Famous People with Name Junior

Junior Ortiz            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Junior Ortiz: born October 24, 1959 in Humacao, Puerto Rico as Adalberto Ortiz, Jr.), is a former professional baseball player who played catcher in the Major Leagues from 1982-94. He was a member of the 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins.

Junior Wells            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Junior Wells: was a blues vocalist and harmonica player based in Chicago who was famous for playing with Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Magic Sam, Lonnie Brooks, Bonnie Raitt, The Rolling Stones and Van Morrison.He was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and raised in Arkansas. Wells moved to Chicago in 1948 and first made his mark at age 18, briefly replacing Little Walter in Muddy Waters' band. His first recordings were made in the early 1950s for States Records; in the later '50s and early '60s he also recorded singles for other local Chicago labels. He worked with Buddy Guy in the 1960s and recorded his first album for Delmark Records. His most memorable songs are "Messin' With The Kid" and "Little by Little," which were written and composed by Chicago blues producer Mel London.

Júnior Izaguirre            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Júnior Izaguirre: is a Honduran football defender, who currently plays for Victoria after an unsuccessful campaign at Peñarol, due to an injury. He was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Junior Morales            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Junior Morales: is a Honduran football goalkeeper that currently plays for Platense in Liga Nacional de Honduras. He was also called up for the Honduras national football team from 2001 to 2005.

Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Júnior Enrique Díaz Campbell: is a Costa Rican professional footballer (defender) who currently plays for the Costa Rica national football team and Wisla Kraków in the Polish Ekstraklasa. He is son of former Costa Rican national team footballer Enrique Díaz.

Rolando Ferreira Júnior            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rolando Ferreira Júnior: is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player who was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2nd round (26th overall) of the 1988 NBA Draft. A 7'1" center, Ferreira played in only one NBA season as a member of the 1988-89 Blazers. In his NBA career, he played in 12 games and scored a total of 9 points. He owns the distinction of being the first Brazilian to play in the NBA.