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Jack Hobbs
Sir Jack Hobbs (1882-1963), "The Master," was an English opening batsman for Surrey and England (61 Tests) who holds the first-class records of 61,760 runs and 197-199 career centuries from 1905 to 1934.
Jack Hodgins (Bones)
Jack Hodgins (Dr. Jonathan Stanley Hodgins) is a fictional Jeffersonian Institute entomologist on Bones, played by T.J. Thyne, created by Hart Hanson; conspiracy theorist, "King of the Lab", husband of Angela Montenegro.
Jack Holt (actor)
Jack Holt (Charles John Holt, 1888–1951), American film actor and stuntman-turned-star of silent and sound Westerns; Paramount and Columbia leading man in Capra's Submarine, Flight, Dirigible; father of actors Tim and Jennifer Holt.
Jack Horner (paleontologist)
Jack Horner, born John R. Horner, is an American paleontologist who discovered the Maiasaura nesting grounds at Egg Mountain, Montana, and was the scientific adviser to the Jurassic Park films.
Jack Hughes
Jack Hughes (Jack Rowden Hughes, born 2001, Orlando, Florida), New Jersey Devils center drafted first overall in 2019; scored the overtime golden goal as the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 for men's hockey gold at Milano Cortina 2026, the first American title since 1980.
Jack Huston
Jack Alexander Huston is an English actor and director, grandson of John Huston, best known as Richard Harrow on HBO's Boardwalk Empire and as the star of Ben-Hur (2016).
Jack in the Box
Jack in the Box, also Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK), is a San Diego-founded American fast-food hamburger chain, a drive-thru pioneer with about 2,100 restaurants, ~90% franchised, concentrated in California and Texas, known for its all-day menu, clown mascot, the 1993 E. coli outbreak, and the 2025 sale of Del Taco.
Jack Innanen
Jack Innanen is a Toronto-born Canadian actor and digital creator. He began with viral TikTok sketches and later starred as Paul Baker in the FX comedy Adults.
Jack Irish
Jack Irish is the Melbourne private investigator created by Peter Temple and the ABC franchise adapted from him: four novels (Bad Debts, 1996 onward), three telemovies (2012-2014) and three Guy Pearce series (2016-2021), distinguished by Fitzroy pub settings, racing subplots and the 2018 AACTA Best Drama Series award.
Jack Irons
Jack Steven Irons (born 1962, Los Angeles) is an American drummer, founding member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Pearl Jam drummer 1994-1998, member of Eleven, and collaborator of Joe Strummer, Neil Young, and Eddie Vedder, later a solo instrumental artist.
Jack J. Jiang
Jack J. Jiang is a laryngologist and voice scientist who is a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and received the Presidential Early Career Award in 2001.
Jack J. Lissauer
Jack J. Lissauer is a space scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, best known for identifying resonance features in Saturn's rings and discovering the six-planet system Kepler-11 in 2011.
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson is an American Republican politician, a Tennessee State Senator since 2006 who represents the Williamson County area and has been the Senate's Majority Leader since 2018.
Jack Johnson (boxer)
Jack Johnson (John Arthur Johnson, 1878–1946), the Galveston Giant, first African American world heavyweight boxing champion (1908–1915); beat Tommy Burns 1908 and Jeffries in the 1910 Fight of the Century; Mann Act conviction pardoned in 2018.
Jack Johnson (ice hockey)
Jack Johnson (John Joseph Louis Johnson III, born 1987), American NHL defenseman, third overall pick in 2005, 1,228 games over 19 seasons, 2022 Stanley Cup with Colorado, retired 2026 to scout for Vancouver.
Jack Johnson (musician)
Jack Hody Johnson (born 1975, Oahu, Hawaii) is a singer-songwriter and former professional surfer known for mellow acoustic albums like Brushfire Fairytales and In Between Dreams, Brushfire Records, and Kokua Hawaii Foundation environmental philanthropy; distinct from the boxer and the Miles Davis album.
Jack Jones (American singer)
Jack Jones (John Allan Jones, 1938-2024) was an American pop and jazz singer and actor, distinct from Jack Johnson or Jax Jones, who won two Grammys for "Lollipops and Roses" and "Wives and Lovers" and sang The Love Boat theme.
Jack jumper ant
Jack jumper ant (Myrmecia pilosula), also jumper or hopper ant, a small black Australian bull ant that jumps 10 cm; its sting causes anaphylaxis in about 3% of Tasmanians, treated by venom immunotherapy.
Jack Kasley
Jack Kasley (John Hare Kasley, 1916-1989), American breaststroke swimmer, University of Michigan, NCAA champion 1935-37, world record 2:37.2 in 200 m breaststroke (1936), 10th at Berlin 1936 Olympics.
Jack Kayil
Jack Kayil, German guard (born 2006, Berlin), Alba Berlin product and 2025-26 BBL Best Young Player; drafted 39th overall by Houston in 2026 and traded to the New York Knicks after withdrawing from a Gonzaga commitment.
Jack Keane
Jack Keane (John F. Keane) is a retired U.S. Army four-star general and former vice chief of staff who, with Frederick Kagan, devised and promoted the 2007 Iraq troop surge of 30,000 troops, later chairing the Institute for the Study of War and serving as a Fox News analyst.
Jack Keller
Jack Keller (1928–2013) was an American irrigation and water resources engineer who taught at Utah State University, co-founded Keller-Bliesner Engineering in Logan, Utah, and consulted in more than 60 countries.
Jack Kelly (actor)
Jack Kelly (John Augustus Kelly Jr., 1927–1992), American actor and politician; Bart Maverick opposite James Garner on ABC's Maverick (1957–62), Lt. Jerry Farman in Forbidden Planet, later Huntington Beach councilman and twice mayor.
Jack Kelly (American football)
Jack Kelly (born 2003) is an NFL linebacker for the New York Giants, drafted 193rd overall in 2026 out of BYU after starting at Weber State; first-team All-Big 12 in 2025 with 10 sacks.
Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp (1935-2009), Buffalo Bills quarterback and two-time AFL champion, was a nine-term Republican congressman from New York, supply-side tax-cut advocate, HUD Secretary 1989-1993, and 1996 Republican vice-presidential nominee.
Jack Kennedy (tennis)
Jack Kennedy (born 2008, Huntington, NY) is an American tennis player, former ITF junior world No. 3, 2025 US Open boys' doubles champion, Savannah Challenger finalist, and ATP career-high No. 379.
Jack Kent Cooke
Jack Kent Cooke was a Canadian-American media and sports proprietor who rose from an Ontario radio station to own the Los Angeles Lakers and Washington's NFL franchise.
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac (1922–1969), American novelist and poet of On the Road, coined the Beat Generation. French-Canadian-born Lowell, Massachusetts writer of spontaneous prose; died at 47 of liver damage.
Jack Kevorkian
Jack Kevorkian (born Murad Kevorkian) was an American pathologist who assisted over 100 people in ending their lives in the 1990s, sparking national debates on medical ethics.
Jack Kiefer (statistician)
Jack Carl Kiefer (1924–1981) was an American mathematical statistician who spent 28 years at Cornell, then joined Berkeley, and introduced the Kiefer–Wolfowitz algorithm and optimal design theory.