Names beginning with J

• Johnny Paul KoromaSierra Leonean warlord (1960-2003)

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• Johnson ToribiongPalauan politician and diplomat, president from 2009 to 2013

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• Joko Widodo7th President of the Republic of Indonesia

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• Jomo KenyattaFirst Prime Minister (1963 to 1964) and President (1964 to 1978) of self-governing Kenya

  October 20, 1893 – August 22, 1978
• Jon HammAmerican actor (born 1971)

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• Jon JonesAmerican mixed martial arts fighter

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• Jon RahmSpanish professional golfer

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• Jon StewartAmerican comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host

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• Jona SenilagakaliPrime Minister of Fiji (1929-2011)

  November 8, 1929 – October 26, 2011
• Jonas Gahr StørePrime Minister of Norway since 2021

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• Jonas SalkJewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995)

  October 28, 1914 – June 23, 1995
• Jonas VingegaardDanish cyclist (born 1996)

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• Jonathan SwiftAnglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

  November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745
• Joni MitchellCanadian musician

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• Jons Jacob BerzeliusSwedish chemist (1779–1848)

  August 20, 1779 – August 7, 1848
• Jony IveEnglish designer and former Chief Design Officer at Apple (born 1967)

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• Jordan PeeleAmerican actor, comedian and filmmaker (born 1979)

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• Jordan PetersonCanadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator and manosphere activist (1962-)

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• Jordan SpiethAmerican professional golfer

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• Jorge Batlle IbáñezPresident of Uruguay (1927-2016)

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• Jorge Bom JesusPrime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe

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• Jorge Carlos FonsecaCape Verdean politician and former president of Cape Verde

  b. October 20, 1950
• Jorge Luis BorgesArgentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

  August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986
• Jorge Paulo LemannSwiss-Brazilian banker and businessman

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• Jorge SampaioPresident of Portugal from 1996 to 2006

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• Jos ButtlerEnglish cricketer

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• Jose ArtigasUruguayan military leader during the War for Independence

  June 19, 1764 – September 23, 1850
• Jose Maria MorelosMexican priest and rebel leader Me War in the notice Independence (1765–1815)

  September 30, 1765 – December 22, 1815
• Jose MartiCuban poet, philosopher and nationalist (1853-1895)

  January 28, 1853 – May 19, 1895
• Jose RizalFilipino nationalist, writer and polymath (1861–1896)

  June 19, 1861 – December 30, 1896
• Jose SaramagoPortuguese novelist (1922–2010)

  November 16, 1922 – June 18, 2010
• Jose de San MartinArgentine general and independence leader (1778–1850)

  February 25, 1778 – August 17, 1850
• Josef HoopLiechtenstein Prime Minister (1895-1959)

  December 14, 1895 – October 19, 1959
• Josefa IloiloPresident of Fiji from 2000 to 2009 (1920–2011)

  December 29, 1920 – February 6, 2011
• Josep-Lluís Serrano PentinatSpanish bishop and co-prince of Andorra

  b. March 19, 1977
• Joseph AounPresident of the Republic of Lebanon since 2025

  b. January 10, 1964
• Joseph BoakaiLiberian politician

  b. November 30, 1944
• Joseph ConradPolish-British writer (1857–1924)

  December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924
• Joseph EstradaActor and President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001

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• Joseph FourierFrench mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)

  March 21, 1768 – May 16, 1830
• Joseph HaydnAustrian composer (1732–1809)

  March 31, 1732 – May 31, 1809
• Joseph HellerAmerican writer

  May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999
• Joseph James TomburaFormer president of Southern Sudan (1929-1992)

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• Joseph JoutheHaitian politician

  b. October 17, 1961
• Joseph KabilaPresident of the DR Congo from 2001 to 2019

  b. June 4, 1971
• Joseph Kasa-VubuCongolese politician

  1910 – March 24, 1969
• Joseph ListerBritish surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)

  April 5, 1827 – February 10, 1912
• Joseph LubinCanadian-American entrepreneur

  b. 1964
• Joseph Michel MartellyMusician and former President of Haiti

  b. February 12, 1961
• Joseph MuscatFormer Prime Minister of Malta

  b. January 22, 1974
• Joseph NgutePrime Minister of Cameroon

  b. March 12, 1954
• Joseph PoonTaiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer

  b. 1935
• Joseph PriestleyEnglish chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804)

  March 13, 1733 – February 6, 1804
• Joseph PulitzerHungarian-American newspaper publisher and politician (1847-1911)

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• Joseph Saidu MomohSierra Leonean politician (1937-2003)

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• Joseph SmithAmerican religious leader and founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (1805–1844)

  December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844
• Joseph StiglitzAmerican economist, professor, and recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

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• Joseph UrusemalPresident of Micronesia

  March 19, 1952 – September 16, 2025
• Joseph, son of JacobHistorical figure
• Joseph-Louis LagrangeMathematician and astronomer (1736–1813)

  January 25, 1736 – April 10, 1813
• JosephusRoman–Jewish historian and military leader (c. 37–c. 100)

  37 CE – 100 CE
• Josh AllenAmerican football player (born 1996)

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• Josh MalihabadiShayar-e-Inqalab (1894-1982)

  December 5, 1898 – February 22, 1982
• Joshua KimmichGerman association football player (born 1995)

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• Joshua ReynoldsEnglish painter (1723–1792)

  July 16, 1723 – February 23, 1792
• JosiahAmerican scientist (1839–1903)

  February 11, 1839 – April 28, 1903
• Josip Broz TitoYugoslav revolutionary and statesman (1892−1980)

  May 7, 1892 – May 4, 1980
• Josquin des PrezComposer of the Renaissance (c. 1450–1521)

  1455 – August 27, 1521
• José AndrésSpanish-American chef and restaurateur

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• José Antonio KastPresident of Chile since 2026

  b. January 18, 1966
• José Eduardo dos SantosPresident of Angola from 1979 to 2017

  August 28, 1942 – July 8, 2022
• José JeríLawyer and former President of Peru

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• José Luis Rodríguez ZapateroSpanish politician

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• José López Portillo58th President of Mexico

  June 16, 1920 – February 17, 2004
• José Maria NevesCape Verdean politician and former prime minister of Cape Verde

  b. March 28, 1960
• José María AznarPrime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004

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• José MourinhoPortuguese association football manager and former player

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• José MujicaUruguayan guerrilla fighter and politician

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• José Mário VazPresident of Guinea-Bissau from 2014 to 2020

  b. December 10, 1957
• José Ramos-Horta2nd and 5th President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate

  b. December 26, 1949
• José Raúl Mulino39th President of Panama

  b. June 13, 1959
• José SócratesPrime Minister of Portugal from 2005 to 2011

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• Jovenel MoïseFormer President of Haiti

  June 26, 1968 – July 7, 2021
• Joyce Banda4th President of Malawi

  b. April 12, 1950
• João LourençoPresident of Angola since 2017

  b. March 5, 1954
• Joël RobuchonFrench chef (1945-2018)

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• Juan BenetSpanish writer (1927–1993)

  October 7, 1927 – January 5, 1993
• Juan Carlos I of SpainKing of Spain from 1975 to 2014

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• Juan Carlos Varela50th president of Panama

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• Juan GabrielMexican singer and songwriter (1950–2016)

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• Juan GuaidóVenezuelan politician and former President of the National Assembly (1983)

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• Juan Manuel FangioArgentine racing driver (1911–1995)

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• Juan Manuel SantosPresident of Colombia from 2010 to 2018

  b. August 10, 1951
• Juan Orlando HernándezPresident of Honduras from 2014 to 2022

  b. October 28, 1968
• Juan Pablo DuartePresidente y libertador of the Dominican Republic (1813-1876)

  January 26, 1813 – July 15, 1876
• Juan PeronPresident of Argentina (1946–55, 1973–74)

  October 8, 1895 – July 1, 1974
• Juan Ponce de LeonSpanish explorer and conquistador

  April 8, 1460 – 1521
• Juan Ruiz14th century Castilian poet

  1283 – 1350
• Juan Sebastian ElcanoCastillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition

  November 30, 1476 – August 4, 1526
• Juana AzurduyArgentine/bolivian military leader

  July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862
• Juba IICrown prince of Numidia and King of Mauretania (c. 48 BC - AD 23)

  52 BCE – 23 CE
• Judah HaleviHistorical figure
• Judah ha-Nasi2nd century rabbi and editor of the Mishnah

  135 CE – 219 CE
• Judas Maccabeus2nd century BCE Jewish priest and leader of Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucids

  c. 500 BCE – 160 BCE
• Jude BellinghamEnglish footballer (born 2003)

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• Judi DenchEnglish actress (born 1934)

  b. December 9, 1934
• Judit PolgárHungarian chess player

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• Judith ButlerAmerican feminist gender studies philosopher (born 1956)

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• Judy GarlandAmerican actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)

  June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969
• JugurthaKing of Numidia

  160 BCE – 104 BCE
• Juha Sipilä44th Prime Minister of Finland

  b. April 25, 1961
• Juhan PartsEstonian politician (born 1966)

  b. August 27, 1966
• Jules VerneFrench writer (1828–1905)

  February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905
• Jules WijdenboschSurinamese politician

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• Julia ChildAmerican chef

  August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004
• Julia DomnaAncient Roman empress

  c. 165 CE – 217 CE
• Julia GillardPrime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

  b. September 29, 1961
• Julia MaesaGrandmother of Roman emperors Elagabalus and Severus Alexander

  160 CE – 224 CE
• Julia RobertsAmerican actress (born 1967)

  b. October 28, 1967
• Julian the ApostateLast Pagan Roman emperor, reigned 361 to 363

  November 17, 331 CE – June 26, 363 CE
• Juliana of the NetherlandsQueen of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1980 (1909-2004)

  April 30, 1909 – March 20, 2004
• Julien Nkoghe BékalePrime Minister of Gabon from 2019 to 2020

  b. August 23, 1958
• Julio CortazarArgentine writer and translator (1914–1984)

  August 26, 1914 – February 12, 1984
• Julio IglesiasSpanish singer and lawyer (born 1943)

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• Julio María Sanguinetti35th and 37th President of Uruguay

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• Julius CaesarRoman general and statesman whose rise ended the Republic

  100 BCE – 44 BCE
• Julius ErvingAmerican basketball player (born 1950)

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• Julius Maada BioPresident of Sierra Leone since 2018

  b. May 12, 1964
• Julius NyerereTanzanian politician and writer, first Prime Minister and President of Tanzania (1922–1999)

  April 13, 1922 – October 14, 1999
• Julius RosenwaldAmerican businessman (1862–1932)

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• Junaid JamshedPakistani recording artist

  September 3, 1964 – December 7, 2016
• JungkookSouth Korean singer

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• Junius Spencer MorganAmerican banker and financier (1813–1890)

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• Junko TabeiJapanese mountain climber (1939-2016)

  September 22, 1939 – October 20, 2016
• Jurelang ZedkaiaMarshallese politician (1950-2015)

  July 13, 1950 – October 7, 2015
• Justin BieberCanadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)

  b. March 1, 1994
• Justin DrakeEthereum Foundation researcher
• Justin NsengiyumvaPrime minister of Rwanda

  b. 1971
• Justin SunChina-born Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur

  b. July 10, 1990
• Justin Trudeau23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025

  b. December 25, 1971
• Justin VerlanderAmerican baseball pitcher (born 1983)

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• Justinian IEastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 527 to 565 (482-565)

  May 11, 482 CE – November 14, 565 CE
• Jutta SteinerComputer security expert and cryptocurrency entrepreneur

  b. 1983
• Juvénal Habyarimana2nd President of Rwanda (1937–1994)

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• Jyoti Prasad AgarwalaPlaywright, songwriter, poet, writer and filmmaker (1903–1951)

  June 17, 1903 – January 17, 1951
• Jyotirao PhuleIndian social reformer (1827-1890)

  April 11, 1827 – November 28, 1890
• Jyrki KatainenFinnish politician

  b. October 14, 1971
• János ÁderPresident of Hungary from 2012 to 2022 (born 1959)

  b. May 9, 1959
• Jóhanna SigurðardóttirIcelandic politician

  b. October 4, 1942
• Jürgen HabermasGerman sociologist and philosopher (1929–2026)

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• Jürgen KloppGerman association football manager (born 1967)

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• Jüri RatasEstonian politician (born 1978)

  b. July 2, 1978