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Jorah Mormont
Ser Jorah Mormont, also called Jorah the Andal, is the exiled former Lord of Bear Island in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and Game of Thrones, played by Iain Glen; exiled for slave trading, he serves Daenerys Targaryen, a far harsher figure in the books than on screen.
Joram Lindenstrauss
Joram Lindenstrauss (1936–2012) was an Israeli mathematician at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem who co-created the Johnson–Lindenstrauss lemma on dimension reduction and, with Lior Tzafriri, solved the complemented subspace problem in Banach space theory.
Joram Mariga
Joram Mariga (1927–2000) was a Zimbabwean stone sculptor, widely regarded as the father of the Shona sculpture movement, who carved in Nyanga from the 1950s and mentored its first-generation artists.
Joram Piatigorsky
Joram Piatigorsky is an American molecular biologist and eye researcher who founded and led the National Eye Institute's Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Biology from 1981 to 2009.
Joran van der Sloot
Joran van der Sloot, Dutch national, prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway in Aruba; convicted in Peru of the 2010 murder of Stephany Flores (28 years), pleaded guilty in 2023 to extorting Holloway's mother and admitted killing Holloway.
Joraram Kumawat
Joraram Kumawat is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party who serves as a Rajasthan cabinet minister holding the animal husbandry, cow husbandry, and Devasthan portfolios.
Jorat
Jorat (Bois du Jorat), hilly forested region between Vaud and Fribourg cantons north of Lausanne, Switzerland; largest contiguous forest of the Swiss Plateau (~40 km²), water tower of Vaud, home of the Parc naturel du Jorat (2021) and Théâtre du Jorat.
Jörð
Jörð (Jǫrð, also Hlóðyn, Fjörgyn) is the Old Norse personification of the earth, Óðinn's consort and Þórr's mother, known chiefly from Eddic genealogies, skaldic kennings, and debated etymology and cult evidence.
Jord Corona
Jord Corona is a 130-km-wide corona, a ring-shaped volcano-tectonic structure, on Venus at 58.5 S, 349.5 E; IAU-named in 1994 for the Norse earth goddess Jord.
Jordan
Jordan (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan): Middle Eastern hereditary parliamentary monarchy under King Abdullah II, independent 25 May 1946; 89,213 km², 12 governorates, water-scarce service economy, major refugee host and US ally.
Jordan Academy of Arabic
The Jordan Academy of Arabic (مجمع اللغة العربية الأردني) is Jordan's national language academy in Amman, established in 1976 to safeguard Arabic and adapt it to modern arts and sciences.
Jordan Addison
Jordan Addison, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver (No. 3), drafted 23rd overall in 2023 from USC and Pittsburgh; 911 yards and 10 TDs as a rookie, 2,000 career receiving yards in 35 games.
Jordan Adetunji
Jordan Adetunji (born 1999, Croydon, London) is a Belfast-based Northern Irish rapper and singer whose 2024 single "Kehlani" went viral, earned a 2025 Grammy nomination for Best Melodic Rap Performance, and appears on his 2025 mixtape A Jaguar's Dream.
Jordan Alexandra
Jordan Alexandra (Jordan Alexander, born 1993) names several public figures: a Canadian Gossip Girl actress-singer with the 2024 album Now You're Caught Up; a British actress of Grantchester and The Winter King; and two jewelry brands plus other namesakes.
Jordan algebra
A Jordan algebra is a commutative non-associative algebra satisfying the Jordan identity, introduced by Pascual Jordan in 1933 as an algebraic foundation for quantum mechanics.
Jordan Ayew
Jordan Ayew (Jordan Pierre Ayew), born 1991 in Marseille, is a Ghanaian forward who captained Ghana at the 2026 World Cup, with 117 caps and 33 goals.
Jordan Banjo
Jordan Banjo (born 1992, Wickford, Essex) is an English dancer and presenter, member of Diversity, winners of Britain's Got Talent 2009; KISS Breakfast co-host, I'm a Celebrity 2016 and South Africa 2023 runner-up.
Jordan Bardella
Jordan Bardella is a French far-right politician, president of the National Rally (Rassemblement National) since 2021 and a European Parliament member leading the Patriots for Europe group; Marine Le Pen's designated successor and the RN's likely 2027 presidential stand-in.
Jordan Belfort
Jordan Belfort is an American former stockbroker who founded the brokerage Stratton Oakmont, pleaded guilty in 1999 to securities fraud, and inspired the film The Wolf of Wall Street.
Jordan Bell
Jordan Bell (born 1995, Long Beach, California) is an American forward-center, Oregon's career blocks leader, drafted 38th in 2017, traded to Golden State for $3.5 million, and a 2018 NBA champion with the Warriors.
Jordan Binnington
Jordan Binnington (born 1993, Richmond Hill, Ontario) is a Canadian NHL goaltender for the St. Louis Blues; first rookie goalie to win 16 games in one postseason, 2019 Stanley Cup champion, 2025 4 Nations Face-Off winner, 2026 Olympic silver medalist.
Jordan block
A Jordan block is a square matrix with a single number λ on its main diagonal, 1s on the diagonal above, and 0s everywhere else.
Jordan Bridges
Jordan Bridges, American actor born 1973 in Los Angeles County, California; son of Beau Bridges, nephew of Jeff Bridges; best known as Frankie Rizzoli Jr. on Rizzoli & Isles (2010-2016) and as Perry Donahue in Palm Royale; distinct from the Louisville screenwriter Jordan Bridges (born 1995).
Jordan Brown case
The Jordan Brown case: Pennsylvania prosecution of an 11-year-old charged as an adult in the 2009 shooting of Kenzie Houk, adjudicated delinquent in 2012, exonerated by the state Supreme Court in 2018, later suing state troopers.
Jordan Burroughs
Jordan Burroughs (born 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler, 2012 Olympic 74 kg gold medalist and six-time World champion with seven World/Olympic golds, the U.S. record, plus a two-time NCAA champion for Nebraska.
Jordan Cameron
Jordan Cameron (born 1988) is a former NFL tight end from Newbury Park, CA; USC player drafted 102nd overall by Cleveland in 2011; 2013 Pro Bowler with 80 catches, 917 yards; retired at 28 after six seasons due to concussions.
Jordan Carver
Jordan Carver, stage name of German model Ina-Maria Schnitzer, born 1986 in Trier; glamour model known for yoga spreads in Bild, RTLzwei and Redcoon ads, and the 2013 film Who Killed Johnny; withdrew from public life in 2017.
Jordan Chiles
Jordan Chiles (born 2001) is an American artistic gymnast, two-time Olympian, Tokyo team silver and Paris 2024 team gold medalist, and four-time NCAA champion for UCLA, now a UCLA student coach.
Jordan Clark (American football)
Jordan Clark (born 2001) is an NFL cornerback for the New York Jets, son of Ryan Clark; played at Arizona State 2019-23 and Notre Dame 2024, signed as a 2025 undrafted free agent.
Jordan Clark (Australian footballer)
Jordan Clark (born 2000) is an AFL defender, drafted pick 15 in 2018 by Geelong, traded to Fremantle in 2021, All-Australian 2025, contracted until 2028.