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Jay-Jay Okocha
Jay-Jay Okocha (Augustine Azuka Okocha, born 1973, Enugu), Nigerian attacking midfielder at Eintracht Frankfurt, Fenerbahce, PSG, and Bolton; 1996 Olympic gold, three World Cups, back-to-back BBC African Footballer of the Year 2003-2004.
Jay-Z
Jay-Z (JAŸ-Z), Shawn Corey Carter, born 1969 in Brooklyn, is an American rapper and mogul with 14 Billboard 200 No. 1 albums, 25 Grammys, Roc-A-Fella, Roc Nation, and Tidal, debuting with Reasonable Doubt in 1996.
Jay-Z 30 Tour
Jay-Z 30 Tour (JAŸ-Z 30), Jay-Z's 2026 stadium concert series marking 30 years of Reasonable Doubt and 25 of The Blueprint: Yankee Stadium, London, Paris, SoFi Stadium, with Beyoncé, Nas, and Eminem as guests.
Jay-Z albums discography
Jay-Z albums discography: 13 solo studio albums from Reasonable Doubt (1996) to 4:44 (2017), plus Watch the Throne with Kanye West and EVERYTHING IS LOVE with Beyoncé; 140 million records sold, 24 Grammys.
Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts (1789–1800)
The Jay (1789–1795), Rutledge (1795), and Ellsworth (1796–1800) Courts were the first three Supreme Court eras, spanning the founding decade, the only Senate-rejected recess appointee, and early landmark decisions.
Jaya
Jaya, born Maria Luisa Ramsey Kagahastian in Manila in 1970, is a Filipino soul and R&B singer dubbed the Philippines' Queen of Soul, whose 1989 single "If You Leave Me Now" reached the Billboard Hot 100.
Jaya Ahsan (জয়া আহসান)
Jaya Ahsan (জয়া আহসান), born 1983 in Gopalganj, is a Bangladeshi actress, producer, and playback artist. Known for Guerrilla, Chorabali, Debi, Bishorjan, and Kadak Singh; six-time National Film Award Best Actress and founder of C For Cinema.
Jaya algorithm
The Jaya algorithm is a parameter-less, population-based optimization method introduced by R. Venkata Rao in 2015, moving candidates toward the best and away from the worst solution.
Jaya Bachchan (जया बच्चन)
Jaya Bachchan (जया बच्चन), born Jaya Bhaduri, Indian actress born 1948 in Jabalpur; debut in Mahanagar (1963), 1970s star of Guddi, Abhimaan, Sholay, wife of Amitabh Bachchan, and five-term Samajwadi Party Rajya Sabha MP from Uttar Pradesh.
Jaya Bhattacharya (জয়া ভট্টাচার্য)
Jaya Bhattacharya (জয়া ভট্টাচার্য), Indian film and television actress, not Jaya Ahsan or Jaya Bachchan; known for Payal in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Vimla Bhardwaj in Delhi Crime.
Jaya Harivarman I
Jaya Harivarman I (formal name Sivanandana) was a king of Champa who reigned from about 1147 to the 1160s, expelling Khmer forces from the capital Vijaya.
Jaya Indravarman III
Jaya Indravarman III was a king of Champa, on the central and southern Vietnamese coast, reigning 1139–1145 until Khmer king Suryavarman II invaded and seized the capital Vijaya.
Jaya Indravarman IV
Jaya Indravarman IV was a usurper king of Champa, in present-day Vietnam, who reigned from about 1167 to 1190 and led the celebrated Cham sack of Angkor in 1177.
Jaya Jaitly
Jaya Jaitly (born 1942, Simla), Indian craft revivalist, founder of Dastkari Haat Samiti (1986) and Dastkar (1981), conceptualizer of Dilli Haat, and former Samata Party president who resigned after the 2001 Tehelka sting.
Jaya Janaki Nayaka
Jaya Janaki Nayaka (జయ జానకి నాయక), also known as Khoonkhar in Hindi, is a 2017 Telugu action romantic drama directed by Boyapati Srinu, starring Bellamkonda Sai Sreenivas and Rakul Preet Singh; a 2017 box-office flop whose Hindi dub crossed 1 billion YouTube views.
Jaya Prada (జయప్రద)
Jaya Prada (జయప్రద), born Lalitha Rani Rao in 1962, is an Indian actress and politician who starred in about 300 films across Telugu, Hindi, and other languages, won three Filmfare Awards South, and served as Rampur MP from 2004 to 2014.
Jaya Simhavarman VI
Jaya Simhavarman VI, also called La Khai, was a general of Chế Bồng Nga who reigned as king of Champa from 1390 to 1400 and gave back territories won in war.
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi (ජය ශ්රී මහා බෝධි)
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi (ජය ශ්රී මහා බෝධි) is the sacred fig tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, planted in 288 BC by Sanghamitta from the original Bodhi tree; the oldest human-planted tree with a known planting date.
Jaya-Vijaya
Jaya and Vijaya (जय-विजय) are the dvarapala gatekeepers of Vaikuntha, Vishnu's abode, cursed by the four Kumaras to take three births as his enemies: Hiranyaksha-Hiranyakashipu, Ravana-Kumbhakarna, and Shishupala-Dantavakra, before regaining their post.
Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür
Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, temple name Emperor Wenzong of Yuan, was the eighth Yuan emperor who reigned twice between 1328 and his death in 1332.
Jayabharathi (ജയഭാരതി)
Jayabharathi (ജയഭാരതി), born 1954 as Lakshmi Bharathi, is a Malayalam film actress with over 350 films; debut Penmakkal at 13, famous for Rathinirvedam (1978) and two Kerala State Best Actress awards.
Jayabhaya
Jayabhaya, also spelled Jayabaya (Javanese Joyoboyo), was a twelfth-century king of Kediri, East Java, whose reign from about 1135 to 1157 united Janggala with his realm.
Jayabheri (జయభేరి)
Jayabheri (జయభేరి), also spelled Jayabheri, is a 1959 Telugu musical drama directed by P. Pullaiah, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao as poet Kasinath and Anjali Devi, with music by Pendyala Nageswara Rao; adapted from Matwala Shair Ramjoshi and honored with the President's appreciation certificate.
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
As the twenty-fifth Maharaja of Mysore, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar was a renowned composer of 94 Carnatic kritis and held major political posts until 1964.
Jayachandra
Jayachandra (जयचंद्र) was the Gahadavala king of Kannauj and Varanasi in northern India, who reigned from 1170 until his death in battle against Muhammad of Ghur in 1194.
Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu
Jayachandran N. Kizhakkedathu, also published as Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu, is a polymer chemist and biomaterials researcher at the University of British Columbia who designs blood-compatible surfaces and synthetic anticoagulants.
Jayachitra
Jayachitra (జయచిత్ర), born Rohini in 1957, is an Indian actress who was a leading heroine of Tamil and Telugu cinema in the 1970s and 1980s.
Jayadev (film)
Jayadev (జయదేవ్) is a 2017 Telugu action drama directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee, a remake of Tamil film Sethupathi, starring debutant Ganta Ravi and Malvika Raaj; critics rated it 1.5 to 2.5 out of 5.
Jayadev Misra
Jayadev Misra (born 1947) is an Indian-born American computer scientist at the University of Texas at Austin, known for the UNITY formalism and the Orc language.
Jayadeva
Jayadeva (जयदेव) was a 12th-century Sanskrit poet, one of the court poets of Lakshmana Sena, the last Hindu king of Bengal, and author of the Gitagovinda.