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Jeff Ulbrich
Jeff Ulbrich, NFL linebacker (49ers 2000-09) turned coach; Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator since 2025, formerly Jets DC 2021-24 and interim head coach (3-9) in 2024.
Jeff Van Gundy
Jeff Van Gundy, born 1962, American NBA coach and broadcaster; head coach of the Knicks and Rockets (430-318, .575, 44-44 playoffs, 1999 Finals), 16 seasons on ESPN, now Clippers lead assistant under Ty Lue.
Jeff Wilson (sportsman)
Jeff Wilson (Goldie), born 1973, New Zealand dual international who played 60 rugby tests for the All Blacks 1993–2001 and one-day cricket for New Zealand, later a Sky Sport rugby commentator.
Jefferson Lee Joseph
Jefferson Lee Joseph (Jefferson-Lee Joseph), French rugby sevens wing born 2002 in Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe; won gold with France at Paris 2024, beating Fiji 28-7; plays for USA Perpignan.
Jefferson Rojas
Jefferson Rojas, Dominican infielder born 2005 in Puerto Plata; signed by Cubs for $1 million in 2022, traded to Mets in 2026 for Clay Holmes and Tyrone Taylor; MLB Pipeline No. 68 prospect.
Jeffrey Jordan
Jeffrey Michael Jordan (born 1988), eldest son of Michael Jordan and Juanita Vanoy; walk-on guard at Illinois 2007-2010 (92 games), then UCF 2011-12 with brother Marcus; later a businessman.
Jeffrey Lurie
Jeffrey Robert Lurie (born 1951) is the chairman and CEO of the Philadelphia Eagles, bought in 1994 for a reported $185 million; two Super Bowl titles, Oscar-winning documentary producer, autism philanthropist.
Jeffrey M'Ba
Jeffrey M'Ba, born 1999 in Libreville Gabon and raised in France, is a defensive tackle who was the top JUCO recruit, played at Auburn, Purdue, and SMU, and reached the NFL in 2026 with the Commanders and Lions practice squads.
Jeffrey Maier incident
Jeffrey Maier incident: October 9, 1996 ALCS Game 1 play in which 12-year-old Yankees fan Jeffrey Maier reached over the right-field wall, deflecting Derek Jeter's fly ball; umpire Rich Garcia ruled a game-tying home run the Yankees needed en route to the 1996 World Series title.
Jefry Yan
Jefry Yan (La Sentencia), Dominican left-handed reliever born 1996, New York Mets; MLB debut August 5, 2026 at age 29 after Tommy John surgery, three years out of baseball, Marlins, Seibu Lions, and Rockies stops.
Jelani Thurman
Jelani Thurman, North Carolina Tar Heels tight end, former Ohio State player and four-star 2023 recruit from Langston Hughes High, Fairburn, Georgia; 6-6, 245 lb, son of Kara Braxton and Odell Thurman.
Jelena Dokic
Jelena Dokic (Јелена Докић), Australian former tennis player, commentator, and author; career-high world No. 4 (2002), six WTA titles, 1999 Wimbledon upset of Hingis, and advocate against domestic violence.
Jelena Janković (Јелена Јанковић)
Jelena Janković (Јелена Јанковић), Serbian tennis player, world No. 1 from 11 August 2008 and 2008 year-end No. 1 without a Grand Slam title; 15 WTA titles, 2008 US Open finalist, 2012 Fed Cup finalist, retired 2022.
Jeļena Ostapenko
Jeļena Ostapenko, Latvian tennis player born 1997 in Riga; 2017 French Open singles champion as first unseeded Open Era winner there, 2024 US Open doubles champion with Kichenok, career-high No. 5, 5-0 vs Swiatek.
Jelena Ovchinnikova-Čebukina
Jelena Ovchinnikova-Čebukina (Yelena Chebukina, Елена Овчинникова-Чебукина), born 1965 in Balqash, Kazakhstan, is a volleyball player who won 1988 Olympic gold for the USSR, 1992 silver for the Unified Team, and played for Croatia at Sydney 2000.
Jeline Vandromme
Jeline Vandromme (born 2007) is a Belgian tennis player, 2025 US Open girls' junior champion and ITF Junior Finals winner, later a WTA top-130 professional with six ITF tour titles.
Jen Pawol
Jen Pawol, American professional baseball umpire, first woman to umpire an MLB game (August 9, 2025, Truist Park); seventh woman in pro baseball, former Hofstra softball catcher, Triple-A crew chief and MLB call-up umpire.
Jenn Wakefield
Jenn Wakefield (Jennifer Dorothy June Wakefield), born 1989, is a Canadian ice hockey forward, Olympic gold (Sochi 2014) and silver (PyeongChang 2018) medalist, Hockey East 120-goal scorer, and now a coach with Penn State and Canada's development team.
Jennie Finch
Jennie Finch (born 1980, La Mirada, California) is an American softball pitcher, Arizona Wildcats star, 2004 Olympic gold and 2008 silver medalist, two-time Honda Award winner, and 60-game NCAA win-streak record holder, retired 2010.
Jennifer Azzi
Jennifer Azzi, born 1968, is an American former basketball player who led Stanford to its first NCAA women's title in 1990 and won 1996 Olympic gold.
Jennifer Botterill
Jennifer Botterill, Canadian ice hockey forward, three-time Olympic gold medallist (2002, 2006, 2010) and five-time world champion; two-time Patty Kazmaier winner at Harvard; 2025 Hockey Hall of Fame inductee, now NHL broadcaster.
Jennifer Brady
Jennifer Brady (born 1995, Harrisburg, PA), American tennis player, 2021 Australian Open finalist, 2020 US Open semifinalist, WTA career-high No. 13, Lexington 2020 champion, UCLA 2014 NCAA champion, twice returned from long injury layoffs.
Jennifer Brundage
Jennifer Lyn Brundage (Boys), born 1973 in Orange, California, is an American softball third baseman who won 2000 Sydney Olympic gold with Team USA and the 1999 Pan Am gold, starred at UCLA, and coaches at Michigan.
Jennifer Capriati
Jennifer Capriati, born 1976 in New York, is an American former tennis player who won the 1992 Olympic gold medal and three Grand Slam titles during her celebrated 2001 comeback.
Jennifer Gillom
Jennifer Gillom (born 1964, Abbeville, Mississippi), nicknamed Grandmama, is an American basketball player and coach: 1988 Olympic gold medalist, first Phoenix Mercury player, WNBA All-Star, later Lynx and Sparks head coach and Hall of Famer.
Jennifer Jones (curler)
Jennifer Jones (born 1974, Winnipeg) is a Canadian curler, Sochi 2014 Olympic gold medalist with an 11-0 record, six-time Scotties champion, two-time world champion, and record holder for career Scotties wins.
Jennifer Welter
Jennifer Welter, also known as Jen Welter, is an American football coach and former player who in 2015 became the first woman to hold a coaching position in the NFL.
Jenny Morris
Jenny Morris (Jennifer Lynn Morris), Australian field hockey defender born 1972 in Maryborough, Queensland; won Olympic gold with the Hockeyroos at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000, the first women's team to defend an Olympic hockey title.
Jenny Schmidgall Potter
Jenny Schmidgall Potter (born 1979, Saint Paul, Minnesota), also Jenny Potter, American ice hockey forward; four-time Olympian with gold 1998, silver 2002 and 2010, bronze 2006, and leading U.S. Olympic scorer.
Jenny Topping
Jenny Louise Topping, born 1980 in Whittier, California, is an American softball catcher who won gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, hitting a team-high .667, and was a four-time first-team All-American at Washington and Cal State Fullerton.