Jabotinsky, Vladimir Evgenevich  Brit. Zionist _1880-1940
Jackson, Andrew (Old Hickory)  US gen. & polit.; Dem.-Rep. pres. cand. 1824; 7th pres. of US 1829-1837 _1767-1845
Jackson, Helen [Maria] Hunt (nee Fiske)  US nov.; wrote novels "Mercy Philbrick's Choice" 1876, "Hetty's Strange History" 1877, "Ramona" 1884, critical history of government-Native American relations "A Century of Dishonor" 1881 _1830-1885
Jackson, Henry Martin  US Dem. polit.; chairman of Dem. National Committee 1960-1961 _1912-1983
Jackson, Howell Edmunds  US jurist & polit.; Supr. Ct. justice 1893-1895 _1832-1895
Jackson, Jackie (orig. Sigmund Esco Jackson)  US singer; member of the Jackson Five; brother of Michael Jackson _1951--
Jackson, Janet Damita  US rock singer; sister of Michael Jackson _1966--
Jackson, Jermaine Lajuan  US singer; member of the Jackson Five; brother of Michael Jackson _1954--
Jackson, Jesse Louis  US black civil rights leader, clergyman, & Dem. polit.; founded Rainbow Coalition; cand. for Dem. pres. nomination 1984, 1988 _1941--
Jackson, Joseph Jefferson (Shoeless Joe Jackson)  US baseball player _1888-1951
Jackson, LaToya  US singer; sister of Michael Jackson _1956--
Jackson, Mahalia  US gospel singer _1911-1972
Jackson, Marlon  US singer; member of the Jackson Five; brother of Michael Jackson _1957--
Jackson, Maynard Holbrook Jr.  US polit.; mayor of Atlanta 1973-1982, 1989-1994 _1938--
Jackson, Michael Joseph (the King of Pop)  US rock singer _1958--
Jackson, Rachel Donelson (nee Robards)  US wife of Andrew Jackson 1791 _1767-1828
Jackson, Reginald Martinez (Reggie)  US baseball player; oufielder for Oakland A's 1967-1975, New York Yankees 1977-1981, California Angels 1982-1986 _1946--
Jackson, Robert Houghwout  US jurist; Atty. Gen. 1940-1941; Supr. Ct. justice 1941-1954; chief US prosecutor at Nuremberg trials 1945-1946 _1892-1954
Jackson, Shirley  US aut. _1919-1965
Jackson, Thomas Jonathan (Stonewall Jackson)  US-Confederate gen.; killed by friendly fire following battle of Chancellorsville _1824-1863
Jackson, Tito (orig. Toriano Adaryll Jackson)  US singer; member of the Jackson Five; brother of Michael Jackson _1953--
Jackson, Vincent Edwards (Bo)  US baseball player & football player; won Heisman Trophy 1985 as running back for Auburn; played for Kansas City Royals 1986-1991; played for Los Angeles Raiders 1990-- _1962--
Jackson, William Harding  US admin.; national security advisor 1956 _1901-1971
Jack the Ripper  Eng. unidentified murderer; murdered six prostitutes in East End of London 1888 _18XX
Jacob, Francois  Fr. geneticist; NP Med. 1965 _1920--
Jacob, John Edward  US admin.; pres. of National Urban League 1982-1994 _1934--
Jacobi, Carl Gustav Jacob  Ger. math.; discovered elliptic functions independently of Niels Abel _1804-1851
Jacobs, Walter  US rental automobile businessman _1898-1985
Jacopo della Quercia  It. sculptor _1374?-1438
Jacquard, Joseph Marie  Fr. loom inventor _1752-1834
Jacuzzi, Candido  US (It.-born) inventor; inventor & eponym of jacuzzi _1903-1986
Jadid, Salah  Syrian gen. & polit.; de facto head of government of Syria 1966-1970; deposed _1926?-1993
Jagan, Cheddi  Guyanese polit.; pres. of Guyana 1992-- _1918--
Jagger, Michael Philip (Mick)  Eng. rock singer; member of the Rolling Stones _1943--
Jagow, Gottlieb von  Ger. diplomat; Ger. foreign minister 1913-1916 _1863-1935
Jahan Zeb, Miangul  Pakistani ruler & wali; ruler of Swat 1949-1969 _19XX-1987
Jahandar  Mogul emperor of India 1712-1713; deposed & killed; son of Bahadur Shah _1661-1713
Jahangir  Mogul emperor of India 1605-1627; son of Akbar _1569-1627
Jahn, Friedrich Ludwig  Ger. Prussian gymnastics educator & patriot; founded turnverein movement 1811; invented parallel bars, balance beam, rings, horse, & horizontal bar; father of gymnastics _1778-1852
Jahn, Sigmund (also Sigmund Jaehn)  E. Ger. cosmonaut; 1st German in space, 3rd non-Soviet, non-American in space 1978 _1937--
Jakobson, Roman [Osipovich]  US (Rus.-born) linguist & Slavic language scholar; leader of Prague school of linguistics _1896-1982
Jalal ad-Din ar-Rumi (also Jalal-ud-din Rumi)  Persian poet & Sufi mystic; founded Maulawiyah sect of Sufi dervishes; wrote epic poem "Masnavi" (also "Mesnevi") _1207?-1273
James I (also James VI of Scotland)  Scot. king 1567-1603; Brit. king 1603-1625; 1st king of all Britain; 1st ruler of House of Stuart; great-grandson of Henry VII _1566-1625
James II  Brit. king 1685-1688; deposed in Glorious Revolution; son of Charles I _1633-1701
James I  Scot. king 1406-1437; ruled under regency 1406-1424; son of Robert III _1394-1437
James II  Scot. king 1437-1460; ruled under regency 1437-1449; son of James I _1430-1460
James III  Scot. king 1460-1488; ruled under regency 1460-1469; son of James II _1451-1488
James IV  Scot. king 1488-1513; ruled under regency 1488-1493; defeated & killed at battle of Flodden Field; son of James III _1473-1513
James V  Scot. king 1513-1542; ruled under regency 1513-1528; son of James IV _1512-1542
James, Arthur Horace  US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1939-1943 _1883-1973
James, Evan  Welsh lyricist; wrote Welsh national anthem "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau" (also "Land of my Fathers") _1809-1893
James, Henry Sr.  US philos.; wrote "Christianity the Logic of Creation" 1857, "The Secret of Swedenborg" 1869; father of Henry James & William James _1811-1882
James, Henry  Brit. (US -born) aut.; wrote novels "Roderick Hudson" 1876, "The American" 1877, "The Europeans" 1878, "Daisy Miller" 1879, "The Bostonians" 1886, novella "The Turn of the Screw" 1898; brother of William James _1843-1916
James, James  Welsh songwriter; composed Welsh national anthem "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau" (also "Land of my Fathers") _1832-1902
James, Jesse Woodson (the American Robin Hood)  US outlaw & philanthropist; murdered _1847-1882
James, Thomas Lemuel  US admin.; Postmaster Gen. 1881-1882 _1831-1916
James, William  US Pragmatist philos. & psychologist; founder of radical empiricism; advocated physiological approach to psychology; wrote "The Principles of Psychology" 1890, "The Varieties of Religious Experience" 1902 _1842-1910
James [Francis] Edward [Stuart] (the Old Pretender)  Eng. prince _1688-1766
Jameson, Leander Starr, Sir  Scot. physician & admin. in S. Africa; premier of Cape Colony 1904-1908 _1853-1917
Jami (Nur ud-din 'Abd-ur-rahman ibn Ahmad)  Persian poet & Sufi mystic; wrote poems "Yusuf o Zalikha", "Salaman u Absal" _1414-1492
Jammeh, Yahyah  Gambian army officer & polit.; overthrew Dawda Jawara 1994; head of government of Gambia 1994-- _1965?--
Janacek, Leos  Czech Moravian composer; composed operas "Jenufa" 1904, "Osul" 1904, composed & wrote opera "The House of the Dead" 1938 _1854-1928
Jannings, Emil  US movie actor; 1st recipient of Academy Award for best actor 1928 _1886-1950
Jansen, Cornelius Otto (also Cornelius Jansenius)  Dutch theol.; founder & eponym of Jansenism _1585-1638
Jansen, Ernest George  Brit. admin. in S. Africa; gov-gen. of Union of S. Africa 1951-1959 _1881-1959
Jansky, Karl Guthe  US radio engineer; discovered stellar radio wave emission _1901-1950
Janssen, David (orig. David Harold Meyer)  US actor; starred in series "The Fugitive" 1963-1967, "O'Hara, U.S. Treasury" 1971-1972 _1931-1980
Janssen, Johann Woldemar  Estonian lyricist; wrote Estonian national anthem _1819-1900
Jaques-Dalcroze, Emile  Swi. composer; founded eurhythmics _1865-1950
Jardine, Alan (Al)  US musician & singer; member of the Beach Boys _1942--
Jardine, Douglas  Eng. cricket player _1900-1958
Jardine, William Marion  US admin. & educator; Secy. of Agriculture 1925-1929 _1879-1955
Jarir  Arab poet & satirist _650?-729?
Jaroszewicz, Piotr  Pol. Communist polit.; premier of Poland 1970-1980; murdered _1909-1992
Jarrell, Randall  US aut. & poet; wrote poetry collections "Blood from a Stranger" 1942, "The Lost World" 1966, poem "The Death of the Ball-Turret Gunner", novel "Pictures from an Institution" 1954; suicide _1914-1965
Jarry, Alfred  Fr. dram. & satirist; wrote plays "Ubu roi" 1896 (also "King Ubu"), "Ubu enchaine" 1900 (also "Ubu Enchained"), "Ubu sur la butte" 1901 (also "Ubu on the Mound"); forerunner of Theatre of the Absurd _1873-1907
Jarta, Hans (orig. Hans Hierta)  Swed. admin. & revolutionary; helped overthrow Gustav IV 1809; main drafter of Swed. constitution 1809 _1774-1847
Jaruzelski, Wojciech Witold  Pol. gen. & Communist polit.; premier of Poland 1981-1989; head of state of Poland 1985-1989; pres. of Poland 1989-1990 _1923--
Jarvik, Robert Koffler  US inventor & physician; invented artificial heart 1982 _1946--
Jarvis, Anna  US initiator of national Mother's Day holiday 1914 _1864-1948
Jarvis, Gregory Bruce  US astronaut; died in explosion of space shuttle Challenger _1944-1986
Jaspers, Karl Theodor  Ger. existentialist philos. & psychiatrist; wrote 3-volume "Philosophie" 1932 _1883-1969
Jaures, Jean Joseph Marie Auguste  Fr. pacifist & socialist; assassinated _1859-1914
Javan, Ali  US (Iranian-born) inventor & phys.; invented gas laser 1960 _1926--
Javits, Jacob Koppel  US Rep. polit.; Senator from New York 1957-1981 _1904-1986
Jawara, Dawda Kairaba  Gambian polit.; premier of Gambia 1962-1965; prime min. of Gambia 1965-1970; 1st pres. of Gambia 1970-1994; overthrown _1924--
Jawlensky, Alexei von  Rus. painter; member of Blue Rider group (Der Blaue Reiter); member of Blue Four _1864-1941
Jay, John  US diplomat, jurist, & polit.; pres. of Continental Congress 1778-1779; 2nd & last secy. of foreign affairs 1784-1789; co-wrote Federalist Papers; 1st Supr. Ct. chief justice 1789-1795; gov. of New York 1795-1801 _1745-1829
Jayewardene, Junius Richard (also Junius Jayawardene)  Sri Lankan polit.; prime min. of Sri Lanka 1977-1978; pres. of Sri Lanka 1978-1989 _1906--
Jean (Jean Benoit Guillaume Marie Robert Louis Antoine Adolphe Marc D'Aviano)  grand duke of Luxembourg 1964--; son of Charlotte _1921--
Jeans, James Hopwood, Sir  Eng. astronomer, phys., & popularizer of science; wrote "The Universe Around Us" 1929 _1877-1946
Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir  Scot. scholar _1841-1905
Jeffers, [John] Robinson  US poet _1887-1962
Jefferson, Blind Lemon  US blues musician, guitarist, & singer _1897-1930
Jefferson, Joseph  US actor _1829-1905
Jefferson, Martha (Mrs. Martha Skelton; nee Wayles)  US wife of Thomas Jefferson 1772 _1748-1782
Jefferson, Thomas  US diplomat, polit., & scholar; wrote Declaration of Independence 1776; 1st Secy. of State 1789-1793; vice-pres. of US 1797-1801; 3rd pres. of US 1801-1809 _1743-1826
Jeffords, James Merrill  US Rep. polit.; Senator from Vermont 1989-- _1934--
Jeffrey, Francis, Lord  Scot. critic & jurist _1773-1850
Jeffreys, George  Eng. jurist _1645-1689
Jemison, Mae Carol  US astronaut; 1st black woman in space 1992 _1956--
Jenko, Simon  Slovenian lyricist; wrote Slovenian national anthem _1835-1869
Jenner, Bruce  US track athlete; won gold medal in Olympic decathlon 1976 _1949--
Jenner, Edward  Eng. physician _1749-1823
Jenner, William, Sir  Eng. physician _1815-1898
Jennings, Jonathan  US polit.; 1st US gov. of Indiana 1816-1822 _1784-1834
Jennings, Peter Charles  US (Can.-born) television newscaster; appeared in shows "ABC Evening News" 1965-1968, "World News Tonight" 1978-- _1938--
Jennings, Robert Yewdall, Sir  Brit. jurist; Brit. judge on World Court 1982--; pres. of World Court 1991-1994 _1913--
Jennings, William Sherman  US polit.; gov. of Florida 1901-1905 _1863-1920
Jensen, [Johannes] Hans Daniel  Ger. phys.; co-discovered shell structure of atomic nuclei; NP Phys. 1963 _1907-1973
Jensen, Johannes Vilhelm (pseud. Ivar Lykke)  Danish nov. & poet; wrote "Himmerlandshistorien" 1898-1910, 6-volume "The Long Journey" 1908-1922, "The Fall of the King" 1933; NP Lit. 1944 _1873-1950
Jenson, Nicolas  Fr. engraver & printer in Venice _1420?-1480
Jerne, Niels Kaj  Brit.-Danish-Swed. (Eng.-born) immunologist; NP Med. 1984 _1911-1994
Jerome (Eusebius Hieronymus)  church father & saint; patron saint of librarians _374?-419?
Jerome Emiliani (also Jerome Aemilian)  It. humanitarian & saint; patron saint of orphans; canonized 1767 _1481-1537
Jervis, John  Brit. adm. _1735-1823
Jespersen, [Jens] Otto Harry  Danish philologist _1860-1943
Jessop, Gilbert Laird  Eng. cricket player _1874-1955
Jessup, Philip  US diplomat & jurist; US judge on World Court 1961-1970 _1897-1986
Jester, Beauford Halbert  US polit.; gov. of Texas 1947-1949 _1893-1949
Jestyn, John (Baron Llewellin of Upton)  Brit. admin.; 1st gov-gen. of Central African Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1953-1957 _1893-1957
Jesus (Jesus Christ)  Judean Jewish martyr, prophet, & religious leader; founder of Christianity; Christian messiah _006b?-030?
Jevons, William Stanley  Eng. economist & computer inventor; invented 1st machine able to perform logical operations 1869 _1835-1882
Jewell, Marshall  US polit.; gov. of Connecticut 1869-1870, 1871-1873; Postmaster Gen. 1874-1876; chairman of Rep. National Committee 1880-1883 _1825-1883
Jewett, Milo Parker  US educator; 1st pres. of Vassar College 1862-1864 _1808-1882
Jewett, Sarah Orne  US aut. _1849-1909
Jiang Qing (also Chiang Ch'ing; orig. Luan Shumeng; Lan Ping)  Chinese actress & Communist polit.; member of Gang of Four; 3rd wife of Mao Tse-tung; suicide _1914?-1991
Jiang Zemin  Chinese Communist polit.; mayor of Shanghai 1985-1987; gen-secy. of Chinese Communist Party 1989--; pres. of China 1993-- _1926--
Jillette, Penn  US magician & showman; member of Penn & Teller duo, formed 1975 _1955--
Jimenez, Juan Isidro  Dominican polit.; pres. of Dominican Rep. 1899-1902, 1903-1904, 1914-1916 _1846-1919
Jimenez, Juan Ramon  Sp. lyric poet; wrote poetry collections "Platero y Yo" 1914 (also "Platero and I"), "Almas de Violeta" 1901, "Jardines Lefanos" 1905, "El Silencio de Oro" 1922; NP Lit. 1956 _1881-1958
Jimenez [Oreamuno], Ricardo  Costa Rican polit.; pres. of Costa Rica 1910-1912, 1924-1928, 1932-1936 _1869-1945
Jimenez de Arechaga, Eduardo  Uruguayan jurist; Uruguayan judge on World Court 1970-1979; pres. of World Court 1976-1979 _1918--
Jimmu (Jimmu Tenno)  1st Japanese emperor 660b?-585b? _711b?-585b?
Jinnah, Muhammad Ali (also Mohammed 'Ali Jinnah)  Pakistani (Indian-born) lawyer, nationalist, & polit.; pres. of Muslim League 1916, 1920, 1934-1948; 1st gov-gen. of Pakistan 1947-1948; father of Pakistan _1876-1948
Joachim, Joseph  Hung. violinist _1831-1907
Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc; Jeanne Darc; Maid of Orleans; la Pucelle)  Fr. heroine & saint; defeated English at battle of Orleans 1429; canonized 1920 _1412?-1431
Joanna (Joanna la Loca)  queen of Castile 1504-1516; ruled under regency 1504-1516; daughter of Ferdinand II & Isabella I; mother of Charles V _1479-1555
Jobs, Steven Paul  US computer engineer & industrialist; co-founder & chairman of Apple Computer Inc. 1975-1985; founder & 1st pres. of Next, Inc. 1985--; coined software name "Mathematica" _1955--
Jochumsson, Matthias  Icelandic aut.; wrote Icelandic national anthem "Lofsongur" 1874 _1835-1920
Jodl, Alfred  Ger. gen. _1890-1946
Joel, Billy  US rock singer; husband of Christie Brinkley 1985; divorced 1994 _1949--
Joffre, Joseph Jacques Cesar  Fr. marshal; headed Allied armies in World War I; won battle of the Marne 1914 _1852-1931
Jogues, Isaac  Fr. Jesuit martyr, saint, & missionary to Native Americans; 1st priest to visit New Amsterdam 1643; killed by Mohawks; canonized 1930 _1607-1646
Johan I Sverkersson (also John I Sverkersson)  Swed. king 1216-1222; son of Sverker Karlsson _1201?-1222
Johann (also Hans; Johann II of Sweden)  king of Denmark 1481-1513; Norw. king 1481-1513; Swed. king 1483-1501, 1503; 1st ruler of Oldenburg dynasty in Denmark; son of Christian I _1455-1513
Johann I [Josef]  prince of Liechtenstein 1805-1806, 1814-1836; last Liechtenstein prince to rule under Holy Rom. Empire 1805-1806; regent of Liechtenstein 1806-1814; son of Franz Josef I _1760-1836
Johann II  prince of Liechtenstein 1858-1929; son of Alois II _1840-1929
Johann Josef Anton  prince of Liechtenstein 1721-1732; son of Anton Florian _1690-1732
Johanson, Donald Carl  US anthropologist; discovered Lucy 1974 _1943--
Johansson, [Jens] Ingemar  Swed. boxer in US; heavyweight boxing champion 1959-1960 _1932--
John I  It. saint & pope 523-526 _470?-526
John II (orig. Mercurius)  It. pope 533-535; 1st pope to adopt a papal name _4XX-535
John III (orig. Catelinus)  It. pope 561-574 _5XX-574
John IV  It. pope 640-642 _5XX-642
John V  Syrian pope 685-686 _6XX-686
John VI  Gk. pope 701-705 _6XX-705
John VII  Gk. pope 705-707 _6XX-707
John VIII  It. pope 872-882 _820?-882
John IX  It. pope 898-900 _8XX-900
John X  It. pope 914-928; 1st pope to lead troops into battle _860?-928
John XI It.  pope 931-935? _906-935?
John XII (the Boy Pope)  It. pope 955-964 _937?-964
John XIII  It. pope 965-972 _9XX-972
John XIV (orig. Peter Campanora)  It. pope 983-984 _9XX-984
John XV (also John XVI)  It. pope 985-996; 1st pope to canonize a saint, by canonizing Bishop Ulrich of Augsburg 993 _9XX-996
John XVI (also John XVII; orig. John Piligato, Philagathus)  It. antipope 997-998 _9XX-1013?
John XVII (also John XVIII; orig. John Sicco, Siccone)  It. pope 1003 _9XX-1003
John XVIII (also John XIX; orig. John Fasanus, Fasano, Phasianus)  It. pope 1004-1009 _9XX-1009
John XIX (also John XX; orig. Romanus, Count of Tusculum)  It. pope 1024-1032; probably 1st pope to offer indulgences; brother of Benedict VIII _9XX-1032
John XXI (orig. Pedro Juliani, Peter of Spain, Petrus Hispanus)  only Port. pope 1276-1277 _1210?-1277
John XXII (orig. Jacques Duese, Jacques D'Euse, James of Ossa)  Fr. pope 1316-1334 _1249-1334
John XXIII (orig. Baldassare Cossa)  It. antipope 1410-1415 _1370?-1419
John XXIII (orig. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli)  It. pope 1958-1963; attempted to liberalize Catholicism; convened 2nd Vatican Council 1962-1963 _1881-1963
John I (John Lackland)  Eng. king 1199-1216; signed Magna Carta 1215; son of Henry II _1167-1216
John I (also Jean I; Jean le Posthume)  infant Fr. king 1314; ruled under regency 1314; son of Louis X _1314-1314
John II (John the Good; also Jean II, Jean le Bon)  Fr. king 1350-1364; son of Philip VI _1319-1364
John I  Pol. king 1492-1501; son of Casimir IV _1459-1501
John II Casimir  elected Pol. king 1648-1668; abdicated; son of Sigismund III _1609-1672
John III Sobieski  Pol. king 1674-1696 & hero; relieved Turkish siege of Vienna 1683; liberated Hungary from Turks _1629-1696
John I (John the Great, John the Bastard; also Joao I, Joao de Aviz)  Port. king 1385-1433 _1357-1433
John II (John the Perfect, O Principe Perfecto; also Joao II, Joao el Perfecto)  Port. king 1481-1495; patron of exploration; son of Afonso V _1455-1495
John III (also Joao III)  Port. king 1521-1557; son of Manuel _1502-1557
John IV (John the Fortunate; also Joao IV, Joao el Afortunado)  Port. king 1640-1656; liberated Portugal from Spain 1640; 1st ruler of Braganza dynasty _1605-1656
John V (also Joao V)  Port. king 1706-1750; son of Pedro II _1689-1750
John VI (also Joao VI)  regent of Portugal 1792-1807; Port. king 1816-1826; son of Maria I _1767-1826
John Bosco  It. teacher & saint; founded Salesian order 1860; patron saint of editors; canonized 1934 _1815-1888
John of Austria (also Juan de Austria; Don John; Don Juan)  Sp. gen.; defeated Turks at battle of Lepanto 1571; son of Charles V; half-brother of Philip II _1547-1578
John of Austria the Younger  Sp. gen. & polit.; prime min. of Spain 1677-1679 _1629-1679
John of Avila (Apostle of Andalusia)  Sp. mystic & saint; member of Alumbrado sect; canonized 1970 _1500-1569
John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster)  Eng. nobleman; son of Edward III; father of Henry IV _1340-1399
John of God (also Juan de Dios; orig. Juan Ciudad)  Sp. monk & saint; founded Ignorantine order (Brothers Hospitalers of St. John of God); patron saint of hospitals & the sick; canonized 1690 _1495-1550
John of Lancaster  son of Henry IV of England _1389-1435
John of Leiden  Dutch Anabaptist leader _1509?-1536
John of Salisbury  Eng. religious aut. & leader _1115?-1180
John of the Cross (also Juan de la Cruz; orig. Juan de Yepis y Alvarez)  Sp. mystic & saint; co-founded reformed Carmelite order; canonized 1726 _1542-1591
John Paul I (orig. Albino Luciani)  It. pope 1978 _1912-1978
John Paul II (orig. Karol Wojtyla)  Pol. pope 1978--; wrote encyclical "Veritatis Splendor" 1993, reflections "Crossing the Threshold of Hope" 1994 _1920--
John the Baptist  Christian martyr & saint; baptized Jesus _0XXb-0XX
John the Parricide  Ger. conspirator & prince; assassin & nephew of Albert I of Austria _1290-1313
John, Augustus Edwin  Brit. etcher & painter _1878-1961
John, Elton Hercules (orig. Reginald Kenneth Dwight)  US (Eng.-born) singer & songwriter _1947--
Johns, Charley Eugene  US polit.; gov. of Florida 1953-1955 _1905--
Johns, Jasper  US avant-garde artist _1930--
Johnson, Andrew  US polit.; gov. of Tennessee 1853-1857, 1862-1865; vice-pres. of US 1865; 17th pres. of US 1865-1869; impeached 1868 _1808-1875
Johnson, Cave  US admin.; Postmaster Gen. 1845-1849 _1793-1866
Johnson, Claudia Alta (nee Taylor; Lady Bird Johnson)  US wife of Lyndon Johnson 1934 _1912--
Johnson, Daniel  Can. Quebecois polit.; premier of Quebec 1966-1968 _1915-1968
Johnson, Daniel  Can. Quebecois polit.; premier of Quebec 1994; opponent of secession of Quebec; son of Daniel Johnson; brother of Pierre Marc Johnson _1945?--
Johnson, Don (orig. Donald Wayne)  US television actor _1949--
Johnson, Earvin Jr.  (Magic Johnson)  US basketball player; forward for Los Angeles Lakers 1979-1991; made record 9,921 career assists; coach of Los Angeles Lakers 1994-- _1959--
Johnson, [Jonathan] Eastman  US painter _1824-1906
Johnson, Eliza (nee McCardle)  US wife of Andrew Johnson 1827 _1810-1876
Johnson, Esther (Stella)  Eng. lover of Jonathan Swift _1681-1728
Johnson, Eyvind Olof Verne  Swed. aut.; wrote "City in Light" 1927, "Commentary on a Shooting Star" 1929, "Night March" 1938, "Group Krilon" 1941, "Return to Ithaca" 1952; NP Lit. 1974 _1900-1976
Johnson, Harold  US gen.; army chief of staff 1964-1968 _1912-1983
Johnson, Herschel  US diplomat; acting US ambassador to UN 1946-1947 _1894-1966
Johnson, Herschel Vespasian  US polit.; gov. of Georgia 1853-1857; Dem. vice-pres. cand. 1860 _1812-1880
Johnson, Hiliary Richard Wright  Liberian polit.; pres. of Liberia 1884-1892 _1837-18XX
Johnson, Hiram Warren  US polit.; gov. of California 1911-1917; Progressive (Bull Moose) vice-pres. cand. 1912 _1866-1945
Johnson, Howard Deering  US hotel & restaurant industrialist; founder & eponym of Howard Johnson Co. _1896?-1972
Johnson, Howard Wesley  US educator; pres. of MIT 1966-1971 _1922--
Johnson, James Neely  US polit.; gov. of California 1856-1858 _1825-1872
Johnson, James Weldon  US aut. of Harlem Renaissance _1871-1938
Johnson, James William (Jimmy)  US football coach; coach of Dallas Cowboys 1989-1994 _1943--
Johnson, John Arthur (Jack)  US boxer; heavyweight boxing champion 1910-1915 _1878-1946
Johnson, Joseph  US polit.; gov. of Virginia 1852-1855 _1785-1877
Johnson, Louis Arthur  US admin.; Secy. of Defense 1949-1950 _1891-1966
Johnson, Lyndon Baines (LBJ)  US Dem. polit.; Senate majority whip 1951-1953; Senate minority leader 1953-1955; Senate majority leader 1955-1961; vice-pres. of US 1961-1963; 36th pres. of US 1963-1969 _1908-1973
Johnson, Mordecai Wyatt  US educator; 1st black pres. of Howard Univ. 1926-1959 _1890-1976
Johnson, Philip Cortelyou  US architect; co-designed Seagram Building _1906--
Johnson, Pierre Marc  Can. Quebecois polit.; premier of Quebec 1985; leader of Parti Quebecois 1985-1987; son of Daniel Johnson; brother of Daniel Johnson _1946--
Johnson, Rafer Lewis  US track athlete; won gold medal in Olympic decathlon 1960 _1935--
Johnson, Reverdy  US diplomat, lawyer, & polit.; Atty. Gen. 1849-1850; prosecutor in Dred Scott v. Sanford 1857 _1796-1876
Johnson, Richard Mentor  US polit.; vice-pres. of US 1837-1841; Dem.-Rep. vice-pres. cand. 1840 _1780-1850
Johnson, Robert Wood  US businessman; pres. of Johnson & Johnson Co. 1932-1938; chairman of Johnson & Johnson Co. 1938-1963 _1893-1968
Johnson, Samuel  American clergyman & educator; 1st pres. of Columbia Univ. 1754-1763 (orig. King's College); father of William Samuel Johnson _1696-1772
Johnson, Samuel (Dr. Johnson; the Great Cham of Literature)  Eng. aut., critic, & lexicographer; wrote "Dictionary of the English Language" 1747-1755, novel "Rasselas" 1759, 10-volume "Lives of the Poets" 1779-1781 _1709-1784
Johnson, Thomas  US jurist & polit.; 1st gov. of Maryland 1777-1779; Supr. Ct. justice 1791-1793 _1732-1819
Johnson, Walter Perry (the Big Train)  US baseball player & manager; pitcher for Washington Senators 1907-1927 _1887-1946
Johnson, William, Sir  Brit. admin. in America _1715-1774
Johnson, William  US jurist; Supr. Ct. justice 1804-1834 _1771-1834
Johnson, William Samuel  US educator & polit.; pres. of Columbia Univ. 1787-1800 _1727-1819
Johnston, Albert Sidney  US-Confederate gen. _1803-1862
Johnston, [John] Bennett Jr. (J. Bennett Johnston)  US Dem. polit.; Senator from Louisiana 1972-- _1932--
Johnston, Joseph Eggleston  US-Confederate gen. _1807-1891
Johnston, Lynn  US cartoonist; created For Better Or For Worse _1947--
Johnston, Samuel  US polit.; gov. of N. Carolina 1787-1789; 1st US N. Carolina gov. 1789 _1733-1816
Johnston, William Freame  US polit.; gov. of Pennsylvania 1848-1852 _1808-1872
Joinville, Jean de  Fr. historian _1224?-1317
Jokai, Mor  Hung. dram. & nov. _1825-1904
Joliot-Curie, [Jean] Frederic  Fr. chem.; NP Chem. 1935; husband of Irene Joliot-Curie; son-in-law of Marie Curie & Pierre Curie _1900-1958
Joliot-Curie, Irene  Fr. chem.; NP Chem. 1935; daughter of Marie Curie & Pierre Curie; wife of Frederic Joliot-Curie _1897-1956
Jolliet, Louis (also Louis Joliet)  Fr. explorer of Mississippi river _1645-1700
Jolson, Al (orig. Asa Yoelson)  US (Lithuanian-born) jazz singer; starred in 1st talking movie 1927 _1886?-1950
Jomini, Henri de  Swi. army officer & strategist _1779-1869
Jonas, Franz  Aus. polit.; pres. of Austria 1965-1974 _1899-1974
Jonassaint, Emil  Haitian judge & polit.; provisional pres. of Haiti 1994; resigned in favor of Bertrand Aristide _1912?--
Jonathan, Joseph Leabua  Lesotho dictator & polit.; prime min. of Lesotho 1965-1986; 1st prime min. of independent Lesotho 1966; dictator of Lesotho 1970-1986; overthrown; cousin of Moshoeshoe II _1914-1987
Jones, Anson  US polit.; last pres. of Texas Rep. 1844-1846 _1798-1858
Jones, Brereton  US polit.; gov. of Kentucky 1991-- _1939--
Jones, Casey (orig. John Luther Jones)  US locomotive engineer _1864-1900
Jones, Daniel  Eng. phonetician _1881-1967
Jones, David Charles  US air force gen.; air force chief of staff 1974-1978; chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1978-1982 _1921--
Jones, Deacon  US football player _1938--
Jones, Edward  US statistician; co-developer & co-eponym of Dow-Jones index with Charles Dow _1856-1920
Jones, Henry Arthur  Eng. dram. _1851-1929
Jones, Howard Mumford  US critic & educator _1892-1980
Jones, Inigo  Eng. architect; designed Lincoln's Inn Chapel _1573-1652
Jones, James Earl  US actor _1931--
Jones, James Kimbrough  US polit.; chairman of Dem. National Committee 1896-1904 _1839-1908
Jones, James Warren (Reverend Jim Jones)  US cult leader in Guyana; founder & leader of People's Temple 1953-1978; led mass suicide of 913 followers 1978; suicide _1931-1978
Jones, Jerral Wayne (Jerry)  US football executive; manager & owner of Dallas Cowboys 1989-- _1942--
Jones, Jesse Holman  US businessman; Secy. of Commerce 1940-1945 _1874-1956
Jones, John Paul (orig. John Paul)  US (Scot.-born) naval officer & hero in American Revolution; as captain of ship Bonhomme Richard, defeated ship Serapis 1779 _1747-1792
Jones, John Winston  US polit.; Speaker of the House 1843-1845 _1791-1848
Jones, Kenny  Eng. rock drummer & musician; member of the Who _1948?--
Jones, Mary (nee Harris; Mother Jones)  US (Irish-born) agitator & labor leader _1830-1930
Jones, Robert Tyre (Bobby)  US golfer _1902-1971
Jones, Terry  Welsh actor & comedian; member of Monty Python's Flying Circus _1942--
Jones, Thomas Hudson  US sculptor _1892-1969
Jones, Tommy Lee  US movie actor; starred in movies "Under Siege" 1992, "The Fugitive" 1993, "The Client" 1994, "Cobb" 1994; college roommate of Al Gore _1946--
Jones, Wesley Livsey  US polit.; Senate majority whip 1924-1929 _1863-1932
Jones, William  US admin.; Secy. of Navy 1813-1814 _1760-1831
Jong, Petrus de (Piet)  Dutch naval officer & polit.; Dutch defense minister 1963-1967; prime min. of Netherlands 1967-1971 _1915--
Jonson, Ben (orig. Benjamin; O Rare Ben Jonson)  Eng. dram. & poet; wrote plays "Every Man in His Humour" 1598, "Every Man Out of His Humour" 1599, "Volpone" 1606, poem "To Celia"; 1st official Brit. poet laureate 1619-1637 _1572-1637
Joplin, Janis  US singer _1943-1970
Joplin, Scott  US jazz composer & pianist _1868-1917
Jordaens, Jacob  Flemish painter _1593-1678
Jordan, Barbara Charline  US polit. _1936--
Jordan, [Marie Ennemond] Camille  Fr. math.; proposer & eponym of Jordan curve theorem 1893 _1838-1922
Jordan, David Starr  US biologist, educator, & ichthyologist; 1st pres. of Stanford Univ. 1891-1913 _1851-1931
Jordan, Frank  US polit.; mayor of San Francisco 1992-- _19XX--
Jordan, [William] Hamilton [McWhorter]  US polit.; White House chief of staff 1979-1980 _1944--
Jordan, Michael Jeffery  US basketball player; played for Chicago Bulls 1984-1993; holds record 32.3 points per game career scoring average _1963--
Jordan, Neil Patrick  Irish movie director & screenwriter; directed & wrote movies "The Crying Game" 1992, "Interview with the Vampire" 1994 _1950--
Jordan, Vernon Eulion Jr.  US admin.; pres. of National Urban League 1972-1981 _1935--
Jorgensen, Anker  Danish polit.; prime min. of Denmark 1972-1973, 1975-1982 _1922--
Josaphat  Pol. Ruthenian Orthodox bishop, martyr, & saint; canonized 1867; 1st Eastern Orthodox saint _1580-1623
Jose (Manuel)  Port. king 1750-1777; ruled under regency 1774-1777; son of John V _1714-1777
Josef Nepomuk Karl  prince of Liechtenstein 1732-1748; son of Johann Josef Anton _1724-1748
Josef Wenzel Karl  prince of Liechtenstein 1748-1772; nephew of Anton Florian _1696-1772
Joseph  Nazarene carpenter & saint; husband of Mary; father of Jesus; patron saint of carpenters, fathers, & the dying _0XXb-0XX
Joseph (Chief Joseph; orig. In-mut-too-yah-lat-lat, Hinmaton-Yalaktit)  Nez Perce chief; refused to recognize treaty with whites; captured while retreating toward Canada 1877 _1840?-1904
Joseph II  Holy Rom. emperor 1765-1790 _1741-1790
Joseph of Arimathea  Christian saint; supervised burial of Jesus; inherited Holy Grail _0XX
Joseph of Cupertino (Joseph Desa)  It. saint; patron saint of air travelers & aviators; canonized 1767 _1603-1663
Josephson, Brian David  Brit. inventor & phys.; inventor & eponym of Josephson junction; NP Phys. 1973 _1940--
Josephus (Flavius Josephus; orig. Joseph ben Matthias)  Jewish-Rom. historian & turncoat; wrote 7-book "History of the Jewish War" _037?-100?
Joubert, Joseph  Fr. essayist & moralist _1754-1824
Joubert, Petrus Jacobus (Piet)  S. African Boer gen. & polit.; acting pres. of Transvaal 1875-1876, 1883-1884; joint head of state of Transvaal 1880-1883 _1834-1900
Jouhaux, Leon  Fr. labor leader; NP Peace 1951 _1879-1954
Joule, James Prescott  Eng. phys. _1818-1889
Joulwan, George  US gen.; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1993-- (SACEUR) _19XX--
Jourdan, Jean Baptiste, Comte  Fr. marshal _1762-1833
Jouret, Luc  Belgian (Belgian Congolese-born) cult leader in Switzerland; founded Order of the Solar Temple (also Order of the Solar Tradition); suicide leading mass suicide of followers _1947-1994
Jovian (Flavius Claudius Jovianus)  Rom. emperor 363-364 _331?-364
Jowett, Benjamin  Eng. Gk. scholar & translator _1817-1893
Joy, William (Bill)  US computer sci.; developed text editor vi; developed csh _19XX--
Joyce, James Augustine  Irish aut.; wrote poetry collection "Chamber Music" 1907, short story collection "Dubliners" 1914, novels "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" 1916, "Ulysses" 1922, "Finnegans Wake" 1939 _1882-1941
Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline (Jackie)  US track athlete; sister-in-law of Florence Griffith-Joyner _1962--
Juan de Borbon (Don Juan; Juan Carlos Teresa Silverio Alfonso de Borbon y Battenberg, Conde de Barcelona)  Sp. pretender; son of Alfonso XIII; father of Juan Carlos I _1913-1993
Juan Carlos I  It.-born Sp. king 1975--; grandson of Alfonso XIII _1938--
Juarez [Celman], Miguel  Argentine polit.; pres. of Argentina 1886-1890; brother-in-law of Julio Roca _1844-1909
Juarez, Benito Pablo  Mex. gen. & polit.; pres. of Mexico 1861-1865, 1867-1872 _1806-1872
Judas Iscariot  Christian apostle & traitor; betrayed Jesus to Sanhedrin; suicide _0XX
Jude (also Thaddeus)  Mesopotamian Christian apostle, martyr, & saint; patron saint of lost causes _0XX
Judson, Harry Pratt  US educator & historian; acting pres. of Univ. of Chicago 1906-1907; pres. of Univ. of Chicago 1907-1923 _1849-1927
Jugurtha (also Iugurtha)  king of Numidia 118b-105b; grandson of Masinissa _160b?-104b
Juilliard, Augustus  US merchant & music patron _1836-1919
Julia  Rom. daughter of Julius Caesar; wife of Pompey the Great 059b _083b?-054b
Julia [y Arcelay], Raul Rafael Carlos  US actor; starred in movies "Kiss of the Spider Woman" 1985, "Moon Over Parador" 1988, "Romero" 1989, "The Addams Family" 1991 _1940-1994
Julian the Apostate (Flavius Claudius Julianus)  Rom. emperor 361-363; last pagan emperor of Rome _331?-363
Juliana (Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmine)  queen of Netherlands 1948-1980; abdicated; daughter of Wilhelmina _1909--
Julius I  It. saint & pope 337-352 _2XX-352
Julius II (orig. Giuliano della Rovere)  It. pope 1503-1513 _1443-1513
Julius III (orig. Giammaria Ciocchi del Monte, Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte)  It. pope 1550-1555 _1487-1555
Jumayyil, Amin (also Amin Gemayel)  Lebanese Maronite Christian polit.; pres. of Lebanon 1982-1988; leader of Maronite Christians; son of Pierre Jumayyil; brother of Bashir Jumayyil _1942--
Jumayyil, Bashir Pierre (also Bashir Gemayel)  Lebanese Maronite Christian polit.; pres.-elect of Lebanon 1982; assassinated; son of Pierre Jumayyil; brother of Amin Jumayyil _1947-1982
Jumayyil, Pierre (also Pierre Gemayel)  Lebanese Maronite Christian polit.; founded Phalange Lebanese Party 1936; opposed Pan-Arab movement _1905-1984
Jumblat, Kamal  Lebanese polit.; leader of Druzes; assassinated _1917-1977
Juneau, Solomon Laurent  US (Can.-born) settler; founded Milwaukee 1818 (orig. Juneautown before 1837); 1st mayor of Milwaukee 1846-1847 _1793-1856
Jung, Carl Gustav  Swi. psychologist; developed idea of collective unconscious; stressed importance of archetype & symbolism; wrote "Psychology of the Unconscious" 1916, "The Undiscovered Self" 1957; student of Sigmund Freud _1875-1961
Junius, Franciscus  Eng. (Ger.-born) philologist _1589-1677
Junkers, Hugo  Ger. airplane designer & manufacturer _1859-1935
Junkins, Jerry Ray  US electronics businessman; pres. of Texas Instruments, Inc. 1988--; CEO of Texas Instruments, Inc. 1988--; chairman of Texas Instruments, Inc. 1988-- _1937--
Junot, Andoche (Duc d'Abrantes; La Tempete, the Tempest)  Fr. admin. & gen. under Napoleon; Napoleon's 1st aide-de-camp 1794; Fr. ambassador to Portugal 1805-1806; Fr. gov. of Illyrian Provinces 1813; suicide _1771-1813
Juppe, Alain Marie  Fr. diplomat; Fr. foreign minister 1993-- _1945--
Jurgenson, Christian Adolph III (Sonny)  US football player & sportcaster _1934--
Jusserand, Jean [Adrien Antoine] Jules  Fr. diplomat & scholar; Fr. ambassador to US 1902-1925; wrote "With Americans of Past and Present Days" 1917; 1st recipient of Pulitzer Prize for history 1917 _1855-1932
Just, Ernest Everett  US biologist; 1st recipient of Spingarn Medal 1915 _1883-1941
Justin the Martyr  church father & saint _100?-165?
Justinian I (Justinian the Great; Flavius Petrus Sabbatius Justinianus; orig. Petrus Sabbatius)  Byzantine emperor 527-565; issuer & eponym of Justinian code, compiled from Rom. law _483-565
Justinian II (Justinian Rhinotmetus)  Byzantine emperor 685-695, 705-711; overthrown 695; overthrown & killed 711; son of Constantine IV _669-711
Justinian Marina  Romanian Orthodox prelate; patriarch of Romanian Orthodox Church 1948-1977; allied Orthodox Church with Communism _1901-1977
Justo, Agustin Pedro  Argentine gen. & polit.; pres. of Argentina 1932-1938 _1876-1943
Juvenal (Decimus Junius Juvenalis)  Rom. poet & satirist _055?-127?
Juxon, William  Eng. prelate & royalist polit.; bishop of London 1633-1649; Brit. lord high treasurer 1636-1641; only priest to accompany Charles I to scaffold 1649; archbishop of Canterbury 1660-1663 _1582-1663