Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Canadian trampoline gymnast from Etobicoke, Ontario. He is noted for having completed, in train

Is a Canadian trampoline gymnast from Etobicoke, Ontario. He is noted for having completed, in training, the world's most difficult trampoline routine with a degree of difficulty of 20.6. He has placed first in the Canadian National Championships four times in individual trampoline.

Is a Dutch-Filipino footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club NAC Breda. He also repr

Is a Dutch-Filipino footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club NAC Breda. He also represents the Philippines at international level.In August 2009, De Jong signed on loan at newly promoted Belgian Second Division club K.V. Turnhout.De Jong i

Was a footballer from Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mayélé played as a striker or winger and w

Was a footballer from Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mayélé played as a striker or winger and was a member of the Chievo team that qualified for Europe in their first Serie A season which he was signed in October. He had represented his country at the

Is a Trinidadian footballer who is a striker. He came up through Watford's Academy, but moved to Bar

Is a Trinidadian footballer who is a striker. He came up through Watford's Academy, but moved to Barnet on 29 July 2005.

An American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently with the Atlanta Hawks. He is a cou

An American professional basketball player in the NBA, currently with the Atlanta Hawks. He is a cousin of NBA point guard and former rookie of the year Damon Stoudamire.Stoudamire was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round (31st overall pick) of the 2005 NBA Draft. At the University of Arizona, Stoudamire led the Wildcats to an Elite Eight appearance in 2005 (he and Channing Frye were the first four-year players at UA not to make a Final Four appearance since the 1980s). Stoudamire hit a fadeaway shot with less than 2 seconds on the clock to beat Oklahoma State University in the Sweet 16. He also broke the individual three-point percentage record (shot 50.4%),

Is a Filipino professional boxer.He started boxing at the age of 8 in Leyte (Philippines) as he play

Is a Filipino professional boxer.He started boxing at the age of 8 in Leyte (Philippines) as he played with neighborhood friends. At a very young age, he learned to love the sweet science while watching his father Reynaldo, also a boxer, defeating fellow fighters in the ring. The passion for the sport grew up and the wins of Filipino fighters Manny Pacquiao, Rey Bautista and AJ Banal inspired the young kid.[1]

Is a Canadian speed skater who won a silver medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Is a Canadian speed skater who won a silver medal in the Team Pursuit at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

Is a cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Canada.

Is a cricketer who has played two One Day Internationals for Canada.

Is a retired professional ice hockey centre, most notably for the Boston Bruins of the NHL, for whic

Is a retired professional ice hockey centre, most notably for the Boston Bruins of the NHL, for which he briefly served as team captain.Allison attended Humber Summit Middle School and Emery Collegiate Institute in North York. His brother, Todd Allison also attended the same school. He played AAA Hockey with the Toronto Red Wings Hockey Club.

Is a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He graduated from Harvard-

Is a professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA. He graduated from Harvard-Westlake School and later attended Stanford University, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity, an All-American in 2000-01 and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated on March 15, 2000. He finished his career ranked #1 in school history for field goal percentage (.608) and #5 in blocked

S an American football defensive end for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He

S an American football defensive end for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He played college football at Akron.In his eleven NFL seasons Taylor has a total of 117 sacks, which places him in second among active players (Simeon Rice has 122 sacks). He has forced 41 fumbles in his career, recovered 26 fumbles, scored eight career defensive touchdowns, and has been selected to six Pro Bowls. He has also won numerous awards in his career which include the 2006 AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year,

Is an English footballer. He currently plays in defence for Bournemouth.Having joined Portsmouth as

Is an English footballer. He currently plays in defence for Bournemouth.Having joined Portsmouth as an apprentice in 2004, Jason Pearce rose through the ranks, earning himself a reputation as an honest, no-nonsense defender with a drive to succeed. His professionalism despite his tender years earned him his first pro-contract in June 2006.

Was a former professional footballer.Pearcey started his professional career at Mansfield Town at th

Was a former professional footballer.Pearcey started his professional career at Mansfield Town at the age of 18. He left the club to join Grimsby Town and then Brentford. It was during the 2000–01 season that he sustained a bad leg injury which ended his professional career although he made three appearances for Conference National Forest Green Rovers.

Is a former Wales international football player. A centre-half, he was highly regarded by supporters

Is a former Wales international football player. A centre-half, he was highly regarded by supporters for his strong tackling and uncompromising style. He attained one cap for Wales in 1994.Perry began his career at Cardiff City, making his debut in a 0-0 draw against Exeter City in March 1987, but it wasn't until the 1989-90 season that he managed to force his way into a regular first team place and helped the club to win promotion to Division Two in 1993.

Is a Welsh former international footballer. Bowen was capped twice by Wales in a career which starte

Is a Welsh former international footballer. Bowen was capped twice by Wales in a career which started at Swansea City.Bowen made his league debut for Swansea City in the 1990–91 season under manager Terry Yorath. In his five seasons at The Vetch he played 124 league games, scoring 26 goals, mostly under the management of Frank Burrows and captaincy of John Cornforth. Whilst at Swansea, he progressed from the Welsh schools and youth set-ups through to the full international squad, earning his first full cap from Mike Smith in a 2–1 win in Estonia in 1994.

An American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame following the writing of hits including Rihanna's

An American singer and songwriter. He rose to fame following the writing of hits including Rihanna's "Umbrella", J. Holiday's "Bed", Jesse McCartney's "Leavin'" and R. Kelly's "Screamer". He recently wrote Usher's "Moving Mountains" and also co-wrote one of Ciara's songs called "High Price", which will be on her new album Fantasy Ride due out early December and it was produced by his production partner Tricky Stewart.After graduating from High School, Nash joined a singing group called, "Guess Who", signed by a local rapper named Raheem. A few years later, Nash began writing songs for up-and-coming rappers and hooks for his peers.

Is a West Indian first-class cricketer, who took 24 wickets in 2005 for Barbados. He represented the

Is a West Indian first-class cricketer, who took 24 wickets in 2005 for Barbados. He represented the Vice Chancellor's XI versus the England tourists in March 2004.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player with Serbian origins and the brother of Michael Petkovic.

Is an Australian football (soccer) player with Serbian origins and the brother of Michael Petkovic. He played as a goalkeeper for the Australian A-League club Perth Glory where he has won two championships with them in 2003 and 2004. Petkovic has also had

Is an Australian former association football player. Polak began his National Soccer League career w

Is an Australian former association football player. Polak began his National Soccer League career with Sydney Olympic in 1989 after having spent three years at the Australian Institute of Sport. In the 1989/90 season Polak spent time with Greek club Pan

Is an American snowboarder, primarily successful in the event Snowboard Cross, finishing Sixth place

Is an American snowboarder, primarily successful in the event Snowboard Cross, finishing Sixth place in the 2006 Torino Winter Games. He was the roommate of Seth Wescott, eventual Gold Medalist in Snowboard X (SBX or Snowboard Cross).

Is a former English footballer. From 1989 to 2005 he played for Southampton, where he was First-Team

Is a former English footballer. From 1989 to 2005 he played for Southampton, where he was First-Team Coach.Dodd was born in Bath, Somerset and attended the Beechen Cliff School. He joined Southampton from Bath City in 1989 for £15,000.

Is a U.S. saber fencer. Rogers was born in Houston, Texas. At the urging of his parents, he began t

Is a U.S. saber fencer. Rogers was born in Houston, Texas. At the urging of his parents, he began to learn fencing at the Westside Fencing Center under the tutelage of his coach, Daniel Costin. He currently fences for the Los Angeles International Fencin

Is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a left back.Rowbotham began his professional

Is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a left back.Rowbotham began his professional career in 1987 with Plymouth Argyle, spending five years at Home Park. In 1992, a move to Shrewsbury Town yielded no appearances and Rowbotham quickly moved on, to Hereford. After just five appearanes, Rowbotham headed north to Kirkcaldy with Raith Rovers in July 1993 and started the most successful period of his career.

Is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey. He moved over to England when he was 10 years old. He

Is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey. He moved over to England when he was 10 years old. He was educated at Whitgift School and represented Surrey in age group cricket from U-11 through to Under-19 and Surrey Academy level. He took part in the Sur

Is a Welsh football goalkeeper currently playing for Blackburn Rovers. At 5'11" he is comparatively

Is a Welsh football goalkeeper currently playing for Blackburn Rovers. At 5'11" he is comparatively short for a goalkeeper.Unable to make the first team squad at The Valley, he moved to Gillingham following a successful trial shortly before transfer deadline day in the 2001/02 season. Although he started on the bench for Gillingham, some poor performances by Vince Bartram meant that Brown started the final 10 games of the season.