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Jari River (Latin America)
Jarrell, Randall (American poet & critic)
Jarrett, Keith (Jazz Artist)
Jarry, Alfred (French writer)
Jaruzelski, Wojciech (Witold) (Polish military leader & politician)
jasmine (plant)
Jason (in Greek mythology)
jasper (type of quartz)
Jasper National Park (national park, Canada)
Jaspers, Karl (Theodor) (German philosopher & psychologist)
jaundice (disease)
Jaurès, (Auguste-Marie-Joseph-) Jean (French politician & historian)
Java (programming language)
Java (island)
Javanese (Java or its people)
JavaScript (technology)
jay (bird)
Jay, John (Jurist / Political Figure)
Jaya Peak (Southeast Asia)
Jayewardene, J(unius) R(ichard) (Sri Lankan president & statesman)
Jazeera, Al- (Arabic news channel)
Jazirah, Al- (Africa)
jazz (music)
Jeans, Sir James (Hopwood) (English mathematician)
jeep (vehicle)
Jeffers, (John) Robinson (American poet & dramatist)
Jefferson City (capital, Missouri)
Jefferson, Thomas (3rd U.S. President)
Jehovah's Witness (church, Protestantism, United States)
Jekyll, Gertrude (English artist & agriculturalist)
jellyfish (fish)
Jemison, Mae (Carol) (Astronaut / Physician)
Jenkins, Fergie (baseball Hall of Famer)
Jenkins' Ear, War of (war, England/Spain)
Jenner, Edward (Physician)