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Jon Cleary (musician)
Jon Cleary, British-born New Orleans funk and R&B pianist, singer, and songwriter with the Absolute Monster Gentlemen; won the 2016 Best Regional Roots Music Album Grammy for Go Go Juice; longtime sideman for Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal.
Jon Cleveland
Jon Cleveland (Jonathan Thomas Cleveland, born 1970, Fresno, California) is a Canadian breaststroke swimmer, 1992 Olympic 4x100 m medley relay bronze medalist and 1992 short course world record holder, who swam at three Olympics for Canada.
Jon Cooper (ice hockey)
Jon Cooper, born in Prince George, BC, is the Tampa Bay Lightning head coach since 2013, the NHL's longest-tenured coach, a two-time Stanley Cup winner (2020, 2021), 2025-26 Jack Adams recipient, and Canada's Olympic coach.
Jon Corzine
Jon Corzine (born 1947) is an American financier and Democratic politician: Goldman Sachs CEO 1994-1999, U.S. Senator from New Jersey 2001-2006, New Jersey governor 2006-2010, and MF Global CEO until its 2011 bankruptcy.
Jon Cryer
Jon Cryer (Jonathan Niven Cryer, born 1965) is an American actor known as Duckie in Pretty in Pink (1986) and Alan Harper on Two and a Half Men (2003–15), for which he won two Emmy Awards; later Lex Luthor in the Arrowverse.
Jon D. Levine
Jon D. Levine, also known as Jon Levine, is an American physician-scientist at UCSF best known for a 1996 finding that kappa-opioid analgesics relieve pain more strongly in women than in men.
Jon D. Levy
Jon D. Levy, also known as Jon David Levy, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Maine.
Jon Dahl Tomasson
Jon Dahl Tomasson, born 1976, Danish striker; 52 goals in 112 caps for Denmark, tying Poul Nielsen's record; UEFA Cup with Feyenoord 2002, Champions League with Milan 2003; later coached Malmö FF, Blackburn Rovers, and Sweden.
Jon Daly
Jon Daly, American actor, comedian, writer, and producer from Pittsburgh, known for Kroll Show, UCB Theatre, Fallout, A Futile and Stupid Gesture, and the Jon Daly is John Daly search stunt; distinct from the Irish football manager and golfer John Daly.
Jon Dorenbos
Jon Dorenbos (born 1980) is a retired NFL long snapper and magician who played 14 seasons, made two Pro Bowls with the Eagles, placed third on America's Got Talent, and retired after a 2017 aortic aneurysm diagnosis.
Jon Dough
Jon Dough, stage name of Chester "Chet" Anuszek (1962–2006), American pornographic actor and director active 1985–2006, first male Vivid contract performer, 12 AVN/XRCO awards, died by suicide in Chatsworth, California.
Jon Driver
Jon Driver, fully Jonathon Stevens Driver (1962–2011), was a British psychologist and cognitive neuroscientist at University College London, a leading researcher on visual neglect and multisensory integration.
Jon Drummond
Jon Drummond is an American sprinter and coach, born in Philadelphia, who won Olympic 4x100 m relay gold at Sydney 2000 and two world relay titles.
Jon E. DeGuilio
Jon Ernest DeGuilio is a senior United States district judge for the Northern District of Indiana, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010 and chief judge from 2020 to 2023.
Jon Edward Khachaturian
Jon Edward Khachaturian is an American civil engineer, founder and CEO of Versabar, Inc., elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2010 for innovative heavy lifting systems.
Jon English
Jon English (Jonathan James English, 1949–2016) was an English-born Australian singer, actor and songwriter, famous as Judas in the 1972 Australian Jesus Christ Superstar, for hits like Six Ribbons, and for The Pirates of Penzance.
Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau (born 1966, Queens, New York) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer of Swingers, Elf, Iron Man 1 and 2, The Jungle Book, and The Lion King, creator of The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Happy Hogan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, distinct from the political speechwriter of the same name.
Jon Favreau (speechwriter)
Jon Favreau (born 1981), Obama's director of speechwriting 2009–2013 and co-founder of Crooked Media and Pod Save America; distinct from the Hollywood filmmaker of the same name.
Jon Finch
Jon Finch (John Nicholas Finch, 1942–2012), English actor; played Macbeth for Polanski and the lead in Hitchcock's Frenzy, declined James Bond, and lost the role of Kane in Alien to illness.
Jon Fishman
Jon Fishman (born Jonathan Fishman, 1965, Philadelphia) is the drummer and vocalist of the jam band Phish, which he co-founded in 1983 at the University of Vermont; known for the vacuum-cleaner solo, Henrietta personas, and the Mimi Fishman Foundation.
Jon Fitch
Jon Fitch (Jonathan Parker Fitch, born 1978), American retired MMA welterweight from Fort Wayne, Indiana; 32-8-2 record, UFC title challenger, WSOF champion 698 days, retired 2020.
Jon Flanagan
Jon Flanagan (born 1993) is an English retired full-back who came through Liverpool's academy, made 51 appearances and won the 2012 League Cup, starred in the 2013-14 runners-up side, earned one England cap, and retired in 2022.
Jon Folkman
Jon Hal Folkman (1938–1969) was an American mathematician who earned his Ph.D. at Princeton under John Milnor and worked at RAND; his Folkman numbers and finite-sums theorem are named for him.
Jon Foo
Jon Foo (Jonathan Patrick Foo), English actor, martial artist, and stuntman born 1982 in London, of Chinese-Singaporean and Irish descent; played Jin Kazama in Tekken (2010), Ryu in Street Fighter: Legacy, and Detective Lee in CBS's Rush Hour (2016).
Jon Fosse
Jon Fosse (born 1959, Haugesund) is a Norwegian Nynorsk-language novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright; author of Septology and over 40 plays, winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Nynorsk laureate.
Jon G. Burns
Jon G. Burns is an American Republican politician serving as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives since 2023; he has represented the state's 159th district since 2004.
Jon Glaser
Jon Glaser (Jonathan Daniel Glaser, born 1968) is an American comedian, actor, and writer, a Conan O'Brien writer and Emmy nominee, creator of Delocated, Neon Joe Werewolf Hunter, and Jon Glaser Loves Gear, and Parks and Recreation's Councilman Jamm.
Jon Gosselin
Jon Gosselin (Jonathan Keith Gosselin, born 1977) is an American reality TV personality, co-star of TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 (2007-2009), later sued by TLC, divorced in 2009, now a DJ estranged from six of eight children.
Jon Gries
Jon Gries (Jonathan Francis Gries, born 1957, Glendale, California) is an American actor, writer, and director, son of director Tom Gries, known for Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite, Broots in The Pretender, Roger Linus in Lost, and Greg Hunt in The White Lotus.
Jon Gruden
Jon Gruden, born 1963, NFL head coach of the Raiders (1998-2001, 2018-21) and Buccaneers (2002-08); won Super Bowl XXXVII, resigned in 2021 over leaked emails, and sued the NFL.