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Jochen Guck
Jochen Guck (1973–2025) was a German biophysicist known for the optical stretcher and real-time deformability cytometry, and director at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light.
Jochen Hampe
Jochen Hampe, born 1967 in Dresden, is a German physician-scientist and professor of gastroenterology at TU Dresden, known for the 2001 discovery of NOD2 as a Crohn's disease gene.
Jochen J. Brocks
Jochen J. Brocks, also published as Jochen Brocks, is a German-trained Australian geobiologist and professor at the Australian National University who studies molecular fossils in Precambrian rocks.
Jochen K. Lennerz
Jochen K. Lennerz is a German-trained molecular pathologist who directed Massachusetts General Hospital's Center for Integrated Diagnostics, argued for oversight of laboratory-developed tests, and by 2026 worked at Natera.
Jochen Mannhart
Jochen Mannhart (born 1960) is a German condensed matter physicist who works on oxide interfaces and high-temperature superconductivity, and directs a department at the Max Planck Institute of Solid State Research in Stuttgart.
Jochen Pietzsch
Jochen Pietzsch (born 1963, Halle/Saale), East German doubles luger with Jörg Hoffmann: 1984 Sarajevo bronze, 1988 Calgary Olympic gold, world titles 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990 team.
Jochen Reiser
Jochen Reiser is a German-born physician-scientist and nephrologist who has served as president of the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston since 2023, known for identifying suPAR as a circulating factor in kidney disease.
Jochen Rindt
Jochen Rindt (Karl Jochen Rindt), 1942–1970, Austrian-licensed Formula One driver for Cooper, Brabham, and Lotus; 1965 Le Mans winner; 1970 World Champion, the sport's only posthumous champion, killed at Monza.
Jochen Rink
Jochen C. Rink, born 1976, is a developmental biologist directing the Department of Tissue Dynamics and Regeneration at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen.
Jochen Schumann
Jochen Schümann (born 1954) is a German sailor who won three Olympic gold medals between 1976 and 2000 and the America's Cup twice with Alinghi.
Jochen Zimmer
Jochen Zimmer is a structural biologist and HHMI Investigator at the University of Virginia who determines the structures of membrane machines that build and transport sugar polymers like cellulose.
Jochi
Jochi (Tuši, ca. 1184–1227), eldest son of Chinggis Khan and Börte, ancestor of the Golden Horde khans; his disputed paternity cost him the succession, and his appanage became the Jochid Ulus.
Jōchō
Jōchō (定朝, died 1057) was a Japanese Buddhist sculptor of the mid-Heian period who perfected joined-wood carving; his seated Amida at Byōdō-in, dedicated 1053, is his only surviving work.
Jock (stereotype)
Jock is a stereotype of the male athlete, especially in American high schools and colleges, as physically able but intellectually shallow and centered on sports above academics.
Jock Kinneir
Jock Kinneir, born Richard Jock Kinneir (1917–1994), was a British graphic designer who, with Margaret Calvert, designed the lettering and pictograms of the UK's road signage system.
Jock Landale
Jock Landale (born 1995, Melbourne) is a 6'11" Australian NBA center for the Atlanta Hawks; Saint Mary's WCC Player of the Year, 2021 NBL Grand Final MVP, and Tokyo 2020 Olympic bronze medalist with the Boomers.
Jock Lewes
Jock Lewes (John Steel Lewes, 1913-1941), British Army officer and co-founder of the SAS with David Stirling; its first training officer at Kabrit, inventor of the Lewes Bomb, killed in Libya 30 December 1941.
Jock Mahoney
Jock Mahoney (Jacques Joseph O'Mahoney, 1919-1989), American stuntman-turned-actor who doubled for Flynn, Wayne, and Peck, starred in The Range Rider and Yancy Derringer, and played Tarzan in Tarzan Goes to India and Tarzan's Three Challenges.
Jock of the Bushveld
Jock of the Bushveld is a 1907 book by Sir Percy FitzPatrick recounting his 1880s ox-wagon transport-riding days in the Transvaal Bushveld with his dog Jock, a Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross.
Jock Stein
Jock Stein (1922-1985), Scottish football manager; led Celtic to the 1967 European Cup, first British club to win it, and nine league titles in a row; died managing Scotland in Cardiff.
Jock Zonfrillo
Jock Zonfrillo, legally Barry Zonfrillo, was a Scottish-born chef in Australia who founded Adelaide restaurant Orana and judged MasterChef Australia from 2020 until his death in 2023.
Jockey
Jockey: licensed professional racehorse rider (flat or jump). Covers weight limits (50.8–64 kg GB), apprentice 7 lb claims, pay (fees, ~7% of win prize, retainers), injury rates, whip rules, and licensing across jurisdictions.
Jockey (2026 film)
Jockey (Tamil: ஜாக்கி) is a 2026 Indian Tamil rural action drama by Pragabhal about Madurai's goat fighting tradition, starring Yuvan Krishna, Ridhaan Krishnas, and Ammu Abhirami; released 23 January 2026, streaming on Prime Video.
Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course (赛马会滘西洲公众高尔夫球场)
The Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course (赛马会滘西洲公众高尔夫球场) is a 54-hole public golf facility on Kau Sai Chau island off Sai Kung, Hong Kong, opened in 1995.
Jockey International
Jockey International, also known as Coopers Inc., is an American maker of underwear, socks, and clothing headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin, founded in 1876 as a hosiery business.
Jocko Sims
Jocko Sims (born 1981) is an American actor known as Dr. Floyd Reynolds on New Amsterdam, Lt. Carlton Burk on The Last Ship, and Dr. George Tann in Netflix's 2026 Little House on the Prairie.
Jocko Willink
Jocko Willink, retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer, led SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser in the 2006 Battle of Ramadi, earned the Silver Star, and co-founded Echelon Front, co-authoring Extreme Ownership and hosting the Jocko Podcast.
Jocks Lagoon
Jocks Lagoon: 18.6-hectare freshwater coastal lagoon near St Helens, Tasmania, a Ramsar site since 16 November 1982, meeting criteria 1 and 2 for six regionally rare wetland-dependent plant species.
Jockstrap
Jockstrap, or athletic supporter, men's sports undergarment with pouch, waistband, and leg straps; invented 1874 by C.F. Bennett for Bike Athletic for Boston cyclists, later a gay-culture and fashion icon.
Jockstraps in gay male culture
Jockstraps in gay male culture: the 1874 athletic supporter (invented by C.F. Bennett, Bike Athletic) adopted by gay men from the 1950s via physique magazines, Tom of Finland, and nightlife, now a mainstream menswear item.