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Jeff Garlin
Jeff Garlin (born 1962, Chicago) is an American comedian and actor, Jeff Greene on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-2024, also executive producer, 11 Emmy nominations), formerly Murray Goldberg on The Goldbergs until his 2021 HR-investigation exit.
Jeff Gelles
Jeff Gelles is an American single-molecule biophysicist and the Tauber Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Brandeis University, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019.
Jeff George
Jeff George, former NFL quarterback (1990-2001), first overall pick of the 1990 draft by the Indianapolis Colts from Illinois; also played for Atlanta, Oakland, Minnesota, and Washington, leading the NFL with 3,917 passing yards in 1997.
Jeff Gladney
Jeff Gladney (1996-2022), TCU cornerback drafted 31st overall by the Minnesota Vikings in 2020; started 15 games as a rookie, was released after a 2021 felony assault indictment, acquitted in 2022, signed by Arizona, and died in a Dallas car crash that May.
Jeff Glor
Jeff Glor, American broadcast journalist from Tonawanda, New York; Syracuse University graduate (1997); WSTM and WHDH reporter before CBS News in 2007; anchored CBS Evening News Dec 2017 to 2019, then co-hosted CBS Saturday Morning until his September 2024 Paramount layoff.
Jeff Goater
Jeff Goater is a Partner at The Column Group, a biotechnology venture capital firm, and former CEO of Surface Oncology, where he led its $120 million IPO in 2018.
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum (Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum, born 1952, Pittsburgh) is an American actor and jazz pianist known for The Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Wicked, and leading the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, distinct from other actors of the same name.
Jeff Golden
Jeffrey Simon Golden, born 1950, is a Democratic Oregon State Senator for District 3 since 2019, chair of the Natural Resources and Wildfire Committee, retiring in 2026.
Jeff Gonzalez
Jeff Gonzalez is an American politician, a Republican member of the California State Assembly from the 36th district, who served 21 years in the Marine Corps before becoming a pastor.
Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon (born 1971, Vallejo, California) is a retired NASCAR Cup driver and Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman; four-time champion (1995, 1997, 1998, 2001) with 93 wins, third all-time, and 2019 Hall of Fame inductee.
Jeff Gordon (Connecticut politician)
Jeff Gordon is an American physician and Republican politician who has represented Connecticut's 35th Senate district since 2022, after 15 years chairing Woodstock's Planning and Zoning Commission.
Jeff Gore
Jeff Gore is a professor of physics at MIT, trained as a single-molecule biophysicist in Carlos Bustamante's laboratory, who studies cooperation and community dynamics in microbial populations.
Jeff Green (basketball)
Jeff Green (born 1986) is an American NBA forward, 2007 fifth overall pick, 18-season veteran of 11 teams, heart-surgery survivor, and 2023 NBA champion with the Denver Nuggets, now with the Houston Rockets.
Jeff Gutt
Jeff Gutt (Jeffrey Adam Gutt, born 1976) is an American rock singer from Marine City, Michigan, Dry Cell frontman and X Factor USA season 3 runner-up, lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots since November 2017.
Jeff Hafley
Jeff Hafley (born 1979, Montvale, NJ) is an American football coach, Miami Dolphins head coach since January 2026; former Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator (2024-25), Boston College head coach (2020-23, 22-26), and Ohio State co-defensive coordinator (2019).
Jeff Hammerbacher
Jeff Hammerbacher is an American data scientist and entrepreneur who founded Facebook's Data team (2006–2008), co-founded Cloudera, coined 'data scientist' with DJ Patil, and moved into biomedicine via Hammer Lab and Related Sciences.
Jeff Hancock
Jeff Hancock, also known as Jeffrey T. Hancock, is a Stanford communication professor and founding director of the Stanford Social Media Lab, known for Truth-Default Theory.
Jeff Hanneman
Jeff Hanneman (Jeffrey John Hanneman, 1964-2013) was an American guitarist, founding member and principal songwriter of thrash metal band Slayer, author of Angel of Death and Raining Blood, who died of alcohol-related cirrhosis after a 2011 spider-bite infection.
Jeff Hardy
Jeff Hardy (Jeffrey Nero Hardy, born 1977) is an American professional wrestler known for his high-flying style and tag team career with his brother Matt as The Hardy Boyz.
Jeff Hasty
Jeff Hasty is a synthetic biologist and bioengineer, professor at UC San Diego, known for synthetic gene oscillators, biopixels, and a synchronized lysis circuit delivering drugs in tumors.
Jeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an American engineer and entrepreneur who founded Palm Computing in 1992 and created the PalmPilot, then co-founded Handspring, whose Treo shaped the modern smartphone, and Numenta.
Jeff Haywood
Jeff Haywood is a Managing Director at Spectrum Equity, a Boston growth-equity firm he joined in 2007, who co-leads healthcare investing and led the Definitive Healthcare investment from 2015 through its 2021 IPO.
Jeff Healey
Jeff Healey (Norman Jeffrey Healey, 1966–2008) was a blind Canadian blues-rock and jazz guitarist of the Jeff Healey Band, known for lap-style guitar, "Angel Eyes," Road House, a Juno Award, and a Grammy nomination.
Jeff Henderson
Jeff Henderson (Jeffrey Todd Henderson, born 1989) is an American long jumper who won 2016 Rio Olympic gold with a last-round 8.38 m, plus 2015 Pan Am gold and 2019 World Championships silver.
Jeff Hendrick
Jeff Hendrick (Jeffrey Patrick Hendrick, born 1992, Dublin) is a retired Irish central midfielder; 79 Republic of Ireland caps, Euro 2016 starter, Derby, Burnley, Newcastle; retired 2025.
Jeff Hephner
Jeff Hephner (Jeffrey Lane Hephner, born 1975) is an American actor known as Jeff Clarke on Chicago Fire and Chicago Med, Ben Zajac on Boss, John Case on Agent X, and host of GSN's Switch; films include Interstellar, Peppermint, and Oppenheimer.
Jeff Holcomb
Jeff Holcomb is an American Republican politician who represents Florida House District 53 in the state House, first elected in 2022 and re-elected in 2024.
Jeff Holy
Jeff Holy is an American Republican politician who represents the 6th district in the Washington State Senate and serves as ranking Republican on the Senate Law and Justice Committee.
Jeff Horing
Jeff Horing is a venture capital investor who cofounded Insight Venture Partners, now Insight Partners, in 1995, investing in enterprise software companies including AirWatch, Darktrace, Alteryx, and Wiz.
Jeff Horn
Jeff Horn, Australian boxer born 1988, beat Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision in Brisbane in July 2017 to win the WBO welterweight title, then lost it to Terence Crawford in 2018.