 | | J-Kwon | Rapper | Teen Rapper | 1986 | |
| | | Alan Jackson | Country Musician | Don't Rock The Jukebox | 1958 | |
| | | Andrew Jackson | President | 7th US President, 1829-37 | 1767 | 1845 |
 | | Francis Jackson | Composer | Organist of York Minster from 1946-1982 | 1917 | |
| | | Glenda Jackson | Actor | A Touch of Class | 1936 | |
| | | Helen Hunt Jackson | Poet | Ramona | 1831 | 1885 |
| | | Henry "Scoop" Jackson | Politician | US Senator from Washington, 1953-83 | 1912 | 1983 |
| | | Holbrook Jackson | Journalist | | 1874 | 1948 |
| | | Janet Jackson | Singer | Wardrobe malfunction | 1966 | |
| | | Jesse Jackson | Activist | Rainbow Coalition | 1941 | |
| | | Joe Jackson | Musician | Look Sharp! | 1954 | |
| | | Kate Jackson | Actor | Sabrina Duncan on Charlie's Angels | 1948 | |
| | | La Toya Jackson | Singer | Michael Jackson's other sister | 1956 | |
| | | Mahalia Jackson | Singer | Queen of Gospel Music | 1911 | 1972 |
| | | Michael Jackson | Musician | Beat It, Black or White | 1958 | |
| | | Milt Jackson | Musician | American jazz vibraphonist | 1923 | 1999 |
 | | Peter Jackson | Film Director | The Lord of the Rings trilogy | 1961 | |
| | | Rachel Jackson | First Lady | Wife of US President Andrew Jackson | 1797 | 1828 |
| | | Reggie Jackson | Baseball | Baseball player, candy bar | 1946 | |
| | | Robert H. Jackson | Judge | US Supreme Court Justice | 1892 | 1954 |
| | | Samuel L. Jackson | Actor | Pulp Fiction | 1948 | |
| | | Stonewall Jackson | Military | US Civil War General | 1824 | 1863 |
| | | Tony Jackson | Composer | Pretty Baby | 1876 | 1920 |
| | | Victoria Jackson | Comic | Saturday Night Live | 1959 | |
| | | Wanda Jackson | Singer | United States' first female rock and roll singer | 1937 | |
| | | Gordon Jacob | Composer | | 1895 | 1984 |
| | | Derek Jacobi | Actor | Claudius on I, Claudius | 1938 | |
| | | Arnold Jacobs | Musician | Tubist - Chicago Symphony | 1915 | 1998 |
 | | René Jacobs | Musician | Countertenor & conductor | 1946 | |
| | | Carrie Jacobs-Bond | Songwriter | I Love You Truly | 1862 | 1946 |
 | | Jacopo da Bologna | Composer | Squarcialupi Codex | 1340 | 1360 |
 | | Jacques Maritain | Philosopher | French Catholic philosopher | 1882 | 1973 |
| | | Illinois Jacquet | Musician | Saxophone legend | 1922 | 2004 |
| | | Richard Jaeckel | Author | Sometimes a Great Notion | 1926 | 1997 |
| | | Charles A. Jaffe | Columnist | | 0000 | |
| | | Dean Jagger | Actor | Twelve O'Clock High | 1903 | 1991 |
| | | Mick Jagger | Singer/Songwriter | Lead singer of the Rolling Stones | 1943 | |
| | | James Jamerson | Bassist | The Funk Brothers | 1938 | 1983 |
 | | Clive James | TV Personality | Clive James on Television | 1939 | |
| | | Etta James | Singer | Soul Diva | 1938 | |
| | | Harry James | Musician | Big Band-era bandleader | 1916 | 1983 |
| | | Henry James | Author | Portrait of a Lady | 1843 | 1916 |
| | | Lewis James | Singer | | 0000 | 1959 |
| | | Mickie James | Wrestling | WWE wrestler | 1979 | |
| | | P.D. James | Author | British writer of crime fiction | 1920 | |
| | | Richard D. James | Electronic Musician | Aphex Twin | 1971 | |
| | | Rick James | Musician | Superfreak | 1948 | 2004 |
| | | Tommy James | Musician | Crimson and Clover | 1947 | |
| | | William James | Philosopher | The Principles of Psychology | 1842 | 1910 |
| | | Storm Jameson | Novelist | The Pot Boils | 1891 | 1986 |
| | | Gerald Jampolsky | Psychiatrist | Love Is Letting Go of Fear | 0000 | |
 | | Leos Janacek | Composer | Taras Bulba | 1854 | 1928 |
 | | Jeno Jando | Pianist | Hungarian pianist | 1952 | |
| | | Clément Janequin | Composer | | 1485 | 1558 |
| | | Elizabeth Janeway | Author | Daisy Kenyon | 1913 | 2005 |
| | | Elsie Janis | Actor | Very Good Eddie | 1889 | 1956 |
 | | Emil Jannings | Actor | The Last Command | 1884 | 1950 |
 | | Gundula Janowitz | Singer | Soprano | 1937 | |
| | | Tama Janowitz | Author | | 1957 | |
 | | Famke Janssen | Actor | X-Men, Bond Girl | 1965 | |
| | | Derek Jarman | Film Director | The Last of England | 1942 | 1994 |
 |  | Armas Jarnefelt | Composer | Finnish composer and conductor | 1869 | 1958 |
| | | Maurice Jarre | Composer | Score to Lawrence of Arabia | 1924 | |
| | | Randall Jarrell | Poet | The Woman at the Washington Zoo | 1914 | 1965 |
| | | Bede Jarrett | | | 0000 | |
| | | Keith Jarrett | Composer | American pianist and composer | 1945 | |
| | | Alfred Jarry | Playwright | Ubu roi | 1873 | 1907 |
| |  | Neeme Jarvi | Conductor | Estonian-American conductor. | 1937 | |
| | | Leon Jaworski | Government | Watergate special prosecutor | 1905 | 1982 |
| | | John Jay | Judge | First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court | 1745 | 1829 |
| | | Jean Hagen | Actor | Singin' in the Rain | 1923 | 1977 |
| | | Jean-Michel Jarre | Musician | Oxygene and Equinoxe | 1948 | |
| | | James Jeans | Mathematician | Steady state cosmology | 1877 | 1946 |
| | | Robinson Jeffers | Poet | Tamar and Other Poems | 1887 | 1962 |
| | | Blind Lemon Jefferson | Guitarist | | 1897 | 1929 |
| | | Thomas Jefferson | President | 3rd US President, 1801-09 | 1743 | 1826 |
| | | Jehan de Lescurel | Composer | Medieval poet and composer | 0000 | 1304 |
| | | Richard Jeni | Comic | A Big Steaming Pile of Me | 1957 | 2007 |
| | | Gordon Jenkins | Musician | American arranger | 1910 | 1984 |
| | | John Jenkins | Composer | | 1592 | 1678 |
| | | Karl Jenkins | Musician | Soft Machine | 1944 | |
| | | Bruce Jenner | Track and Field | Decathlon | 1949 | |
| | | Edward Jenner | Doctor | Smallpox Vaccination | 1749 | 1823 |
 | | Peter Jennings | Journalist | ABC's World News Tonight | 1938 | 2005 |
| | | Waylon Jennings | Country Musician | Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys | 1937 | 2002 |
| | | J. Hans D. Jensen | Physicist | Shell nuclear model | 1907 | 1973 |
| | | Jerome K. Jerome | Author | Three Men in a Boat | 1859 | 1927 |
| | | Douglas William Jerrold | Playwright | Punch's Letters to His Son | 1803 | 1857 |
| | | George Jessel | Actor | Toastmaster General of the United States | 1898 | 1981 |
| | | Leon Jessel | Composer | Schwarzwaldmädel | 1871 | 1942 |
 | | Jesus of Nazareth | Religion | Son of God | 0004 BC | 0030 |
| | | Michael Jeter | Actor | Evening Shade | 1952 | 2003 |
| | | Joan Jett | Musician | I Love Rock 'N Roll | 1958 | |
| | | Jewel | Singer | | 1974 | |
| | | Richard Jewell | Victim | Innocent security guard blamed for bombing | 1962 | 2007 |
| | | Sarah Orne Jewett | Author | The Country of the Pointed Firs | 1849 | 1909 |
| | | Ann Jillian | Actor | Ellis Island | 1950 | |
| | | Joseph Joachim | Violinist | | 1831 | 1907 |
| | | Joan of Arc | Religion | Visionary burned at the stake | 1412 | 1431 |
 | | Antonio Carlos Jobim | Composer | The Girl from Ipanema | 1927 | 1994 |
| | | Steve Jobs | Business | Co-Founder of Apple Computer | 1955 | |
| | | Billy Joel | Singer/Songwriter | Just the Way You Are | 1949 | |
| | | Grant Johannesen | Pianist | | 1921 | 2005 |
| | | Bryan Johanson | Composer | | 1951 | |
| | | Scarlett Johansson | Actor | Ghost World, Lost in Translation | 1984 | |
| | | John of England | Royalty | Signed the Magna Carta | 1166 | 1216 |
| | | Augustus John | Painter | Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher | 1878 | 1961 |
| | | Elton John | Singer/Songwriter | | 1947 | |
| | | Little Willie John | Singer | Fever | 1937 | 1968 |
| | | Glynis Johns | Actor | Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins | 1923 | |
| | | Alexz Johnson | Actor | Jude Harrison on Instant Star | 1986 | |
| | | Andrew Johnson | President | 17th US President, 1865-68 | 1808 | 1875 |
| | | Beverly Johnson | Model | American supermodel | 1952 | |
| | | Bill Johnson | Jazz Musician | Father of the "slap" style of string bass playing | 1872 | 1972 |
| | | Bunk Johnson | Musician | New Orleans jazz trumpet player | 1879 | 1949 |
| | | Diane Johnson | Novelist | Fair Game | 1934 | |
| | | Don Johnson | Actor | Miami Vice | 1949 | |
| | | Eric Johnson | Guitarist | Ah Via Musicom | 1954 | |
| | | George W. Johnson | Singer | | 1855 | 1914 |
| | | Hiram Johnson | Politician | Governor and Senator from California | 1866 | 1945 |
| | | Howard Johnson | Songwriter | When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain | 1887 | 1941 |
| | | Jack Johnson | Boxing | First black heavyweight champion | 1878 | 1946 |
| | | James P. Johnson | Jazz Musician | | 1894 | 1955 |
| | | James Weldon Johnson | Poet | Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing | 1871 | 1938 |
| | | John Johnson | Composer | | 1545 | 1594 |
| | | Johnnie Johnson | Pianist | Blues musician | 1924 | 2005 |
| | | Lady Bird Johnson | First Lady | Wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson | 1912 | 2007 |
| | | Lyndon B. Johnson | President | 36th US President | 1908 | 1973 |
| | | Magic Johnson | Basketball | Lakers star, AIDS spokesman | 1959 | |
| | | Pamela Hansford Johnson | Critic | | 1912 | 1981 |
| | | Philip Johnson | Architect | | 1906 | 2005 |
| | | Rafer Johnson | Track and Field | Olympic track and field star | 1935 | |
| | | Robert Johnson | Musician | Influential blues guitarist | 1911 | 1936 |
| | | Robert Johnson | Composer | | 1583 | 1633 |
| | | Russell Johnson | Actor | The Professor on Gilligan's Island | 1924 | |
| | | Samuel Johnson | Author | A Dictionary of the English Language | 1709 | 1784 |
| | | Shawn Johnson | Sports Figure | 2008 Olympic women's balance beam gold medalist, | 1992 | |
| | | Van Johnson | Actor | The Caine Mutiny | 1916 | |
| | | Wendell Johnson | Psychologist | Speech pathologist, Proponent of General Semantics | 1906 | 1965 |
| | | Arthur Johnston | Songwriter | Pennies from Heaven, | 1898 | 1954 |
| | | Bruce Johnston | Singer | The Beach Boys | 1942 | |
| | | Betsy Jolas | Composer | French composer | 1926 | |
| | | Angelina Jolie | Actor | Tomb Raider | 1975 | |
| | | André Jolivet | Composer | French composer | 1905 | 1974 |
| | | Al Jolson | Singer | The Jazz Singer | 1886 | 1950 |
| | | Niccolò Jommelli | Composer | Operas | 1714 | 1774 |
| | | Joe Jonas | Musician | The Jonas Brothers | 1989 | |
| | | Ada Jones | Singer | | 1873 | 1922 |
| | | Allan Jones | Actor | Show Boat | 1907 | 1992 |
| | | Ben Jones | Actor | Cooter from Dukes of Hazzard | 1941 | |
| | | Bobby Jones | Golf | Winner of 13 major championships | 1902 | 1971 |
| | | Brian Jones | Guitarist | Guitarist for the Rolling Stones | 1942 | 1969 |
| | | Christopher Jones | Actor | Wild in the Streets | 1941 | |
| | | Chuck Jones | Cartoonist | Directed Bugs Bunny cartoons | 1912 | 2002 |
| | | Daniel Jones | Composer | Under Milk Wood | 1912 | 1993 |
| | | Davy Jones | Singer | Frontman for The Monkees | 1945 | |
| | | Elvin Jones | Drummer | Different Drummer | 1927 | 2004 |
| | | G. Lewis Jones | Diplomat | US Ambassador to Tunisia, 1956-59 | 1907 | 1971 |
| | | George Jones | Country Musician | White Lightning | 1931 | |
| | | Grandpa Jones | Country Musician | Hee-Haw comic | 1913 | 1998 |
| | | Henry Arthur Jones | Playwright | Saints and Sinners | 1851 | 1929 |
| | | Isham Jones | Songwriter | It Had To Be You | 1894 | 1956 |
 | | James Jones | Author | From Here to Eternity | 1921 | 1977 |
| | | James Earl Jones | Actor | Voice of Darth Vader | 1931 | |
| | | Jennifer Jones | Actor | Duel in the Sun | 1919 | |
| | | Jimmy Jones | Singer/Songwriter | Handy Man | 1937 | |
| | | Joe Jones | Singer | The Dixie Cups | 1926 | 2005 |
| | | John Paul Jones | Military | I have not yet begun to fight | 1747 | 1792 |
| | | L.Q. Jones | Actor | The Wild Bunch | 1927 | |
| | | Lolo Jones | Track and Field | American track and field athlete | 1982 | |
| | | Mick Jones | Guitarist | | 1955 | |
| | | Mickey Jones | Actor | | 1941 | |
| |  | Mother Jones | Activist | The grandmother of all agitators | 1837 | 1930 |
| | | Quincy Jones | Music Producer | Musician, Composer, Producer | 1933 | |
| | | Rickie Lee Jones | Singer/Songwriter | Chuck E's in Love | 1954 | |
| | | Robert Jones | Composer | English lutenist and composer | 1577 | 1617 |
| | | Roger Jones | Mathematician | Harmonic analysis and Ergodic theory | 0000 | |
| | | Sam J. Jones | Actor | Flash Gordon | 1954 | |
| | | Shirley Jones | Actor | | 1934 | |
| | | Steve Jones | Guitarist | The Sex Pistols | 1955 | |
| | | Tamala Jones | Actor | Next Friday | 1974 | |
| | | Terry Jones | Actor | Monty Python | 1942 | |
| | | Thad Jones | Musician | American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader | 1923 | 1986 |
| | | Thomas Jones | | | 1892 | 1969 |
| | | Tom Jones | Singer | It's Not Unusual | 1940 | |
| | | Tommy Lee Jones | Actor | Men in Black | 1946 | |
| | | Erica Jong | Author | Fear of Flying | 1942 | |
| | | Joseph Jongen | Composer | Symphonie Concertante | 1873 | 1953 |
| | | Ben Jonson | Playwright | Volpone | 1572 | 1637 |
| | | Janis Joplin | Singer | Ball and Chain (Piece of My Heart) | 1943 | 1970 |
| | | Scott Joplin | Composer | The King of Ragtime | 1868 | 1917 |
| | | Barbara Jordan | Politician | Gave 1976 Democratic keynote speech | 1936 | 1996 |
| | | Hamilton Jordan | Government | White House Chief of Staff, 1979-80 | 1944 | 2008 |
| | | Louis Jordan | Jazz Musician | The King of the Jukebox | 1908 | 1975 |
| | | Michael Jordan | Basketball | Best basketball player ever? | 1963 | |
| | | Richard Jordan | Actor | Logan's Run | 1938 | 1993 |
| | | Vernon Jordan | Business | Advisor to Bill Clinton | 1935 | |
| | | Josquin Des Prez | Composer | Renaissance composer | 1450 | 1521 |
| |  | John Joubert | Composer | Torches; O Lorde, the Maker of Al Thing | 1927 | |
| | | Joseph Joubert | Essayist | Pensées | 1754 | 1824 |
| | | Al Jourgensen | Musician | Lead for industrial band Ministry | 1958 | |
| |  | Milla Jovovich | Actor | The Fifth Element | 1975 | |
| | | Benjamin Jowett | Scholar | Translator of Plato, etc. | 1817 | 1893 |
| | | C. Turner Joy | Military | Admiral of the United States Navy | 1895 | 1956 |
| | | Robert Joy | Actor | Dr. Sid Hammerback on CSI: NY | 1951 | |
| | | James Joyce | Author | Ulysses | 1882 | 1941 |
| | | Mike Joyce | Drummer | | 1963 | |
| | | Gilles Joye | Composer | | 1424 | 1483 |
| | | Ashley Judd | Actor | Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood | 1968 | |
| | | Naomi Judd | Country Musician | Naomi Judd | 1946 | |
| | | Wynonna Judd | Musician | | 1964 | |
| | | Mike Judge | Cartoonist | Beavis and Butthead | 1962 | |
 | | Walid Jumblatt | Politician | Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party | 1949 | |
 | | Jun'ichirō Tanizaki | Novelist | Quicksand | 1886 | 1965 |
| | | Carl Jung | Psychiatrist | Inventor of the collective unconscious | 1875 | 1961 |
 | | Paul Juon | Composer | Moscow-born composer | 1872 | 1940 |
| | | Nathan Juran | Film Director | How Green Was My Valley | 1907 | 2002 |
| | | James Robertson Justice | Actor | Doctor in the House | 1907 | 1975 |
 | | Justinian I | Royalty | Byzantine Emperor, 527-565 AD | 0483 | 0565 |
