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Jacopo Buongiorno

Jacopo Buongiorno is an MIT nuclear engineer known for research on reactor safety and boiling heat transfer, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2024.

Jacopo Meldolesi (1937–2026) was an Italian cell biologist and pharmacologist who studied secretion, calcium signaling, and extracellular vesicles, holding pharmacology chairs at the University of Milan and San Raffaele.

Oct 10, 2026

Jacopo Sadoleto

Jacopo Sadoleto (1477–1547) was an Italian cardinal and humanist, bishop of Carpentras, known for the 1537 reform report Consilium de emendanda ecclesia and his 1539 letter to Geneva that drew Calvin's reply.

Oct 10, 2026

Jacopone da Todi

Jacopone da Todi, also known as Iacopone da Todi, was an Italian Franciscan friar and religious poet, born around 1230, probably the author of the Stabat Mater.

Jacory Croskey-Merritt

Jacory Croskey-Merritt, nicknamed Bill, is a Washington Commanders running back drafted 245th overall in 2025 out of Arizona; Alabama State and New Mexico alum with 805 rookie rushing yards and 8 TDs.

Jacquard machine

The Jacquard machine, developed by Joseph Marie Jacquard in Lyon and perfected in 1804–1805, uses chains of punched cards to automatically weave complex figured textiles.

Jacque Fresco

Jacque Fresco (1916–2017) was a self-taught American industrial designer and futurist who founded the Venus Project in Venus, Florida, and advocated a moneyless resource-based economy.

Jacque Vaughn

Jacque Vaughn, born 1975, is a former NBA point guard and head coach of the Orlando Magic and Brooklyn Nets (career 129-226), a 2007 champion with San Antonio, and a Kansas Jayhawks assistant since May 2025.

Jacquees

Jacquees (Rodriquez Jacquees Broadnax, born 1994, Decatur, Georgia) is an American R&B singer signed to Cash Money Records, known for "B.E.D.", the gold 2018 debut album 4275, his 2018 self-proclaimed King of R&B title, and later albums Sincerely for You, Baby Making, and Mood 2.

Jacqueline A. Noonan

Jacqueline A. Noonan, also known as Jacqueline Noonan, was an American pediatric cardiologist at the University of Kentucky who described Noonan syndrome, named for her.

Jacqueline Auringer

Jacqueline "Jackie Mary" Auringer is an American Republican politician from Kingston, New York, the Republican and Conservative nominee in 2026 for New York's 18th Congressional District against incumbent Pat Ryan.

Jacqueline Becerra

Jacqueline Becerra, born 1970 in Miami Beach, Florida, is a United States district judge for the Southern District of Florida, nominated by President Joe Biden and confirmed in 2024.

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset (Winifred Jacqueline Fraser-Bisset), English actress born 1944 in Weybridge, Surrey. Known for Bullitt, Day for Night, The Deep, Murder on the Orient Express; Golden Globe winner for Dancing on the Edge (2014).

Jacqueline Bloch

Jacqueline Bloch, born in 1967, is a French experimental physicist at CNRS who studies polaritons and quantum fluids of light, winning the 2026 CNRS Gold Medal.

Jacqueline Bracamontes

Jacqueline Bracamontes (Jacqueline Ivonne Bracamontes Van Hoorde), Mexican actress and TV host born 1979 in Guadalajara; won Nuestra Belleza México 2000, competed at Miss Universe 2001, starred in Rubí and Sortilegio, and hosted La Voz... México.

Jacqueline Carey

Jacqueline Carey, born 1964 in Highland Park, Illinois, is an American fantasy author and New York Times bestseller, creator of the Kushiel's Legacy series beginning with the Locus Award-winning Kushiel's Dart (2001), plus The Sundering, Santa Olivia, and Agent of Hel.

Jacqueline Cochran

Jacqueline Cochran, born Bessie Lee Pittman, was an American aviator who set more speed and altitude records than any pilot and directed the WASP in World War II.

Jacqueline Coleman

Jacqueline Coleman is an American Democratic politician and educator serving as the 58th Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, where she is Governor Andy Beshear's point person on education.

Oct 21, 2026

Jacqueline Delassaux

Jacqueline Delassaux (Bonnet-Delassaux, Delassaux-Daniel), born 1946, French race walker; set three world bests in the women's 5000 m walk (1975-76, best 23:58.0) and won the first French women's walking title in 1975.

Jacqueline du Pré

Jacqueline du Pré (1945-1987), British cellist, wife of Daniel Barenboim, famed for her 1965 Barbirolli recording of Elgar's Cello Concerto; career ended by multiple sclerosis in 1973 at age 28.

Jacqueline Fernandez

Jacqueline Fernandez is a Sri Lankan actress who started working in Hindi-language cinema in 2009 after winning the Miss Universe Sri Lanka title in 2006.

Jacqueline French

Jacqueline A. French is an American epileptologist, professor of neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, and founder of the Epilepsy Study Consortium, known for novel epilepsy trial designs.

Jacqueline G. Gish

Jacqueline G. Gish is an American laser engineer who spent 33 years at TRW and Northrop Grumman developing high-power lasers, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2011.

Oct 21, 2026

Jacqueline Gareau

Jacqueline Gareau (born 1953, L'Annonciation, Quebec), Canadian marathoner; won the 1980 Boston Marathon in 2:34:28 after Rosie Ruiz's disqualification, won nine marathons 1979–1984, and held the Canadian marathon record.

Jacqueline Gold

Jacqueline Summers Gold was a British retail executive who, as chief executive of Ann Summers, grew the lingerie chain from 4 stores to 150 and £150 million turnover.

Jacqueline H. Nguyen

Jacqueline H. Nguyen, also known as Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen, is an American federal judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals since 2012, appointed by President Obama.

Jacqueline Jossa

Jacqueline Jossa, also known as Jac Jossa, is an English actress who has played Lauren Branning in the BBC soap EastEnders since 2010 and won I'm a Celebrity in 2019.

Sep 20, 2026

Jacqueline K. Barton

Jacqueline K. Barton (born 1952) is an American inorganic chemist at Caltech who pioneered DNA-mediated charge transport, winning the National Medal of Science in 2011.