Remarkable people
Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Manuel Jacinto
Canadian actor
Manuel Luis Jacintois a Canadian actor. After several small roles on television, his breakout role came as Jason Mendoza on the NBC sitcom The Good Place (2016–2020). Jacinto had minor roles in Bad Ti...
Alister Jack
Secretary of State for Scotland
Alister William Jack DLis a Scottish politician serving as Secretary of State for Scotland since 2019. A member of the Scottish Conservatives, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dumfries an...
Simon Jack
Business Editor for BBC News
Simon Jackis an English business journalist and news correspondent. He is currently the Business Editor for BBC News, known for appearing on BBC Breakfast until September 2011 and on BBC Radio 4's Tod...
Julia Jacklin
Australian singer-songwriter
Julia Jacklinis an Australian singer-songwriter from Sydney, Australia. Jacklin's musical style has been described as indie pop, indie folk, and alternative country. She has released two studio albums...
Hugh Jackman
Australian actor
Hugh Michael Jackmanis an Australian actor. Beginning in theatre and television, he landed his breakthrough role as Logan / Wolverine in the X-Men film series (2000–2017), a role that earned him the G...
Alan Jackson
American attorney
Alan Jay Jacksonis an American attorney based in Los Angeles, California. He is recognized for his career in both prosecution and defense within the criminal law sector. Career ackson's career began a...
Michael Jackson
American singer
Michael Joseph Jacksonwas an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is widely regarded as one of the most culturally significant figures of the 20th cent...
Joshua Jackson
Canadian-American actor
Joshua Carter Jacksonis a Canadian-American actor. He is known for his portrayals of Pacey Witter on The WB's teen drama Dawson's Creek (1998–2003), Peter Bishop in the Fox science fiction series Frin...
Samuel Jackson
American actor and producer
Samuel Leroy Jacksonis an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwi...
Alexander Jackson
American professional baseball catcher
Alexander James Jacksonis an American professional baseball catcher and outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, M...
Greg Jackson
Chief executive officer of Octopus Energy
Greg Jacksonis a British entrepreneur and businessman who is the founder and CEO of Octopus Energy. Jackson grew up in Halifax, West Yorkshire, and then Saltburn-by-the-Sea in North Yorkshire. He beca...
Peter Jackson
New Zealand filmmaker
Sir Peter Robert Jacksonis a New Zealand filmmaker. He is best known as the director, writer and producer of the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001–2003) and the Hobbit trilogy (2012–2014), both of which...
Derek Jacobi
English actor
Sir Derek George Jacobiis an English actor. Jacobi is known for his work at the Royal National Theatre and for his film and television roles. He has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award...
Olivia Jade
American YouTuber
Olivia Jade Giannulliis an American YouTuber, and daughter of fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli and actress Lori Loughlin. While in high school, Olivia began a social media career on YouTube and Inst...
Ravindra Jadeja
Indian international cricketer
Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadejais an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian national cricket team in all formats. He is the former captain of the Chennai Super Kings. He is an all-ro...
Rami Jaffee
American musician
Rami Jaffeeis an American musician. He is best known as the keyboardist for the rock band Foo Fighters, whom he initially joined in a touring and session capacity in 2005. Jaffee has contributed to si...
Bianca Jagger
Nicaraguan social activist
Bianca Jaggeris a Nicaraguan social activist, human rights advocate, and a former actress. She gained international prominence in the 1970s through her marriage to Mick Jagger, the frontman of the Rol...
Michael Jagger
English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer
Sir Michael Philip Jaggeris an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer who has achieved international fame as the lead vocalist and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones. His s...
Jade Jagger
British jewellery designer
Jade Sheena Jezebel Jaggeris a British jewellery designer, home designer, and former model. She is the daughter of Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger, and 1970s fashion model and human rights advo...
Katrin Jakobsdottir
Prime minister of Iceland
Katrín Jakobsdóttiris an Icelandic politician who has been serving as the prime minister of Iceland since 2017 and a member of the Althing for the Reykjavík North constituency since 2007. A graduate o...