American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former American competitive sailor who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelon

Is a former American competitive sailor who won a bronze medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

An American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

An American alpine skier and Olympic gold medalist in the giant slalom at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The daughter of Ciro Mancuso, she resides in Olympic Valley, California.Mancuso made her debut in the alpine skiing World Cup at Copper Mountain, Colorado, on November 20, 1999, at the age of only 15. She scored her first World Cup points (top-30 finish in a race) during the 2000–2001 season. While she often struggled in World Cup races over the next few seasons, she enjoyed exceptional success at the Junior World Championships, winning a record eight medals including five golds in 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Is an American soprano opera singer. She was born on the Lower East Side of New York to a family of

Is an American soprano opera singer. She was born on the Lower East Side of New York to a family of Greek and Irish-Puerto Rican descent.[1] She is sometimes credited as Julia Migenes-Johnson.

Is a Welsh actor best known for his role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction television pr

Is a Welsh actor best known for his role as Ianto Jones in the British science fiction television programme Torchwood.His first acting role was as a robot in a junior school play. As a teenager, Gareth joined the Gwent Young People's Theatre in Abergavenny and The Dolman Youth Theatre in Newport, where he was a contemporary of the actor Matthew Woodyatt and the singer Nia Lynn. While there, he appeared in several plays, including Macbeth, The Threepenny Opera and Henry V, in which he played the title role. When former Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock saw the young David-Lloyd performing at Monmouth Castle, he sent him

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rivard and her teammates

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Rivard and her teammates finished ninth in the K-4 500 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She has since become a successful entrepreneur in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and h

Is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. She shot to fame during

Is an Academy Award-winning American film actress and former fashion model. She shot to fame during the early 1990s after starring in the romantic comedy Pretty Woman opposite Richard Gere, which grossed US $463 million worldwide.

Is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.At the 2

Is a Canadian backstroke, medley, and freestyle swimmer. She was born in Stratford, Ontario.At the 2008 Canadian Olympic Trials, she broke the Canadian national record in the women's 100 m backstroke with her time of 1:01.41, automatically qualifying for the 2008 Summer Olympics. She broke the same record again by swimming it in 1:00.59 at the final swimming meet before the Olympics.[

Was an actress and singer. Her father, Albert Sanderson, was also an acclaimed Broadway star.Julia S

Was an actress and singer. Her father, Albert Sanderson, was also an acclaimed Broadway star.Julia Sanderson appeared in the Forepaugh Circus (based in Philadelphia) as a young child and in her early teen years along with her father. She then moved on to

Is an American swimmer. As a high school student-athlete, Smit set New York State records in the 100

Is an American swimmer. As a high school student-athlete, Smit set New York State records in the 100 yard backstroke and 200 IM, swimming with the Three Village Swim Club. As a college swimmer at Stanford, Smit is a five-time NCAA champion, having won the

Is an American stage and screen actress. After beginning her career in small parts in a New York Cit

Is an American stage and screen actress. After beginning her career in small parts in a New York City theatre troupe, she has moved on to leading roles in plays by writers as diverse as William Shakespeare and David Mamet. Her film career has included bot

Ann worked as a professional mud wrestler in Hollywood before becoming one half of the popular touri

Ann worked as a professional mud wrestler in Hollywood before becoming one half of the popular touring strip club feature act Blondage, with Janine Lindemulder, in the early 1990s. Their success led to offers to join the adult film industry.Ann debuted in

Is an American pair skater. She and former partner Drew Meekins are the 2006 World Junior Champions.

Is an American pair skater. She and former partner Drew Meekins are the 2006 World Junior Champions. Vlassov is the daughter of Alexander Vlassov,[2] the 1977 World silver medalist and European bronze medalist in pairs.[3]. The family moved to the United

Was an Olympic bronze medalist for the 1932 US Water Polo team and former swimming coach for the Uni

Was an Olympic bronze medalist for the 1932 US Water Polo team and former swimming coach for the University of Texas. He is best known for inventing the flip turn. Tex Robertson was born April 23, 1909 in Sweetwater, Texas. While young, he learned to swim

Was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connectic

Was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connecticut. Weir was also one of "The Ten", a loosely-allied group of American artists dissatisfied with professional art organizations, who banded together in 189

An award winning country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canad

An award winning country music singer. He has released more than fifteen singles in his native Canada, including the Number One hit "Little Ol' Kisses" (1997). In addition, Austin has recorded four studio albums.Julian Austin burst onto the country music

Was an American actor, director, poet, and painter.Beck was born in the Washington Heights section o

Was an American actor, director, poet, and painter.Beck was born in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan in New York City, the son of Mabel Lucille (née Blum), a teacher, and Irving Beck, a businessman.[1] He briefly attended Yale University, but dropped out to pursue writing and art. He was an Abstract Expressionist painter in the 1940s, but his career turned upon meeting his future wife. In 1943, he met Judith Malina and quickly came to share her passion for theatre; they founded The Living Theatre in 1947.

Was an American linguist, reputed for his expertise on modality in English, as well as for his pedag

Was an American linguist, reputed for his expertise on modality in English, as well as for his pedagogical excellence at the University of California, Berkeley, where he spent most of his academic career.Boyd was born in Orlando and raised in Bogalusa on the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Beginning his undergraduate education at Georgetown University, he transferred after two years to Williams College, where he graduated with a B.A. in English in 1952.

Was a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from Tampa, Fl

Was a jazz alto saxophonist of the small combo era of the 1950s and 1960s. Originally from Tampa, Florida, he moved to New York in the mid 1950's.The nickname "Cannonball" was a childhood nickname for the portly saxophonist, a corruption of "cannibal". An articulate speaker with an easy manner, Cannonball educated, amused, and informed his audiences in clubs and on television about the art and moods of jazz.

Is an American basketball player for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He played collegiately for the U

Is an American basketball player for the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He played collegiately for the University of Kansas.At 6'8" and 225 lbs, Wright combines good size with excellent athleticism and skills, which allowed him to play numerous positions in high school, including point guard, small forward, and power forward.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American gymnast and track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

A former professional boxer and former three-time world champion of the middle weight & junior middl

A former professional boxer and former three-time world champion of the middle weight & junior middle weight division [1] out of the U.S.

Was an American psychologist, best known for his book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown o

Was an American psychologist, best known for his book The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976), in which he argued that ancient peoples were not conscious (did not possess an introspective mind-space), but instead had their behavior directed by auditory hallucinations, which they interpreted as the voice of their chief, king, or the gods. Jaynes argued that the change from this mode of thinking (which he called the bicameral mind) to consciousness occurred over a period of centuries about three thousand years ago and was based on the development of metaphorical language and the emergence of writing.

Was an American banker and Olympic yachtsman. A member of the Roosevelt family and a first cousin tw

Was an American banker and Olympic yachtsman. A member of the Roosevelt family and a first cousin twice removed of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, he was the son of George Emlen Roosevelt. He attended Harvard University, where he participated in crew.

Is an American politician who served for 31 years in the Maryland General Assembly. Known to his fri

Is an American politician who served for 31 years in the Maryland General Assembly. Known to his friends and colleagues as "Jack", Lapides was often called the conscience of the Maryland State Senate.Lapides was also a member of the Capital Budget Subcomm

Was an American boxer. Known as "Mr. KO", Letterlough was boxer who was often featured on ESPN. Lett

Was an American boxer. Known as "Mr. KO", Letterlough was boxer who was often featured on ESPN. Letterlough became a professional boxer in 1998 at the late age of 28 after a seven-year stint in prison for assault. He fought as a light heavyweight and was