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1 Ja 1.1 Jaa 1.2 Jab 1.3 Jac 1.4 Jad 1.5 Jae 1.6 Jaf 1.7 Jag 1.8 Jah 1.9 Jai 1.10 Jak 1.11 Jal 1.12 Jam 1.13 Jan 1.14 Jar 1.15 Jas 1.16 Jau 1.17 Jaw 1.18 Jay 2 Je 3 Ji 4 Jo 4.19 Joa 4.20 Job 4.21 Joc 4.22 Jod 4.23 Joe 4.24 Jof 4.25 Joh 4.25.1 Johan-Friso 4.25.2 Johannesson 4.25.3 Johannsen 4.25.4 Johansen 4.25.5 Johanson 4.25.6 Johansson 4.25.7 John 4.25.8 Johns 4.25.9 Johnson 4.25.10 Johnston 4.26 Joh 4.27 Joi 4.28 Jok 4.29 Jol 4.30 Jom 4.31 Jon 4.32 Jor 4.33 Jor 4.34 Jos 4.35 Jou 4.36 Jov 4.37 Joy 5 Ju 6 Jy

Ja

Jaa

• Jaakson, Ernst, Estonian diplomat
• Jäätteenmäki, Anneli, (born 1955), Finnish politician

Jab

• Jablochkoff, Paul (1847-1894), carbon-arc "electric candle"

Jac

• Jack the Ripper, English serial killer
• Jack, Captain, Modoc leader
• Jack, Donald, Canadian writer
• Jacket, Red
• Jackman, Hugh, (born 1968), US actor, singer
• Jackson, A.Y, last member of Group of Seven
• Jackson, Alan, (born 1958), musician
• Jackson, Andrew, (1829-1832), US president
• Jackson, Anne, (born 1926), actress
• Jackson, Bo, (born 1962), US football and baseball star
• Jackson, Chubby
• Jackson, Chuck, musician
• Jackson, Claiborne Fox, US governor
• Jackson, Cyril, (1746-1819)
• Jackson, Donald
• Jackson, Elihu Emory, US governor
• Jackson, Frederick George, (1860-1938), British Arctic explorer
• Jackson, Glenda, (born 1936), actor
• Jackson, Hancock Lee, US governor
• Jackson, Helen Hunt, US novelist
• Jackson, Helen Maria, (1831-1885)
• Jackson, Henry Bradwardine, British admiral
• Jackson, Henry M. "Scoop, (1912-1983), US senator
• Jackson, Henry R, (1820-1898), US politician and Confederate general
• Jackson, Janet, (born 1966), US musician
• Jackson, Jermaine, (born 1954), musician
• Jackson, Jesse, US politician
• Jackson, Joe (musician), (born 1954), singer
• Jackson, Joshua, (born 1978), actor
• Jackson, Kate, (born 1948), US actress
• Jackson, Keith, (born 1928), US football commentator
• Jackson, Latoya, US musician
• Jackson, Mahalia, (1911-1972), musician
• Jackson, Mason, (c. 1820-1903)
• Jackson, Michael, (born 1958), US pop singer
• Jackson, Michael - British beverage specialist
• Jackson, Michael (TV), (born 1958), British controller of BBC2.
• Jackson, Milt, musician
• Jackson, Peter, (born 1961), New Zealand film director
• Jackson, Reggie, (born 1946), US baseball star
• Jackson, Robert H, (1892-1954)
• Jackson, Russ, Canadian athlete
• Jackson, Samuel L, (born 1948), US actor
• Jackson, Shirley, (1916-1965), author
• Jackson, Steve, two separate roleplaying game producers
• Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall, (1824-1863), Confederate general
• Jackson, Thomas William, US novelist
• Jackson, Tony, (1876-1921), pianist & composer
• Jackson, Walter, musician
• Jackson, Wanda, musician
• Jackson, William, (born 1815), composer
• Jack, Wolfman, (1939-1995), disk jockey, actor
• Jacob, Irène, (born 1966), actress
• Jacobi, Carl Gustav Jakob, (1804-1851), German mathematician
• Jacobi, Derek, (born 1938), British actor
• Jacob of Alexandria, patriarch of Alexandria
• Jacob of Hadeth, Maronite patriarch
• Jacob of Ramate, Maronite patriarch
• Jacobs, Jane, (born 1916), urban planner
• Jacobs, Joseph, author
• Jacobsen, Arne, (1902-1971), Danish architect
• Jacobsen, Egill, (1910-1998), painter
• Jacobsen, J. C, (1811-1887)
• Jacobsen, Roy, author
• Jacobus De Voragine, (c. 1230-c. 1298) Italian chronicler, archbishop of Genoa
• Jacotot, Joseph, (1770-1840)
• Jacq, Christian, French author
• Jacquard, Joseph Marie, (1752-1834)
• Jacques, Brian, (born 1939), author
• Jacques, Hattie, (1922-1980), comedian
• Jacquet, Illinois, (born 1922), musician
• Jacquette, Yvonee, (born 1934), American painter
• Jacquin, Arnaud, fractal compression
• Jacquot, Rene, boxer

Jad

• Jade, Claude French actress
• Jadwiga of Poland, (1384-1399), Polish ruler

Jae

• Jaeckel, Richard, (1926-1997), actor
• Jaenbert, (St.) 765

Jaf

• Jaffer, Mobina S.B, Canadian senator
• Jaffe, Sam, (1891-2000), actor
• Jaffee, Al, MAD Magazine artist/writer
• Jaffrey, Madhur, actor

Jag

• Jagger, Dean, (1903-1991), actor
• Jagger, Mick, (born 1943), British musician
• Jagland, Thorbjørn, (1996-1997), Norwegian Prime Minister
• Jaglom, Henry, (born 1941), director
• Jagow, Gottlieb von, (1913-1916)
• Jagr, Jaromir, (born 1972), ice hockey player

Jah

• Jahan, Shah, (died 1666), Mogul Emperor of India
• Jahn, Gerhard, SPD (Justice)
• Jahn, Helmut, architect
• Jähn, Sigmund German cosmonaut
• Jahnn, Hans Henny, (1894-1959), dramatist, narrator and essayist

Jai

• Jairzinho, athlete

Jak

• Jakac, Bozidar, (1899-1989), painter, graphic artist and illustrator
• Jakobson, Roman, (1896-1982), linguist
• Jakopic, Rihard, (1869-1943), painter
• Jaksa, Lado, (born 1947), composer, photographer

Jal

• Jalali, Ali Ahmad
• Jalen, Janez, (1891-1966), author

Jam

• Jama, Matija, (1872-1947), painter
• James, patriarch of Constantinople
• James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, (1649-1685)
• James II of Scotland, (1430-1460)
• James I of Aragon, (1208-1276), king of Aragon and count of Barcelona
• James I of England, (1603-1625)
• James II of England, (1685-1688)
• James IV of Scotland, (died 1513)
• James of Metz, scholastic philosopher
• James of Venice, scholastic philosopher
• James of Viterbo, scholastic philosopher
• Saint James the Great
• James, Clive, poet
• James, Colin, (born 1964), Canadian musician
• James, Elmore, (1918-1963), musician
• James, Etta, (born 1938), musician
• James, Frank, (1843-1915), US outlaw
• James, Harry, (1916-1983), musician
• James, Henry, (1843-1916), US author
• James, Jesse, (1847-1882), US outlaw
• James, M.R, (1862-1936), author
• James, P.D, (born 1920), British novelist
• James, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• James, Rick, (born 1952), musician
• James, Sidney "Sid, (1913-1976), British comedian
• James, Skip, (1902-1969), musician
• James, Tommy, (born 1947), musician
• James V of Scotland, (died 1542)
• James, William, (1842-1910), psychologist
• James, Wright
• Jami, scientist

Jan

• Janacek, Leos, (1854-1928), Czech composer, opera composer
• Jancar, Drago, (born 1948), author, dramatist
• Jancso, Miklos, film director
• Jandek, underground musician
• Jandl, Ernst, (1925-2000), writer
• Jane, Calamity, (1852-1903), US riflewoman, Wild West star
• Jane, Fred T, publisher and naval defense writer
• Janes, J. Robert, (born 1932), Canadian writer
• Janezic, Anton, (1828-1869), Slavist, grammarian
• Jangeborg, Bo, ZX Spectrum games
• Janis, Conrad, (born 1928), actor
• Janjalani, Khadaffy, leader of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group
• Jankowiak, Günter, dramatist, author
• Janmaat, Hans
• Janney, Allison, (born 1960), actress
• Jannings, Emil, (1884-1950), actor

• Janosch, (born 1931), German artist known for his books for children
• Janov, Arthur, psychologist
• Jansen, Cornelius, (1585-1638), theologian
• Jansky, Karl Guthe, (USA, 1905-1950), astronomer
• Janssen, David, (1930-1980), actor
• Janssen, Ruud, (born 1959), teacher, writer, artist, active in mail art
• Jansson, Eugène, (1862-1915)
• Jansson, Tove, (1914-2001), Finnish-swedish Moomin author
• Janssonius, Jan, (?, 1588-1664), cartographer
• Janus, Gustav, (born 1939), poet

Jar

• Jarc, Miran, (1900-1942), poet
• Jardine, Al, (born 1942), rock musician, Beach Boys member
• Jarema, Maria, Polish painter
• Jarl, Birger, (1210-1266), Swedish politician
• Jarlsberg, Count Herman Wedel, (1836-1840), Norwegian Prime Minister
• Jarman, Claude, Jr, (born 1934), actor
• Jarman, Derek, (1942-1994), film director
• Jarman, Rosemary Hawley, author
• Jarmusch, Jim, (born 1953), film director
• Järnefelt, Eero, (1863-1937), Finnish painter
• Jarnik, Urban, (1784-1844), poet
• Jarocki, Wladyslaw, Polish painter
• Jarre, Maurice, (born 1924), French composer
• Jarreau, Al, (born 1940), musician
• Jarre, Jean Michel, (born 1948), French electronic-music composer
• Jarrell, Randall, poet
• Jarrett, Keith, (born 1945), musician
• Jarrico, Paul, (1915-1997), writer
• Jarry, Alfred, (1873-1907), French satirist, inventor of Pataphysics
• Jarta, Hans, (born 1774), Swedish political activist, administrator, publicist
• Jaruzelski, Wojciech, (born 1923), Polish general, communist ruler
• Järvet, Jüri, Estonian actor
• Järvi, Neeme, Estonian conductor
• Jarvik, Robert, (born 1946), physicist, inventor
• Jarvis, Anna, (1832-1905)
• Jarvis, Greg, (1944-1986), astronaut
• Jarvis, Thomas Leslie Hardtman, (1910-1919)

Jas

• Jasienica, Pawel, (1909-1970)
• Jason, David, (born 1940), UK comic actor
• Jaspers, Karl, (1883-1969), philosopher
• Jastrow, Terry, TV producer and director

Jau

• Jaurès, Jean Léon, (1859-1914), politician, pacifist

Jaw

• Jawlensky, Alexej von, (?1864-1941), Russian impressionist painter
• Jaworski, Leon, (1905-1982), Watergate scandal special prosecutor

Jay

• Jay, John, (1745-1829), US politician
• Jay, Peter, television presenter
• Jay, Ricky, magician
• Jaynes, Edwin Thompson, (1922-1998), physicist

Je

• Jean, Nouvel, architect
• Jean, Wyclef, (born 1972), musician
• Jecks, Michael, author
• Jeffers, Robinson, (died 1962), poet
• Jefferson, Thomas, (1801-1805), US statesman
• Jefferys, Thomas, cartographer
• Jeffreys, Anne, (born 1923), actress
• Jeffreys, George, (1648-1689), Lord Chancellor
• Jeffreys, Harold, (1891-1989), mathematician, statistician
• Jekyll, Gertrude, landscape architect
• Jelinek, Elfriede, dramatist, author
• Jellicoe, John, (1859-1935), British admiral
• Jelovac, Vinko, basketball player
• Jemec, Andrej, (born 1934), painter and graphic artist
• Jemison, Mae, (born 1956), first African-American woman in space
• Jenkins, Ferguson, (born 1943), MLB Hall of Fame member
• Jenkins, John (1592-1678), composer
• Jenkins, Roy, (1977-1977), politician and author
• Jenko, Simon, (1835-1869), poet
• Jenner, Bruce, (born 1949), athlete
• Jenner, Edward, (1749-1823), inventor of the vaccine
• Jenney, William LeBaron, architect
• Jennings, Elizabeth, poet
• Jennings, Peter, (born 1938), US news anchor
• Jennings, Waylon, (1937-2002), songwriter, musician
• Jensen, Johannes Vilhelm, (1873-1950), Danish novelist
• Jens, Walter, (born 1923), writer
• Jeppesen, Knud, (1892-1974)
• Jeraj, Vida, (1875-1932), poet
• Jeraj, Zmago, painter, photographer, illustrator
• Jeran, Luka, (1818-1896), poet
• Jeremiah of Amshit, Maronite Patriarch
• Jeremiah of Dmalsa, Maronite Patriarch
• Jeremias III, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• Jeremias II, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• Jeremias I, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• Jeremias IV, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• Jeremies, Jens, (born 1974), football player, National Team of Germany
• Jeremy, Ron, (born 1953), US porn star
• Jernberg, Sixten, cross country skier
• Jernigan, Tamara, (born 1959), astronaut
• Jerome, (about 340-420)
• Jerome, Jerome K, (1859-1927), US author
• Jerome of Prague, scholastic philosopher
• Jerome, William, (1865-1932), songwriter
• Jerry, Mungo, musician
• Jersek, Marjetka, poet
• Jesaias, patriarch of Constantinople
• Jesaias, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• Jeschke, Wolfgang, German science fiction writer
• Jesih, Boris, (born 1943), painter.
• Jesih, Milan, (born 1950), poet
• Jespen, Maria, (born 1945), theologian
• Jespersen, Otto, (1860-1943)
• Jessel, George A, (1898-1981), American vaudevillian
• Jessel, George, (1824-1883), British jurist
• Jester, Beauford H, (1947-1949), Texas governor
• Jesus Christ, (c. 4 BC - 33 AD), central figure of Christianity
• K. W. Jeter, US science fiction author
• Jeter, Michael, (1952-2003), US actor
• Jett, Brent, astronaut
• Jett, Joan, (born 1958), musician
• Jevons, William, (1835-1882), economist
• Jewel (singer), (born 1974), Amerian singer
• Jewett, Frank, (born 1879), inventor, president of Bell Labs
• Jewett, Sarah Orne, (born 1849), author
• Jewison, Norman, (born 1926), director

Ji

• Jiang Qing, (1914-1991)
• Jiang Zemin, (born 1929), President of China
• Jillette, Penn, (born 1955), magician
• Jimenez, Carmita singer
• Jimenez Torres, Floriberta (born 1990), Mexican girl who spent 42 hours without food or water inside a van and was found alive
• Jiménez, Marcos Pérez, Venezuelan president
• Jimmu, emperor of Japan
• Jindrich Bretislav III, (1193-1197), Bohemian aristocrat
• Jin Hui Di, (died 306), emperor of China
• Jirov, Vassiliy (born 1974) world champion boxer
• Mike Jittlov, special effects wizard
• Jito, empress of Japan
• Ji Won Kim, world champion boxer

Jo

Joa

• Joachim I, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joachim II, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joachim III, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joachim II of Brandenburg
• Joachim IV, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joachim of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
• Joachim of Moscow, (1674-1690), Metropolitan of Moscow
• Joad, C. E. M
• Joanna of Castile, the Mad (1504-1506)
• Joannes, (ca. 425), Roman emperor
• Joannicius, (1882-1891), Metropolitan of Moscow
• Joannicius of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
• Joannicus I, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joannicus II, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joannicus III, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joan of Kent, (born 1328)
• João V of Portugal, (1689-1750)
• Joasaph I, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joasaph II, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joasaphus, (1539-1542), Metropolitan of Moscow
• Joasaphus I, (1634-1642), Metropolitan of Moscow
• Joasaphus II, (1667-1672), Metropolitan of Moscow

Job

• Job of Alexandria, patriarch of Alexandria
• Jobs, Steve, CEO of Apple
• Jobson, Richard, explorer

Joc

• Jocelin, Bishop of Soissons, scholastic philosopher
• Jocque, Beau, musician

Jod

• Jodl, Alfred, (1890-1946), German WW2 general

Joe

• Joel, Billy, (born 1949), US singer/songwriter

Jof

• Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire, (1852-1931), Commander-in-Chief
• Jofre, Eder, world boxing champion

Joh

Johan-Friso

• Prince Johan-Friso of the Netherlands

Johannesson

• Jóhannesson, Ólafur, (1978-1979), prime minister

Johannsen

• Johannsen, Wilhelm, (1857-1927), coined the term "gene"

Johansen

• Johansen, David, (born 1950), (Buster Poindexter), singer
• Johansen, Donald, archaeologist
• Johansen, Jon, (born 1983), computer programmer
• Johansen, K.V, Canadian writer
• Johansen, Lars Emil, (1991-1997), prime minister

Johanson

• Johanson, Klara, Swedish writer

Johansson

• Johansson, Ingemar, (born 1932), World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
• Johansson, Thomas

John

• John Chrysostom, (347-407), patriarch of Constantinople
• John I Tzimisces, (c. 941-c, 976), Byzantine Emperor
• John I (Maronite Patriarch)
• John I of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
• John I of Castile, (1358-1390), Castilian monarch
• John I of France, (died 1316)
• John I of Poland, (1492-1501), Polish ruler
• John I of Portugal, (1385-1433), Portuguese monarch
• John I, Pope, (523-526)
• John II (Maronite Patriarch)
• John II of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
• John II of Brabant, (born 1275)
• John II of Castile, (1405-1454), Castilian monarch
• John II of Poland, (1648-1668), abdicated
• John II, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John II Comnenus, Byzantine Emperor
• John II of Portugal, (1481-1495), Portuguese monarch
• John II, Pope, (533-535)
• John III Ducas Vatatzes, (1193-1254), Byzantine Emperor
• John III of Constantinople
• John III of Portugal, (1521-1557), Portuguese monarch
• John III (Maronite Patriarch)
• John III of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
• John III of Poland, (1674-1696), Polish ruler
• John III, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John III, Pope, (561-574)
• John IV Lascaris, Byzantine Emperor
• John IV (Maronite Patriarch)
• John IV of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
• John IV of Portugal, (1640-1656), Portuguese monarch
• John IV, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John IV, Pope, (640-642)
• John V of Portugal, (1706-1750), Portuguese monarch
• John V Palaeologus, (1332-1391), Byzantine Emperor
• John V (Maronite Patriarch)
• John V of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
• John V, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John V, Pope, (685-686)
• John VI of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
• John VI of Portugal, ( 1799-1816, 1816-1826), Portuguese monarch
• John VI, Pope, (701-705), Pope
• John VI Cantacuzenus, (c. 1292-1383), Byzantine Emperor
• John VI, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John VII Palaeologus, (1370-1408), Byzantine Emperor
• John VII, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John VII, Pope, (705-709)
• John VIII Palaeologus, (1390-1448), Byzantine Emperor
• John VIII, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John VIII, Pope, (872-882)
• John IX Agapetus, (died 1134), Patriarch of Constantinople
• John IX, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John IX, Pope, (898-900)
• John X, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John X, Pope, (914-928)
• John XI, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John XI, Pope, (931-935)
• John XII, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John XII, Pope, (955-963)
• John XIII, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John XIII, Pope, (965-972)
• John XIV, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• John XIV, Pope, (983-984)
• John XIX, Pope, (1024-1032)
• John XV, Pope, (985-996)
• John XVII, Pope
• John XVIII, Pope, (1003-1009)
• John XXI, Pope, (1276-1277)
• John XXII, Pope, (1316-1334)
• John XXIII, (ca. 1400), Antipope
• John XXIII, (1881-1963)
• John Paul I, (1912-1978), Pope
• John Paul II, (born 1920), Pope
• John-Jules, Danny, actor
• John , Count McCormack, singer
• Don John of Austria, (died 1578), Spanish Governor-General of the Netherlands
• John Du Scot, (800-877) Christian philospher
• John, Lord Lovelace, US Governor of New Jersey
• John Maron, (died 707), Maronite Patriarch
• John Maron II, Maronite Patriarch
• John of Denmark, (1481-1513), Norwegian monarch
• John of England, (1166-1216), king of England
• John of Jaje, Maronite Patriarch
• John of Jandun, scholastic philosopher
• John of Mirecourt, scholastic philosopher
• John of Paris, scholastic philosopher
• John of Reading, scholastic philosopher
• John of Salisbury, (c. 1115-1180), scholastic philosopher
• John of Saxony, (1801-1873), King of Saxony
• John of Seville, scholastic philosopher
• John of Sittingbourne, Archbishop of Canterbury
• John of St. Gilles, scholastic philosopher
• John of the Cross, (died 1591), Spanish mystic
• John of Treviso, scholastic philosopher
• John the Blind (1310-1346), Bohemian aristocrat
• John the Fearless, (1371-1419), Duke of Burgundy
• John, Saint
• John, Augustus, (1878-1961), artist
• John, Elton, (born 1947), British pop singer
• John, Gwen, (1876-1939), artist
• John, Little Willie, (born 1937), musician

Johns

• Johns, Daniel, (born 1978), singer
• Johns, Glynis, (born 1923), actress
• Johns, Jasper, (born 1930), painter
• Johns, Orrick Glenday, (died 1946), poet, playwright

Johnson

• Johnson, Amy, (1903-1941), British lady aviator
• Johnson, Andrew, (1808-1875), US president
• Johnson, Avery, NBA basketball player
• Johnson, Ben, (born 1961), sprinter
• Johnson, Ben (actor), (died 1996), actor
• Johnson, Bill (1872-1972) jazz musician
• Johnson, Blind Willie, musician
• Johnson, Bunk (1879?-1949) jazz musician
• Johnson, Byron Ingemar, (1947-1952)
• Johnson, Celia, (1908-1982), actress
• Johnson, Kelly, aerospace engineer
• Johnson, Dink (1892-1954) jazz musician
• Johnson, Don, (born 1959), US actor
• Johnson, Eyvind, Swedish writer
• Johnson, Fenton, poet
• Johnson, Fergus, member of Aosdána
• Johnson, George W (c.1855-1914) pioneer recording artist
• Johnson, Georgia Douglas, poet
• Johnson, Harold, boxer
• Johnson, Helene, poet
• Johnson, Hiram, (1866- ), California governor, political activist
• Johnson, J.J, (1924-2001), musician
• Johnson, Jack, (1878-1946), first black world heavyweight champion boxer
• Johnson, James, RAF fighter ace
• Johnson, James P (1894-1955) US pianist & composer
• Johnson, James Weldon, (1871-1938), author, poet, folklorist, and civil rights leader
• Johnson, Janis G, Canadian senator
• Johnson, Jimmy, former NFL coach, TV analyst
• Johnson, Kevin, (born 1965), US basketball player
• Johnson, Lady Bird, (born 1912), US First Lady
• Johnson, Lionel, poet
• Johnson, Lonnie, musician
• Johnson, Lyndon Baines, (1908-1973), US president
• Johnson, Magic, US basketball player
• Johnson, Marc
• Johnson, Marv, musician
• Johnson, Michael, (born 1967), Olympic gold medalist in track and field
• Johnson, Pauline E, Canadian writer
• Johnson, Pete, musician
• Johnson, Philip, (born 1906), architect
• Johnson, Rafer, (born 1935), Olympic gold medalist
• Johnson, Richard, (died 1850), US politician
• Johnson, Robert, (1911-1938), musician
• Johnson, Samuel, (1709-1784), English poet
• Johnson, Sargent, (1888-1967), painter
• Johnson, Steven C, computer scientist
• Johnson, Thomas, (1714-1778) English woodcarver and furniture designer
• Johnson, Thomas, (1732-1819) Governor of Maryland and U.S. Supreme Court Justice
• Johnson, Thomas, (1802-1865) member of Kansas Territory Legislature
• Johnson, Thomas, (1873-1963) Irish nationalist and Labour Party Leader
• Johnson, Uwe, (born 1934), writer
• Johnson, Van, (born 1916), actor
• Johnson, Walter, (1887-1946)
• Johnson, Sir William, (1715-1774) British pioneer and soldier
• Johnson, William, (1771-1834), US Supreme Court Justice

Johnston

• Johnston, Albert Sidney, (1803-1862), Confederate general
• Johnston, Bruce, (born 1944) musician
• Johnston, Daniel, musician
• Johnston, George, novelist
• Johnston, Harry, (1858-1927), British explorer of Africa
• Johnston, Jennifer, member of Aosdána
• Johnston, Lynn, cartoonist
• Johnston, Mary, American novelist
• Johnston, Rita
• Johnston, Stevie, world champion boxer
• Johnston, Tom, aka Tam Johnston, post WW2 Secretary of State for Scotland

Joh

• Johst, Hanns (1890-1978), German Nazi playwright

Joi

• Joinville, Jean de, (1224-1319), historian

Jok

• Jokai, Mor, (1825-1904), novelist
• Jokl, Norbert, (1877-1942), Austrian albanologist

Jol

• Jolie, Angelina, (born 1975), US actress
• Joliet, Louis, (1645-1700), explorer
• Joliot, Frédéric, (1900-1958), French scientist
• Joliot-Curie, Irène, (1897-1956), French scientist and daughter of Marie Curie
• Jolitz, Lynne, 386BSD
• Jolitz, William, 386BSD
• Jolley, Elizabeth, novelist
• Jolson, Al, (1886-1950), US star

Jom

• Jomei, emperor of Japan
• Jomini, Antoine Henri, general, writer

Jon

• Jonas, (1448-1461), Metropolitan of Moscow
• Jónasson, Hermann, (1956-1958), prime minister
• Jónsson, Björn, (1909-1911), prime minister
• Jónsson, Emil, (1958-1959), prime minister
• Jónsson, Kristján, (1911-1912), prime minister
• Jones, Adam, (born 1965), musician
• Jones, Allen, (born 1937), painter
• Jones, Andy, comedic playwright and performer
• Jones, Bobby, (1902-1971), golfer
• Jones, Booker T, (born 1944), musician
• Jones, Brian, (1942-1969), rock musician
• Jones, Carolyn, (died 1983), actress
• Jones, Casey
• Jones, Charles "Chuck, (1912-2002), animator
• Jones, Inigo, (1573-1652), British architect
• James L. Jones, Commandant of the Marine Corps
• Jones, Daniel, (died 1967), phonetician
• Jones, David, (1895-1974), artist and poet
• Jones, Davy, (born 1945), singer
• Jones, Deacon, (born 1938), US football star
• Jones, Dean, (born 1930), actor
• Jones, D. F, author
• Jones, Diana Wynne, (born 1934), British fantasy author
• Jones, Elvin, musician

• Jones, Ernest, psychiatrist
• Jones, George, (born 1931), musician
• Jones, Grace, (born 1948), singer, actress
• Jones, Grandpa, (1913-1998), country music performer
• Jones, Hank, musician
• Jones, Howard, (born 1955), musician
• Jones, Isham (1894-1956), US bandleader
• Jones, Jack, (1884-1970), novelist
• Jack Jones (actor) actor, singer
• Jones, James, (1921-1977), American novelist
• Jones, James T
• Jones, Jeffrey, (born 1947), actor
• Jones, Jennifer, (born 1919), actor
• Jones, Jenny, (born 1946), comedienne, talk show host
• Jones, Jerry, owner of the Dallas Cowboys
• Jones, Jim, (1931-1978), US cult leader
• Jones, Jo, musician
• Jones, John Paul, (1747-1792), naval officer
• Jones, John Paul, (born 1946), musician
• Jones, Leroi, aka Amiri Baraka
• Jones, Lois Mailou, (1905-c.1990s), painter
• Jones, Lupita, Miss Universe 1990
• Jones, Marion, (born 1975), Olympic gold medal winning runner
• Jones, Melvin, (1879-1961), founder of Lions Clubs International
• Jones, Richard M, (1892-1945), jazz musician & producer
• Jones Jr., Roy, (born 1969), world boxing champion
• Jones, Noel, (died 1995), British diplomat
• Jones, Norah, (born 1979), musician
• Jones, Parnelli, (born 1933), auto racer
• Jones, Philly Joe, musician
• Jones, Randy, (born 1952), musician
• Jones, Raymond F, author
• Jones, Shirley, (born 1934), actor
• Jones, Spike, (1911-1965), US comedian & musician
• Jones, Steve, (born 1955), British musician
• Jones, Steve, athlete
• Jones, Steve, (born 1944), biologist
• Jones, Terry, (born 1942), comedian, author, TV presenter
• Jones, Thomas, astronaut
• Jones, Tim, (born 1972), singer-songwriter
• Jones, Tom, (born 1940), singer
• Jones, Tommy Lee, (born 1946), actor
• Jones, Vaughan Frederick Randal, mathematician
• Jones, William, (1566-1640)
• Jones, William, (1746-1794), philologist
• Jones, Willie, III, musician
• Jong, Erica, (born 1942), author
• Jongpil, Kim
• Jonigk, Thomas, dramatist, author
• Jonson, Ben, (1573-1637), poet and dramatist
• Jontes, Gelc, (1906-1972), poet
• Jonze, Spike, film director

Jor

• Joplin, Janis, (1943-1970), US singer
• Joplin, Scott, (1867-1917), ragtime composer

Jor

• Jordaens, Jacob, (1593-1678), Belgian painter
• Jordan, Barbara, (1936-1996), first African-American woman elected to Texas Senate
• Jordan, Camille, (1838-1922), mathematician
• Jordan, Camille, (died 1821), French politician
• Jordan, Dorothy, (born 1761), British actress, royal mistress
• Jordan, Jeremy, (born 1973), actor, singer
• Jordan, June, poet
• Jordan, Louis, (1908-1975), musician
• Jordan, Michael Jeffrey, (born 1963), US basketball player
• Jordan (model), model
• Jordan, Neil, (born 1950), author, film director, member of Aosdána
• Jordan, Robert, (born 1948), author
• Jordan, Sheila, musician
• Jordan, Stanley, (born 1959), musician
• Jordan, Terry, Canadian writer
• Jörgensmann, Theo, musician
• Jordan, Vernon, Jr, (born 1935), US presidential advisor
• Jorgensen, Christine, (1926-1989), transsexual
• Jorn, Asger, (1914-1973), Danish painter
• Jorrin, Willie (born 1969) world champion boxer
• Jory, Victor, (1902-1982), actor

Jos

• Jose, Jose, singer
• Jose, Rafael singer, actor and show host
• Josef, Franz, of Austria, (1830-1916), Austrian emperor
• Joseph, Jesus Christ's "father"
• Joseph Dergham Khazen, Maronite Patriarch
• Joseph El Gergessi, Maronite Patriarch
• Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, (1678-1711)
• Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, (1741-1790)
• Joseph, Chief, (1840-1904), Nez Perce leader
• Joseph I, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joseph II, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
• Joseph, Jenny, poet
• Joseph, Metropolitan of Moscow, (1742-1745)
• Joseph, Patriarch, (1642-1652), Metropolitan of Moscow
• Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium, Belgian monarch
• Joseph of Hadeth, Maronite Patriarch
• Josephson, Ernst, (1851-1906)
• Josephus, (AD 37-AD 100), Jewish historian
• Joshua I, Maronite patriarch
• Joshua II, Maronite patriarch
• Jospin, Lionel, (born 1938) French prime minister

Jou

• Joule, James Prescott, (1818-1889), physicist

Jov

• Jove, Patriarch, (1589-1605), Metropolitan of Moscow
• Jovian, Roman Emperor
• Jovovich, Milla, (born 1975), Ukrainian-born actress

Joy

• Joyal, Serge, Canadian senator
• Joy, Bill, (born 1955), computer scientist, founder of Sun Microsystems
• Joyce, James, (1882-1941), Irish author
• Joyce, John, Canadian writer
• Joyce, William, (1906-1946) "Lord Haw-Haw", British-born radio propagandist

Ju

• Juárez, Benito, (1806-1872), Mexican president & leader
• Ju Si-gyeong, (1876-1914)
• Juan Carlos of Spain, (born 1938)
• Juanes, singer
• Juantorena, Alberto, track and field
• Judah, Theodore, (1826-1863), railroads
• Judas Iscariot, the Jesus Christ disciple who betrayed him
• Judd, Ashley, (born 1968), actress
• Judd, Donald, (1928-1994), painter
• Judd, Sylvester, American novelist
• Judd, Wynonna, (born 1964), musician
• Julian, (ruled 361-363), the Apostate, Roman emperor
• Julian of Alexandria, (178-189), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
• Julian, Don, musician
• Julian, Hubert, (born 1900), aviator
• Juliana of the Netherlands, (born 1909)
• Julio, Ener, world champion boxer
• Julio, Jorge Eliezer, world champion boxer
• Julius Caesar, (circa 100 BC - 44 BC), Roman dictator
• Julius I, (337-352), Pope
• Julius II, (1503-1513), Pope
• Julius III, (1550-1555), Pope
• Julius Nepos, (c. 430-480), Roman emperor
• Jump, Gordon, US actor
• Jun, Xie, (born 1970), chess player
• Jung, Carl, (1875-1961), Swiss founder of analytical psychology
• Jung, Ch'en, painter
• Junghee, Park
• Junkers, Hugo, (1859-1935), German aerospace engineer
• Junkin, John, British comedian
• Jünger, Ernst, (1895-1998), German poet
• Junna, emperor of Japan
• Junnin, emperor of Japan, (733-765)
• Juntoku, emperor of Japan
• Jupitus, Phil, British comedian
• Juran, Joseph, Six Sigma
• Jurcic, Josip, (1844-1881), author
• Jürgens, Udo, (born 1934), singer-songwriter
• Jurmann, Walter (1903-1971), composer
• Jüssi, Fred, Estonian journalist
• Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de, (1748-1836), botanist, biologist
• Just, Ernest Everett, biologist
• Juster, Norton, writer
• Justice, Donald
• Justice, James Robertson, Scottish actor
• Justin I, (c. 435-527), Byzantine emperor
• Justin II, Byzantine emperor
• Justinian I, (A.D. 527-565), Byzantine emperor
• Justinian II, (669-711), Byzantine emperor
• Justus, (St.) 624
• Justus of Alexandria, (118-129), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
• Juvarra, Filippo, architect
• Juvenal, poet
• Juxon, William, (1582-1663), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Juyung, Chung

Jy

• Jylhä, Konsta, Finnish violin musician