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Jeremy Wariner
Jeremy Wariner (born 1984), American 400m sprinter: 2004 Athens Olympic champion in 44.00, 2008 Beijing silver, five World Championship golds, personal best 43.45, later Baylor volunteer assistant coach.
Jeremy Wotherspoon
Jeremy Wotherspoon (born 1976), Canadian long track speed skater, 1998 Olympic 500m silver medallist, four-time world sprint champion, record 67 World Cup wins, 500m world record 34.03, later coach in Norway and Canada.
Jeremy Zellner
Jeremy Zellner is an American Democratic politician and New York State Senator for the 61st district, and chair of the Erie County Democratic Committee since 2012.
Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera, also Xerez or Sherish, is a city in Cádiz, Andalusia, center of the sherry (Jerez-Xérès-Sherry) wine region; known for bodegas, the Horse Fair, flamenco, horses, and motorsport, with 213,688 inhabitants and Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2026.
Jeri Ryan
Jeri Ryan (born Jeri Lynn Zimmerman, 1968, Munich) is an American TV actress who played Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Picard, winning Saturn Awards in 2001 and 2024, with credits including Boston Public, Shark, and Body of Proof.
Jerian Grant
Jerian Grant, born in 1992 in Silver Spring, Maryland, is an American basketball guard who was an All-American at Notre Dame and played four NBA seasons, now with Panathinaikos.
Jeric Raval
Jeric Raval (Ricardo Buensuceso), Filipino action film and TV actor, 1990s OctoArts star positioned against Robin Padilla; films include Estribo Gang, Bunso; won 2025 FAMAS Best Supporting Actor.
Jericho
Jericho (أريحا) is a West Bank oasis city in the Jordan Valley, the world's lowest city and among the oldest continually inhabited. Nearby Tell es-Sultan holds deposits from about 10,500 BC and was UNESCO-listed in 2023.
Jericho (2006 TV series)
Jericho (2006 TV series): American CBS drama created by Jon Turteltaub and Stephen Chbosky about Jericho, Kansas, after nuclear attacks on US cities; 29 episodes, canceled in 2007, revived by a 20-ton peanut fan campaign for a 2008 second season.
Jericho (יריחו) (missile)
Jericho (יריחו) is a family of Israeli surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, developed from a French design in the 1960s and believed to form Israel's land-based nuclear deterrent.
Jericho Rosales
Jericho Rosales, also known as Echo, is a Filipino actor, singer, and producer born 1979 in Quezon City, famous for Pangako Sa'yo, Halik, the Gawad Urian-winning Alagwa, and starring as Manuel L. Quezon in Quezon (2025).
Jerick McKinnon
Jerick McKinnon, NFL running back (Vikings, 49ers, Chiefs, 2014-2023), Georgia Southern third-round pick, 2022 career-high 9 receiving TDs, Super Bowl LVII champion known for the 1-yard-line slide.
Jerilderie Letter
The Jerilderie Letter is a 56-page manifesto of about 8,000 words dictated by the Australian bushranger Ned Kelly in February 1879, justifying his gang's crimes and demanding justice for his family.
Jeriq
JeriQ, born Jeremiah Chukwuebuka Ani, is a Nigerian rapper who performs in Igbo, known for pioneering Igbo trap and selling out three southeastern stadiums in 2024.
Jeris Johnson
Jeris Johnson, American TikTok-viral rock and metal artist, 'Future of Rock' label, known for Last Resort Reloaded with Papa Roach, Chad Kroeger 'damn!' remix, and 2024 fantasy-metal album Dragonborn.
Jerk (cooking)
Jerk (cooking): Jamaican method of seasoning meat with allspice, scotch bonnet, thyme, and scallion, then slow-smoking over pimento wood; attributed to the Maroons, with debated Taíno and African origins.
Jerk (music genre)
Jerk (or jerk rap) is a late-2000s Los Angeles hip-hop genre built for the jerkin' dance, fusing snap minimalism and hyphy energy; New Boyz's "You're a Jerk" (No. 24 Hot 100) spread it nationally via MySpace and YouTube, with a 2020s New York nu-jerk revival.
Jerk (physics)
Jerk, also called jolt in British English, is the rate of change of acceleration, measured in meters per second cubed (m/s³), and matters for passenger comfort and machine design.
Jerk-limited trajectory generation
Jerk-limited trajectory generation is the construction of motion commands for industrial robots and machine tools with the jerk bounded, so acceleration is continuous, reducing resonance, wear, and tracking error.
Jerky
Jerky is lean meat cut into strips and dried to a shelf-stable snack; the name comes from Quechua ch'arki via Spanish charqui, with Native American origins, USDA safety rules (160°F precook, aw ≤ 0.85), and 12-month commercial shelf life.
Jerma985
Jerma985 (Jeremy Harrington; persona name Jeremy Elbertson), born 1985, American YouTuber turned Twitch streamer known for TF2 commentary, the 2021 Dollhouse event, clown-vs-magician baseball, and 2023 retirement followed by a 2025 return.
Jermain Defoe
Jermain Defoe (born 1982, London), English striker; Tottenham 143 goals in 363 apps, 162 Premier League goals, 57 England caps and 20 goals, five-goal game vs Wigan 2009, retired 2022, OBE, later Woking manager.
Jermain Taylor
Jermain Taylor (born 1978, Little Rock, Arkansas), nicknamed Bad Intentions, is an American boxer who won 2000 Olympic light-middleweight bronze and in 2005 beat Bernard Hopkins to take the WBA, WBC, IBF, and WBO middleweight titles in one fight, a first for a male boxer.
Jermaine Beckford
Jermaine Beckford (born 1983), Jamaican international striker; Leeds United hero (78 goals in 129 games, 2010 FA Cup winner at Old Trafford), later Everton, Leicester, Bolton, Preston; retired 2019, now a pundit.
Jermaine Bishop Jr.
Jermaine Bishop Jr., Texas Longhorns freshman wide receiver (No. 4) from Willis High School; 2025 Dave Campbell's Mr. Texas Football, five-star 247Sports athlete recruit, Houston-area career receiving yards record holder.
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri (Jermaine Dupri Mauldin, born 1972) is an Atlanta songwriter, producer, and founder of So So Def Recordings, known for Kris Kross's "Jump," Usher's "My Way," and Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together."
Jermaine Fowler
Jermaine Fowler (born 1988) is an American actor, writer, and stand-up comedian known for CBS's Superior Donuts and for playing Lavelle Junson in Coming 2 America (2021).
Jermaine Hopkins
Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins (born 1973, Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor known for Thomas Sams in Lean on Me (1989) and Steel in Juice (1992), later Phat Beach, How to Be a Player, and independent films; distinct from a British actor of the same name.
Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson (Jermaine LaJuane Jacksun since 2013), American singer and bassist born 1954 in Gary, Indiana; Jackson 5 member who stayed at Motown for a solo career with hits like "Daddy's Home" and "Dynamite."
Jermaine Jenas
Jermaine Jenas (born 1983, Nottingham) is an English former midfielder for Forest, Newcastle, Tottenham, and QPR, 21 England caps, PFA Young Player 2003, later BBC and One Show presenter sacked in 2024.