. He played in the NBA for seven different teams, and has also played professionally in Slovenia.

Was a leading handball player in the 1930s and 1940s. Platak was a four-wall player who dominated th

Was a leading handball player in the 1930s and 1940s. Platak was a four-wall player who dominated the sport in the 1930s, winning nine national singles championships in the period 1935-1945. In those tournaments, he beat every opponent in just two games.

A physicist working on string theory. He graduated from Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, Arizon

A physicist working on string theory. He graduated from Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, Arizona in 1971, obtained his B.S. degree from Caltech in 1975, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1980. After postdoctoral positions at SLAC (1980-82) and Harvard (1982-84) he was a professor at the University of Texas at Austin from 1984 to 1992. Since 1992 he has been a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a permanent member of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics in Santa Barbara.Polchinski is the author of the two volume textbook, String Theory, published in 1998. Among his contributions to theoretical physics, D-branes are the best known. In 2008 he won the Dirac Medal for his work in superstring theory.

An American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in n

An American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pe

A rock musician from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is most famous for his role as the frontman of th

A rock musician from Charlotte, North Carolina. He is most famous for his role as the frontman of the Murderdolls. He has also played in several other bands, including Maniac Spider Trash, the Frankenstein Drag Queens From Planet 13, Wednesday 13 and Bourbon Crow.Poole currently resides in Landis, North Carolina, he lives with his wife Roxanne (Mrs. 13) and their daughter Zoie. Poole is a huge fan of campy horror movie parodies and mildly macabre TV shows such as The Munsters and The Addams Family (the latter being the source of his "Wednesday" moniker), which influence his tongue-in-cheek lyrics greatly.

Is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 24th District and was el

Is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 24th District and was elected in 1982.

(born on May 25, 1970, in West Covina, California) is a relief pitcher who is currently a free agent

(born on May 25, 1970, in West Covina, California) is a relief pitcher who is currently a free agent.

Is a former politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was a Liberal representative for the riding of M

Is a former politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was a Liberal representative for the riding of Moncton East in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1974 until 1998 when retired after a short term as the 28th Premier of New Brunswick.Frenette was Frank McKenna's right hand man in the legislature, serving as his House Leader throughout his tenure as leader from 1985 to 1997. He resigned from the New Brunswick legislature in July 1998.

Was a former wrestling promoter who revolutionized the wrestling industry in the early to mid 1920s

Was a former wrestling promoter who revolutionized the wrestling industry in the early to mid 1920s and co-promoted the World Wide Wrestling Federation.[4] Some of the stars Mondt helped create from the 1920s through the 1960s included Wayne Munn, Hank Da

Is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.Eischen made his Major League debut with the Mon

Is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.Eischen made his Major League debut with the Montreal Expos on June 19, 1994. The following year he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, appearing in 17 games, striking out 15 and walking 11 over 20 innings. He was traded again at the Major League trading deadline in 1996 to the Detroit Tigers. In his first full season, he struck out a career high 51 batters (a number he later tied in 2002). Before the 1997 season, Eischen was traded twice - first to the San Diego Padres, then again to the Cincinnati Reds.

Was a merchant, ship owner and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Prince i

Was a merchant, ship owner and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 4th Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1900 to 1909 and Prince in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1919 as a Liberal. Read served in the province's Executive Council from 1904 to 1905. His election in 1908 was disputed due to questions about the eligibility of some votes. Depending on the source quoted, in 1909, either his election was overturned or he resigned to allow a by-election. Read was defeated by three votes in the by-election held later that year. In the House of Commons, Read spoke against the decrease in the number of federal seats allocated to Prince Edward Island from six at the time that it joined Canada to four when Read was elected to the House. He died in office in Ottawa at the age of 69.

Was an attorney and a one-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district

Was an attorney and a one-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district at the close of the 19th century. He was admitted to the bar in the latter year and commenced practice in Davenport with his father's law firm, the predec

(born October 30, 1961 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American former right-handed starting pitc

(born October 30, 1961 in Brookline, Massachusetts) is an American former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1985 to 1987.

Is a senior instructor at the University of Colorado at Boulder[2], an American aviator, and a retir

Is a senior instructor at the University of Colorado at Boulder[2], an American aviator, and a retired NASA astronaut[1]. He was born in Danville, Illinois.Tanner flew aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on the STS-66, November 3–14, 1994, performing the At

Born August 15, 1935 in Middletown, Connecticut ) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseb

Born August 15, 1935 in Middletown, Connecticut ) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. From 1953 through 1966, Jay played for the Milwaukee Braves (1953-55, 1957-60), Cincinnati Reds (1961-66) and Atlanta Braves (1966). He was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Johnny Swinger and with World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny Parisi. Swinger began working for World Ch

Is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. Kapp is also a former college f

Is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. Kapp is also a former college football head coach of the University of California, Berkeley, and a former general manager of the British Columbia Lions. Kapp played primarily with the NFL Minnesota Vikings and the CFL British Columbia Lions during the 1960-70's.

Is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major League Baseball from 1993–1995. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs. He is currently a calculus and trigonometry teacher at his alma mater, Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.[1]