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J Jack the Ripper, murderer Hugh Jackman, actor Alan Jackson, singer, songwriter Janet Jackson, singer Jesse Jackson, Sr., political figure, clergyman Joe Jackson, musician Joshua Jackson, actor Lisa P. Jackson, government official Mahalia Jackson, singer Michael Jackson, pop musician Paris Jackson, celebrity relative Peter Jackson, filmmaker Rachel Donelson Robar Jackson, U.S. first lady Randy Jackson, music producer, TV personality Samuel L. Jackson, actor Wanda Jackson, singer, songwriter Jacob, biblical figure Sir Derek Jacobi, actor Richard Jaeckel , actor Al Jaffee, cartoonist Bianca Jagger, activist Mick Jagger, rock musician Henry Jaglom, filmmaker Mahavira, Spiritual leader of Jainism T.D. Jakes, clergyman, evangelist Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr., general E. L. James, writer Etta James, singer Jesse James, TV personality, mechanic Jesse James, outlaw LeBron James, basketball player P.D. James, writer Rick James, funk musician Jane’s Addiction, rock group Allison Janney, actor Jim Jarmusch, filmmaker Paul Jarrico, screenwriter, producer Jasmine, animated character Jayhawks, alternative country music band Jay-Z, rapper, music producer, business personality Wyclef Jean, musician, political figure Jeanne-Claude, artist Eve Jeffers, rapper, actor James Jeffords, U.S. senator Elfriede Jelinek, writer Mae C. Jemison, astronaut, physician Gish Jen, novelist Jerry B. Jenkins, writer Robert Jenkins, sailor Caitlyn Jenner, athlete, TV personality Kendall Jenner, TV personality Peter Jennings, TV newscaster Thomas L. Jennings, inventor Waylon Jennings, country singer Georg Jensen, silversmith Helen Jepson, actress, singer St. Jerome, saint, writer Derek Jeter, baseball player Jewel, singer, songwriter Ha Jin , novelist, poet Bobby Jindal, State Governor Xi Jinping, political figure Hu Jintao, political figure Steve Jobs, business personality G.I. Joe, doll, cartoon character Billy Joel, singer, songwriter Scarlett Johansson, actor Elton John, rock musician, composer Lara St. John, violinist Jasper Johns, artist Amy Jo Johnson, actor Dakota Johnson, actor Don Johnson, actor Eldridge Reeves Johnson, inventor, entrepreneur Gary Johnson, governor, politician Howard Johnson, restaurateur J. J. Johnson, jazz trombonist Eliza McCardle Johnson, U.S. first lady Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR driver Lady Bird Johnson, U.S. first Lady Magic Johnson, basketball player, TV personality Osa Johnson, explorer, filmmaker Rian Johnson, filmmaker Robert Johnson, blues musician Robert L. Johnson, business personality, media mogul Tom Loftin Johnson, businessman, U.S. representative, mayor Levi Johnston, political relative Lynn Johnston, cartoonist JoJo, singer The Joker, fictional villain Angelina Jolie, actor Knox Jolie-Pitt, celebrity relative Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, celebrity relative Al Jolson, entertainer Frankie Jonas, celebrity relative Joe Jonas, pop musician Kevin Jonas, pop musician Nick Jonas, pop musician The Jonas Brothers, pop musicians Adam Jones, guitarist Alex Jones, radio personality Brian Jones, musician Chuck Jones, animator Davy Jones, musician, TV personality Duncan Jones, filmmaker Felicity Jones, actor Frederick McKinley Jones, inventor George Jones, country singer Grandpa Jones, country musician, comedian Indiana Jones, fictional adventurer James Earl Jones, actor James L. Jones, government official January Jones, actor Jennifer Jones, actor Jim Jones, religious figure John Paul Jones, bassist Lois Mailou Jones, American painter Lolo Jones, runner, bobsledder Mary Harris “Mother” Jones, activist Mike Jones, rapper Norah Jones, singer Paula Jones, arkansas state employee Quincy Jones, composer, music producer, business personality Rashida Jones, actor Samuel Milton Jones, inventor, manufacturer, reformer Shirley Jones, actor Smarty Jones, racehorse Star Jones, TV personality Tom Jones, singer Tommy Lee Jones, actor Kim Jong-il, political figure Kim Jong-un, political figure and relative Spike Jonze, filmmaker Janis Joplin, singer Barbara Charline Jordan, politician and educator Michael Jordan, basketball player Michael B. Jordan, actor Neil Jordan, writer, director, screenwriter Joseph (husband of Mary), biblical figure, saint Chief Joseph, native american Leader Jennifer Joseph, artist, model Josephus, historian Josie, animated character Louis Jourdan, actor Milla Jovovich, model, actor, singer James Joyce, writer Benito Juárez, mexican president Ashley Judd, actor Mike Judge, filmmaker Judge Judy, tv personality Raul Julia, actor Percy Lavon Julian, chemist Johanna July , cowgirl Betty Mae Jumper , Seminole Indian tribal leader and publisher Andrea Jung, business executive Ernest Everett Just, biologist, educator Claude Jutra, filmmaker top A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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  • Jack the Ripper, murderer
  • Hugh Jackman, actor
  • Alan Jackson, singer, songwriter
  • Janet Jackson, singer
  • Jesse Jackson, Sr., political figure, clergyman
  • Joe Jackson, musician
  • Joshua Jackson, actor
  • Lisa P. Jackson, government official
  • Mahalia Jackson, singer
  • Michael Jackson, pop musician
  • Paris Jackson, celebrity relative
  • Peter Jackson, filmmaker
  • Rachel Donelson Robar Jackson, U.S. first lady
  • Randy Jackson, music producer, TV personality
  • Samuel L. Jackson, actor
  • Wanda Jackson, singer, songwriter
  • Jacob, biblical figure
  • Sir Derek Jacobi, actor
  • Richard Jaeckel , actor
  • Al Jaffee, cartoonist
  • Bianca Jagger, activist
  • Mick Jagger, rock musician
  • Henry Jaglom, filmmaker
  • Mahavira, Spiritual leader of Jainism
  • T.D. Jakes, clergyman, evangelist
  • Daniel “Chappie” James, Jr., general
  • E. L. James, writer
  • Etta James, singer
  • Jesse James, TV personality, mechanic
  • Jesse James, outlaw
  • LeBron James, basketball player
  • P.D. James, writer
  • Rick James, funk musician
  • Jane’s Addiction, rock group
  • Allison Janney, actor
  • Jim Jarmusch, filmmaker
  • Paul Jarrico, screenwriter, producer
  • Jasmine, animated character
  • Jayhawks, alternative country music band
  • Jay-Z, rapper, music producer, business personality
  • Wyclef Jean, musician, political figure
  • Jeanne-Claude, artist
  • Eve Jeffers, rapper, actor
  • James Jeffords, U.S. senator
  • Elfriede Jelinek, writer
  • Mae C. Jemison, astronaut, physician
  • Gish Jen, novelist
  • Jerry B. Jenkins, writer
  • Robert Jenkins, sailor
  • Caitlyn Jenner, athlete, TV personality
  • Kendall Jenner, TV personality
  • Peter Jennings, TV newscaster
  • Thomas L. Jennings, inventor
  • Waylon Jennings, country singer
  • Georg Jensen, silversmith
  • Helen Jepson, actress, singer
  • St. Jerome, saint, writer
  • Derek Jeter, baseball player
  • Jewel, singer, songwriter
  • Ha Jin , novelist, poet
  • Bobby Jindal, State Governor
  • Xi Jinping, political figure
  • Hu Jintao, political figure
  • Steve Jobs, business personality
  • G.I. Joe, doll, cartoon character
  • Billy Joel, singer, songwriter
  • Scarlett Johansson, actor
  • Elton John, rock musician, composer
  • Lara St. John, violinist
  • Jasper Johns, artist
  • Amy Jo Johnson, actor
  • Dakota Johnson, actor
  • Don Johnson, actor
  • Eldridge Reeves Johnson, inventor, entrepreneur
  • Gary Johnson, governor, politician
  • Howard Johnson, restaurateur
  • J. J. Johnson, jazz trombonist
  • Eliza McCardle Johnson, U.S. first lady
  • Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR driver
  • Lady Bird Johnson, U.S. first Lady
  • Magic Johnson, basketball player, TV personality
  • Osa Johnson, explorer, filmmaker
  • Rian Johnson, filmmaker
  • Robert Johnson, blues musician
  • Robert L. Johnson, business personality, media mogul
  • Tom Loftin Johnson, businessman, U.S. representative, mayor
  • Levi Johnston, political relative
  • Lynn Johnston, cartoonist
  • JoJo, singer
  • The Joker, fictional villain
  • Angelina Jolie, actor
  • Knox Jolie-Pitt, celebrity relative
  • Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, celebrity relative
  • Al Jolson, entertainer
  • Frankie Jonas, celebrity relative
  • Joe Jonas, pop musician
  • Kevin Jonas, pop musician
  • Nick Jonas, pop musician
  • The Jonas Brothers, pop musicians
  • Adam Jones, guitarist
  • Alex Jones, radio personality
  • Brian Jones, musician
  • Chuck Jones, animator
  • Davy Jones, musician, TV personality
  • Duncan Jones, filmmaker
  • Felicity Jones, actor
  • Frederick McKinley Jones, inventor
  • George Jones, country singer
  • Grandpa Jones, country musician, comedian
  • Indiana Jones, fictional adventurer
  • James Earl Jones, actor
  • James L. Jones, government official
  • January Jones, actor
  • Jennifer Jones, actor
  • Jim Jones, religious figure
  • John Paul Jones, bassist
  • Lois Mailou Jones, American painter
  • Lolo Jones, runner, bobsledder
  • Mary Harris “Mother” Jones, activist
  • Mike Jones, rapper
  • Norah Jones, singer
  • Paula Jones, arkansas state employee
  • Quincy Jones, composer, music producer, business personality
  • Rashida Jones, actor
  • Samuel Milton Jones, inventor, manufacturer, reformer
  • Shirley Jones, actor
  • Smarty Jones, racehorse
  • Star Jones, TV personality
  • Tom Jones, singer
  • Tommy Lee Jones, actor
  • Kim Jong-il, political figure
  • Kim Jong-un, political figure and relative
  • Spike Jonze, filmmaker
  • Janis Joplin, singer
  • Barbara Charline Jordan, politician and educator
  • Michael Jordan, basketball player
  • Michael B. Jordan, actor
  • Neil Jordan, writer, director, screenwriter
  • Joseph (husband of Mary), biblical figure, saint
  • Chief Joseph, native american Leader
  • Jennifer Joseph, artist, model
  • Josephus, historian
  • Josie, animated character
  • Louis Jourdan, actor
  • Milla Jovovich, model, actor, singer
  • James Joyce, writer
  • Benito Juárez, mexican president
  • Ashley Judd, actor
  • Mike Judge, filmmaker
  • Judge Judy, tv personality
  • Raul Julia, actor
  • Percy Lavon Julian, chemist
  • Johanna July , cowgirl
  • Betty Mae Jumper , Seminole Indian tribal leader and publisher
  • Andrea Jung, business executive
  • Ernest Everett Just, biologist, educator
  • Claude Jutra, filmmaker

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