List of Famous people named J
J. D. Tippit
J. D. Tippit was an American police officer who served as an 11-year veteran with the Dallas Police Department. About 45 minutes after the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, Tippit was shot dead in a residential neighborhood in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas, Texas. Lee Harvey Oswald was initially arrested for the murder of Tippit and was subsequently arrested for killing President Kennedy. Oswald was charged with both crimes shortly after his arrest but was killed by Jack Ruby two days later.
J. P. McManus
John Patrick "J. P." McManus is an Irish businessman and racehorse owner. His career lasted from the 1980s to the 2010s. He was one of the biggest shareholders of Manchester United.
J. P. R. Williams
John Peter Rhys Williams MBE, FRCS is a former rugby union footballer who represented Wales in international rugby during their Golden Era in the 1970s. He became known universally as J. P. R. Williams after 1973 when JJ Williams joined the Welsh team.
J. T. Realmuto
Jacob Tyler Realmuto is an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Miami Marlins. The Marlins selected Realmuto in the third round of the 2010 MLB draft and he made his MLB debut in 2014. In 2018, Realmuto was an All-Star and won the Silver Slugger Award at catcher. The Marlins traded him to the Phillies in February 2019.
J. T. Brown
Joshua Thomas Brown is an American professional ice hockey right winger who is currently contracted to IF Björklöven in the HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). Brown was born in High Point, North Carolina, and was raised in Rosemount, Minnesota.
J. Moss
James Moss, better known by his stage name J. Moss, is an American gospel musician, composer, producer and arranger.
J. Alexander
Alexander Jenkins, known as J. Alexander or Miss J, is an American reality television personality and runway coach best known for his work on America's Next Top Model. He travels extensively for the fashion and modeling industries. Alexander lives in Paris and New York City.
J. T. Miller
Jonathan Tanner Miller is an American professional ice hockey left winger for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He had previously played for the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was selected by the Rangers in the first-round, 15th overall at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. A versatile forward, Miller can play as a center or winger.
J. P. Holtz
John Paul "J. P." Holtz is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2016.
J. C. Watts
Julius Caesar Watts Jr. is an American politician, clergyman, and athlete. Watts was a college football quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners and later played professionally in the Canadian Football League. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 as a Republican, representing Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District.