American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a former Iowa State Representative from the 81st District. He has served in the Iowa House of Rep

Is a former Iowa State Representative from the 81st District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009. He received his BBA from Saint Ambrose University.Van Fossen served on several committees while he was in the Iowa House -

Was a Conservative member of Canada's House of Commons. Abbott was a member of the Reform Party from

Was a Conservative member of Canada's House of Commons. Abbott was a member of the Reform Party from 1993 to 2000 and a member of the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2004. Originally representing the riding of Kootenay East, he has represented Kootenay—Columbia since the boundaries were redrawn, and the name changed, in 1997. Before retiring, Abbott was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Cooperation (Canada). On October 15, 2007, he was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, and as such is entitled to the style "The Honourable" for life. On June 30, 2010, being the representative of Canada, he went to the inauguration of President Benigno Aquino III in Manila, Philippines.

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Gaughran was a member of t

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.Gaughran was a member of the American water polo team which finished fifth in the 1956 tournament. He played two matches.

Is a former NASA astronaut and a former captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the comman

Is a former NASA astronaut and a former captain in the United States Navy, most famous as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission, which suffered an explosion en route to the Moon but was brought back safely to Earth by the efforts of the crew and mission

Is a retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name "Jumping" Jim Brunzell. Known for h

Is a retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name "Jumping" Jim Brunzell. Known for his successful tag teams, Brunzell performed for various wrestling promotions over the course of approximately two decades.

Is the 32nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.He was appointed to the Bucks County Boa

Is the 32nd and current Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania.He was appointed to the Bucks County Board of Commissioners following the resignation of Mike Fitzpatrick (who had been elected to Congress) and was elected to a full term in 2007, when he became

Is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislati

Is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993. During his time in public office he also served numerous cabinet portfolios in the Government of Alberta.Horsman became involved in the Alberta Progressive Conservatives in the early 1960s. He served on the party's executive council as Vice President for Southern Alberta before running for political office.

Is an American professional wrestling actor, best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wre

Is an American professional wrestling actor, best known for his career with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW), where he developed into a "Hardcore Icon" and became a five time World Heavyweight Champion. He also won the XPW World Heavyweight Championsh

Is an Arkansas political figure. He served as the 43rd Governor of Arkansas, the 11th Lieutenant Gov

Is an Arkansas political figure. He served as the 43rd Governor of Arkansas, the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General, and U.S. Representative. Tucker has been married to the former Betty Allen since 1975.

Is a Canadian Liberal politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and was

Is a Canadian Liberal politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and was the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal. He was previously the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Transport. Karygiannis has been involved with politics as a Liberal since the late 1980s, first in provincial politics and later as a federal MP. He ran as a candidate of the Ontario Liberal Party for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 1987 provincial election. He lost to David Reville of the Ontario New Democratic Party by about 1,500 votes. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons the following year in the federal election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent W. Paul McCrossan by 858 votes in the newly-created riding of Scarborough—Agincourt. Karygiannis is one of the more socially conservative members of the Liberal caucus, and is opposed to abortion and same-sex marriage. In June 2005, however, he strongly criticized other socially-conservative Liberals who had threatened to bring down the government on the marriage issue.

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Norris was a member of the

Is an American water polo player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Norris was a member of the American water polo team which finished fourth in the 1952 tournament. He played eight matches.

Was an American thoroughbred race horse jockey.Orphaned and homeless in his early teens, McLaughlin

Was an American thoroughbred race horse jockey.Orphaned and homeless in his early teens, McLaughlin was taken in by horse trainer William Daly who taught him how to ride. While individual statistics from all of McLaughlin's career races aren't documented,

Is an American poker player, teacher and writer living in Kenilworth, Illinois. McManus is best know

Is an American poker player, teacher and writer living in Kenilworth, Illinois. McManus is best known as the author of the book Positively Fifth Street: Murderers, Cheetahs, and Binion's World Series of Poker (ISBN 0-374-23648-8). The book is based on his trip to Las Vegas to cover the progress of women in the 2000 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the death of Ted Binion. He has also written for The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Harper's Magazine, and The New Yorker among others.

Was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota

Was a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate from southeastern Minnesota. Originally from the small town of Rollingstone, Keller was elected to the House in 1948, serving one term, and, in 1950

Is an American businessman, co-founder of the commercial development firm The Pederson Group, and wa

Is an American businessman, co-founder of the commercial development firm The Pederson Group, and was the Chairman of the Arizona Democratic Party from 2001 to 2005. In 2006, he ran for a seat in the United States Senate, losing to incumbent Jon Kyl. In 2

Is an American sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in

Is an American sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later in Barcelona, Terrell was eliminated in the semifinals of the

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer

Was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American professional wrestler during the 1960s and 1970s in the southern United States. He w

Was an American professional wrestler during the 1960s and 1970s in the southern United States. He was the frequent tag team partner of Jerry Lawler. White also frequently teamed with Jerry Lawler. In the Gulf Coast Championship Wrestling promotion, the t

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

An American child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Daddy Day Care, Hostage

An American child actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the films Daddy Day Care, Hostage, Firewall, Poseidon, and Evan Almighty.Jimmy appeared in nearly 30 commercials (27 of which were in his first year of acting), as well as in episodes of the television series The Guardian and Strong Medicine, before being cast in the role "Tony", the boy who wants to be The Flash, in the Eddie Murphy comedy Daddy Day Care. He had smaller roles in the movies Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and "Arthur Hailey's Detective". He has also appeared in Judging Amy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Everwood, and lent his voice to characters in the animated films The Polar Express, "Winnie the Pooh: Springtime With Roo" and "I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown". He has been nominated for Young Artist Awards three times.[1]

Is a tennis coach and former tennis player from the United States. He is the father of Chris Evert,

Is a tennis coach and former tennis player from the United States. He is the father of Chris Evert, who was one of the world's top women tennis players in the 1970s and 1980s. As a youngster, Evert was a two-time U.S. age-group champion. After serving bri

Is an American swimmer who swims for the The University of Texas at Austin. At the 2008 Olympic Tria

Is an American swimmer who swims for the The University of Texas at Austin. At the 2008 Olympic Trials, Feigen placed 28th in the 50 m freestyle (22.86) and 40th in the 100 m freestyle (50.34). Feigen barely missed spots on the 2009 World Championship tea

Is an American professional wrestler, who is better known as Bunkhouse Buck. Golden has many relativ

Is an American professional wrestler, who is better known as Bunkhouse Buck. Golden has many relatives in wrestling: his cousins are Robert & Ron Fuller, his father is Billy Golden and his uncle is Buddy Fuller and his nephew is Eddie Golden. His grandfat

Is a United States Virgin Islander politician, spokesman and former press secretary. He previously s

Is a United States Virgin Islander politician, spokesman and former press secretary. He previously served as the Administrator of the island of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. O'Bryan was a Democratic Party candidate for Governor of the United States V

(b. January 19, 1964 in Brownwood, Texas) had a brief Major League Baseball career.

(b. January 19, 1964 in Brownwood, Texas) had a brief Major League Baseball career.