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Dictionary - People

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Concise biographies of noteworthy people in history, sports, politics, business and entertainment from the respected American Heritage Dictionary — when the people flourished, what they accomplished and why they're famous.
On this page: Jones, John Paul to Juvenal.
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Jones, John Paul (American military leader & navigator)
Jones, Quincy Delight (Composer/Producer/Mogul)
Jones, Robert Tyre (American golfer)
Jonson, Benjamin (English dramatist & poet)
Joplin, Scott (Jazz Artist, 1900s, '10s)
Jordan, Barbara Charline (American politician)
Jordan, Michael Jeffrey (Basketball Player)
Joseph (in the Bible)
Joseph (Native American Leader)
Joseph II (Holy Roman emperor and king)
Joseph of Arimathea (in the New Testament)
Joseph, Saint (theologian in the Bible)
Josephus, Flavius (Historian)
Joshua (Bible)
Josiah (king in the Old Testament)
Josquin Desprez (Flemish composer)
Joule, James Prescott (English physicist)
Jovian (Ancient Roman emperor)
Joyce, James (Writer)
Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline (American athlete)
Joyner, Florence Griffith (American athlete)
Juan Carlos (Royalty)
Juárez, Benito Pablo (Mexican President)
Jubal (in the Old Testament)
Judah (Bible)
Judas Iscariot (Biblical Figure)
Jude, Saint (personage in the New Testament)
Judith (Bible)
Judson, Edward Zane Carroll (American explorer & writer)
Julian (Ancient Roman emperor)
Juliana (Dutch queen)
Julius II (Pope / Religious Figure)
Jung, Carl Gustav (Psychiatrist)
Junkers, Hugo (German aircraft engineer)
Justin, Saint (Italian historian)
Justinian I (Byzantine emperor)
Juvenal (Italian poet)