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Jason Paul Collins (December 2, 1978 – May 12, 2026) was an American professional basketball player who was a center for 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal, earning third-team…
Biography
Jason Damian Hill (born c. 1965) is a Jamaican-American professor of philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago.
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Jason Fernando Esteves (born July 19, 1983) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who represented Georgia's 35th Senate district from 2023 until his resignation in 2025. He served as an at-large representative and later as Board Chair of the…
1990–
Jason Forbes (born 27 October 1990) is a British actor, writer, comedian, impressionist, and TV presenter. He is best known for the CITV series Horrible Science; The Mash Report on BBC Two; as PC Peasey in the Professor Branestawm television films on BBC…
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Jason Johnson is an American political scientist, commentator and writer. He is the author of the book Political Consultants and Campaigns: One Day to Sell. Johnson is an associate professor of communication and journalism at Morgan State University.
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Jason Moran (born January 21, 1975) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator involved in multimedia art and theatrical installations. Moran recorded first with Greg Osby and debuted as a band leader with the 1999 album Soundtrack to Human…
1976–
Jason Lawrence Simmons (born March 30, 1976) is an American professional football coach and former safety who is the defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played…
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Jason Lee Whitlock (born April 27, 1967) is an American former sports columnist who currently hosts a program for the conservative media company Blaze Media titled Fearless with Jason Whitlock. Whitlock was a sports columnist at The Kansas City Star, AOL…
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Jason Gomillion Wright (born July 12, 1982) is an American business consultant and former professional football player. Wright attended Northwestern University in the early 2000s and played running back for the Wildcats while earning a degree in…
1918–1997
Jasper Brown (1918–1997) was an African American farmer and civil rights activist from Caswell County, North Carolina. Local historical accounts describe him as a community leader who helped lead efforts to desegregate Caswell County's public schools in…
1987–
Javan E. James Sr. is a United States Virgin Islands politician and senator who served in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands from the St. Croix District, from 2019 to 2025. He is the youngest member to serve in the territory’s legislature since Alvin…
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Javaune Marie Adams-Gaston is an American psychologist and academic administrator. She is the seventh president of Norfolk State University.
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Javianne Oliver (born December 26, 1994) is an American female track and field sprinter. Oliver finished second in the 60 meters at the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships for the University of Kentucky. Oliver won the 60 meters at…
Biography
Javon Johnson is an American spoken word poet, writer, and professor. He is the director of African American and African Diaspora Studies in the Department of Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and the…
1950–
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (born December 21, 1950) is an American dancer, teacher and choreographer of modern dance. She is the founder of the Urban Bush Women dance company.
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Jay Ajayi (born 15 June 1993) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons with the Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at Boise State University…
1972–
Jay Boulware (born November 26, 1972) is an American college football coach. As of 2026 he is the running backs coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
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Randy "Jay" Jackson (born October 27, 1987) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, and Minnesota…
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Jerrauld Charles Corey Jones (born March 14, 1989) is an American politician and attorney currently serving as the 49th attorney general of Virginia since 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a member of the Virginia House of…
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Merritt James Norvell III (born March 28, 1963) is an American college football coach and former player who is the running backs coach at the University of Iowa. He previously served as the head football coach at Colorado State University from 2022 to…
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Jason Lee "Jay" Payton (born November 22, 1972) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder who played for the New York Mets (1998-2002), Colorado Rockies (2002-2003, 2010), San Diego Padres (2004), Boston Red Sox (2005), Oakland Athletics…
1948–
Jay T. Harris (born December 3, 1948), an African-American journalist; journalism educator at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois; and chairman and publisher of the San Jose Mercury News in San Jose, California,…
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Jason David Williams (born September 10, 1981) is an American former basketball player and television analyst. He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and professionally for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Then…
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Jayde Yuk Fun Riviere (born January 22, 2001) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the Canada national team. Riviere played college soccer at the University of Michigan…
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