American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was an American catcher in baseball's Negro Leagues. He played for the Homestead Grays from 1930 to

Was an American catcher in baseball's Negro Leagues. He played for the Homestead Grays from 1930 to 1931, moved to the Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1932 to 1936, and returned to the Grays from 1937 to 1939 and 1942 to 1946. In 1937 he played for Ciudad Trujillo in Trujillo's Dominican League and from 1940 to 1941 he played in the Mexican League for Veracruz. He stood 6-foot-1 (185 cm) and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg) at the peak of his career.

Is a National Football League quarterback and former Major League Baseball third baseman. He is curr

Is a National Football League quarterback and former Major League Baseball third baseman. He is currently a free agent after being waived by the Oakland Raiders.

Was a carpenter, farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Prince in t

Was a carpenter, farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 2nd Prince in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1970 to 1976 as a Liberal. He was married twice: to Edna Noye in 1933 and to Vera Jannette Smallman, the daughter of Forrest W. Phillips, in 1969. MacArthur resigned due to poor health in 1976. He died at the Stewart Memorial Health Centre in Tyne Valley at the age of 68.

Was a Maine legislator who served as the eighth Governor of Maine for 34 days in 1830.Hall, a Method

Was a Maine legislator who served as the eighth Governor of Maine for 34 days in 1830.Hall, a Methodist minister, was elected to the Maine House of Representatives in 1830 and was chosen as House Speaker. After Governor Enoch Lincoln died in office, he wa

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently wor

Is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Chris Sabin. He is currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where he is currently one half of the TNA World Tag Team Champions with partner Alex Shelley as The Motor Ci

The frontman of a new project called Stars of Boulevard, and the former lead singer, keys and rhythm

The frontman of a new project called Stars of Boulevard, and the former lead singer, keys and rhythm guitar player of The Sessions.In the year 2005, he began collaborating with three other Vancouver musicians and together they formed the rock/new wave/ind

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Hamilton

Is an American actor and former pop singer who plays the role of Nicholas Newman on The Young and th

Is an American actor and former pop singer who plays the role of Nicholas Newman on The Young and the Restless. In 2001, Joshua married his longtime girlfriend, Tobe Keeney. The couple has three sons: Cooper Jacob Morrow (born September 27, 2002), Crew James Morrow (born May 27, 2005) and Cash Joshua Morrow (born April 21, 2008). Morrow plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home Games for The V Foundation for Cancer Research charity. He is a sports enthusiast who plays on celebrity basketball and softball teams on behalf of various charities.

Is an American professional basketball player. At 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and 210 lb (95 kg/15 st)

Is an American professional basketball player. At 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and 210 lb (95 kg/15 st), he starts at small forward for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA.[1] His nickname is "J-Ho".[2]

Is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in the heavyweight division of Strikeforce

Is an American mixed martial artist who currently fights in the heavyweight division of Strikeforce and a professional wrestler. He has an MMA record of 26–5–0.Barnett has been an accomplished fighter in mixed martial arts, winning the UFC Heavyweight Cha

American molecular biologist known for his work in genetics, artificial intelligence, and space expl

American molecular biologist known for his work in genetics, artificial intelligence, and space exploration.

Is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Assoc

Is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association.Childress attended Mayfair High School in Lakewood, California, and attended college at Stanford University, where he was an All American and the Pac 10 player of the year as a junior in 2004. After the season, he declared for the 2004 NBA draft and was a first-round pick, number six overall. This is the highest a Stanford player has ever been drafted.

Is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With former partner Siobhan Karam, he is the 2005 Canadian junior

Is a Canadian retired ice dancer. With former partner Siobhan Karam, he is the 2005 Canadian junior national champion.

He was a founding member of the desert rock band Kyuss, as well as the founding and only continuous

He was a founding member of the desert rock band Kyuss, as well as the founding and only continuous member of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age, in which he generally sings and plays guitar. However, Homme is a multi-instrumentalist and is also known for contributing bass, drums and keyboard. He co-founded and occasionally performs with Eagles of Death Metal as its drummer, and continues to produce and release a musical improv series with other musicians, mostly from the Palm Desert Scene, known as The Desert Sessions.

An American actor and comedian. He started out as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, a

An American actor and comedian. He started out as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and became known to young audiences after his role on the The Amanda Show as well as in the films Snow Day and Max Keeble's Big Move. He also starred in the very successful children's sitcom, Drake & Josh, and recently appeared in the films Drillbit Taylor and The Wackness, the latter of which was an escape from typecasting.

An atmospheric scientist noted for tornado, hurricane, and weather radar research. He created the Do

An atmospheric scientist noted for tornado, hurricane, and weather radar research. He created the Doppler On Wheels (DOW) mobile radars which observe tornadoes, hurricanes and other phenomena from close range. He invented meteorological bistatic radar multiple-Doppler networks and holds several patents related to this technology.He observed the fastest winds and the largest tornado circulations, and first observed hurricane boundary layer rolls/streaks. He has appeared in numerous television shows and his work, particularly with the DOWs, and is cited in numerous popular and technical books about weather. He is featured in Discovery Channel's show "Storm Chasers", where he leads a group of storm chasers conducting research during tornado season.

(April 11, 1978 – April 29, 2007) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Re

(April 11, 1978 – April 29, 2007) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals. Born in Cleveland, Mississippi, he lived in St. Louis during the off-season.[1]

Born May 15, 1980) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Bos

Born May 15, 1980) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Boston Red Sox.

(born June 11, 1982 in Portsmouth, Ohio) is a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.

(born June 11, 1982 in Portsmouth, Ohio) is a relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies.

Is a professional lacrosse player who plays field lacrosse with the Toronto Nationals of Major Leagu

Is a professional lacrosse player who plays field lacrosse with the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse and has retired from box lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team from 1997

is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor, best known as one of the l

is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor, best known as one of the lead vocalists in the former pop group 'N Sync. In 2004, Chasez released a solo album, Schizophrenic, and has gone on to write and produce for music acts su

Is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor, best known as one of the l

Is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor, best known as one of the lead vocalists in the pop group 'N Sync. In 2004, Chasez released a solo album, Schizophrenic, and has gone on to write and produce for music acts such as G

Was an American farmer and lawyer from Queen Anne's County, Maryland. He represented the state of Ma

Was an American farmer and lawyer from Queen Anne's County, Maryland. He represented the state of Maryland in the Continental Congress, and the second district of Maryland in the House of Representatives.He was re-elected for the 1791–1793 term but resign

He has voiced dozens of well known anime characters and is sometimes credited as "Jeremiah Freedman"

He has voiced dozens of well known anime characters and is sometimes credited as "Jeremiah Freedman". In 2005, he became the announcer of "Kids WB's Aftertoons Show" block and "Saturdays: Unleashed" block. He also works as a comedy hypnotist and formerly

A member of the Canadian national soccer team and German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.Simpson started o

A member of the Canadian national soccer team and German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.Simpson started out his soccer career on a soccer scholarship to the University of Portland. In 2003, he played for the Canadian U-20 team at the World Youth Cup, where he scored the only goal in Canada's 1-0 win over Burkina Faso. He was also a call-up to the 2001 version, but not selected to bench or start. In 2004, he and fellow Canadian, Adrian Serioux, signed with Millwall. He made his debut against Plymouth Argyle. On May 23, 2006, he signed a three year contract with the German soccer club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.