'J' Names People

John Adams

president of the United States from 1797 to 1801

John Quincy Adams

president of the United States from 1825 to 1829

James Allen

British philosophical writer

Jennifer Aniston

American actress (born 1969)

Jane Austen

English novelist (1775–1817)

James Baldwin

American writer (1924–1987)

Jeff Bezos

American business magnate (born 1964)

Joe Biden

46th President of the United States (2021–2025)

Justin Bieber

Canadian singer (born 1994)

Jorge Luis Borges

Argentine writer, essayist, poet and translator (1899–1986)

James Brown

American musician (1933–2006)

Jimmy Buffett

American singer-songwriter (1946–2023)

Julius Caesar

Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)

Jim Carrey

Canadian comedian and actor

Jimmy Carter

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

Jackie Chan

Hong Kong actor and martial artist

Jeremy Clarkson

British broadcaster, journalist and writer

J. Cole

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1985)

Jeffrey Dahmer

American serial killer (1960–1994)

Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

John Dewey

American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)

Junot Díaz

Author

Jimmy Fallon

American talk show host and comedian

James Franco

American actor

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

German writer, artist, natural scientist and politician (1749–1832)

Jane Goodall

English primatologist and anthropologist (born 1934)

John Gotti

American crime boss (1940–2002)

John Green

American author and vlogger

Jack Handey

American writer

Jimi Hendrix

American guitarist (1942–1970)

Jack Sparrow

fictional character and the protagonist of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series

Andrew Jackson

president of the United States from 1829 to 1837

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

Stonewall Jackson

general of the Confederate Army in the American Civil War

Mick Jagger

British singer and songwriter; vocalist of The Rolling Stones

Henry James

American and British writer (1843–1916)

LeBron James

American basketball player (born 1984)

William James

American philosopher, psychologist, and pragmatist (1842–1910)

Jay-Z

American rapper and businessman (born 1969)

Thomas Jefferson

president of the United States from 1801 to 1809

Jesus

central figure of Christianity (6 or 4 BC – AD 30 or 33)

Derek Jeter

American Hall of Fame baseball player and author

Jim Rohn

Joan of Arc

French folk heroine (1412–1431), military leader who crowned Charles VII and Roman Catholic saint, canonized 500 years after her death

Steve Jobs

American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)

Billy Joel

American musician (born 1949)

Boris Johnson

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

Lyndon B. Johnson

president of the United States from 1963 to 1969

Samuel Johnson

English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

The Joker

fictional character throughout the DC Universe

Angelina Jolie

American actress (born 1975)

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

Carl Jung

Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1875–1961)

John Keats

British romantic poet (1795–1821)

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

Jack Kerouac

American writer (1922–1969)

John Maynard Keynes

British economist (1883–1946)

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Indian spiritual philosopher, mystic, speaker and writer (1895–1986)

Jennifer Lawrence

American actress and producer

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

John Locke

English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress (born 1969)

Jack Ma

Chinese businessman

James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817

John Mayer

American musician (born 1977)

Joyce Meyer

John Stuart Mill

British philosopher and political economis (1806–1873)

John Muir

Scottish-American naturalist (1838–1914)

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

Jack Nicholson

American actor and filmmaker (born 1937)

Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980)

Jordan Peterson

Canadian clinical psychologist, author, and political commentator (born 1962)

Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

Joan Rivers

American comedian, actress, and television host (1933–2014)

Joe Rogan

American broadcaster, comedian, and actor

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer (1712–1778)

J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

J. D. Salinger

American author (1919–2010)

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

Jerry Seinfeld

American comedian and actor

Joseph Stalin

leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953

John Steinbeck

American writer

Jon Stewart

American comedian, writer, producer, activist, and television host

Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

Justin Timberlake

American singer and actor (born 1981)

J. R. R. Tolkien

British writer and philologist (1892–1973)

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

John Wooden

American basketball coach (1910–2010)