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Jon Stevens

Jon Stevens, New Zealand-born rock singer based in Melbourne, fronted Noiseworks, INXS (2000-2003), and The Dead Daisies; teen No. 1 hit 'Jezebel' (1979), 2025 solo album Shimmer.

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz, 1962) is an American comedian who hosted Comedy Central's The Daily Show 1999-2015 and returned as Monday host in 2024, now contracted through December 2028; known for political satire, Crossfire, 9/11 advocacy, and books like America (The Book).

Jon Taffer

Jon Taffer (born 1954) is an American hospitality consultant and TV host, creator and host of Bar Rescue on Paramount Network, founder of Taffer's Tavern, creator of NFL Sunday Ticket, and author of Raise the Bar.

Jon Tenney

Jon Tenney (Jonathan Frederick Tenney), American actor born 1961 in Princeton, New Jersey; played FBI Agent Fritz Howard on The Closer and Major Crimes, Sean King in King & Maxwell, and appeared in You Can Count on Me and Tombstone.

Jon Tester

Jon Tester (born 1956) is a Montana farmer and Democratic politician who served three terms as a U.S. senator, 2007 to 2025, winning narrowly in 2006, 2012, and 2018 before losing the 2024 race to Tim Sheehy.

Jon Theodore

Jon Theodore is an American drummer for Queens of the Stone Age since 2013, formerly of The Mars Volta and One Day as a Lion, known for De-Loused in the Comatorium and QOTSA's Villains.

Jon Toogood

Jon Toogood (born 1971, Wellington) is the New Zealand rock musician who fronted Shihad for 37 years, founded supergroup The Adults, recorded the Sudanese-inspired album Haja, and released the 2024 solo album Last of the Lonely Gods. Not the mining company Toogood Gold Corp.

Jon Turteltaub

Jon Turteltaub (Jonathan Charles Turteltaub), American director and producer born 1963 in New York City, known for Cool Runnings, While You Were Sleeping, Phenomenon, National Treasure, and The Meg; son of TV writer Saul Turteltaub.

Jon Voight

Jon Voight (born 1938, Yonkers, NY) is an American actor, Oscar winner for Coming Home (1978), Oscar-nominated for Midnight Cowboy, Runaway Train, and Ali, later Ray Donovan, and a Trump-appointed Hollywood special ambassador.

Jon Walmsley

Jon Walmsley (born 1956, Lancashire, England) is a British/American musician and actor, Jason Walton on The Waltons (1972-1981), voice of Christopher Robin, guitarist for Richard Marx, and 2017 blues album Goin' To Clarksdale.

Jon Watts

Jon Watts (born 1981, Fountain, Colorado) is an American filmmaker, NYU Tisch graduate, who directed Clown, Cop Car, the Tom Holland MCU Spider-Man trilogy, Wolfs, co-created Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, and in 2026 was tapped for a new Star Wars trilogy.

Jon Z

Jon Z is the stage name of Jonathan Resto Quiñones, a Puerto Rican rapper who blends reggaetón with American trap and set a word-count record with "Super Jon-Z" in 2017.

Jón Þorláksson

Jón Þorláksson á Bægisá (1744–1819) was an Icelandic poet and priest who pioneered the Enlightenment in Iceland, best known for translating Milton's Paradise Lost into Icelandic.

Jon-Eric Sullivan

Jon-Eric Sullivan, Miami Dolphins general manager since January 9, 2026; former Green Bay Packers vice president of player personnel (2022-25) after 22 seasons in Green Bay scouting.

Jon-Erik Hexum

Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984) was an American actor and model, lead of Voyagers! as Phineas Bogg and Cover Up as Mac Harper, who died after accidentally shooting himself with a blank-loaded prop gun on set.

Jona Lewie

Jona Lewie, born John Lewis in 1947 in Southampton, is an English pub rock and new wave singer-songwriter of Stiff Records fame, known for Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs' "Seaside Shuffle" and the 1980 hits "You'll Always Find Me in the Kitchen at Parties" and "Stop the Cavalry".

Jonah (יוֹנָה)

Jonah (יוֹנָה) is a Hebrew Bible prophet from Gath-hepher, active around 750 BCE, known for the book telling of him being swallowed by a great fish.

Jonah Bobo

Jonah Bobo (born 1997, New York City) is an American actor and musician, known for Danny in Zathura: A Space Adventure, voicing Austin on The Backyardigans, Crazy Stupid Love, and later solo albums and touring theater work.

Jonah Coleman

Jonah Coleman, Stockton, California running back; Arizona 2022-23, Washington 2024-25 (1,053 rushing yards in 2024, 15 TDs in 2025); Denver Broncos 2026 rookie, first NFL TD, then short-term IR ankle sprain.

Jonah Cox

Jonah Cox (Jonah Abbott Cox), Giants center fielder, born 2001 in Louisville, Colorado; 2023 sixth-round Athletics pick from Oral Roberts, traded for Ross Stripling, debuted May 31, 2026 straight from Double-A Richmond.

Jonah Falcon

Jonah Falcon (Jonah Adam Falcon), American actor and TV personality born 1970 in Brooklyn, known for his unverified claim of a 13.5-inch erect penis; Guinness has no such record category.

Jonah from Tonga

Jonah from Tonga is a 2014 six-part ABC mockumentary comedy, a Summer Heights High spin-off in which white comedian Chris Lilley plays Tongan teen Jonah Takalua in brownface; it drew racism accusations and was pulled by Māori Television in 2017.

Jonah Garson

Jonah Garson is an American Democratic politician and attorney serving in the North Carolina State Senate's 23rd district, appointed by Governor Josh Stein in April 2026.

Jonah Goldberg

Jonah Goldberg (Jonah Jacob Goldberg, born 1969) is an American conservative columnist, author of Liberal Fascism and Suicide of the West, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Dispatch, AEI Asness Chair senior fellow, LA Times columnist, and host of The Remnant podcast.

Jonah Hauer-King

Jonah Andre Hauer-King (born 1995, London) is a British-American actor known as Prince Eric in Disney's 2023 live-action The Little Mermaid, young Lali Sokolov in The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Harry Chase in World on Fire, and Conrad in Doctor Who.

Jonah Hex

Jonah Hex (Jonah Woodson Hex) is DC Comics' scarred Old West bounty hunter, created by John Albano and Tony DeZuniga in All-Star Western #10 (1972), later starred in Weird Western Tales, Jonah Hex (1977-1985), the 2006 Gray/Palmiotti series, and All Star Western, distinct from any other namesake.

Jonah Hex (film)

Jonah Hex (2010) is a Warner Bros. Western action film directed by Jimmy Hayward, starring Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox, and Michael Fassbender, adapted from the DC Comics character; it grossed about $11 million against a $47 million budget and was panned by critics.

Jonah Hill

Jonah Hill (Jonah Hill Feldstein, born 1983) is an American actor, writer, and director known for Superbad, Oscar-nominated roles in Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street, and directing Mid90s, Stutz, and Outcome.

Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole

Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole Piʻikoi (1871–1922), Hawaiian prince and Republican Delegate from Hawaii to Congress 1903–1922, only royal-born member of Congress, author of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921.

Jonah Laulu

Jonah Laulu, Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle (No. 96), 6-5, 289 lbs; Hawaii and Oklahoma college player drafted 234th overall by the Colts in 2024, claimed off waivers by his hometown Raiders, 5.5 career sacks through 2026.