Sports Person Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Was a French Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the foil competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1][2]

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Wigan Athletic, Sunde

Is an English former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Wigan Athletic, Sunderland, Preston North End, Gillingham, where he made over 100 Football League appearances, Wrexham and Chester City.

Was an English professional footballer who played at centre-half for the majority of his career.Cumb

Was an English professional footballer who played at centre-half for the majority of his career.Cumberland, Kennedy represented St. Patrick's School in Whitehaven, as well as Whitehaven & District Boys. He joined Cleator Moor Celtic in 1941, then Workington the following year.

Is an English footballer who currently plays in goal for Peterborough United, having made a £400k t

Is an English footballer who currently plays in goal for Peterborough United, having made a £400k transfer from Norwich City on 8 January 2008.

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One. His

Is a professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town in Coca-Cola League One. His family originally came from Austria, hence his surname. He attended Newsome High School and Sports College.

Was an American businessman, polo player, and owner of Thoroughbred horses in the sport of steeplech

Was an American businessman, polo player, and owner of Thoroughbred horses in the sport of steeplechase racing.

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Portuguese Liga side

Is a Haitian football (soccer) player, who currently plays as a midfielder for Portuguese Liga side S.C.Braga.

Is an English former footballer.He started his professional career with Manchester United in 1961. H

Is an English former footballer.He started his professional career with Manchester United in 1961. He scored 10 goals in 35 games, and helped the club win the 1963 FA Cup.

Is a Nigerian football defender, who currently plays for Everton and the Nigerian national team.He i

Is a Nigerian football defender, who currently plays for Everton and the Nigerian national team.He is the younger brother of former Nigeria international Albert Yobo. At the beginning of July 2008, his younger brother Norum Yobo was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria and held for ransom. He was eventually released after 12 days on 17 July 2008.

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.He attended both the University of S

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA.He attended both the University of Southern Mississippi and Mississippi State University. He played in the NBA for seven different teams, and has also played professionally in Slovenia.

Was a leading handball player in the 1930s and 1940s. Platak was a four-wall player who dominated th

Was a leading handball player in the 1930s and 1940s. Platak was a four-wall player who dominated the sport in the 1930s, winning nine national singles championships in the period 1935-1945. In those tournaments, he beat every opponent in just two games.

Was a German–American chess master.He won the championship of Cologne in 1926, won the championshi

Was a German–American chess master.He won the championship of Cologne in 1926, won the championship of the Rhine at Karlsruhe 1928, and won the championship of Hannover in 1931. He also tied for 4-6th at Cologne 1924, and tied for 4-5th at Duisburg 1929 (

Was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympic

Was a Belgian water polo player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics, and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

An American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in n

An American curler. Polo was raised in Floodwood before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League. Polo participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics as the second for Pe

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled medium pace. Ratnayeke played 22

Is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled medium pace. Ratnayeke played 22 Tests and 78 ODIs from 1982 to 1990, his Test best bowling performance of eight wickets for 83 runs at Jinnah Stadium (Sialkot) Pakistan was a Sri Lankan

Was a former wrestling promoter who revolutionized the wrestling industry in the early to mid 1920s

Was a former wrestling promoter who revolutionized the wrestling industry in the early to mid 1920s and co-promoted the World Wide Wrestling Federation.[4] Some of the stars Mondt helped create from the 1920s through the 1960s included Wayne Munn, Hank Da

Is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.Eischen made his Major League debut with the Mon

Is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.Eischen made his Major League debut with the Montreal Expos on June 19, 1994. The following year he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, appearing in 17 games, striking out 15 and walking 11 over 20 innings. He was traded again at the Major League trading deadline in 1996 to the Detroit Tigers. In his first full season, he struck out a career high 51 batters (a number he later tied in 2002). Before the 1997 season, Eischen was traded twice - first to the San Diego Padres, then again to the Cincinnati Reds.

Was an English freestyle sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an English freestyle sport wrestler who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Kyle played ama

Was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Kyle played amateur football for Queen's Park.

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the first

Is a Belgian boxer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing to Roy Ingram.

Was an English professional footballer.Richardson joined Blyth Spartans from local side New Delavel

Was an English professional footballer.Richardson joined Blyth Spartans from local side New Delavel Villa. His form with Spartans was impressive enough to earn a £250 move to Newcastle United in 1929.

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1949. He began playing for the Derbyshire

Is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1949. He began playing for the Derbyshire second XI during the 1948 season. During the 1949 season he played three first team matches when he took wickets in all the matches and as a tail ender w

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship

Is an American professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling as Johnny Swinger and with World Wrestling Entertainment as Johnny Parisi. Swinger began working for World Ch

Is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. Kapp is also a former college f

Is a former professional American and Canadian football quarterback. Kapp is also a former college football head coach of the University of California, Berkeley, and a former general manager of the British Columbia Lions. Kapp played primarily with the NFL Minnesota Vikings and the CFL British Columbia Lions during the 1960-70's.

Is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major League Baseball from 1993–1995. He played for the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs. He is currently a calculus and trigonometry teacher at his alma mater, Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.[1]