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Johanna Konta
Johanna Konta, British-Australian-Hungarian tennis player (born 1991, Sydney), world No. 4 in 2017, four WTA titles including Miami Open 2017, Grand Slam semifinalist at three majors, retired December 2021.
John Daly (golfer)
John Patrick Daly (born 1966), American golfer, two-time major champion: 1991 PGA Championship won as ninth alternate at Crooked Stick and 1995 Open at St Andrews; famed for leading PGA Tour driving distance 11 of 12 years.
John F. Bassett
John F. Bassett (1939–1986), Canadian tennis player and sports entrepreneur; owner of the WFL Memphis Southmen, WHA Toronto Toros, and USFL Tampa Bay Bandits; father of Carling Bassett.
John Isner
John Isner, American tennis player (born 1985, Greensboro, NC), 16 ATP titles, career-high No. 8 in 2018, ATP all-time ace leader (14,470), winner of the longest match in tennis history (2010 Wimbledon vs Mahut), retired 2023.
John Landsteiner
John Landsteiner (born 1990, Mankato, Minnesota) is an American curler, lead for Team Shuster, three-time Olympian, and 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic gold medalist, the first US Olympic curling title; also a civil engineer.
John Lloyd (tennis)
John Lloyd is a British former professional tennis player, a former British No. 1 who reached the 1977 Australian Open final and won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Wendy Turnbull.
John McEnroe
John McEnroe (born 1959, Wiesbaden, Germany) is an American former world No. 1 tennis player, seven-time Grand Slam singles champion (Wimbledon 1981, 1983, 1984; US Open 1979-81, 1984), record 1984 season of 82-3, Hall of Fame 1999, later a broadcaster.
John Millman
John Millman (born 1989, Brisbane) is a retired Australian tennis player, career-high No. 33, one ATP title (2020 Astana), famous for upsetting Roger Federer at the 2018 US Open; retired at Australian Open 2024.
John Morris (curler)
John Morris (Johnny Mo), Canadian curler born 1978 in Winnipeg; first man with two Olympic curling golds, Vancouver 2010 with Kevin Martin and PyeongChang 2018 mixed doubles with Kaitlyn Lawes; also world junior and Brier champion.
John Newcombe
John Newcombe, 'Newk,' is an Australian former tennis player who captured 26 Grand Slam titles across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. He was the last Wimbledon champion of the amateur era.
John Part
John Part, "Darth Maple" (born 1966, Toronto), Canadian darts player and Sky Sports commentator; three-time world champion (1994 BDO, 2003 and 2008 PDC), first non-UK world champion, beat Phil Taylor 7-6 in the 2003 final.
John Peers
John Peers (John William Peers, born 1988), Australian doubles tennis specialist; 30 ATP doubles titles, 2017 Australian Open men's doubles with Kontinen, world No. 2, and Paris 2024 Olympic men's doubles gold with Ebden.
John Shuster
John Shuster (born 1982, Chisholm, Minnesota) is an American curler, five-time Olympian, and skip who won U.S. curling's first Olympic gold at PyeongChang 2018 and bronze at Turin 2006.
Johnny Miller
Johnny Miller, American golfer (born San Francisco, BYU), 25 PGA Tour wins and two majors; his 1973 U.S. Open final-round 63 at Oakmont was the first 63 in a major, and he later spent 29 years as NBC's lead golf analyst.
Jon Rahm
Jon Rahm Rodríguez is a Spanish professional golfer and two-time major champion, having won the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines and the 2023 Masters while reaching world number one.
Jonatan Christie
Jonatan Christie (Leonardus Jonatan Christie, b. 15 September 1997, Jakarta), Indonesian men's singles badminton player nicknamed Jojo; 2018 Asian Games and 2024 All England champion, Thomas Cup 2020 winner, and BWF world No. 1 from 25 August 2026.
Jonny Clayton
Jonny Clayton, "The Ferret", Welsh PDC darts player; four-time 2021 major winner (Premier League, Masters, World Grand Prix, World Series Finals) and two-time World Cup champion with Wales, ranked world number five.
Jordan Spieth
Jordan Spieth (Jordan Alexander Spieth), American PGA Tour golfer from Texas, turned pro 2012; won 2015 Masters and U.S. Open and 2017 Open at Royal Birkdale, second-youngest world No. 1 after Tiger Woods, still missing only the PGA Championship for the career Grand Slam.
Jordan Thompson (tennis)
Jordan Thompson (born 1994, Sydney) is an Australian tennis player, career-high No. 26 singles and No. 3 doubles, 2024 Los Cabos champion and 2024 US Open doubles winner with Max Purcell.
José María Olazábal
José María Olazábal (Chema), Spanish golfer born 1966 in Hondarribia, two-time Masters champion (1994, 1999), 23 European Tour wins, Ryder Cup stalwart with Seve Ballesteros and captain of Europe's 2012 Miracle at Medinah comeback.
Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero (Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat), Spanish tennis player born 1980, 2003 Roland Garros champion and World No. 1 for eight weeks in 2003; later coach of Carlos Alcaraz (2018-2025) and head of the Ferrero Tennis Academy in Villena.
Juan Lebrón Chincoa
Juan Lebrón Chincoa, 'El Lobo', Spanish padel player born 1995 in El Puerto de Santa María; first Spanish world No. 1, 41 titles, Superpibes duo with Galán, later with Di Nenno, Stupaczuk, Augsburger.
Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro, nicknamed "La Torre," is an Argentine professional tennis player known for his 2009 US Open title and high ranking of No. 3.
Judy Murray
Judy Murray OBE, Scottish tennis coach, former player (64 Scottish titles), and Great Britain Fed Cup captain 2011–2016; mother and first coach of Andy and Jamie Murray, founder of the Judy Murray Foundation.
Julia Görges
Julia Görges (Julia Goerges), German tennis player born 1988; WTA career-high No. 9, seven singles and five doubles titles, 2018 Wimbledon semifinalist; retired 21 October 2020; married Wesley Koolhof in 2024.
Julieta Pareja
Julieta Pareja (born 2009) is an American left-handed tennis player from Carlsbad, California; former junior world No. 1, 2025 Wimbledon girls' runner-up, and WTA career-high singles No. 250 (October 2026).
Jun Mizutani
Jun Mizutani (水谷隼), born 1989, Japanese left-handed table tennis player; four Olympic medals 2008-2020, first Japanese male Olympic medalist in the sport, and first Olympic mixed doubles champion with Mima Ito at Tokyo 2020.
Justin Leonard
Justin Leonard (born 1972, Dallas) is an American golfer, 1997 Open champion at Royal Troon, 1998 Players winner, 12 PGA Tour titles, 1999 Ryder Cup putt hero, now on PGA Tour Champions and Golf Channel.
Justin Rose
Justin Peter Rose, born 1980 in Johannesburg, is an English professional golfer who won the 2013 U.S. Open, Olympic gold at Rio 2016, and 13 PGA Tour titles.
Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas (born 1993, Louisville, Kentucky), American PGA Tour golfer nicknamed JT; two-time PGA Championship winner (2017, 2022), 16 PGA Tour titles, Ryder Cup record 9-5-2, Alabama alumnus and Titleist staffer.