People

Diane Johnson

Author Born Diane Lain, April 28, 1934, in Moline, IL; daughter of Dolph and Frances (Elder) Lain; married B. Lamar Johnson Jr., July, 1953 (divorced); married John Frederic...

Howdens Joinery

Consumer goods

Howden Joinery Group plc is the multinational parent company for the Howdens Joinery business (Howdens), a supplier of kitchens and joinery products to the building trade. It is listed

Al Jolson

Born: May 26, 1886 Srednike, Lithuania Died: October 23, 1950 San Francisco, California Lithuanian-born American entertainer, vaudeville performer, actor, and singer ...

E. Fays Jone

Born January 31, 1921, in Pine Bluff, AR; died of heart and lung failure, August 30, 2004, in Fayetteville, AR. Architect. Though E. Fay Jones was not quite a household name, most American...

Norah Jones

Singer Born March 30, 1979, in New York, NY; daughter of Ravi Shankar (a world renowned sitar player) and Sue Jones (a nurse). Education: Attended Un...

William Jones

Sir William Jones (1746–1794) was an English philologist, Orientalist, and jurist. While serving as a judge of the high court at Calcutta, he became a student of ancient India and ...

Quincy Jones

Born: March 14, 1933 Chicago, Illinois African American musician, composer, producer, arranger, and film and television executive Quincy Jones ...

Sarah Jones

Poet and playwright Born c. 1974, in Baltimore, MD; daughter of a physician. Education: Attended Bryn Mawr College, c. 1992-95. Addresses: ...

Norah Jones

March 30, 1979 • New York, New York Singer, songwriter In 2002 Norah Jones, age twenty-two, released her debut full-length album, ...

Edward P. Jones

Author and professor Born Edward Paul Jones, October 5, 1950, in Arlington, VA. Education: Holy Cross College, BA, 1972; University of Virginia, MFA, 1981....

James Earl Jones

Born: January 17, 1931 Arkabutla, Mississippi African American actor Award-winning actor James Earl Jones has acted on television, stage, and scr...

Lee Jong-Wook

Director-general of the World Health Organization Born in 1945 in Seoul, Korea; married Reiko; children: Tad. Education: Seoul National University's Colleg...

Lee Jong-Wook

Dr. Lee Jong-Wook (1945–2006) was the sixth general-director of the World Health Organization (WHO), the international health agency of the United Nations (U.N.). When elected to t...

Ben Jonson

Born: 1572 London, England Died: August 6, 1637 London, England English writer, playwright, and poet Ben Jonson was a...

Michael Jordan

Born: February 17, 1963 Brooklyn, New York African American basketball player Basketball superstar Michael Jordan is one of the most successful, ...

Wendy Evans Joseph

Architect Born c. 1955; daughter of Melvin and Fran Evans; first marriage ended in divorce; married Peter Joseph (a merchant banker; died c. 1998); married Jeffrey V. Ravetc...

Men's Journal

Advertising and media

Men's Journal is an American men's lifestyle magazine focused on outdoor recreation and comprising editorials on the outdoors, environmental issues, health and fitness, style and fashio

William Joyce

Author, illustrator, and producer Born William Edward Joyce, December 11, 1957, in Shreveport, LA; son of George Edward and Mary Katherine (Hargrove) Joyce; married Frances ...

James Joyce

Born: February 2, 1882 Rathgar, Ireland Died: January 13, 1941 Zurich, Switzerland Irish author James Joyce was an Ir...

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

October 10, 1974 • Kannapolis, North Carolina Race-car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. possesses one of the most familiar names—and faces—in the world of stock-car racing, b...