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Jack Kirrane, Jr.
Jack Kirrane, Jr. (John Joseph Kirrane, Jr., 1928-2016), American defenseman and captain of the 1960 Squaw Valley U.S. Olympic hockey gold medal team; also played on the disqualified 1948 U.S. Olympic team.
Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson: primarily Juan Diego Nelson y Duggan (1891-1983), Argentine polo captain, 1924 Olympic gold, three-time Argentina Polo Association president; also an American swimmer-coach and an NFL offensive tackle.
Jack O'Callahan
Jack O'Callahan (John J. O'Callahan, born 1957, Charlestown, Massachusetts), American defenseman, 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic gold medalist, Boston University All-American, later NHL player with Chicago Black Hawks and New Jersey Devils, retired 1989.
Jack Porter
Jack Porter (John Chester Porter, 1904–1997), Canadian ice hockey defenseman nicknamed Red, captained the Toronto Graduates, won the 1927 Allan Cup, and took 1928 Olympic gold with Canada while serving as flagbearer and referee.
Jack Wilson
Jack Wilson is the name of several athletes: a 21st-century MLB shortstop for the Pirates, a 1930s and 1940s MLB pitcher, and a British Olympic rowing champion.
Jack, Lord Wodehouse
Jack, Lord Wodehouse (John Wodehouse, 3rd Earl of Kimberley, 1883-1941), British Liberal MP and polo player; won 1908 Olympic polo silver with Hurlingham and 1920 gold at Antwerp; killed in the London Blitz.
Jackie Pereira
Jackie Pereira (Jacqueline Margaret Pereira), born 1964, Australian field hockey forward; two Olympic golds (1988, 1996), first Australian woman to 100 international goals, 1994 World Cup champion.
Jackson Blake
Jackson Blake (born 2003, Fargo, ND) is an American NHL right wing for the Carolina Hurricanes; 2021 fourth-round pick, Hobey Baker finalist at North Dakota, 2024-25 rookie game-winning goals leader, signed an 8-year, $45M extension in 2025.
Jackson Lacombe
Jackson LaCombe (born 2001) is an American NHL defenseman for the Anaheim Ducks, drafted 39th overall in 2019, a Minnesota Gophers alumnus, and a gold medalist at the 2025 World Championship and 2026 Olympics.
Jacob Fowler
Jacob Fowler (born 2004, Melbourne, Florida) is an American NHL goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens, drafted 69th overall in 2023; Boston College star, Mike Richter Award winner, and NHL debut December 11, 2025.
Jacob Trouba
Jacob Trouba (born 1994) is an American NHL defenseman from Rochester, Michigan; drafted 9th overall by Winnipeg in 2012, Rangers captain 2022–24, later Ducks and Sharks, 2024 Mark Messier Leadership Award winner.
Jacques Brinkman
Jacques Brinkman (born 1966, Utrecht) is a Dutch field hockey midfielder, 337-cap record international, double Olympic champion (1996, 2000), world champion 1990 and 1998, father of Thierry Brinkman.
Jacques Lemaire
Jacques Lemaire, born 1945 in LaSalle, Quebec, is a Hockey Hall of Fame center who won eight Stanley Cups with Montreal, coached New Jersey to the 1995 Cup, and later led the Minnesota Wild.
Jacques Plante
Jacques Plante (Joseph Jacques Omer Plante), 1929-1986, Canadian NHL goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens and first NHL goalie to wear a mask regularly, on November 1, 1959; six Stanley Cups, seven Vezina Trophies, Hart Trophy 1961-62, Hall of Fame 1978.
Jahangir Butt
Jahangir Butt (Jahangir Ahmed Butt), Pakistani field hockey left-winger born 1943 in Gujranwala, died 2021; won 1968 Olympic gold, 1972 silver, 1971 World Cup, and coached Pakistan at the 1996 Olympics.
Jaipal Singh
Jaipal Singh Munda, also called Marang Gomke and born Pramod Pahan (1903–1970), was an Adivasi leader, Oxford PPE graduate, captain of India's gold-medal 1928 Olympic hockey team, Constituent Assembly member, and pioneer of the Jharkhand statehood movement.
Jake DeBrusk
Jake DeBrusk, born 1996 in Edmonton, is a Canadian NHL left wing for the Vancouver Canucks, drafted 14th overall by Boston in 2015, on a 7-year $38.5M contract.
Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel (born 1994, Omaha, Nebraska) is an American NHL center for the Tampa Bay Lightning, formerly Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes; 2017 Stanley Cup champion with NHL rookie playoff records of 21 points and 5 game-winning goals.
Jake Sanderson
Jake Sanderson is an American professional hockey defenseman for the Ottawa Senators, drafted fifth overall in 2020 and a two-time Olympian who won gold at Milano Cortina 2026.
Jake Virtanen
Jake Virtanen (Jacob Virtanen, born 1996) is a Canadian right winger drafted sixth overall by the Vancouver Canucks in 2014; 317 NHL games, 100 points; acquitted of sexual assault in 2022; later KHL, Swiss League, DEL, and Slovakia.
Jakob Chychrun
Jakob Chychrun is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman for the Washington Capitals, drafted 16th overall by Arizona in 2016 and leading NHL defensemen in goals in 2020-21.
James Neal (ice hockey)
James Neal (born 1987, Whitby, Ontario) is a Canadian former NHL left wing, drafted 33rd overall by Dallas in 2005; a 30-40 goal scorer with Pittsburgh and Nashville, 2017 Cup Finalist, taken by Vegas in the 2017 Expansion Draft.
James van Riemsdyk
James van Riemsdyk (JVR), born 1989 in Middletown, NJ, American NHL left winger drafted second overall by Philadelphia in 2007; played for Flyers, Maple Leafs, Bruins, Blue Jackets, Red Wings; 696 points in 1,154 games; 2014 Olympian; record eight outdoor games.
Jamie Benn
Jamie Benn, born 1989 in Victoria, BC, is a Canadian left wing and captain of the Dallas Stars since 2013; drafted 129th overall in 2007, he won the 2014-15 Art Ross Trophy and has 992 career points.
Jamie Dwyer
Jamie Dwyer (born 1979, Rockhampton) is a retired Australian field hockey forward, five-time FIH World Player of the Year, 365-cap, 243-goal Kookaburras record scorer, 2004 Olympic gold medalist and 2010 and 2014 World Cup winner.
Jamie Lee Rattray
Jamie Lee Rattray, Canadian ice hockey forward (born 1992, Kanata, Ontario), Beijing 2022 Olympic gold medallist, 2014 Patty Kazmaier winner at Clarkson, now a PWHL player with the Toronto Sceptres after three Boston Fleet seasons.
Jan Caloun
Jan Čaloun, Czech ice hockey right wing born 1972 in Ústí nad Labem; Olympic gold medalist at Nagano 1998 and 1999 world champion. Played 24 NHL games (San Jose, Columbus), scoring on his first four NHL shots, then starred for HIFK Helsinki.
Jan Marco Montag
Jan Marco Montag, born in 1983 in Cologne, is a retired German field hockey defender who won the 2006 World Cup, 2008 Olympic gold, and 2011 European championship.
Jan Peter Tewes
Jan Peter Tewes (born 1968, Mülheim an der Ruhr) is a German field hockey player, 1992 Barcelona Olympic gold medalist and 1996 Atlanta Olympian, brother of Stefan Tewes, with 190 German caps.
Jan Philipp Rabente
Jan Philipp Rabente (born 1987, Essen) is a German field hockey player, Olympic gold medalist 2012 after scoring both goals in the 2-1 final vs the Netherlands, 163 caps, Euro champion 2013, now German indoor head coach.