# People and Peoples (Ja-Ji)

J. Andrew Schulze
J Andrew Schulze was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Pennsylvania from 1823 until 1829.

J. Bracken Lee
J Bracken Lee was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Utah from 1949 until 1957.

J. C. B. Ehringhaus
J C B Ehringhaus was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1933 until 1937.

J. C. W. Beckham
J C W Beckham was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1900 until 1907.

J. Caleb Boggs
J Caleb Boggs was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Delaware from 1953 until 1960.

J. Don Ferguson
J Don Ferguson is an actor.

J. Edward Bromberg
J. Edward Bromberg was an actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1951.

J. Emile Harley
J Emile Harley was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1941 until 1942.

J. Frank Hanly
J Frank Hanly was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Indiana from 1905 until 1909.

J. Gregory Smith
J Gregory Smith was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Vermont from 1863 until 1865.

J. Herbert Kerr Jr
J Herbert Kerr Jr is an actor.

J. Howard Edmondson
J Howard Edmondson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Oklahoma from 1959 until 1963.

J. Howard McGrath
J Howard McGrath was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Rhode Island from 1941 until 1945.

J. Howard Pyle
J Howard Pyle was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Arizona from 1951 until 1955.

J. Hugo Aronson
J Hugo Aronson was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Montana from 1953 until 1961.

J. J. Hickey
J J Hickey was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Wyoming from 1959 until 1961.

J. J. Thomson
J J Thomson was an English scientist. He was born in 1856 at Cheetham and died in 1940. He won the Nobel prize for physics in 1906.

J. James Exon
J James Exon was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Nebrasaka from 1971 until 1979.

J. Joseph Garrahy
J Joseph Garrahy was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Rhode Island from 1977 until 1985.

J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
J Lindsay Almond Jr was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Virginia from 1958 until 1962.

J. M. Kerrigan
J M Kerrigan was an actor. He was born in 1885 and died in 1964.

J. M. Morehead
J M Morehead was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of North Carolina from 1841 until 1845.

J. Melville Broughton
J Melville Broughton was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1941 until 1945.

J. Millard Tawes
J Millard Tawes was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maryland from 1959 until 1967.

J. Pat O'Malley
J Pat O'Malley was an actor.

J. Pinckney Henderson
J Pinckney Henderson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1846 until 1847.

J. Proctor Knott
J Proctor Knott was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1883 until 1887.

J.Carrol Naish
J.Carrol Naish was an actor. He was born in 1900 and died in 1973.

J.D. Cannon
J.D Cannon is an actor. He was born in 1922.

J.Farrell MacDonald
J.Farrell MacDonald was an actor. He was born in 1875 and died in 1952.

J.Lee Thompson
J.Lee Thompson is an actor. He was born in 1914.

J.R. Tozer
J.R Tozer is an actor.

Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1981.

Jack Benny
Jack Benny was an actor. He was born in 1894 and died in 1974.

Jack Beutel
Jack Beutel is an actor.

Jack Britton
Jack Britton was an American boxer, who won the world welterweight title in 1915, 1916 and again in 1919, holding it until 1922. He was born in 1885 and died in 1962.

Jack Buchanan
Jack Buchanan was an actor. He was born in 1891 and died in 1957.

Jack Cade
see "John Cade"

Jack Carson
Jack Carson was an actor. He was born in 1910 and died in 1963.

Jack Carter
Jack Carter is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Jack Cassidy
Jack Cassidy was an actor. He died in 1968.

Jack Crain
Jack Crain is an actor.

Jack Creley
Jack Creley is an actor.

Jack Donaldson
Jack Donaldson was an Australian professional sprinter who held almost all professional records from 65 yards to 400 yards. He was born in 1886 and died in 1933.

Jack Elam
Jack Elam is an actor. He was born in 1916.

Jack Gilford
Jack Gilford was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1990.

Jack Guilford
Jack Guilford was an actor. He died in 1990.

Jack Gwillin
Jack Gwillin is an actor.

Jack Haley
Jack Haley was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1979.

Jack Hawkins
Jack Hawkins was an actor. He was born in 1910 and died in 1973.

Jack Hobbs
Jack Hobbs was an actor. He was born in 1893 and died in 1968.

Jack Holt
Jack Holt was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1951.

Jack Hulbert
Jack Hulbert was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1978.

Jack Kehoe
Jack Kehoe is an actor.

Jack Klugman
Jack Klugman is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Jack Kruschen
Jack Kruschen is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Jack Lambert
Jack Lambert is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Jack LaRue
Jack LaRue is an actor. He was born in 1927.

Jack Lemmon
Jack Lemmon is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Jack Livesey
Jack Livesey was an actor. He was born in 1901 and died in 1961.

Jack London
Jack London was an American writer. He was born in 1876 at San Francisco and died in 1916. He wrote The Call of the Wild and White Fang.

Jack Lord
Jack Lord is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Jack M. Campbell
Jack M Campbell was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Mexico from 1963 until 1967.

Jack MacGowran
Jack MacGowran was an actor. He was born in 1916 and died in 1973.

Jack Mason
Jack Mason is an actor.

Jack Mulhall
Jack Mulhall was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1979.

Jack Mullaney
Jack Mullaney was an actor. He was born in 1932 and died in 1982.

Jack Nance
Jack Nance was an actor. He died in 1997.

Jack Nicholson
Jack Nicholson is an actor. He was born in 1937.

Jack Norman
Jack Norman is an actor.

Jack Norton
Jack Norton was an actor. He was born in 1889 and died in 1958.

Jack O'Rourke
Jack O'Rourke is an actor.

Jack Oakie
Jack Oakie was an actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1978.

Jack Palance
Jack Palance is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Jack Pennick
Jack Pennick was an actor. He was born in 1895 and died in 1964.

Jack Pickford
Jack Pickford was an actor. He was born in 1896 and died in 1933.

Jack R. Gage
Jack R Gage was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Wyoming from 1961 until 1963.

Jack Rain
Jack Rain was an actor. He was born in 1895 and died in 1979.

Jack Riley
Jack Riley is an actor.

Jack Ryland
Jack Ryland is an actor.

Jack Sheppard
Jack Sheppard was an English criminal. He was born in 1702 and hanged in 1724 at Tyburn. He was a workhouse child who abandoned his apprenticeship and took up robbery. He escaped from prison many times, most notably escaping from the condemned cell in Newgate in 1724.

Jack Soo
Jack Soo was an actor. He was born in 1916 and died in 1979.

Jack Thibeau
Jack Thibeau is an actor.

Jack Thompson
Jack Thompson is an actor. He was born in 1940.

Jack Trevor
Jack Trevor is an actor.

Jack Warden
Jack Warden is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Jack Warner
Jack Warner was an actor. He died in 1981.

Jack Watling
Jack Watling is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Jack Watson
Jack Watson is an actor. He was born in 1921.

Jack Webb
Jack Webb was an actor. He was born in 1920 and died in 1982.

Jack Weston
Jack Weston is an actor. He was born in 1926.

Jack Wild
Jack Wild is an actor. He was born in 1952.

Jackie Burroughs
Jackie Burroughs is an actress.

Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan is a Chinese actor famed for his martial arts.

Jackie Coogan
Jackie Coogan was an actor. He was born in 1914 and died in 1984.

Jackie Cooper
Jackie Cooper is an American actor. He was born in 1921 John Cooper, Jrat Los Angeles. A nephew of film director Norman Taurog, he began appearing in Bobby Clark and Lloyd Hamilton comedies at three and later was in eight episodes of the Our Gang series. During the 30s he was one of Hollywood's most popular child stars, making audiences cry and laugh at his mishaps and antics in a long succession of tear-jerkers. He was nominated for best actor Academy Award for his performance in Skippy (1930), which was directed by his uncle. He was teamed with Wallace Berry in several successful films, notably The Champ (1931), The Bowery (1933), and Treasure Island (1934).Cooper's career declined in the early 40s, and after Second World War service he attempted a comeback in B films, then tried summer stock and Broadway, later touring with the national company of 'Mr. Roberts' as Ensign Pulver. He finally launched a highly successful career on TV, starring in
the series `The People's Choice' (1955 to 1958) and `Hennessey' (1959 to 1962)
and becoming an Emmy Award-winning director and executive producer. In 1972 he made his debut as film director with Stand Up and Be Counted.

Jackie Earle Haley
Jackie Earle Haley is an actor.

Jackie Gleason
Jackie Gleason was an actor. He was born in 1916 and died in 1987.

Jackie Jenkins
Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins is an actor. He was born in 1937.

Jackie Joseph
Jackie Joseph is an actress.

Jackie Searle
Jackie Searle is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Jackson Haines
Jackson Haines was an American ice figure-skater. He was born in 1840 at Chicago and died in 1879. He was originally a dancer and developed a radical technique of skating which sjocked the more conventionally minded during the mid-nineteenth century. He instigated the Viennese school of skating.

Jaclyn Smith
Jaclyn Smith is an actress.

Jacob
Jacob is a biblical character, the son of Isaac and the patriarch of the nation of Israel. He supplanted his elder brother Esau, obtaining his father's special blessing and thus being seen as the inheritor of God's promises. He had twelve sons, to whom Jewish tradition traces the twelve tribes of Israel.

Jacob A. O. Preus
Jacob A O Preus was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Minnesota from 1921 until 1925.

Jacob B. Jackson
Jacob B Jackson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of West Virginia from 1881 until 1885.

Jacob Dolson Cox
Jacob Dolson Cox was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Ohio from 1866 until 1868.

Jacob Jordaens
Jacob Jordaens was a Dutch artist. He was born in 1593 at Antwerp and died in 1678.

Jacob Ruisdael
Jacob van Ruisdael was a Dutch painter. He was born in 1628 in Haarlem and died in 1682.

Jacob Stainer
Jacob Stainer was an Austrian violin maker. He was born in 1621 at Absam and died in 1683. He was the founder of the Tyrolese school of violin-making.

Jacob Stout
Jacob Stout was an American politician. He was a Federalist governor of Delaware from 1820 until 1821.

Jacobites
The Jacobites were people who wanted the return of the Stuart monarchy after the expulsion of James II by William III.

Jacobus Van't Hoff
Jacobus Hendricus Van't Hoff was a Dutch chemist. He was born in 1852 and died in 1911. He investigated oceanic salt deposits, stereoisomerism, mass action and contributed to the theory of solution.

Jacopo Robusti
see "Tintoretto"

Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset is an actress. She was born in 1944.

Jacqueline du Pre
Jacqueline du Pre was an English cellist. She was born in 1945 and died in 1987.

Jacqueline Pagnol
Jacqueline Pagnol is an actress.

Jacqueline Pearce
Jacqueline Pearce is an actress.

Jacqueline Wells
Jacqueline Wells is an actress. She was born in 1914.

Jacques Bergerac
Jacques Bergerac is an actor. He was born in 1927.

Jacques Brunet
Jacques Charles Brunet was a French bibliographer and bookseller. He was born in 1780 and died in 1867. He started his bibliographic career by the preparation of several auction catalogues and of a supplementary volume to the Dictionaire Bibliographique of Cailleau and Duclos.

Jacques Cousteau
Jacques-Yves Cousteau is a French underwater explorer. He was born in 1910. He has pioneered aqualung diving and made numerous television documentaries.

Jacques Dupre
Jacques Dupre was an American politician. He was a Jeffersonian Republican governor of Louisiana from 1830 until 1831.

Jacques Francois
Jacques Francois is an actor.

Jacques Godin
Jacques Godin is an actor.

Jacques Louis David
Jacques Louis David was a French historical painter. He was born in 1748 and died in 1825.

Jacques Marin
Jacques Marin is an actress. She was born in 1919.

Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Offenbach was a German composer. He was born in 1819, dying in 1880. He wrote the opera tales of hoffmann.

Jacques Sernas
Jacques Sernas is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Jacques Thibaud
Jacques Thibaud was a French violinist. He was born in 1880, dying in an air crash in 1953.

Jacques Villere
Jacques Villere was an American politician. He was a Jeffersonian Republican governor of Louisiana from 1816 until 1820.

Jaime Sanchez
Jaime Sanchez is an actor.

Jake Barnes
Jake Barnes is an actor.

Jakob Agardh
Jakob Georg Agardh was a German botanist. he was born in 1813 and died in 1901. The son of Karl Agardh, Jakob was also professor at Lund and published works on algae.

Jakob Burckhardt
Jakob Burckhardt was a Swiss historian of art and culture. He was born in 1818 at Basel and died in 1897. He was educated at the universities of Basel and Berlin. With the exception of three years from 1855 to 1858, during which he taught at the Zurich Polytechnic Institute, he spent the following half century from 1843 to 1893 as professor of the history of art and civilization at the University of Basel.

Jakob Grimm
Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm was a German philologist. He was born in 1785 and died in 1863. Wilhelm Karl Grimm was a German philologist. He was born in 1786 and died in 1859. Together with his brother Jakob they wrote a book of fairy tales.

Jamanas
see "Ticunas"

James A. Beaver
James A Beaver was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Pennsylvania from 1887 until 1891.

James A. Mount
James A Mount was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Indiana from 1897 until 1901.

James A. Noe
James A Noe was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Louisiana during 1936.

James A. Rhodes
James A Rhodes was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Ohio from 1963 until 1971.

James A. Weston
James A Weston was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Hampshire from 1871 until 1872.

James Abrahams
James Abrahams is an actor.

James Abram Garfield
James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the USA, during 1881.

James Adams
James Truslow Adams was an American (1878-1949)historian. He was born in 1878 and died in 1949. His work 'The Founding of New England' written in 1921 was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

James Agate
James Evershed Agate was a British writer. he was born in 1877 and died in 1947. He began work at nineteen in a cotton mill, leaving that in 1898 to spend sixteen years working in the Manchester cotton trade before turning to dramatic criticism with the Manchester Guardian and writing several books including his Ego series.

James Archer
James Archer was a Scottish painter. He was born in 1822 and died in 1904. He is best known for his portraits, although he also painted several large subject paintings including 'The Worship of Dionysus' and 'St Agnes - a Christian Martyr'.

James Arness
James Arness is an actor. He was born in 1923.

James B Sikking
James B Sikking is an actor.

James B. A. Robertson
James B A Robertson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Oklahoma from 1919 until 1923.

James B. Edwards
James B Edwards was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of South Carolina from 1975 until 1979.

James B. Frazier
James B Frazier was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1903 until 1905.

James B. Grant
James B Grant was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Colorado from 1883 until 1885.

James B. Hunt, Jr
James B Hunt Jr was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1977 until 1985.

James B. Longley
James B Longley was an American politician. He was a Independent governor of Maine from 1975 until 1979.

James B. McCreary
James B McCreary was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1911 until 1915.

James B. Orman
James B Orman was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Colorado from 1901 until 1903.

James B. Ray
James B Ray was an American politician. He was a Independent governor of Indiana from 1825 until 1831.

James B. Richardson
James B Richardson was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of South Carolina from 1802 until 1804.

James Barbour
James Barbour was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Virginia from 1812 until 1814.

James Barton
James Barton was an actor. He was born in 1890 and died in 1962.

James Bell
James Bell was an actor. He was born in 1891 and died in 1973.

James Black Groome
James Black Groome was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maryland from 1874 until 1876.

James Blanchard
James Blanchard was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Michigan from 1983 until 1991.

James Boswell
James Boswell was a British biographer. He was born in 1740 at Edinburgh and died in 1795. He wrote 'The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.'.

James Bowdoin
James Bowdoin was an American statesman. He was born in 1727 at Boston and died in 1790. In 1785 he was appointed governor of Massachusetts.

James Bradley
James Bradley was an English astronomer. He was born in 1692 at Sherborne, and died in 1762. He discovered the aberration of light. In 1741 he was made Astronomer Royal.

James Braid
James Braid was a Scottish professional golfer. He was born in 1870 and died in 1950. He was the first man to win the Open championship five times and was a founder member of the Professional Golfers Association, whose match-play championship he won four times.

James Brice
James Brice was an American politician. He was a governor of Maryland during 1792.

James Brindley
James Brindley was an English engineer. He was born in 1716 and died in 1772. He built the Bridgewater Canal in 1758 and the Grand Trunk Canal.

James Broderick
James Broderick was an actor. He was born in 1927 and died in 1982.

James Brolin
James Brolin is an actor. He was born in 1940.

James Brown
James Brown is an actor. He was born in 1920.

James Buchanan
James Buchanan was the fifteenth president of the USA from 1857 to 1861.

James Burke
James Burke was an actor. He was born in 1886 and died in 1968.

James Butcher
James Butcher was an American politician. He was a governor of Maryland during 1809.

James C. Jones
James C Jones was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of Tennessee from 1841 until 1845.

James Caan
James Caan is an actor. He was born in 1938.

James Canning
James Canning is an actor.

James Clark
James Clark was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of Kentucky from 1836 until 1839.

James Clark Ross
James Clark Ross was an English admiral and Antarctic explorer. He was born in 1800, dying in 1862.

James Coburn
James Coburn is an actor. He was born in 1928.

James Coco
James Coco was an actor. He was born in 1928 and died in 1987.

James Connolly
James Connolly was an Irish Socialist. He was born in 1870 and died in 1916. With James Larkin he directed the great Dublin strike in 1913 which resulted in the formation of the Citizen Army. Connolly joined Sinn Fein and was Commander-in-Chief in the Easter rising of 1916, where upon he was executed by the British.

James Corbett
James Corbett (Gentleman Jim) was an American boxer. He was born in 1866 and died in 1933. He won the Heavyweight Championship of the World in 1892 beating John Sullivan.

James Cossins
James Cossins is an actor. He was born in 1933.

James Craig
James Craig is an actor. He was born in 1912.

James Cruze
James Cruze was an actor. He was born in 1884 and died in 1942.

James D. Black
James D Black was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Kentucky during 1919.

James D. Porter
James D Porter was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1875 until 1879.

James D. Williams
James D Williams was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Indiana from 1877 until 1880.

James Daly
James Daly was an actor. He was born in 1918 and died in 1978.

James Darren
James Darren is an actor. He was born in 1936.

James Destri
James Destri played keyboards with the 70's punk rock band Blondie.

James Donald
James Donald is an actor. He was born in 1917.

James Doohan
James Doohan is an actor.

James Drury
James Drury is an actor. He was born in 1934.

James Dunn
James Dunn was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1967.

James E. Boyd
James E Boyd was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Nebrasaka from 1892 until 1893.

James E. Broome
James E Broome was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Florida from 1853 until 1857.

James E. Campbell
James E Campbell was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Ohio from 1890 until 1892.

James E. Ferguson
James E Ferguson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1915 until 1917.

James E. Fielder
James E Fielder was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Jersey during 1913.

James E. Folsom
James E Folsom was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Alabama from 1947 until 1951.

James E. Holshouser, Jr
James E Holshouser Jr was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of North Carolina from 1973 until 1977.

James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones is an actor. He was born in 1931.

James Edwards
James Edwards was an actor. He was born in 1922 and died in 1970.

James Ellison
James Ellison is an actor. He was born in 1910.

James F. Byrnes
James F Byrnes was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1951 until 1955.

James F. Hinkle
James F Hinkle was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Mexico from 1923 until 1925.

James F. Robinson
James F Robinson was an American politician. He was a Union governor of Kentucky from 1862 until 1863.

James Farentino
James Farentino is an actor. He was born in 1938.

James Faulkner
James Faulkner is an actor.

James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper was an American novelist. He was born in 1789, dying in 1851. He wrote the last of the Mohicans and the Deerslayer.

James Fenner
James Fenner was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Rhode Island from 1807 until 1811.

James Ferrier
James Frederick Ferrier was a Scottish philosopher. He was born in 1808 in Edinburgh and died in 1864.

James Finlayson
James Finlayson was an actor. He was born in 1877 and died in 1953.

James Flavin
James Flavin was an actor. He was born in 1906 and died in 1976.

James Flecker
James Elroy Flecker was an English poet. He was born in 1884 at London and died in 1915.

James Fox
James Fox is an actor. He was born in 1939.

James Franciscus
James Franciscus was an actor. He was born in 1934 and died in 1991.

James Franks
James Franks is an actor.

James G. Martin
James G Martin was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of North Carolina from 1985 until 1993.

James G. Scrugham
James G Scrugham was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Nevada from 1923 until 1927.

James Garner
James Garner is an actor. He was born in 1928.

James Garrard
James Garrard was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Kentucky from 1796 until 1804.

James Gillray
James Gillray was an English artist and caricaturist. He was born in 1757 and died in 1815.

James Gordon Bennett
James Gordon Bennett was a Scottish born American newspaper editor. He was born in 1800 and died in 1872. He founded the 'New York Herald' in 1835.

James Gregory
James Gregory is an actor. He was born in 1911.

James H. Adams
James H Adams was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1854 until 1856.

James H. Brady
James H Brady was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Idaho from 1909 until 1911.

James H. Budd
James H Budd was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of California from 1895 until 1899.

James H. Duff
James H Duff was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Pennsylvania from 1947 until 1951.

James H. Hammond
James H Hammond was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1842 until 1844.

James H. Hawley
James H Hawley was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Idaho from 1911 until 1913.

James H. Higgins
James H Higgins was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Rhode Island from 1907 until 1909.

James H. Peabody
James H Peabody was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Colorado from 1903 until 1905.

James H. Price
James H Price was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Virginia from 1938 until 1942.

James Haake
James Haake is an actor.

James Hall
James Hall was an actor. He was born in 1900 and died in 1940.

James Hamilton, Jr
James Hamilton, Jr was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1830 until 1832.

James Hampton
James Hampton is an actor.

James Harcourt
James Harcourt is an actor.

James Hartness
James Hartness was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Vermont from 1921 until 1923.

James Henderson Berry
James Henderson Berry was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1883 until 1885.

James Hilton
James Hilton was an English writer. He was born in 1900. He wrote goodbye Mr Chips.

James Hoge Tyler
James Hoge Tyler was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Virginia from 1898 until 1902.

James I
James I was King of Scotland from 1424 to 1437. James I was King of England from 1603 to 1625.

James Iglehart
James Iglehart is an actor.

James II
James II was King of Scotland from 1437 to 1460. James II was King of England from 1685 to 1688.

James III
James III was King of Scotland from 1460 to 1488.

James Iredell, Jr
James Iredell Jr was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of North Carolina from 1827 until 1828.

James IV
James IV was King of Scotland from 1488 to 1513.

James J. Florio
James J Florio was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Jersey from 1990 until 1994.

James Jackson
James Jackson was an American politician. He was a Jeffersonian-Republican governor of Georgia from 1798 until 1801.

James Johnson
James Johnson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Georgia during 1865.

James Joule
James Prescott Joule was an English scientist. He was born in 1818 at Salford and died in 1889. He studied the relationship between heat and mechanical work.

James Joyce
James Joyce was an Irish writer. He was born in 1882 at Dublin and died in 1941. He wrote Ulysses and Finnegan's Wake.

James K. Polk
James K Polk was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1839 until 1841.

James K. Vardaman
James K Vardaman was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1904 until 1908.

James Keach
James Keach is an actor.

James Kenney
James Kenney is an actor. He was born in 1930.

James Kirkwood
James Kirkwood was an actor. He died in 1989.

James Knox Polk
James Knox Polk was the eleventh president of the USA from 1845 to 1849.

James Kushner
James Kushner is an actor.

James L Brooks
James L Brooks is an actor.

James L. Alcorn
James L Alcorn was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Mississippi from 1870 until 1871.

James L. Kemper
James L Kemper was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Virginia from 1874 until 1878.

James L. Orr
James L Orr was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1865 until 1868.

James M. Cox
James M Cox was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Ohio from 1917 until 1921.

James M. Curley
James M Curley was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Massachusetts from 1935 until 1937.

James M. Harvey
James M Harvey was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Kansas from 1869 until 1873.

James M. Smith
James M Smith was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Georgia from 1872 until 1877.

James M. Wells
James M Wells was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Louisiana from 1865 until 1867.

James MacArthur
James MacArthur is an actor. He was born in 1937.

James Macdonald
James Ramsay Macdonald was a British politician. He was born in 1866 at Lossiemouth and died in 1937. In 1911 he became leader of the Labour party.

James Madison
James Madison was the fourth president of the USA from 1809 to 1817.

James Marshall
James Marshall is an actor. He was born in 1967.

James Mason
James Mason was an actor. He was born in 1909 and died in 1984.

James Mathers
James Mathers is an actor.

James Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell was a Scottish mathematician. He was born in 1831 at Edinburgh and died in 1879. He created an electro-magnetic theory of light.

James McDowell
James McDowell was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Virginia from 1843 until 1846.

James Mitchum
James Mitchum is an actor. He was born in 1938.

James Monroe
James Monroe was the fifth president of the USA. He was born in Virginia in 1758 and died in 1831.

James Murray
James Murray was an actor. He was born in 1901 and died in 1936.

James N. Gillett
James N Gillett was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of California from 1907 until 1911.

James Naughton
James Naughton is an actor. He was born in 1945.

James O'Neill
James O'Neill was an actor. He was born in 1847 and died in 1920.

James O. Davidson
James O Davidson was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wisconsin from 1906 until 1911.

James Olson
James Olson is an actor. He was born in 1932.

James P. Clarke
James P Clarke was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1895 until 1897.

James P. Coleman
James P Coleman was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1956 until 1960.

James P. Goodrich
James P Goodrich was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Indiana from 1917 until 1921.

James Patton Preston
James Patton Preston was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Virginia from 1816 until 1819.

James Philip Eagle
James Philip Eagle was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1889 until 1893.

James Phipps
James Phipps is an actor.

James Pleasants
James Pleasants was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Virginia from 1822 until 1825.

James Pollock
James Pollock was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of Pennsylvania from 1855 until 1858.

James Ponder
James Ponder was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Delaware from 1871 until 1875.

James R. Thompson
James R Thompson was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Illinois from 1977 until 1991.

James Read
James Read is an actor.

James Remar
James Remar is an actor.

James Rennie
James Rennie was an actor. He was born in 1890 and died in 1965.

James Robertson
James Robertson is an actor.

James Robertson Justice
James Robertson Justice is an actor.

James Rolph, Jr
James Rolph Jr was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of California from 1931 until 1934.

James Rowlands
see "Sir Henry Stanley"

James Ryan
James Ryan is an actor.

James S. Boynton
James S Boynton was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Georgia during 1883.

James S. Hogg
James S Hogg was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1891 until 1895.

James Sant
James Sant was an English portrait painter. He was born in 1820 and died in 1916. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1870 but resigned in 1914.

James Seay
James Seay is an actor.

James Sevier Conway
James Sevier Conway was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1836 until 1840.

James Shigeta
James Shigeta is an actor. He was born in 1933.

James Stacy
James Stacy is an actor.

James Staley
James Staley is an actor.

James Stanhope
James Stanhope was a British statesman and general. He was born in 1673 at Paris and died in 1721. After serving in Italy and Flanders and in the Peninsular, he was dispatched with Peterborough's expedition to Spain in 1705, his main achievement being the capture of Port Mahon in the Balearic Isles. In 1710 he was captured by the French, but returned to England in 1712. He took an active part in the suppression of the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 and in passing the Septennial Act. His demise came with the collapse of the South Sea Bubble in 1720 when he was first minister.

James Starley
James Starley was an English inventor. He was born in 1831 at Albourne, and died in 1881. He made improvements to the bicycle and invented the tricycle.

James Stephenson
James Stephenson was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1941.

James Stewart
James Stewart was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1997.

James Stuart
James Francis Edward Stuart (the Old Pretender) was a reputed son of James II and pretender to the English throne. He was born in 1688 and died in 1766. He made an ineffectual attempt to land in Scotland in 1708, and in 1715 landed at Peterhead but the rebellion in his favour was virtually over and he retreated to Rome.

James Sullivan
James Sullivan was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Massachusetts from 1807 until 1808.

James Sykes
James Sykes was an American politician. He was a Federalist governor of Delaware from 1801 until 1802.

James T. Blair, Jr
James T Blair Jr was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Missouri from 1957 until 1961.

James T. Lewis
James T Lewis was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wisconsin from 1864 until 1866.

James T. Morehead
James T Morehead was an American politician. He was a National Republican governor of Kentucky from 1834 until 1836.

James Thomas
James Thomas was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of Maryland from 1833 until 1836.

James Turner
James Turner was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of North Carolina from 1802 until 1805.

James V
James V was King of Scotland from 1513 to 1542.

James V. Allred
James V Allred was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1935 until 1939.

James VI
James VI was King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625.

James Villiers
James Villiers is an actor. He was born in 1933.

James W. Dawes
James W Dawes was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Nebrasaka from 1883 until 1887.

James W. Gordon
James W Gordon was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of Michigan from 1841 until 1842.

James W. Grimes
James W Grimes was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of Iowa from 1854 until 1858.

James W. Throckmorton
James W Throckmorton was an American politician. He was a Conservative governor of Texas from 1866 until 1867.

James Wainwright
James Wainwright is an actor.

James Watt
James Watt was a Scottish inventor. He was born in 1736 at Greenock and died in 1819. He invented the modern steam-engine.

James Westerfield
James Westerfield was an actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1971.

James Westmoreland
James Westmoreland is an actor.

James Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was an American artist. He was born in 1834 at Lowell and died in 1903.

James Whitcomb
James Whitcomb was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Indiana from 1843 until 1848.

James Whitfield
James Whitfield was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1851 until 1852.

James Whitmore
James Whitmore is an actor. He was born in 1921.

James Whitmore Jr
James Whitmore Jr is an actor.

James Wilkinson
James Wilkinson was an American general. He was born in 1757 near Benedict, Maryland and died in 1825. He served under Arnold in the Northern army and was secretary of war, and general-in-chief of the forces in Louisiana. He was twice tried for dereliction of duty and on both cases honourably acquitted. He died in Mexico where he wrote 'Memoirs of My Own Time' in 1816.
James John Garth Wilkinson was an English homeopathic doctor. He was born in 1812 at London and died in 1899. He was a mystic by temperament and was influenced by William Blakes's poems. From 1839 he spent a lot of time translating and explaining the writings of Swedenborg. He was a strong anti-vaccinationist and anti-vivisectionist.

James Withycombe
James Withycombe was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Oregon from 1915 until 1919.

James Wolfe
James Wolfe was an English soldier. He was born in 1727 at Westerham and died in 1759 at the battle of Abraham which his forces none-the-less won and thus secured Canada for the British from the French.

James Wood
James Wood was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Virginia from 1796 until 1799.

James Woods
James Woods is an actor.

James Y. Smith
James Y Smith was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Rhode Island from 1863 until 1866.

Jameson Parker
Jameson Parker is an actor. He was born in 1947.

Jameson Thomas
Jameson Thomas was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1939.

Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr is an actor.

Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis is an actress. She was born in 1958.

Jamie Smith Jackson
Jamie Smith Jackson is an actress.

Jan Bosboom
Jan Bosboom was a Dutch painter of architecture. He was born in 1817 and died in 1891.

Jan Both
Jan Both was a Dutch painter. He was born in 1610 and died in 1652. His subjects are the Italian lakes in the style of Claude Lorraine, wrought in warm colours with beautiful sunlight effects.

Jan Brueghel
Jan Brueghel was a Flemish painter. He was born in 1568 at Brussels and died in 1625. He was the younger and most talented son of Pieter Brueghel the Elder. He devoted his early career to flower painting and still lifes, and his suave renderings earned him the nickname 'Velvet' Brueghel. Subsequently, Jan achieved fame for his beautifully detailed landscapes peopled with biblical and mythological figures. He also painted landscape settings for numerous portraitists, notably the Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens. Jan's best works include The Battle of Arbela and Bowl with Jewels.

Jan Miner
Jan Miner is an actress.

Jan Smuts
Jan Christiaan Smuts was a South African statesman. He was born in 1870 and died in 1950. He was South African Prime Minister from 1919 until 1924.

Jan Steen
Jan Havicksz Steen was a Dutch artist. He was born in 1626 the son of a Leyden brewer and died in 1679. He is renowned for his renderings of tavern scenes and working class festivals.

Jan Sterling
Jan Sterling is an actress. She was born in 1923.

Jan Van Eyck
Jan Van Eyck was born in 1390 and died in 1441.

Jan Vermeer
Jan Vermeer was a Dutch painter. He was born in 1632 at Delft and died in 1675.

Jan Wiley
Jan Wiley is an actress.

Jan-Michael Vincent
Jan-Michael Vincent is an actor. He was born in 1944.

Jane Adams
Jane Adams is an actress. She was born in 1921.

Jane Addams
Jane Addams was an American social reformer and Nobel laureate. She was born in 1860 at Cedarville and died in 1935. In 1889, with Ellen Starr Addams established Hull House in Chicago, one of the first settlement houses in the USA and she also played a prominent part in the formation of the National Progressive party in 1912 and of the Woman's Peace party, of which she became chairperson in 1915. In 1915 she was elected president of the International Congress of Women at The Hague, Netherlands, and president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, which was established by The Hague congress and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931, sharing the award with the American educator Nicholas Murray Butler.

Jane Alexander
Jane Alexander is an actress. She was born in 1939.

Jane Asher
Jane Asher is an actress. She was born in 1946.

Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an English author. She was born in 1775 at Steventon in Hampshire and died in 1817.

Jane Barlow
Jane Barlow was an Irish novelist. She was born in 1860 and died in 1917. Her works are renowned for their depiction of the Irish peasantry.

Jane Baxter
Jane Baxter is an actress. She was born in 1909.

Jane Bryan
Jane Bryan is an actress. She was born in 1918.

Jane Curtin
Jane Curtin is an actress.

Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell was an actress. She was born in 1880 and died in 1967.

Jane Dulo
Jane Dulo is an actress.

Jane Elliott
Jane Elliott is an actress.

Jane Ferguson
Jane Ferguson is an actress.

Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is an actress. She was born in 1937.

Jane Garofalo
Jane Garofalo is an actress. She was born in 1965.

Jane Greer
Jane Greer is an actress. She was born in 1924.

Jane Griffiths
Jane Griffiths was an actress. She was born in 1929 and died in 1975.

Jane Hylton
Jane Hylton was an actress. She was born in 1926 and died in 1979.

Jane Lapotaire
Jane Lapotaire is an actress. She was born in 1941.

Jane March
Jane March was an actress. She was born in 1973.

Jane Marken
Jane Marken is an actress. She was born in 1895.

Jane Merrow
Jane Merrow is an actress. She was born in 1941.

Jane Movak
Jane Movak is an actress.

Jane Nigh
Jane Nigh is an actress. She was born in 1926.

Jane Novak
Jane Novak is an actress. She was born in 1896.

Jane Powell
Jane Powell is an actress. She was born in 1929.

Jane Randolph
Jane Randolph is an actress. She was born in 1919.

Jane Russell
Jane Russell was an actress. She was born in 1921.

Jane Scott
Jane Scott is an actress.

Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour is an actress. She was born in 1951.

Jane Shore
Jane Shore was a mistress of Edward IV. She left her husband, William Shore a goldsmith by trade, for the English court in 1470. She was popular at court and amongst the people and gained considerable influence over the King and, after his death, the Marquess of Dorset and William Hastings. The Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III) had her accused of sorcery and publicly punished. She died in poverty in 1527.

Jane Withers
Jane Withers is an actress. She was born in 1926.

Jane Wyatt
Jane Wyatt is an actress. She was born in 1912.

Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman is an actress. She was born in 1914.

Janet Blair
Janet Blair is an actress. She was born in 1921.

Janet Brown
Janet Brown is an actress.

Janet Eilber
Janet Eilber is an actress.

Janet Gaynor
Janet Gaynor was an actress. She was born in 1906 and died in 1984.

Janet Henfrey
Janet Henfrey is an actress.

Janet Leigh
Janet Leigh is an actress. She was born in 1927.

Janet MacLachian
Janet MacLachian is an actress.

Janet Margolin
Janet Margolin was an actress. She was born in 1943 and died in 1993.

Janet Munro
Janet Munro was an actress. She was born in 1934 and died in 1972.

Janet Suzman
Janet Suzman is an actress. She was born in 1939.

Janette Scott
Janette Scott is an actress. She was born in 1938.

Janice Rule
Janice Rule is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Janie Mareze
Janie Mareze is an actress.

Janine Turner
Janine Turner is an actress. She was born in 1964.

Janis Paige
Janis Paige is an actress. She was born in 1922.

Janos Bacsanyi
Janos Bacsanyi was a Hungarian poet. He was born in 1763 and died in 1845. His first work was 'The Valour of the Magyars' published in 1785.

Jaqueline Logan
Jaqueline Logan is an actress.

Jaqueline Sassard
Jaqueline Sassard is an actress. She was born in 1940.

Jaques Tati
Jaques Tati was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1982.

Jared Irwin
Jared Irwin was an American politician. He was a governor of Georgia from 1796 until 1798.

Jared W. Williams
Jared W Williams was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Hampshire from 1847 until 1849.

Jared Y. Sanders
Jared Y Sanders was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Louisiana from 1908 until 1912.

Jason Bernhard
Jason Bernhard is an actor.

Jason Evers
Jason Evers is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Jason Miller
Jason Miller is an actor. He was born in 1939.

Jason Robards
Jason Robards was an actor. He was born in 1893 and died in 1963.

Jason Robards Jr
Jason Robards Jr is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Jat
The Jat are an ethnic group living in Pakistan and north India, and numbering about 11 million; they are the largest group in north India. The Jat are predominantly farmers. They speak Punjabi, a language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. They are thought to be related to the Romany people.

Javanese
The Javanese are the largest ethnic group in the Republic of Indonesia. There are more than 50 million speakers of Javanese, which belongs to the western branch of the Austronesian family. Although the Javanese have a Hindu-Buddhist heritage, they are today predominantly Muslim, practising a branch of Islam known as Islam Jawa, which contains many Sufi features
In pre-independence Indonesia, Javanese society was divided into hierarchical classes ruled by sultans, and differences in status were reflected by strict codes of dress. Arts and crafts flourished at the court. Although the majority of Javanese depend on the cultivation of rice in irrigated fields, there are many large urban centres with developing industries.

Jawaharial Nehru
Jawaharial Nehru was an Indian politician. He was born in 1889 and died in 1964. He dedicated himself to liberating India from British rule and then addressing the problem of poverty in India.

Jay Adler
Jay Adler was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1978.

Jay Bowerman
Jay Bowerman was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Oregon from 1910 until 1911.

Jay C. Flippen
Jay C Flippen was an actor. He was born in 1898 and died in 1971.

Jay North
Jay North is an actor. He was born in 1952.

Jay Novello
Jay Novello was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1982.

Jay Robinson
Jay Robinson is an actor. He was born in 1930.

Jay Silverheels
Jay Silverheels was an actor. He was born in 1919 and died in 1980.

Jayne Kennedy
Jayne Kennedy is an actress.

Jayne Mansfield
Jayne Mansfield was an actress. She was born in 1932 and died in 1967.

Jayne Meadows
Jayne Meadows is an actress. She was born in 1920.

Jayne Modean
Jayne Modean is an actress.

Jean Adair
Jean Adair was an actress. She was born in 1872 and died in 1956.

Jean Alibert
Jean Louis Baron Alibert was a French physician. He was born in 1766 and died in 1837. He was chief physician at the Hospital St Louis.

Jean Anderson
Jean Anderson is an actress. She was born in 1908.

Jean Anouilh
Jean Anouilh was a French dramatist. He was born in 1910 and died in 1987.

Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur was an actress. She was born in 1905 and died in 1991.

Jean Baptiste Lully
Jean Baptiste Lully was a French composer. He was born in 1632 at Florence and died in 1687.

Jean Biot
Jean Baptiste Biot was a French mathematician and physicist. He was born in 1774 at Paris and died in 1862. He discovered the circular polarisation of light.

Jean Bouilly
Jean Nicolas Bouilly was a French dramatist and author. He was born in 1763 near Tours and died in 1842. The sentimental vein in his works earned him the nickname of the 'poet lacrymal'. He wrote a number of comic operas including 'Pierre le Grand' and 'Les Deux Journees'.

Jean Boyer
Jean Pierre Boyer was the first president of the Republic of Haiti. He was born in 1776 at Port-au-Prince and died in 1850 at Paris. He was a mulatto by birth but was educated in France. In 1792 he joined the French army and fought with distinction in San Domingo against the English. By his efforts all Haiti was united under one Republican Government in 1821 and he was elected president. Later the Haitians revolted against him and he was driven into exile in 1843.

Jean Bradin
Jean Bradin is an actor.

Jean Cadell
Jean Cadell was an actress. She was born in 1884 and died in 1967.

Jean Calas
Jean Calas was a Protestant merchant of Toulouse. He was born in 1698 and died in 1762. His son hanged himself, and as a result Jean was accussed of having strangled the youth to prevent him from adopting Roman Catholicism. On this charge the father was condemed by eight judges to be tortured and burned, and the sentence was carried out. His other son was banished, his daughters were placed in convents, and his wife escaped to Switzerland, where Voltaire took up her case and got the sentence annulled.

Jean Champollion
Jean Francis Champollion was a French scholar. He was born in 1790 and died in 1832. He deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphic writing from studying the Rosetta Stone.

Jean Chardin
Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin was a French painter. He was born in 1699 and died in 1779. He painted still lives and interior scenes.

Jean Cocteau
Jean Cocteau was a French actor, poet, film director and play write. He wrote the book Les Enfants Terribles. He was born in 1891 and died in 1963.

Jean Colin
Jean Colin is an actress. She was born in 1905.

Jean Corot
Jean Baptiste Corot was a French landscape painter. He was born in 1796, dying in 1875.

Jean Darlan
Jean Darlan was a French admiral. He was c-in-c of the French navy from 1939 until 1940. He took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk. He later became pro-German and was assassinated by a fellow Frenchman in 1942.

Jean Daste
Jean Daste is an actress.

Jean De Borda
Jean Charles De Borda was a French mathematician, astronomer and naval designer. He was born in 1733 and died in 1799. He visited America and the west coast of Africa between 1771 and 1776 to test chronometers; took part in the American War of Independance from 1777 to 1778 and was captured and released in 1782 by the British. He later served in the French naval department and was involved in the measurements preliminary to the introduction of the metric system of weights and measures. In 1790 he made important investigations into the pendulum.

Jean Delambre
Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre was a French astronomer. He was born in 1749 in Amiens and died in 1822.

Jean Delavigne
Jean Francois Casimir Delavigne was a French poet and dramatist. He was born in 1793 at Havre and died in 1843.

Jean Desailly
Jean Desailly is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Jean Dixon
Jean Dixon was an actress. She was born in 1896 and died in 1981.

Jean Falguiere
Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguiere was a French sculptor and painter. He was born in 1831 at Toulouse and died in 1900.

Jean Foucault
Jean Bernard Leon Foucault was a French physicist. He was born in 1819, dying in 1868. He invented a pendulum to demonstrate the rotation of the earth by the rotation of its plane of oscillation.

Jean Fouquet
Jean Fouquet was a French painter. He was born in 1420 at Tours and died in 1482. He was court painter to Charles VIII from 1475.

Jean Fragonard
Jean Honore Fragonard was a French painter. He was born in 1732 and died in 1806.

Jean Francois Gravelat
see "Charles Blondin"

Jean Froissart
Jean Froissart was a French chronicler. He was born in 1333 at Valenciennes and died in 1405.

Jean Gabin
Jean Gabin was an actor. He was born in 1904 and died in 1976.

Jean Gillie
Jean Gillie was an actress. She was born in 1915 and died in 1949.

Jean Giraudoux
Jean Giraudoux was a French poet, novelist and playwright. He was born in 1882 at Bellac and died in 1944. By profession he was a diplomat and he held many government posts. His literary career began as a writer of short stories and novels, including 'Siegfried et le Limousin' in 1922, 'Combat avec l'ange' in 1934, and 'Choix des elues' in 1939. He started writing plays in his forties; his first one, 'Siegfried' in 1928, was a dramatization of his novel 'Siegfried et le Limousin'. Others include 'Judith' in 1931, 'Intermezzo' in 1933, and 'Ondine' in 1939. He had a long and successful association with the actor and director Louis Jouvet, whose company first staged almost all his plays.

Jean Hagen
Jean Hagen was an actress. She was born in 1924 and died in 1977.

Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow was an actress. She was born in 1911 and died in 1937.

Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt was an actress. She was born in 1886 and died in 1956.

Jean Ingelow
Jean Ingelow was an English writer. She was born in 1820 and died in 1897. Her verse included three series of Poems published in 1871, 1876 and 1885 and her best known piece, 'High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire, 1571'. She also wrote novels including 'Mopsa the Fairy' published in 1869,'Off the Skelligs' published in 1872, 'Fated to be Free' published in 1875, 'Don John' published in 1881 and 'John Jerome' published in 1886.

Jean Ingres
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was a French painter. He was born in 1780 at Montauban and died in 1867. He drew fine pencil portraits.

Jean Kent
Jean Kent is an actress. She was born in 1921.

Jean La Fontaine
Jean de La Fontaine was a French poet. He was born in 1621 and died in 1695. He wrote a number of popular fables.

Jean Lamarck
Jean Baptiste Lamarck was a French naturalist. He was born in 1744 at Picardy and died in 1829. He catalogued invertebrates.

Jean Lenoir
Jean Lenoir is an actress.

Jean Louis Barrault
Jean Louis Barrault was a French actor and director, noted particularly as a mime.. He was born in 1910 and died in 1994.

Jean Louis Trintignant
Jean Louis Trintignant is an actor. He was born in 1930.

Jean Marais
Jean Marais is an actor. He was born in 1913.

Jean Marat
Jean Paul Marat was a French revolutionary and scientist. He was born in 1743 at Boudry and died in 1793 when he was murdered in his bath by Charlotte Corday.

Jean Martin
Jean Martin is an actor.

Jean Millet
Jean Francois Millet was a French painter. He was born in 1814 near Greville and died in 1875.

Jean Muir
Jean Muir is an actress. She was born in 1911.

Jean Nicot
Jean Nicot was French ambassador at the Portuguese court. He was born in 1530 and died in 1600. He was presented, in Portugal with some tobacco plant seeds. He introduced tobacco into France in 1560. The botanical name Nicotiana is derived from his name.

Jean Parker
Jean Parker is an actor. He was born in 1912.

Jean Paul Belmondo
Jean Paul Belmondo is a French actor. He was born in 1933.

Jean Peters
Jean Peters is an actress. She was born in 1926.

Jean Pierre Aumont
Jean Pierre Aumont is an actor. He was born in 1909.

Jean Pierre Cassel
Jean Pierre Cassel is an actor. He was born in 1932.

Jean Pierre Castaldi
Jean Pierre Castaldi is an actor.

Jean Pierre Leaud
Jean Pierre Leaud is an actor. He was born in 1944.

Jean Pierre Melville
Jean Pierre Melville was an actor. He was born in 1917 and died in 1973.

Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret is an actor.

Jean Racine
Jean Racine was a French dramatist and poet. He was born in 1639 at La Ferte-Milon and died in 1699.

Jean Rochefort
Jean Rochefort is an actress. She was born in 1930.

Jean Rogers
Jean Rogers is an actress. She was born in 1916.

Jean Rousseau
Jean Jacques Rousseau was a French philosopher and writer. He was the pioneer of the Romantic Movement. He was born in 1712 and died in 1778. Henri Rousseau was a French painter. He was born in 1844 and died in 1910.

Jean Seberg
Jean Seberg was an actress. She was born in 1938 and died in 1979.

Jean Servais
Jean Servais was an actor. He was born in 1910 and died in 1976.

Jean Sibelius
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer. He was born in 1865 and died in 1957. He composed Finlandia.

Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons is an actress. She was born in 1929.

Jean Sorel
Jean Sorel is an actor. He was born in 1934.

Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton is an actress. She was born in 1923.

Jean Stas
Jean Servais Stas was a Belgian chemist. He was born in 1813 at Louvain and died in 1891. He worked in Paris with Dumas until 1840 when he was appointed professor of chemistry in the military school in Brussels, a post he held until 1865. His life work was a revision of atomic weights which settled the question of whether atomic weights were variable and disposed of the hypothesis of Prout that they were integral multiples of the atomic weight of hydrogen.

Jean Thibaudin
Jean Thibaudin was a French general and statesman. He was born in 1822 at Moulins-Engilbert and died in 1905. He served during the Franco-German War from 1870 to 1871, and was taken prisoner at Metz. Escaping to France, he fought under an assumed name and in 1882 was made a general and appointed commandant of Paris in 1886.

Jean Wallace
Jean Wallace is an actress. She was born in 1923.

Jean Yanne
Jean Yanne is an actor. He was born in 1933.

Jean-Antoine Houdon
Jean-Antoine Houdon was a French sculptor. He was born in 1741 at Versailles and died in 1828.

Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre is a French philosopher, playwright and novelist. He was born in 1905.

Jean-Philippe Rameau
Jean-Philippe Rameau was a French composer. He was born in 1683 and died in 1764.

Jeana Tomasina
Jeana Tomasina is an actress.

Jeanetta Arnette
Jeanetta Arnette is an actress.

Jeanette Kelly
Jeanette Kelly is an actress.

Jeanette MacDonald
Jeanette MacDonald is an actress.

Jeanie MacPherson
Jeanie MacPherson was an actress. She was born in 1878 and died in 1946.

Jeanne Cagney
Jeanne Cagney is an actress. She was born in 1919.

Jeanne Crain
Jeanne Crain is an actress. She was born in 1925.

Jeanne D'Albret
Jeanne D'Albret was Queen of Navarre and wife of Antoine de Bourbon. She was born in 1528 and died due to poisoning in 1572.

Jeanne DeCasalis
Jeanne DeCasalis was an actress. She was born in 1896 and died in 1966.

Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau is an actress. She was born in 1928.

Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jeanne Tripplehorn is an actress. She was born in 1964.

Jed Prouty
Jed Prouty was an actor. He was born in 1879 and died in 1956.

Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges is an actor. He was born in 1949.

Jeff Burton
Jeff Burton is an actor.

Jeff Chandler
Jeff Chandler was an actor. He was born in 1918 and died in 1961.

Jeff Conaway
Jeff Conaway is an actor. He was born in 1950.

Jeff Corey
Jeff Corey is an actor. He was born in 1914.

Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels is an actor.

Jeff Davis
Jeff Davis was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1901 until 1907.

Jeff Donnell
Jeff Donnell is an actor. He was born in 1921.

Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum is an actor. He was born in 1952.

Jeff McCracken
Jeff McCracken is an actor.

Jeff Morrow
Jeff Morrow is an actor. He was born in 1913.

Jeff Osterhage
Jeff Osterhage is an actor.

Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Jeff York
Jeff York is an actor.

Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederate States of America. He was born in 1808 at Kentucky and died in 1889. In 1857 he assumed the leadership of the South Democrats. He was elected president in 1860 and organised an Army and Navy against the Union. In May 1865 he was captured by Union forces and imprisoned. Two years later he was released on bail and went to Canada. He was included in the 1868 amnesty and settled on his estate in Mississippi and wrote the book "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government" which was published in 1881.

Jeffrey Hunter
Jeffrey Hunter was an actor. He was born in 1925 and died in 1969.

Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones is an actor.

Jeffrey Kramer
Jeffrey Kramer is an actor.

Jeffrey Lynn
Jeffrey Lynn is an actor. He was born in 1909.

Jehan Vibert
Jehan Georges Vibert was a French artist and dramatist. He was born in 1840 and died in 1903. He was most successful as a genre painter but also executed fine decorative work for the Luxembourg. As a dramatist he wrote comedies.

Jehu Davis
Jehu Davis was an American politician. He was a governor of Delaware during 1789.

Jem Belcher
Jem Belcher was an English boxer. He was born in 1781 and died in 1811. He won the English bare-fist boxing championship in 1800 and in 1803 lost an eye playing rackets. He was the first to introduce refined footwork into boxing.

Jemma Redgrave
Jemma Redgrave is an actress.

Jemru Travers
Jemru Travers is an actor.

Jenifer Connelly
Jenifer Connelly is an actress.

Jenilee Harrison
Jenilee Harrison is an actress.

Jennie Berlin
Jennie Berlin is an actress.

Jennie Garth
Jennie Garth is an actress. She was born in 1972.

Jennie Linden
Jennie Linden is an actress. She was born in 1939.

Jennifer Ashley
Jennifer Ashley is an actress.

Jennifer Beals
Jennifer Beals is an actress.

Jennifer Bishop
Jennifer Bishop is an actress.

Jennifer Cluff
Jennifer Cluff is an actress.

Jennifer Dale
Jennifer Dale is an actress.

Jennifer Edwards
Jennifer Edwards is an actress.

Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Grey is an actress. She was born in 1960.

Jennifer Holmes
Jennifer Holmes is an actress.

Jennifer Holt
Jennifer Holt is an actress. She was born in 1920.

Jennifer Jason Leigh
Jennifer Jason Leigh is an actress. She was born in 1961.

Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones is an actress.

Jennifer ONeill
Jennifer ONeill is an actress.

Jennifer Runyon
Jennifer Runyon is an actress.

Jennifer Salt
Jennifer Salt is an actress. She was born in 1944.

Jennifer Warren
Jennifer Warren is an actress. She was born in 1941.

Jennifer Wells
Jennifer Wells is an actress.

Jenny Agutter
Jenny Agutter is an actress. She was born in 1952.

Jenny Beck
Jenny Beck is an actress. She was born in 1974.

Jenny Hanley
Jenny Hanley is an actress. She was born in 1947.

Jenny Laird
Jenny Laird is an actress. She was born in 1917.

Jenny Lewis
Jenny Lewis is an actress. She was born in 1975.

Jenny Runacre
Jenny Runacre is an actress. She was born in 1943.

Jeppe Aakjaer
Aaklaer Jeppe was a Danish poet and novelist. He was born in 1866 at Aakjaer and died in 1930.
He was a leading exponent of Danish regional literature best known for his poems, especially those collected in 'Free Fields' published in 1905 and 'Songs of the Rye' published in 1906. His early novels dealt with the harsh conditions endured by farm laborers.

Jeremiah McLain Rusk
Jeremiah McLain Rusk was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wisconsin from 1882 until 1889.

Jeremiah Morrow
Jeremiah Morrow was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Ohio from 1822 until 1826.

Jeremiah Smith
Jeremiah Smith was an American politician. He was a Federalist governor of New Hampshire from 1809 until 1810.

Jeremias Gotthelf
Jeremias Gotthelf was the psedonym of Albert Bitzius.

Jeremy Bentham
Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher, jurist and social reformer. He was born in 1748 at London and died in 1832. He graduated from Oxford when he was 15 and was called to the bar when he was 19. He argued for legislation to aim for the greatest happiness of the greatest number of people.

Jeremy Brett
Jeremy Brett is an actor. He was born in 1935.

Jeremy Bulloch
Jeremy Bulloch is an actor.

Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons is an actor. He was born in 1948.

Jeremy Kemp
Jeremy Kemp is an actor. He was born in 1934.

Jeremy Licht
Jeremy Licht is an actor.

Jeremy Slate
Jeremy Slate is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Jeremy Spenser
Jeremy Spenser is an actor. He was born in 1937.

Jeremy Taylor
Jeremy Taylor was a British theological writer. He was born in 1613 and died in 1667. He wrote 'Holy Living'; `Holy Dying'.

Jeroen Krabbe
Jeroen Krabbe is an actor.

Jerome Adolphe Blanqui
Jerome Adolphe Blanqui was a French economist. He was born in 1798 at Nice and died in 1854 in Paris. He was introduced to economics while studying medicine at Paris. He favoured a free-trade policy and wrote a number of works including 'Precis Elementaire d'Economie Politique'.

Jerome Blanqui
Jerome Adolphe Blanqui was a French economist. He was born in 1798 at Nice and died in 1854 at Paris. While studying medicine at Paris he made the acquaintance of Jean Baptiste Say and was introduced to the study of economics, which he devoted himself to.

Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan was an actor. He was born in 1897 and died in 1972.

Jerome Robbins
Jerome Robbins is an actor. He was born in 1918.

Jerrold Robertshaw
Jerrold Robertshaw was an actor. He was born in 1866 and died in 1941.

Jerry Apodaca
Jerry Apodaca was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Mexico from 1975 until 1979.

Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna was an actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1986.

Jerry Hall
Jerry Hall is an actress. She was born in 1957.

Jerry Hardin
Jerry Hardin is an actor.

Jerry Houser
Jerry Houser is an actor.

Jerry Lacy
Jerry Lacy is an actor.

Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis is an actor.

Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis is an actor. He was born in 1926.

Jerry Orbach
Jerry Orbach is an actor. He was born in 1935.

Jerry Paris
Jerry Paris is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed is an actor.

Jerry Verno
Jerry Verno was an actor. He was born in 1895 and died in 1975.

Jerry Zucker
Jerry Zucker is an actor.

Jesse F. McDonald
Jesse F McDonald was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Colorado from 1905 until 1907.

Jesse Franklin
Jesse Franklin was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of North Carolina from 1820 until 1821.

Jesse Pearson
Jesse Pearson is an actor.

Jesse Ramsden
Jesse Ramsden was an English mathematical instrument maker. he was born in 1735 at Halifax and died in 1800 at Brighton.

Jesse Upson
Jesse Upson was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of New Jersey during 1817.

Jesse Vint
Jesse Vint is an actor.

Jessica Harper
Jessica Harper is an actress. She was born in 1955.

Jessica James
Jessica James is an actress.

Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange is an actress. She was born in 1949.

Jessica Tandy
Jessica Tandy was an actress. She was born in 1909 and died in 1994.

Jessica Walter
Jessica Walter is an actress. She was born in 1944.

Jessie Lee Fulton
Jessie Lee Fulton is an actor.

Jessie Matthews
Jessie Matthews was an actress. She was born in 1907 and died in 1981.

Jessie Ralph
Jessie Ralph was an actor. He was born in 1864 and died in 1944.

Jessie Royce Landis
Jessie Royce Landis was an actress. She was born in 1904 and died in 1972.

Jessie White
Jessie White is an actress. She was born in 1918.

Jetta Goudal
Jetta Goudal is an actress. She was born in 1898.

Jew
The Jews are a Semitic race of people also known as the Hebrews and Israelites. Their early history is identified with Palestine, now Israel. The Jewish history is recorded in the Old Testament.

Jewett W. Adams
Jewett W Adams was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Nevada from 1883 until 1887.

Jewish
see "Jew"

Jews
see "Jew"

Jigoro Kano
Dr. Jigoro Kano was the Japanese founder of judo. He was born in 1860 at Mikage and died in 1938. He always considered judo as a training for life and encouraged his followers to balance the physical and mental aspects of training. He was headmaster of two Japanese schools, spoke fluent English and was a prolific writer.

Jill Adams
Jill Adams is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Jill Balcon
Jill Balcon is an actress. She was born in 1925.

Jill Bennett
Jill Bennett was an actress. She was born in 1944 and died in 1990.

Jill Clayburgh
Jill Clayburgh is an actress. She was born in 1945.

Jill Eikenberry
Jill Eikenberry is an actress. She was born in 1947.

Jill Esmond
Jill Esmond is an actress. She was born in 1908.

Jill Haworth
Jill Haworth is an actress. She was born in 1945.

Jill Ireland
Jill Ireland was an actress. She was born in 1936 and died in 1990.

Jill Kennington
Jill Kennington is an actress.

Jill StJohn
Jill StJohn is an actress. She was born in 1940.

Jill Townsend
Jill Townsend is an actress.

Jillian Kessner
Jillian Kessner is an actress.

Jim Backus
Jim Backus was an actor. He was born in 1913 and died in 1989.

Jim Belushi
Jim Belushi is an actor.

Jim Brown
Jim Brown is an actor. He was born in 1936.

Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey is an actor.

Jim Carter
Jim Carter is an actor.

Jim Dale
Jim Dale was an actor. He was born in 1935 and died in 1985.

Jim Davis
Jim Davis was an actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1981.

Jim Folsom
Jim Folsom was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Alabama from 1993 until 1995.

Jim Henson
Jim Henson is an actor. He was born in 1936.

Jim Hutton
Jim Hutton was an actor. He was born in 1934 and died in 1979.

Jim Kelly
Jim Kelly is an actor.

Jim McCord
Jim McCord was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1945 until 1949.

Jim Metzler
Jim Metzler is an actor.

Jim Moody
Jim Moody is an actor.

Jim Nabors
Jim Nabors is an actor.

Jimmie Gleason
Jimmie Gleason was an actor. He was born in 1886 and died in 1959.

Jimmie H. Davis
Jimmie H Davis was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Louisiana from 1944 until 1948.

Jimmie VanPatten
Jimmie VanPatten is an actor.

Jimmy Cagney
Jimmy Cagney was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1986.

Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Georgia from 1971 until 1975.

Jimmy Clanton
Jimmy Clanton is an actor.

Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff is an actor.

Jimmy Conlin
Jimmy Conlin was an actor. He was born in 1884 and died in 1962.

Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors (James Scott Connors) is an American tennis player. He was born in 1952 at Belleville. In 1974 he won Wimbledon and again in 1982.

Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean was an actor. He was born in 1931 and died in 1955.

Jimmy Durante
Jimmy Durante was an actor. He was born in 1893 and died in 1980.

Jimmy Hanley
Jimmy Hanley was an actor. He was born in 1918 and died in 1970.

Jimmy Hawkins
Jimmy Hawkins was an actor. He was born in 1942.

Jimmy Hunt
Jimmy Hunt is an actor.

Jimmy Kane
Jimmy Kane is an actor.

Jimmy Lydon
Jimmy Lydon is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Jimmy ODea
Jimmy ODea was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1965.

Jimmy Savo
Jimmy Savo was an actor. He was born in 1895 and died in 1960.

Jimmy Sterman
Jimmy Sterman is an actor.

Jimmy WangYu
Jimmy WangYu was an actor.

Jimmy `The Greek' Snyder
Jimmy `The Greek' Snyder is an actor.

Jingo Party
Jingo Party was a name given in 1878 to persons who preferred war with Russia to submission to her agressive policy.

Jiri Stanislav
Jiri Stanislav is an actor.

Jivaro
The Jivaro are a tribe of east Ecuador and north Peru.

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