Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name JTG (Just That Gangsta). He is cu

Is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name JTG (Just That Gangsta). He is currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown brand. Paul began his career in 2006, working in the World Wrestling Entertainme

Is a former American basketball player. Standing at 6'9", he played high school basketball for Chris

Is a former American basketball player. Standing at 6'9", he played high school basketball for Christ The King RHS in New York City and college basketball for St. John's University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in 1990. He is infamous for his involvement and subsequent trial in the shooting death of a limousine driver.

Is a Welsh freestyle swimmer. In her international debut at the European Short Course Swimming Champ

Is a Welsh freestyle swimmer. In her international debut at the European Short Course Swimming Championships 2005 in Trieste, Italy, Carlin was eliminated in the heats of the 200 and 400 metres freestyle. At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Austr

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Is a South African rugby union footballer.

Was an American Professional Hockey winger who played 1 season in the National Hockey League for the

Was an American Professional Hockey winger who played 1 season in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens. He was born in Nebraska, USA.Matz began his professional career in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. with the Edmonton Eskimos of the WCHL. H

Is a Lebanese basketball player with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He

Is a Lebanese basketball player with Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut of the Lebanese Basketball League. He played year 2002-03 with Ghazir where he did a great season which made Bluestars to sign him in season 2003-04. He stayed with them till year 2008-09 wher

Was a Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a sprinter. Aerts became the first man to win bo

Was a Belgian road bicycle racer who specialized as a sprinter. Aerts became the first man to win both the world amateur (1927) and professional (1935) road race championships. In 1935, Aerts captured first place and the gold medal at the professional Wor

Was a French professional cyclist, who won 17 stages in the Tour de France - only 8 riders have won

Was a French professional cyclist, who won 17 stages in the Tour de France - only 8 riders have won more stages - and wore the yellow jersey for 5 days. In Daniel Marszalek's list of best road riders in history, he is ranked 96th.Jean Alavoine was born in

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the second round of the middleweight class after losing his fight to Henryk Chmielewski.

Is a football manager and former player, having played in midfield and managed professional football

Is a football manager and former player, having played in midfield and managed professional football extensively throughout France, including 52 appearances and 1 goal for the France national football team during the 1980s.

Was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He competed for France in the 1920 Summe

Was a French athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He competed for France in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Georges André, Gaston Féry and Maurice Delvart in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay event.

Nicknamed Palmatoria or Francés, is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Club America in th

Nicknamed Palmatoria or Francés, is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Club America in the Mexican league. He is son of an Haitian father and a Mapuche mother.

Is a former professional ice hockey player, who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey

Is a former professional ice hockey player, who played parts of 20 seasons with the National Hockey League's Montreal Canadiens. As a player, he won the Stanley Cup 10 times, and as an executive he was part of another 7 championship teams. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972.

Is a retired Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Although he raced primarily in Ontario where

Is a retired Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing jockey. Although he raced primarily in Ontario where he became known mainly as John, the English language trasnslation for his name, he is best known for riding La Prevoyante through the 1972 racing season i

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Is a French retired professional football defender.

Is an American pool player from Brooklyn, New York, and ranks among the stellar players in the histo

Is an American pool player from Brooklyn, New York, and ranks among the stellar players in the history of the sport. At least through the 1990s, when Allison Fisher began her ascendancy, Balukas was widely acknowledged as the sole candidate for greatest f

Is a former Belgian International footballer. He played for R.W.D. Molenbeek and R.S.C. Anderlecht,

Is a former Belgian International footballer. He played for R.W.D. Molenbeek and R.S.C. Anderlecht, and for the Belgium national football team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 UEFA European Football Championship. He was later a manager, and was caretaker manager of Anderlecht in 1999.

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4

Is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.

Was a French cellist and composer. He wrote mostly pieces for his own instrument, and performed many

Was a French cellist and composer. He wrote mostly pieces for his own instrument, and performed many world premières of his own pieces. He was considered one of the best composers for amateur musicians during his time. Despite this, his works are now rarely performed with the exception of his Cello Sonata in C, Op. 40 (c. 1795).

Was a French football striker and manager. He is a historic player of Lille OSC and the twelfth goal

Was a French football striker and manager. He is a historic player of Lille OSC and the twelfth goalscorer in Ligue 1.

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Summer Olymp

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, he was eliminated in the heats of the K-4 1000 m event and in the semifinals of the K-2 1000 m event. Four years later in Munich, Barré

Was a French football player. He played for France national football team at the 1920 and 1924 Summe

Was a French football player. He played for France national football team at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics.

Is a French former road bicycle racer. He is the younger brother of Louison Bobet. Less talented, he

Is a French former road bicycle racer. He is the younger brother of Louison Bobet. Less talented, he did nevetheless win the world students' championship as an amateur and then, as a professional, Paris-Nice in 1955, Genoa-Nice in 1956 and the Circuit du

Was a French swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where

Was a French swimmer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he received a gold medal in 400 m freestyle.[2] He received a bronze medal in 4 x 200 m freestyle relay with the French team (with Joseph Bernardo, Aldo Eminente and Alexandre Jany).