All articles starting with J

Jakov Jozinović

Jakov Jozinović, Croatian pop singer born 2005 in Vinkovci, rose via TikTok covers of Balašević, Dragojević, and Čolić hits; debut album Ja za čuda letim (2026), Porin best new artist, sold-out Arena Zagreb and Belgrade Arena concerts.

Sep 27, 2026

Jakov Milatović

Jakov Milatović is a Montenegrin politician who has served as President of Montenegro since 2023, having defeated Milo Đukanović after serving as Minister of Economic Development from 2020.

Jakrapatr Kaewpanpong (จักรภัทร แก้วพันธุ์พงษ์)

Jakrapatr Kaewpanpong (จักรภัทร แก้วพันธุ์พงษ์), nicknamed William, born 2005 in Hat Yai, Thailand: T-pop singer, main vocalist of LYKN under Riser Music, Project Alpha winner (King of Alpha), and GMMTV actor known for ThamePo: Heart That Skips a Beat, Me and Thee, and You Maniac.

Jakson Follmann

Jakson Follmann, Brazilian goalkeeper, Chapecoense reserve and one of six survivors of LaMia Flight 2933 (28 November 2016, 71 dead); right leg amputated; later Popstar winner, motivational speaker, and author.

Oct 21, 2026

Jaktinib hydrochloride tablets

Jaktinib hydrochloride tablets (gecacitinib, brand Zepuping, 盐酸吉卡昔替尼片) are Suzhou Zelgen's oral JAK and ACVR1 dual inhibitor, approved in China in May 2025 as the first domestic JAK inhibitor for myelofibrosis, with alopecia areata approved in 2026.

Jakub Berman

Jakub Berman (1901–1984) was a Polish communist politician who, as a Politburo member from 1944 to 1956, directed ideology and the Stalinist security apparatus, second only to Bolesław Bierut.

Jakub Błaszczykowski

Jakub Błaszczykowski, known as Kuba, Polish right winger born 1985 in Truskolasy; Wisła Kraków and Borussia Dortmund star, two German titles, Poland's EURO 2012 captain with 100 caps, retired 2023.

Jakub Janda

Jakub Janda is a Czech former ski jumper, born in 1978, who won the 2005–06 World Cup overall title and Four Hills Tournament and later served in the Czech Parliament.

Jakub Kiwior

Jakub Piotr Kiwior, Polish left-footed centre-back born 2000 in Tychy; played for Anderlecht youth, Slovak clubs, Spezia, Arsenal (68 games), and FC Porto from 2025; Poland international since 2022, 2022 World Cup squad member.

Jakub Pachocki

Jakub Pachocki is a Polish computer scientist who has been Chief Scientist at OpenAI since May 2024, succeeding Ilya Sutskever, and helped create the reasoning models o1 and o3.

Sep 27, 2026

Jakub Rutnicki

Jakub Rutnicki is a Polish Civic Platform politician who has served as Minister of Sport and Tourism since 2025 and as a member of the Sejm since 2005.

Sep 27, 2026

Jakub Stefaniak

Jakub Stefaniak (born 1981) is a Polish politician and television journalist of the Polish People's Party serving as Secretary of State in the Prime Minister's Chancellery.

Jakub Wikłacz

Jakub Wikłacz (Jakub Wiklacz, "Masa"), Polish UFC bantamweight born 1996 in Olsztyn, 18-3-2 record, former KSW bantamweight champion, 11 submission wins including six guillotines, 2-0 in the UFC.

Jakub Wujek

Jakub Wujek was a Polish Jesuit priest, rector, and translator whose complete Catholic Polish Bible, finished in 1595 and published in 1599 after his death, remained the standard Catholic translation for 366 years until 1965.

Jakub Zieliński

Jakub Zieliński (born 2008, Gdańsk) is a Polish goalkeeper for VfL Wolfsburg, signed from Legia Warszawa in 2025 for €900k; Poland U15-U18 international, Wolfsburg's 2026/27 first-choice keeper.

Jakuren

Jakuren (寂蓮), born Fujiwara no Sadanaga around 1139, was a Japanese waka poet and Buddhist monk named in 1201 as a compiler of the imperial anthology Shin Kokin Wakashū.

Jal (جل) (band)

Jal (جل) is a Pakistani pop rock band from Lahore, founded in 2002 by Goher Mumtaz. Known for "Aadat", with vocalists Atif Aslam and Farhan Saeed, and albums Aadat (2004), Boondh (2007), Pyaas (2013).

Jal Jeevan Mission (जल जीवन मिशन)

Jal Jeevan Mission (जल जीवन मिशन), also called Har Ghar Jal, is an Indian government program launched in 2019 to provide tap water to every rural household.

Jal Mahal

Jal Mahal, or Water Palace, is an 18th-century palace of red sandstone in Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, with four of its five storeys submerged when the lake is full.

JAL Ventures

JAL Ventures Ltd. is an Israeli venture capital firm based in Herzliya, founded by Gilat Satellite Networks co-founders Amiram and Joshua Levinberg, investing in early-revenue B2B technology startups.

Sep 19, 2026

Jala Brat

Jala Brat (Jasmin Fazlić, born 1986 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian rapper known for his work with Buba Corelli and for performing Bosnia's 2016 Eurovision entry "Ljubav je".

Jalada Africa

Jalada Africa is a pan-African writers' collective and digital publisher founded in Nairobi, Kenya, in 2013, best known for its themed anthologies and translation project.

Jalal Agha

Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian Hindi-film actor and director, son of comedian Agha; child actor in Mughal-e-Azam, famous as the banjo player in Sholay's "Mehbooba Mehbooba", and director of Goonj (1989).

Jalal al-Dawla

Jalal al-Dawla (جلال الدولة) was a Daylamite Buyid ruler who governed Iraq from Baghdad from 1025 to 1044, warring with his nephew Abu Kalijar until a 1037 treaty.

Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli

Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli (جلال الدين المحلي) was an Egyptian Shafi'i legal scholar who began Tafsir al-Jalalayn, completed by his student al-Suyuti after his death in 1459.

Jalal al-Din Hasan III

Jalal al-Din Hasan III (جلال الدين حسن) was the Nizari Ismaili imam who ruled from 1210 to 1221, repudiated the doctrine of qiyama, and professed Sunni Islam.

Jalal al-Din Manguberdi

Jalal al-Din Manguberdi (جلال الدين منكبرني) was the last Khwarazmshah of the Anushtigin line, reigning 1220 to 1231 while resisting the Mongol conquest of his empire.

Jalal al-Din Mingburnu

Jalal al-Din Mingburnu (جلال‌الدین منکبرنی) was the last Khwarazmshah, eldest son and successor of Ala al-Din Muhammad, who fought Genghis Khan's Mongols before his death in 1231.

Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award

The Jalal Al-e Ahmad Literary Award (جایزه جلال آل‌احمد) is an Iranian literary prize named for the writer Jalal Al-e Ahmad, first awarded in 2008.