Jessica Chastain

Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in projects with feminist themes, she has rece…

Jessie Murray

Jessie Margaret Murray (9 February 1867 – 25 September 1920) was a British psychoanalyst and suffragette. Born in India, she moved to the UK when she was 13. Sh…

Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227

Jesu, meine Freude (Jesus, my joy), BWV 227, is a motet by Johann Sebastian Bach. The longest and most musically complex of Bach's motets, it is set in eleven m…

Jesus

Jesus (c. 6 to 4 BC – AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and by various other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preache…

Jesus College Boat Club (Oxford)

Jesus College Boat Club is a rowing club for members of Jesus College, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. The club was formed …

Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22

Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe ([ˈjeːzʊs naːm t͡suː zɪç diː t͡svœlfə], Jesus gathered the twelve to Himself), BWV 22, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bac…

Jethro Sumner

Jethro Exum Sumner (c. 1733 – c. March 18, 1785) was a senior officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Virginia, Sumner's …

Jianwen Emperor

The Jianwen Emperor (5 December 1377 – 13 July 1402), personal name Zhu Yunwen, was the second emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1398 to 1402. Zhu Yunw…

Jihad (song)

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Jill Valentine

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Jim Lovell

James Arthur Lovell Jr. (/ˈlʌvəl/ ⓘ LUV-əl; March 25, 1928 – August 7, 2025) was an American astronaut, naval aviator, test pilot, and mechanical engineer. In 1…

Jim Thome

James Howard Thome (/ˈtoʊmi/; TOH-mee; born August 27, 1970) is an American former professional baseball player—a first baseman, third baseman and designated hi…

Jim Thorpe

James Francis Thorpe (Meskwaki: Wa-Tho-Huk; May 22 or 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) was an American athlete who won Olympic gold medals and played professional foo…
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Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942 – September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is widel…
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Jimmy McAleer

James Robert "Loafer" McAleer (July 10, 1864 – April 29, 1931) was an American center fielder, manager, and stockholder in Major League Baseball who assisted in…

Jin–Song wars

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Jo Stafford

Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the e…

Joan (collection)

Joan is the twelfth collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, released for the Autumn/Winter 1998 season of his eponymous fashion house. Continu…

Jocelin of Glasgow

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Jochen Rindt

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Jochi

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Joe Hewitt (RAAF officer)

Air Vice-Marshal Joseph Eric Hewitt, CBE (13 April 1901 – 1 November 1985) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He joined the Royal …
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