Names beginning with J

• Jeff KoonsAmerican sculptor and painter (born 1955)

  b. January 21, 1955
• Jeff SkollCanadian engineer, internet entrepreneur and film producer

  being archived
• Jeffrey KatzenbergAmerican film producer and media proprietor (born 1950)

  being archived
• Jeffrey SachsAmerican economist (born 1954)

  being archived
• JehuKing of Israel

  876 BCE – 814 BCE
• Jenna OrtegaAmerican actress (born 2002)

  being archived
• JennieSouth Korean singer-songwriter and rapper (born 1996)

  being archived
• Jennifer DoudnaAmerican biochemist

  b. February 19, 1964
• Jennifer Geerlings-SimonsSurinamese physician and politician

  b. September 5, 1953
• Jensen HuangAmerican entrepreneur and businessman; founder and CEO of Nvidia

  b. February 17, 1963
• Jenson ButtonBritish racing driver

  being archived
• Jeong Yak-yongKorean scholar and philosopher (1762 - 1836)

  1762 – 1836
• JeremiahAmerican physicist
• Jeremiah ManeleSolomon Islands politician

  b. 1968
• Jeremy AllaireAmerican-born technologist and Internet entrepreneur

  b. May 13, 1971
• Jeremy StrongAmerican actor (born 1978)

  being archived
• Jerome4th and 5th-century Catholic and Eastern Orthodox saint and Doctor of the Church

  345 CE – September 30, 420 CE
• Jerry BritoAuthor
• Jerry GarciaAmerican guitarist and singer (1942–1995)

  being archived
• Jerry RawlingsFourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)

  June 22, 1947 – November 12, 2020
• Jerry RiceAmerican football player (born 1962)

  being archived
• Jerry WestAmerican basketball player and executive (1938-2024)

  being archived
• Jerry YangBadminton player

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• Jesse JacksonAmerican Baptist minister, activist, civil rights leader, politician, and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition (1941–2026)

  October 8, 1941 – February 17, 2026
• Jesse OwensAmerican track and field athlete (1913–1980)

  September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980
• Jesse PollakHistorical figure
• Jesse PowellAmerican singer (1970–2022)

  February 24, 1971 – September 13, 2022
• Jesus of NazarethCentral figure of Christianity, revered by billions across two millennia

  7 BCE – April 7, 1930 CE
• JezebelHistorical figure
• JhalkaribaiKoli warrior

  November 22, 1830 – 1858
• Jiang ZeminFormer General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (1926–2022)

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• Jibanananda DasBengali Poet (1899-1954)

  February 17, 1899 – October 22, 1954
• Jigar MoradabadiIndian writer (1890-1960)

  April 6, 1890 – September 9, 1960
• Jigme Dorji WangchuckKing of Bhutan (1929-1972)

  May 2, 1929 – July 21, 1972
• Jigme Khesar Namgyel WangchuckFifth and reigning King of Bhutan

  b. February 21, 1980
• Jigme Singye WangchuckKing of Bhutan from 1972–2006

  b. November 11, 1955
• Jigme ThinleyPrime Minister of Bhutan

  b. September 9, 1952
• Jigme WangchuckKing of Bhutan (1906-1952)

  1906 – March 30, 1952
• Jihan WuSingapore entrepreneur

  b. 1986
• Jill TarterAmerican astronomer

  being archived
• Jim BrownBritish cyclist

  being archived
• Jim CarreyCanadian-American actor and comedian (born 1962)

  b. January 17, 1962
• Jim HensonAmerican puppeteer (1936–1990)

  September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990
• Jim LovellAmerican astronaut (1928–2025)

  March 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025
• Jim MorrisonAmerican singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

  December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971
• Jim RatcliffeBritish chemical engineer turned financier and industrialist

  being archived
• Jim SimonsAmerican mathematician and hedge fund manager (1938–2024)

  being archived
• Jim ThorpeEnglish snooker referee (1933-2010)

  1933 – 2010
• Jimi HendrixAmerican guitarist (1942–1970)

  November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970
• JiminSouth Korean singer and dancer (BTS)

  being archived
• Jimmy CarterPresident of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)

  October 1, 1924 – December 29, 2024
• Jimmy MoralesComedian and former President of Guatemala

  b. March 18, 1969
• Jimmy PageEnglish guitarist (born 1944)

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• Jimmy SongBitcoin developer and author
• Jimmy StewartAmerican actor and military officer (1908–1997)

  May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997
• JinJapanese singer, composer, songwriter, and instrumentalist

  being archived
• Jioji KonroteFijian politician (born 1947)

  b. December 26, 1947
• JisooSouth Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and model (born 1995)

  being archived
• Jiří RusnokCzech politician and economist (* 1960)

  b. October 16, 1960
• Joachim GauckGerman Protestant pastor and politician, Federal President of Germnay 2012–2017 (born 1940)

  b. January 24, 1940
• Joachim Yhombi-OpangoCongolese politician (1939–2020)

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• Joachim of FioreItalian abbot

  1135 – March 30, 1202
• Joan BaezAmerican contemporary folk musician (born 1941)

  b. January 9, 1941
• Joan CrawfordAmerican actress (1908–1977)

  March 23, 1905 – May 10, 1977
• Joan DidionAmerican writer (1934-2021)

  December 5, 1934 – December 23, 2021
• Joan Enric Vives SicíliaSpanish bishop

  b. July 24, 1949
• Joan Martí i AlanisCatholic archbishop (1928-2009)

  November 29, 1928 – October 11, 2009
• Joan MiroSpanish painter, sculptor, and ceramicist (1893–1983)

  April 20, 1893 – December 25, 1983
• Joan of ArcPeasant girl who led French armies and became a saint and national symbol

  1412 – May 30, 1431
• Joanot MartorellValencian knight

  1413 – 1465
• Joaquim Chissano2nd President of Mozambique

  b. October 22, 1939being archived
• Joaquim Rafael BrancoSão Tomé and Príncipe politician

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• Joaquin RodrigoSpanish composer, best known for his Concierto de Aranjuez (1901–1999)

  November 22, 1901 – July 6, 1999
• Joaquín BalaguerPresident of the Dominican Republic (1906-2002)

  September 1, 1906 – July 14, 2002
• Jocelerme PrivertHaitian politician

  b. February 1, 1953
• Jocelyn Bell BurnellBritish astrophysicist (born 1943)

  b. July 15, 1943
• Jodie ComerBritish actress (born 1993)

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• Joe Biden46th President of the United States (2021–2025)

  b. November 20, 1942
• Joe DiMaggioAmerican baseball player (1914–1999)

  November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999
• Joe FrazierAmerican boxer (1944–2011)

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• Joe GebbiaAmerican businessman and a co-founder of Airbnb

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• Joe LouisAmerican boxer (1914-1981)

  May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981
• Joe MontanaAmerican football player (born 1956)

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• Joe NatumanVanuatuan politician

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• Joe RootAmerican hermit

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• Joe StrummerBritish singer, musician and songwriter (1952–2002)

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• Joel EmbiidCameroonian and French basketball player

  being archived
• Jogendra Nath MandalLeader of dalit movement and one of the founding fathers of Pakistan

  January 29, 1904 – October 5, 1968
• Johan CruyffDutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

  April 25, 1947 – March 24, 2016
• Johan KraagPresident of Suriname (1913–1996)

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• Johann I Joseph, Prince of LiechtensteinAustrian marshal (1760-1836)

  June 26, 1760 – April 20, 1836
• Johann II, Prince of LiechtensteinPrince of Liechtenstein (1840-1929)

  October 5, 1840 – February 11, 1929
• Johann PachelbelGerman composer, organist and teacher

  September 1, 1653 – March 3, 1706
• Johann RupertSouth African businessman

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• Johann Sebastian BachBaroque composer whose counterpoint remains music's foundation

  March 21, 1685 – July 28, 1750
• Johann Strauss IIAustrian composer (1825-1899)

  October 25, 1825 – June 3, 1899
• Johann Wolfgang von GoetheGerman writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

  August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832
• Johannes BrahmsGerman composer (1833–1897)

  May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897
• Johannes GutenbergInventor of movable-type printing, the engine of the modern mind

  1400 – February 3, 1468
• Johannes KeplerGerman mathematician and astronomer (1571–1630)

  December 27, 1571 – November 15, 1630
• Johannes RauGerman politician (SPD), 8th president of Germany from 1999 until 2004 (1931–2006)

  January 16, 1931 – January 27, 2006
• Johannes TaulerMystic, author

  1300 – 1361
• Johannes VermeerDutch painter (1632–1675)

  1632 – December 15, 1675
• John AdamsFounding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)

  October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826
• John Archibald WheelerAmerican physicist (1911-2008)

  July 9, 1911 – April 13, 2008
• John BallBritish politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller. (1818-1889)

  August 20, 1818 – October 21, 1889
• John BalliolKing of Scots

  1249 – November 25, 1314
• John BarbourCollege basketball player (1992–1992) Loyola Marymount
• John BardeenAmerican physicist and engineer (1908–1991)

  May 23, 1908 – January 30, 1991
• John BoyegaEnglish actor (born 1992)

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• John BrownAmerican abolitionist

  May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859
• John BunyanEnglish Christian writer and preacher (1628-1688)

  November 28, 1628 – August 31, 1688
• John C. BogleAmerican investor and money manager (1929–2019)

  being archived
• John CabotItalian navigator and explorer (c. 1450 – c. 1499)

  1450 – 1498
• John CageAmerican avant-garde composer (1912-1992)

  September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992
• John CalvinFrench Protestant reformer (1509–1564)

  July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564
• John CarmackAmerican computer programmer and video game developer (born 1970)

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• John CenaAmerican actor and professional wrestler (born 1977)

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• John ChrysostomChurch father, Archbishop of Constantinople and Christian saint (c. 347–407)

  349 CE – September 14, 407 CE
• John CollisonIrish businessman

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• John ColtraneAmerican jazz saxophonist (1926–1967)

  September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967
• John Compton1st and former Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (1925–2007)

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• John ConstableEnglish painter (1776-1837)

  June 11, 1776 – March 31, 1837
• John D. RockefellerAmerican industrialist and philanthropist (1839–1937)

  July 8, 1839 – May 23, 1937
• John D. Rockefeller IIIAmerican philanthropist (1906–1978)

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• John D. Rockefeller Jr.American financier and philanthropist (1874–1960)

  being archived
• John DaltonBritish chemist and mathematician (1766–1844)

  September 6, 1766 – July 27, 1844
• John DenverAmerican singer (1943–1997)

  December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997
• John DoerrAmerican businessman

  being archived
• John DonneEnglish poet and cleric (1572–1631)

  1572 – March 31, 1631
• John DunstapleEnglish composer (c. 1390–1453)

  1390 – December 24, 1453
• John ElwayAmerican football player and executive

  being archived
• John Evans Atta MillsSixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944–2012)

  July 21, 1944 – July 24, 2012
• John F. KennedyPresident of the United States from 1961 to 1963 (1917–1963)

  May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963
• John FordAmerican film director (1894–1973)

  February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973
• John Francis DodgeAmerican businessman (1864–1920)

  being archived
• John FranklinBritish naval officer and explorer (1786–1847)

  April 16, 1786 – June 11, 1847
• John GallianoBritish fashion designer (born 1960)

  being archived
• John GilmoreCypherpunk co-founder and internet activist

  b. 1955
• John GlennAmerican astronaut and politician (1921–2016)

  July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016
• John GokongweiFilipino businessman

  being archived
• John GowerEnglish writer and poet (c.1330–1408)

  1330 – 1408
• John HancockAmerican Patriot and statesman during the American Revolution (1737–1793)

  January 23, 1737 – October 8, 1793
• John HarrisonBritish clockworker

  March 24, 1693 – March 24, 1776
• John Harvey KelloggAmerican physician (1852–1943)

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• John HawkwoodEnglish condottiero

  1321 – 1394
• John HunyadiRegent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary, 1446–1453

  1407 – August 11, 1456
• John I of PortugalKing of Portugal from 1385 to 1433

  April 11, 1357 – August 14, 1433
• John II KomnenosByzantine Emperor from 1118 to 1144

  September 13, 1087 – April 8, 1143
• John III SobieskiKing of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1629–1696)

  August 17, 1629 – June 17, 1696
• John Jacob AstorAmerican businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel (1864–1912)

  being archived
• John KeatsEnglish Romantic poet (1795–1821)

  October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821
• John KerryAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1943)

  being archived
• John KeyPrime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016

  being archived
• John KnoxScottish clergyman, writer and historian (1514–1572)

  1514 – November 24, 1572
• John KufuorFifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer

  b. December 8, 1938
• John LennonBritish musician (1940–1980)

  October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980
• John LewisAmerican politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020)

  February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020
• John LockeEnglish philosopher and physician (1632-1704)

  August 29, 1632 – October 28, 1704
• John Logie BairdScottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television (1888–1946)

  August 13, 1888 – June 14, 1946
• John Magufuli5th President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021

  being archived
• John MahamaPresident of the Republic of Ghana

  b. November 29, 1958
• John MajorPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997

  being archived
• John McAfeeBritish-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)

  September 18, 1945 – June 23, 2021
• John McCainAmerican politician (1936–2018)

  August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018
• John McCarthyAmerican computer scientist and cognitive scientist (1927-2011)

  September 4, 1927 – October 24, 2011
• John McEnroeAmerican former tennis player (born 1959)

  being archived
• John MiltonEnglish poet and civil servant (1608–1674)

  December 9, 1608 – November 8, 1674
• John MuirScottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)

  April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914
• John NapierScottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1550–1617)

  February 1, 1550 – April 4, 1617
• John NashBritish architect (1752–1835)

  January 18, 1752 – May 13, 1835
• John OliverBritish-American comedian and television host

  being archived
• John Philip SousaAmerican conductor and composer (1854–1932)

  November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932
• John Quincy AdamsPresident of the United States from 1825 to 1829

  July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848
• John RawlsAmerican philosopher, philosophy teacher

  February 21, 1921 – November 24, 2002
• John Scotus EriugenaIrish Catholic philosopher and theologian (c. 800 – c. 877)

  c. 800 CE – 877 CE
• John Singer SargentAmerican painter (1856–1925)

  January 12, 1856 – April 15, 1925
• John SmithEnglish botanist, first curator of Kew gardens (1798–1888)

  1798 – 1888
• John SnowEnglish epidemiologist and physician (1813–1858)

  March 15, 1813 – June 16, 1858
• John SteinbeckAmerican writer (1902–1968)

  February 27, 1902 – December 20, 1968
• John StocktonEst. 29 Aug 1730 - Dec 1763

  being archived
• John Stuart MillBritish philosopher and political economist (1806–1873)

  May 20, 1806 – May 8, 1873
• John TempletonAmerican-born British stock investor, businessman and philanthropist

  being archived
• John WanamakerUS Postmaster general, retailer, and art collector (1838-1922)

  being archived
• John WayneAmerican actor (1907–1979)

  May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979
• John WesleyAmerican actor (1947-2019)

  August 3, 1947 – September 7, 2019
• John WilliamsAmerican composer and conductor (born 1932)

  b. February 8, 1932
• John WycliffeEnglish theologian and dissident in the Roman Catholic Church

  c. 1320 – December 31, 1384
• John of CapistranoHistorical figure
• John of DamascusChristian monk, priest, hymnographer and apologist (675/6-749)

  675 CE – December 4, 749 CE
• John of GauntEnglish magnate of the House of Plantagenet (1340-1399)

  June 24, 1340 – February 3, 1399
• John of SalisburyEnglish philosopher and theologian (ca 1115-1180)

  c. 1110 – October 25, 1180
• John the ApostleHistorical figure
• John the Baptist1st-century Jewish itinerant preacher (Bible)

  6 BCE – 30 CE
• John the FearlessDuke of Burgundy

  May 28, 1371 – September 10, 1419
• John von NeumannHungarian and American mathematician and physicist (1903–1957)

  December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957
• Johnny BriceñoPrime Minister of Belize since 2020

  b. July 17, 1960
• Johnny CarsonAmerican talk show host and comedian (1925–2005)

  October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005
• Johnny CashAmerican country singer (1932–2003)

  February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003
• Johnny DeppAmerican actor (born 1963)

  b. June 9, 1963