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Jacinto Benavente
Jacinto Benavente (1866–1954) was a Spanish dramatist who wrote more than 170 plays, led the renewal of Spanish theater, and won the 1922 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Jacinto Grau
Jacinto Grau (1877–1958) was a Spanish playwright whose tragedy-farce El señor de Pigmalión (1921) won acclaim in Paris and Prague while remaining almost unstaged in Spain.
Jacinto Ng
Jacinto Ng is a Filipino entrepreneur who founded the biscuit company Rebisco in 1963 and founded Asia United Bank, chairing it until his 2017 retirement.
Jack
Jack is an English masculine given name, a medieval diminutive of John via Jankin/Jackin, attested since 1218, also a Scottish-distributed surname; UK's top boys' name 1996-2008 and source of many 'jack' words.
Jack (1996 film)
Jack is a 1996 American comedy-drama directed by Francis Ford Coppola, in which Robin Williams plays a ten-year-old boy whose body ages four times faster than normal.
Jack (2025 film)
Jack (Konchem Krack, Telugu: జాక్ – కొంచెం క్రాక్) is a 2025 Telugu action comedy directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar, starring Siddhu Jonnalagadda as a wannabe RAW agent; released April 10, 2025, it flopped and streamed on Netflix from May 8, 2025.
Jack (baboon)
Jack (died 1890) was a chacma baboon, assistant to legless signalman James "Jumper" Wide at Uitenhage, Cape Government Railways, 1881-1890; officially employed, paid 20 cents and half a bottle of beer weekly, no recorded mistakes; skull at Albany Museum.
Jack (device)
A jack, also called a house jack, is a mechanical device that multiplies a small applied force to lift heavy loads, using screw, hydraulic, or ratchet mechanisms.
Jack (given name)
Jack is an English masculine given name, a medieval pet form of John via Jankin and Jackin, possibly influenced by French Jacques; attested by 1218, it became a generic word for "man" and remains a top boys' name in the US, Ireland, and Britain.
Jack (playing card)
Jack (playing card), originally the knave, is the lowest court card (J) of French-suited decks; the name came from the game All Fours and was adopted in the 1800s to avoid corner-index confusion with the king.
Jack & Bobby
Jack & Bobby is a 2004–2005 WB drama, also called Jack and Bobby, about brothers Jack and Bobby McCallister, one of whom becomes US president elected in 2040; Bobby is the future president, Jack dies young.
Jack & Diane
Jack & Diane: 1982 John Mellencamp (as John Cougar) hit from American Fool; four weeks at Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, originally about an interracial couple, arranged with Mick Ronson.
Jack & Jack
Jack & Jack, also styled Jack and Jack, are an American pop-rap duo from Omaha, Nebraska: Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson, Vine stars turned Gold-certified artists behind Calibraska, Rise with Jonas Blue, and SYN/ANTI.
Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart! (ทําไมต้องเป็นเธอทุกที)
Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart! (ทำไมต้องเป็นเธอทุกที) is a 2024 Thai BL action-romance series directed by Bundit Sintanaparadee, starring Anan Wong as debt collector Jack and Wanarat Ratsameerat as the thief Joker; 12 episodes on Channel 3 and iQIYI, September 9 to November 25, 2024.
Jack A. Elias
Jack A. Elias is an American physician-scientist and immunobiologist who established CHI3L1 (YKL-40) as a regulator of injury and repair and served as Brown University's seventh dean of medicine.
Jack A. Morton
Jack A Morton was an American electrical engineer and Bell Labs vice president who led the mass-production of the transistor, earning the IEEE David Sarnoff Medal in 1965.
Jack A. Yanovski
Jack A. Yanovski, born 1960 in Philadelphia, is an American pediatric endocrinologist and NIH researcher whose trials defined drug treatment limits for childhood obesity and the role of BDNF in body-weight regulation.
Jack Abbott (politician)
Jack Abbott (born 1990) is the Labour and Co-operative MP for Ipswich, elected 4 July 2024 with a 7,403 majority over Tom Hunt; former Suffolk councillor, PPS at DCMS since September 2025.
Jack Abbott (The Young and the Restless)
Jack Abbott is a fictional character on the CBS soap The Young and the Restless, created in 1980 and played by Peter Bergman since November 1989. Eldest Abbott son, Jabot co-CEO, Victor Newman's rival, married ten times including three times to Nikki Newman.
Jack Abramoff
Jack Abramoff (born 1958) is the American lobbyist whose secret kickbacks with Michael Scanlon, inflated tribal lobbying fees, and bribery schemes led to a 2006 guilty plea, imprisonment, and a sweeping congressional corruption scandal.
Jack Aitken
Jack Aitken (born 1995, London) is an Anglo-Korean racing driver, 2015 Formula Renault Eurocup champion and 2017 GP3 runner-up, who made one F1 start at the 2020 Sakhir GP with Williams (car 89) and is now a Cadillac factory driver in IMSA and the WEC with Jota.
Jack Albertson
Jack Albertson (Harold Bernard Albertson, 1907-1981), American character actor from vaudeville to Oscar, Tony, and two Emmy wins; Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka and Ed Brown in Chico and the Man.
Jack Alexy
Jack Alexy (John Carroll Alexy, born 2003) is an American sprint freestyle swimmer, 6'8", from Morristown, NJ, who swims for Cal. Olympic gold in the 4x100 free relay at Paris 2024; American records 45.05 (25m) and 46.81 (50m) in the 100 free.
Jack Altman (investor)
Jack Altman is an American venture capital investor and entrepreneur who co-founded and led the HR software company Lattice, then founded Alt Capital before joining Benchmark in 2026.
Jack and Jill
Jack and Gill (Jack and Jill): traditional English nursery rhyme first printed c. 1765 in Newbery's Mother Goose's Melody, Roud 10266; two children fetch water, Jack breaks his crown, later expanded to 15 chapbook verses.
Jack and Jill (2011 film)
Jack and Jill (2011) is an American comedy directed by Dennis Dugan, starring Adam Sandler as twins Jack and Jill Sadelstein alongside Katie Holmes and Al Pacino as himself. It grossed $150.5 million worldwide but swept all ten Razzie categories, the first film to do so.
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jack and the Beanstalk: English fairy tale (ATU 328) of Jack trading a cow for magic beans, climbing a giant beanstalk, and stealing a giant's gold, golden-egg hen, and singing harp; first printed 1734, standardized by Tabart 1807 and Jacobs 1890.
Jack Ansett
Jack Ansett is a New Zealand comedian and writer based in Auckland, known for community-group prank comedy, television appearances, and the Sydney Comedy Festival’s 2025 Best Newcomer Award.
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff (born 1984) is an American producer, songwriter, and Bleachers frontman, formerly of Steel Train and fun. Known for Taylor Swift, Lorde, Lana Del Rey, and Kendrick Lamar collaborations; 14 Grammys and a Big Four sweep.
Jack Archer (actor)
Jack Archer (born 1998) is a British-Irish actor, RWCMD-trained, known as Provence in Marie Antoinette and Jamie Marshbrook in The Bay; distinct from the Hopscotch Films director and The Archers radio character.