Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American ice dancer. He competed with Pilar Bosley. They are the 2005 U.S. novice pewter medal

Is an American ice dancer. He competed with Pilar Bosley. They are the 2005 U.S. novice pewter medalists and are two season competitors on the Junior Grand Prix. He and Bosley announced the end of their partnership on April 8, 2008.

Was an artist in the Romantic era. Born in the English city of Norwich, John Crome is also known as

Was an artist in the Romantic era. Born in the English city of Norwich, John Crome is also known as Old Crome to distinguish him from his son, John Berney Crome, who was also a well-known artist.Crome went on to become the founder of the Norwich school of painters, of which John Sell Cotman is another famous member. He worked both in watercolour and oil. His oil paintings alone number in excess of 300. Many can be seen at major galleries around the world, including the Tate Gallery and the Royal Academy, but he is also well represented in Norwich itself. He also produced etchings and taught art. One of his pupils was James Stark.

Was a comics artist probably best known for his work on the Prince Valiant comic strip. He replaced

Was a comics artist probably best known for his work on the Prince Valiant comic strip. He replaced the strip's creator, Hal Foster, full-time in 1970, although Foster continued to offer guidance until his death in 1982.

An American painter. He is best known for satirical figurative paintings which deal with provocative

An American painter. He is best known for satirical figurative paintings which deal with provocative sexual and social themes in a technically skillful manner.[1] His work shows a wide range of influences, including sources as diverse as the Renaissance, popular culture magazines, and contemporary fashion models.[2] He often distorts or exaggerates the erotic forms of the female body.In New York City in 1989 he exhibited a series of portraits of young girls derived from the photographs in a high school yearbook, and initiated his efforts to distill art from traditionally clichéd subjects. In the 1990s, when political themed art works were favored, Currin brazenly used bold depictions of busty young women, mustachioed men and asexual divorcés,

Was a Russian-born American Modernist / figurative painter.He attended law school and served in the

Was a Russian-born American Modernist / figurative painter.He attended law school and served in the Circassian Regiment of the Russian army, earned the Saint George's Cross during World War I, and was imprisoned as a counterrevolutionary by the Bolsheviks after the assassination of Czar Nicholas II and his family in 1918. He fled for a time to his mother's native Poland. In 1920, he emigrated with his second wife Vera and their son Nicholas to the United States. He began calling himself John in the US, and had his name officially changed to John Graham upon becoming a United States citizen in 1927.[1]

Is an English singer, pianist and composer.He has been hailed in London and New York for his witty a

Is an English singer, pianist and composer.He has been hailed in London and New York for his witty and sophisticated cabaret performances. As an accomplished entertainer, he was described by one New York Theatre critic as a combination of "Noel Coward, Flanders and Swann with a touch of Quentin Crisp". He has written and performed in numerous musicals and revues. In the West End, he succeeded Dudley Moore, in "Beyond the Fringe", appeared in his own revue "One in the Eye" and appeared with Tom Conti, in "An Italian Straw Hat".

Was a member of the band Thunderclap Newman. He was born in Ealing, West London.Before joining Thund

Was a member of the band Thunderclap Newman. He was born in Ealing, West London.Before joining Thunderclap Newman, he was the chauffeur for The Who's guitarist, Pete Townshend. He is famous among fans of The Who for writing "Armenia City in the Sky" for t

Is an American blues guitarist, singer and producer. He is the first son of John and Edwina Winter w

Is an American blues guitarist, singer and producer. He is the first son of John and Edwina Winter who were very much responsible for both Johnny's and younger brother Edgar Winter's early musical awareness. Both Johnny and Edgar have albinism.

Was a notable painter, set designer and caricaturist in Hollywood during the 1930's and 1940's.

Was a notable painter, set designer and caricaturist in Hollywood during the 1930's and 1940's.

Was an American Country Music/folk singer-songwriter and folk rock musician who was one of the most

Was an American Country Music/folk singer-songwriter and folk rock musician who was one of the most popular artists of the 1970s. He recorded and released some 300 songs, about half of which he had composed, and was named Poet Laureate of Colorado in 1977

And current drummer for the band Scars on Broadway. His bandmates for System of a Down are vocalist/

And current drummer for the band Scars on Broadway. His bandmates for System of a Down are vocalist/keyboardist Serj Tankian, guitarist/vocalist Daron Malakian, and bassist Shavo Odadjian. John currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was first interested in drums at the age of 2. His father was a saxophone player. When his mother would take him to watch his father play, he would mimic his father's drummer.

Was an important Australian baritone of the twentieth century.He was born in Geelong, Victoria. As a

Was an important Australian baritone of the twentieth century.He was born in Geelong, Victoria. As a young man, he accompanied Dame Nellie Melba on her international tours. He was principal baritone at the Metropolitan Opera 1937-58. He was famous for his rendition of the title role in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.

Is an English jazz pianist. He is the brother of fellow jazz musician David Horler and the uncle of

Is an English jazz pianist. He is the brother of fellow jazz musician David Horler and the uncle of Natalie Horler, who is the lead singer in the successful eurodance band Cascada.John Horler began on piano at age six, and learned jazz from his father, a

Was a Washington DC-based bluegrass music innovator and musician.Duffey founded two of the most infl

Was a Washington DC-based bluegrass music innovator and musician.Duffey founded two of the most influential groups in bluegrass, The Country Gentlemen and The Seldom Scene. His tastes and sources were eclectic, often raiding folk song books and Protestant hymnals for material. He embraced the music of Bob Dylan and his style of playing was rock and jazz-inflected.

Is an artist who has lived and worked in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Amsterdam, currently lives and works

Is an artist who has lived and worked in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Amsterdam, currently lives and works in Bologna. His body of work includes performance art, installations, contemporary music, video art and experimental film, often involving the extensive use of recorded sound. His music is composed mainly of recordings from shortwave radio, field recordings and voice. His events and installations are a form of existential research, often confrontational in nature [1].

Is a Rhodesian folk singer who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He rea

Is a Rhodesian folk singer who became popular in the 1970s for his Rhodesian patriotic songs. He reached the height of his fame during the Rhodesian Bush War. He was sometimes called the "Bush Cat". During his childhood, he and his parents moved between Scotland and Central Africa. He went to school in Luanshya, Northern Rhodesia, Edinburgh, Scotland, and in South Africa at Christian Brothers College in Pretoria. He displayed a natural talent for music at an early age when he was given a mouth organ as a birthday gift from his grandmother at age three. John mastered the instrument within half an hour. As a boy scout, he played the bugle and was in the local scout bugle band. While at school in Edinburgh, he was chosen to sing in the famous St John's boys choir. He was regularly featured in lead roles at Christian Brothers College in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas. John was lead drummer in the college's pipe band. He went on to win the South African Junior drumming championships at the Royal Scottish gathering at Wembley in 1953. After college, John was employed at the Roan Antelope copper mine.

Was a notable Irish sculptor during the 19th century.He worked exclusively for the 3rd Earl of Egrem

Was a notable Irish sculptor during the 19th century.He worked exclusively for the 3rd Earl of Egremont at Petworth House in the 1820s and 1830s (also producing a monument to the Earl's Percy ancestors in the baptistery of St Mary's, Petworth), and made s

Is an American jazz pianist of advanced bebop tendencies. Known as a composer for his own groups and

Is an American jazz pianist of advanced bebop tendencies. Known as a composer for his own groups and a versatile sideman capable of all styles from stride piano to free improvisation, he is a pianist highly influenced by modernism (Bartok in particular),

A Canadian rock musician and actor.He is married to actress and playwright Jill Daum. Their children

A Canadian rock musician and actor.He is married to actress and playwright Jill Daum. Their children use the combined surname Daumann.He is the lead vocalist (and, with Geoffrey Kelly, one of the principal songwriters) for the folk rock band Spirit of the

Is an American ice dancer. With partner Stacey Smith, he is the 1978-1980 U.S. national champion. Th

Is an American ice dancer. With partner Stacey Smith, he is the 1978-1980 U.S. national champion. They represented the United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics where they placed 9th.

Is a pianist, composer and visual artist. He is also a pioneer in the field of computer art. During

Is a pianist, composer and visual artist. He is also a pioneer in the field of computer art. During the 1970s, during the loft jazz era in New York City, Fischer ran a performance loft and gallery known as Environ.He is leader of the group Interface and h

Was an English sculptor and draughtsman.He was born in York. His father was also named John, after a

Was an English sculptor and draughtsman.He was born in York. His father was also named John, after an ancestor who, according to family tradition, had fought for Parliament at the Battle of Naseby, and afterwards settled as a carrier or farmer in Buckingh

Was an American painter and illustrator known for his work that captured nature and the American Wes

Was an American painter and illustrator known for his work that captured nature and the American West.In 1932, he married his childhood sweetheart, and five years later, in the fall of 1937, John and Doris Clymer moved to Westport, Connecticut, where he e

Is a singer, classically trained pianist, guitarist, actor, and author most well known for his partn

Is a singer, classically trained pianist, guitarist, actor, and author most well known for his partnership in the musical duo England Dan & John Ford Coley.

Is the stage name of English musician Dennis Leigh. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultr

Is the stage name of English musician Dennis Leigh. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox, before embarking on a solo career in 1979. Primarily associated with synthesizer music, he has also pursued a parallel career in graphic design and e