Famous People with Name Jess

Jess Willard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jess Willard: a world Heavyweight boxing champion.

Jess Mowry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jess Mowry: is an American author of books and stories for children and young adults. He has written fourteen books and many short stories for and about Black children and teens in a variety of genres, ranging from innercity settings to the forests of Haiti.

Jess Thomas            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jess Thomas: was a lyric and Wagnerian tenor. As a child he took part in various musical activities and later studied psychology at the University of Nebraska and Stanford University

Jess Collins            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jess Collins: was an American visual artist.In 1949, Collins enrolled in the California School of the Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute) and, after breaking with his family, began referring to himself simply as "Jess". He met Robert Duncan in 1951 and began a relationship with the poet that lasted until Duncan's death in 1988. In 1952, in San Francisco, Collins, with Duncan and painter Harry Jacobus, opened the King Ubu Gallery, which became an important venue for alternative art and which remained so when, in 1954, poet Jack Spicer reopened the space as the Six Gallery.

Jess Klein            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jess Klein: is an American singer/songwriter. A native of Rochester, NY, Klein picked up the acoustic guitar and started writing songs while living in Kingston, Jamaica in her late teens. On a whim, she auditioned for a guest slot at a local weekly dub poetry and mus

John David Jess            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

John David Jess: was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended Melbourne Grammar School before becoming an estate agent. He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives in a 1960 by-election for the seat of La Trobe, representing the Liberal Party