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Jugurtha

Jugurtha, in Latin Iugurtha, was king of Numidia in North Africa from 118 BC, whose war against Rome ended in his capture and execution in Rome in 104 BC.

Jugurthine War

The Jugurthine War, or Bellum Iugurthinum, was Rome's war against Jugurtha of Numidia from 112 BC, ending when Bocchus betrayed him to Sulla in 106 BC.

Juha Kere

Juha Kere, born 1958, is a Finnish physician-scientist in medical molecular genetics, professor at Karolinska Institutet since 2001, known for positional cloning of Finnish disease genes including SLC26A3.

Juha Mieto

Juha Mieto (born 1949, Kurikka), Finnish cross-country skier nicknamed Mietaa; 1976 Olympic relay gold, 1980 15 km silver lost to Thomas Wassberg by 0.01 s, nine championship medals, later Finnish MP 2007–2011.

Juha Pekkanen

Juha Pekkanen is a Finnish physician and epidemiologist, professor emeritus at the University of Helsinki, known for finding that farm-like indoor microbiota protects children from asthma.

Juha Tiainen

Juha Tiainen (1955-2003), Finnish hammer thrower, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic champion with 78.08 m; personal best 81.52 m Finnish record; only Finnish or Scandinavian Olympic or World hammer gold medallist.

Juhaim Rasul Choudhury

Juhaim Rasul Choudhury (born 2005, Brent, London) is an English actor who has played Davinder "Nugget" Gulati in BBC One's EastEnders since August 2022, including the character's 2026 epilepsy storyline.

Juhan Liiv

Juhan Liiv (1864–1913) was an Estonian poet and prose writer, regarded as the first important innovator of Estonian poetry, whose novella Vari is the first realistic Estonian novella.

Juhan Smuul

Juhan Smuul, born Johannes Schmuul (1922–1971), was an Estonian poet, prose writer, and playwright, the leading literary figure of Soviet Estonia and Writers' Union chairman from 1953.

Juhani Aho

Juhani Aho, born Johannes Brofeldt (1861–1921), was a Finnish author and journalist, a founder of modern Finnish prose whose realist breakthrough came with the 1884 novel Rautatie.

Juhani Eskola

Juhani Eskola, born 1951, is a Finnish vaccine scientist and physician who led the pioneering Finnish Hib conjugate vaccine trials and served as Director General of THL from 2014 to 2018.

Juhani Jarvinen

Juhani Järvinen (Jouko Juhani Järvinen), Finnish speed skater, 1935–1984; 1959 World Allround champion in Oslo, 1500 m world record 2:06.3 (1959–1966), three-time Olympian 1956–1964.

Juhayman al-Otaybi

Juhayman al-Otaybi (1936-1980), Saudi dissident and former National Guard corporal, led the November 20, 1979 seizure of Mecca's Grand Mosque, proclaiming his brother-in-law al-Qahtani the Mahdi; executed January 9, 1980.

Juhi Chawla (जूही चावला)

Juhi Chawla (जूही चावला), also Juhi Chawla Mehta, is an Indian actress, Miss India 1984, producer, and KKR co-owner with Shah Rukh Khan; known for Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988), Darr, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, and large-scale tree-planting drives.

Juhi Mui

Juhi Mui (जूही मुई) is a 2026 Hindi courtroom romantic drama on Colors TV and JioHotstar, starring Eisha Singh as autistic aspiring lawyer Juhi Suri and Vijayendra Kumeria as Inspector Sanyam Singh; loosely inspired by Extraordinary Attorney Woo, it ran from 29 June to 9 September 2026.

Juhi Parmar (जूही परमार)

Juhi Parmar (जूही परमार), born 1980, is an Indian TV actress and anchor, star of Kumkum – Ek Pyara Sa Bandhan (2002) and winner of Bigg Boss 5, later in Yeh Meri Family and hosting Kahaani Har Ghar Ki.

Juhn

Juhn, born Jorge Hernández Quiles in Puerto Rico in 1992, is a Latin trap and reggaeton singer known as a hook and feature voice on hits like "Bandido."

Juho Hänninen

Juho Hänninen, Finnish rally driver from Punkaharju; 2010 IRC champion, 2011 S-WRC world champion, 2004 Finnish N-group champion; never a full WRC season; now Toyota test driver and Jari-Matti Latvala's co-driver.

Juho Kusti Paasikivi

Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870–1956) was a Finnish statesman who served as prime minister in 1918 and again from 1944, and as President of Finland from 1946 to 1956.

Juhu (जुहू)

Juhu (जुहू) is an upscale coastal suburb of north-west Mumbai, formerly an island, known for Juhu Beach, Bollywood residences, Prithvi Theatre, the 1932 JRD Tata landing, and the Juhu aerodrome.

Jui Tan

Jui Tan is a Singapore-born, Beijing-based venture capitalist who built BlueRun Ventures China, now Lanchi Ventures, and ranked No. 48 on Forbes' 2019 Midas List.

Juice

Juice: liquid pressed or diffused from fruit or vegetables; 100% juice has no added sugar. Covers processing, FDA 5-log safety rule, fiber and sugar debate, AAP pediatric limits, and WHO free-sugar policy.

Juice (1992 film)

Juice (1992) is Ernest R. Dickerson's directorial debut crime drama about four Harlem teens, starring Omar Epps and Tupac Shakur, released by Paramount on January 17, 1992, grossing $20.1 million.

Juice (novel)

Juice is a 2024 climate fiction (cli-fi) novel by Australian author Tim Winton, his first dystopian novel, published by Hamish Hamilton and Picador. Set centuries ahead, it follows a captured narrator telling his life story, including service in a resistance group fighting billionaire descendants.

Juice jacking

Juice jacking is a cyber attack in which a compromised public USB charging station, port, or cable transfers malware to, or steals personal information from, a device being charged.

Juice Newton

Juice Newton (Judy Kay Newton, b. early 1950s, Lakehurst, NJ) is an American country-pop singer; her 1981 platinum album Juice yielded "Angel of the Morning," "Queen of Hearts," and "The Sweetest Thing," and she won the 1982 Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

Juice Plus

Juice Plus+ (Juice Plus), brand of fruit, vegetable, and berry juice-powder supplements by The Juice Plus+ Company (formerly NSA, founded 1970 by Jay Martin), sold via MLM; FTC and DSSRC scrutiny of health and earnings claims.

Juice Robinson

Juice Robinson (Joseph Ryan Robinson, born 1989, Joliet, Illinois) is an American pro wrestler, three-time IWGP US Heavyweight Champion and first American to hold that title, now in AEW's Bang Bang Gang; formerly WWE's CJ Parker.

Juice Wrld

Juice Wrld (Jarad Anthony Higgins, 1998-2019), Chicago emo-rap rapper and singer; "Lucid Dreams" hit No. 2 on the Hot 100, Death Race for Love topped the album chart, and three posthumous albums followed his 2019 death.

Juice Wrld discography

Juice WRLD discography: catalog of Jarad Anthony Higgins, aka Juice WRLD, Chicago emo-rap artist. 999 EP (2017), Goodbye & Good Riddance (2018), WRLD on Drugs with Future (2018), Death Race for Love (2019), posthumous Legends Never Die, Fighting Demons, The Party Never Ends.