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Jonathan Wilkes

Jonathan Wilkes (born 1978, Stoke-on-Trent), also Jonny Wilkes, English TV presenter, singer and actor; co-founded Soccer Aid with Robbie Williams in 2006, raising over £100m for UNICEF; West End musicals and Stoke pantomime regular.

Jonathan Winters

Jonathan Winters (Jonathan Harshman Winters III, 1925-2013) was an American improvisational comedian, actor, author, television host, and artist from Ohio radio to NBC's The Jonathan Winters Show, creator of Maude Frickert, 1991 Emmy and 1999 Mark Twain Prize winner.

Jonathan Yiombi

Jonathan Yiombi (조나단 토나 욤비, Jonathan Thona Yiombi, born 2000) is a Congolese-born entertainer and YouTuber in South Korea, known for Zombieverse, Racket Boys, and variety hosting.

Jonica Booth

Jonica "Blu" Booth, American actress and reality star born 1988 in St. Louis, Missouri; Bad Girls Club season 12 alum, lead as Chastity Killens on Rap Sh!t (2022–2023), Mrs. Davis, and the Snoop biopic.

Jonjo O'Neill (actor)

Jonjo O'Neill (born 1978, Belfast) is a Northern Irish stage and screen actor, RSC Associate Artist known for Richard III and Mercutio, and for Defiance, The Fall, Bad Sisters, and Andor.

Jonnetta Patton

Jonnetta (Jonetta) Patton, born 1957, is an American talent manager, producer, and entrepreneur who managed her son Usher for 17 years and later founded J's Kitchen Culinary Incubator and J's Smokehouse in Atlanta.

Jonnie Irwin

Jonnie Irwin, full name Jonathan James Irwin, was a British television presenter and property expert known for A Place in the Sun and Escape to the Country.

Jonny Fairplay

Jonny Fairplay is the reality TV villain persona of Jon Dalton (born 1974), famous for the "dead grandma lie" on Survivor: Pearl Islands (3rd place) and a first-voted-out return in Micronesia, later on Kill Reality and House of Villains.

Jonny Lee Miller

Jonny Lee Miller (born 1972, Kingston upon Thames) is a British actor known as Sick Boy in Trainspotting and T2, Sherlock Holmes in Elementary (2012–), Eli Stone, Dexter, John Major in The Crown, and the Olivier-winning Frankenstein with Cumberbatch.

Jonny Owen

Jonny Owen (Jonathan Tudor Owen), born 1971 in Merthyr Tydfil, is a Welsh producer, actor, and writer, BAFTA Cymru winner for The Aberfan Disaster, creator of Svengali, director of I Believe in Miracles, and a Nottingham Forest director. Distinct from the boxer Johnny Owen.

Jonny Quest

Jonny Quest (The Adventures of Jonny Quest) is Hanna-Barbera's 1964 ABC animated adventure series by Doug Wildey, 26 episodes, starring Jonny, Dr. Benton Quest, Race Bannon, and Hadji, canceled for cost, later revived in 1986 and 1996.

Jonny Quest (TV series)

Jonny Quest is a 1964 Hanna-Barbera prime-time animated action-adventure series created by Doug Wildey, airing 26 episodes on ABC. It follows Jonny, Dr. Benton Quest, Race Bannon, Hadji, and Bandit, and spawned 1986 and 1996 revivals.

Jonti Picking

Jonti Picking, aka Mr Weebl or Weebl, is a British animator and musician born in Doncaster, creator of Weebl and Bob, Badger Badger Badger, and Narwhals, and founder of weebls-stuff.com and Jelly Penguin.

JonTron

JonTron (Jon Jafari, born 1990) is an American YouTube comedian known for the JonTronShow, co-founding Game Grumps and NormalBoots, and his 2017 immigration debate controversy that led Playtonic to cut him from Yooka-Laylee.

Joo Ho-jin (주호진)

Joo Ho-jin (주호진) is a fictional character, born 1991 in-show, and main protagonist of Netflix's 2026 rom-com Can This Love Be Translated? (이 사랑 통역 되나요?). A multilingual interpreter played by Kim Seon-ho, he interprets for actress Cha Mu-hee (Go Youn-jung) on the dating show Romantic Trip.

Joo Won

Joo Won (주원, real name Moon Jun-won) is a South Korean actor born 1987 in Seoul, a former musical star known for Bread Love and Dreams, Bridal Mask, Good Doctor, Yong-pal, and Netflix's Carter; distinct from actress Ryu Won born 1997.

Jools Lebron

Jools Lebron (@joolieannie), born 1993, is a Chicago-based transgender TikTok beauty creator whose August 2024 "very demure, very mindful" video went viral, made "demure" Dictionary.com's 2024 word of the year, and triggered a trademark dispute, later fame-fueled addiction, and a 2026 GoFundMe backlash.

Jophielle Love

Jophielle Love (born 2014, Nîmes, France) is a Franco-American child actress and Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter, known as Violet Finn on General Hospital (2019–2024, 120 episodes), Cooper Ormewood on Will Trent, and Ghost Kid/Chica's soul in Five Nights at Freddy's.

Jor-El

Jor-El, also Jor-L, is DC Comics' Kryptonian scientist father of Superman (Kal-El), created by Siegel and Shuster in Action Comics #1 (1938); known for predicting Krypton's doom, the Phantom Zone, and portrayals by Brando, Crowe, Stamp, and Cooper.

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 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 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 Fisher

Jordan William Fisher (born 1994, Birmingham, Alabama) is an American actor, singer, dancer, and gamer; Hamilton and Dear Evan Hansen Broadway lead, To All the Boys' John Ambrose, 2017 Dancing With the Stars winner, Twitch streamer.

Jordan Gavaris

Jordan Gavaris (born 1989) is a Canadian actor known as Felix Dawkins on Orphan Black (2013–2017), winning a 2014 Canadian Screen Award; later lead of The Lake, roles in Hacks and Touch Me, married to Devon Graye.

Jordan Klepper

Jordan Klepper (born 1979, Kalamazoo, Michigan) is an American comedian and Emmy-winning Daily Show correspondent and rotating co-host known for field interviews with Trump supporters, The Opposition, the docuseries Klepper, and the Fingers the Pulse specials.

Jordan L. Jones

Jordan L. Jones (born 1993) is an American actor, son of actress Ptosha Storey, known as Jazz on Bel-Air (2022–2025) and Nat on Rel, with guest roles on Snowfall and The Rookie.

Jordan Ladd

Jordan Ladd (Jordan Elizabeth Ladd), American actress born 1975 in Hollywood, daughter of Cheryl Ladd and David Ladd, granddaughter of Alan Ladd; known for Cabin Fever, Death Proof, Hostel: Part II, Grace, and Never Been Kissed.

Jordan Li

Jordan Li is a bigender, non-binary superhero in Gen V, The Boys spinoff, played by London Thor and Derek Luh; the male form is indestructible, the female form fires energy blasts.

Jordan Nagai

Jordan Nagai (born 2000) is an American former child voice actor, the voice of Russell in Pixar's Up (2009). Cast by accident while accompanying his auditioning brother, he later graduated from Washington University in St. Louis.

Jordan Patrick Smith

Jordan Patrick Smith (born 1989, Fife, Scotland) is a Scottish-Australian actor who played Andrew Robinson in Neighbours (2009–2013, 2022 finale) and Ubbe in Vikings (2016–2020), also appearing in Unbroken, Banished, and Lovecraft Country.