American Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is an American professional basketball player, currently at small forward for the Boston Celtics of

Is an American professional basketball player, currently at small forward for the Boston Celtics of the NBA.Posey came to Xavier University in the 95-96 season, but under Proser's 48 rules, was ineligible, so sat out his freshman year. Posey ranks 16th on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,455 points and 10th on Xavier's all-time rebounding list with 801. Posey led XU in rebounding in each of his three seasons as a Musketeer. Posey earned a long list of honors while at Xavier, including the 1998 Atlantic 10 Championship "Most Outstanding Player" Award in helping XU win its first-ever A-10 Tournament Championship. Posey earned the A-10's "Sixth Man Award" twice and was named 1999 A-10 First Team and 1999 A-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He did all of that while not being a consistent starter in the Xavier lineup, almost always coming off the bench.

Was a former professional American football offensive lineman[2] and a professional wrestler who is

Was a former professional American football offensive lineman[2] and a professional wrestler who is most noted for his attempts at starting a labor union for wrestlers. He is the co-author of a book called CHOKEHOLD: Pro Wrestling's Real Mayhem Outside th

Is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach. He has been an ass

Is a retired American professional basketball player and current assistant coach. He has been an assistant under head coach Phil Jackson with both the Chicago Bulls and the Los Angeles Lakers. He played collegiately at The Ohio State University, and was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 13th pick of the 1971 NBA Draft. He had a nine-year NBA career for four different teams (the Lakers, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks, and the Washington Bullets). In 1976, Cleamons was selected to the NBA All-Defense 2nd team.

Was a Canadian character and voice actor best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the

Was a Canadian character and voice actor best known for his role as Montgomery "Scotty" Scott in the television and film series Star Trek. Doohan's characterization of the Scottish Chief Engineer of the Starship Enterprise was one of the most recognizable elements in the Star Trek franchise. He also made several contributions behind the scenes for the Star Trek franchise. Many of the characterizations, mannerisms, and expressions that he established for Scotty and other Star Trek characters have become entrenched in popular culture.

Was an American artist and illustrator. He worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartoon

Was an American artist and illustrator. He worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartooning, but is best remembered for his posters.

Was an American chess master, who played in many American and international chess tournaments betwee

Was an American chess master, who played in many American and international chess tournaments between 1884 and 1889. He fought on the side of the North during the American Civil War, reaching the rank of Major. According to Chessmetrics, at his peak Hanha

Was an American chess player, journalist, and playwright who spent the last 40 years of his life in

Was an American chess player, journalist, and playwright who spent the last 40 years of his life in Britain.Mortimer had a very poor record in chess tournaments, nearly always finishing near the bottom of the field. At a London tournament in 1887, he fini

After graduating from Perkiomen Valley High School in 1990, he studied mass communications and histo

After graduating from Perkiomen Valley High School in 1990, he studied mass communications and history at Temple University, where he met The Bloodhound Gang bassist Jared "Evil Jared Hasselhoff" Hennegan. He also founded the Jimmy Franks Recording Compan

Was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th co

Was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 4th congressional district of Tennessee.Mullins was a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1865 to 1867. He was elected as a Republican to the F

Was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.He served as Commonwealth's attorney for Patrick County, Vir

Was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.He served as Commonwealth's attorney for Patrick County, Virginia. He served as delegate to the Virginia constitutional convention in 1901 and 1902. He served as member of the board of visitors to the Virginia Milit

(November 23, 1920 – December 13, 2000) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played be

(November 23, 1920 – December 13, 2000) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played between 1941 and 1948 for the Chicago White Sox (1941–42, 1946–47) and Boston Red Sox (1947–48). Listed at 6'3", 197 lb., Jones batted and threw right-handed.

Is a member of the Maryland Senate.On October 29, 2007, the James N. Robey Public Safety Training Fa

Is a member of the Maryland Senate.On October 29, 2007, the James N. Robey Public Safety Training Facility was dedicated. This will be a facility for both the Howard County Police Department and Howard County Fire and Rescue to use for training purposes.

Was an educator and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County and t

Was an educator and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Charlotte County and then Charlotte-Fundy in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1972 to 1987 as a Progressive Conservative member.Tucker was first elected in an 1972 by-election held after the death of John Rigby. He served as speaker for the provincial assembly from 1981 to 1985. He was defeated by Eric Allaby when he ran for reelection in 1987.

Is an influential American photojournalist and war photographer who has been awarded the Overseas Pr

Is an influential American photojournalist and war photographer who has been awarded the Overseas Press Club's coveted Robert Capa Gold Medal an unprecedented 5 times. In 2003, he was injured by a grenade in an attack on his convoy while serving as a TIME contributing correspondent in Baghdad, from which he has made a full recovery.

Is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. Toney's amateur boxing record is 33 figh

Is an American professional boxer and mixed martial artist. Toney's amateur boxing record is 33 fights, 31 wins and 2 losses with 29 KOs. He won the 1983 and 1984 West Michigan Division Junior Title (156 lb), 1987 Novice Golden Gloves in Manchester (156 l

Is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social

Is an American former professional football player who has also made his mark as an actor and social activist. He is best known for his exceptional and record-setting nine-year career as a running back for the NFL Cleveland Browns from 1957 to 1965. He is widely considered the best running back of all time. In 2002, he was named by The Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man ev

Was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.

Was a three-time Academy Award-nominated English actor who attained stardom in both British and Amer

Was a three-time Academy Award-nominated English actor who attained stardom in both British and American films.Mason was born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England to John and Mabel Mason; his father was a wealthy merchant. Mason had no formal training as an actor and initially embarked upon it as a lark. He was educated at Marlborough College, and then studied architecture at Peterhouse College, Cambridge, where he got a first degree, but got involved in stock theatre companies in his spare time, before joining the Old Vic theatre in London under the guidance of Tyrone Guthrie and Alexander Korda, who gave Mason a small film role in 1933 but fired him a few days into shooting.

Better known by his stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer, songwriter, and occasional acto

Better known by his stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer, songwriter, and occasional actor.[1] Although he has had only limited mainstream success, Iggy Pop is considered an innovator of punk rock, garage rock, and other related styles.[

May 24, 1910 – December 28, 1983) was an American professional golfer.

May 24, 1910 – December 28, 1983) was an American professional golfer.

Was an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 "for seminal contributions

Was an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 "for seminal contributions to database and transaction processing research and technical leadership in system implementation."

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m eve

Is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the

Is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 2001 season. Listed at 5' 9", 170 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.Lofton also has played in the Boston, Baltimore and Cincinnati minor league systems (1993-2007), as well as in several independent leagues. He was named an All-Star in the Pioneer (1994) and Western (2000) leagues. In 14 minor league seasons, he is a .272 hitter with 55 home runs and 504 RBI in 1173 games.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of t

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1960s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Usually known as Jimmy Naifeh, is a Tennessee politician who was the Speaker of the Tennessee House

Usually known as Jimmy Naifeh, is a Tennessee politician who was the Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009, serving longer in that position than anyone else in Tennessee history. He is a Democrat.He was first elected to the T