Other team and ball sports

Josua, Ratu Vakurunabili

Josua Vakurunabili, born in 1992 in Vatukarasa, Fiji, is a rugby sevens forward who won Olympic gold with Fiji at Tokyo 2020 and Commonwealth silver in 2018 and 2022.

Jotham Russell

Jotham Russell (born 2003) is an Australian defensive end for the New England Patriots, signed via the NFL International Player Pathway after playing rugby league for Tweed Heads Seagulls.

Jourdan Lewis, NFL cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, formerly Dallas Cowboys (2017-2024). Michigan All-American, 2017 third-round pick (92nd), nickel/slot specialist with 14 career interceptions.

Jovan Belcher

Jovan Belcher (Jovan Henry Allen Belcher), Kansas City Chiefs inside linebacker 2009-2012, undrafted from the University of Maine; 59 games, 227 tackles. Died December 1, 2012, after killing Kasandra Perkins; posthumous brain findings consistent with CTE.

Jovan Elezović

Jovan (Jovica) Elezović, Serbian handball back born 1956 in Vrbas; Olympic champion 1984 and world champion 1986 with Yugoslavia, 127 caps; later coach of Partizan Belgrade and national teams.

Jowon Briggs

Jowon Briggs (born 2001) is an NFL defensive tackle, No. 91 for the New York Jets; a 2024 seventh-round Browns pick from Cincinnati traded to the Jets in 2025, a 2025 starter with 4 sacks, and a tenor who plays 12 instruments.

Joy Dunne

Joy Dunne is an American ice hockey forward who won a 2026 Olympic gold medal with Team USA and plays for Ohio State in the WCHA.

Joy Fawcett

Joy Fawcett (née Biefeld, born 1968) is an American soccer defender, USWNT 1987-2004, 241 caps, 27 goals; World Cup champion 1991 and 1999, Olympic gold 1996 and 2004; first UCLA women's coach; National Soccer Hall of Fame 2009.

Joyce Sombroek

Joyce Sombroek (born 1990, Alkmaar) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper, 117 caps for the Netherlands, Olympic gold London 2012 and silver Rio 2016, World champion 2014, FIH Goalkeeper of the Year 2014 and 2015; now a GP in Haarlem.

JP Richardson

JP Richardson (John Paul Richardson) is a Chicago Bears NFL wide receiver, #83, undrafted in 2025 out of TCU after Oklahoma State; 173 college catches, 1,944 yards, and an 89-yard punt return touchdown.

Jrue Holiday

Jrue Holiday (Jrue Randall Holiday, born 1990) is an American NBA guard for the Portland Trail Blazers; two-time NBA champion (Bucks 2021, Celtics 2024), two-time All-Star, six-time All-Defense, and two-time Olympic gold medalist.

JT Daniels

JT Daniels, American college quarterback from Irvine, California (Mater Dei HS), played at USC, Georgia, West Virginia, and Rice 2018–2023; five-star recruit, 9,390 career passing yards, 66 touchdowns.

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 Carlos Perez

Juan Carlos Pérez (Pérez Rondón), Cuban right-handed pitcher born 1969 in Puerto Padre, Las Tunas; pitched for Las Tunas in the Serie Nacional and won baseball gold with Cuba at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Distinct from the Giants outfielder and other namesakes.

Juan Dixon

Juan Dixon (born 1978) is a Baltimore-born former basketball player and coach; Maryland's all-time leading scorer (2,269 points), 2002 NCAA champion and Final Four MOP, 2002 Wizards first-round pick, later Coppin State head coach.

Juan Gilardi

Juan Ignacio Gilardi (born 1981, San Fernando, Argentina), nicknamed Juani, is an Argentine field hockey defender of Club San Fernando who won gold at Rio 2016 with Los Leones, scoring the quarterfinal-winning stroke against Spain.

Juan González (baseball)

Juan González (Juan Alberto González, "Juan Gone"), born 1969 in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, is a former MLB outfielder, two-time AL MVP (1996, 1998) with the Texas Rangers, 434 career home runs, and Texas franchise leader in homers and RBI.

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 Manrique

Juan Manrique (Juan Manrique García), Cuban catcher born 1967 in Matanzas; Olympic gold 1996 and silver 2000 in baseball, 1998 World Cup All-Star catcher, and Cuban Serie Nacional walk-record holder over 18 seasons.

Juan Marichal

Juan Marichal (Juan Antonio Marichal Sánchez), "The Dominican Dandy," Dominican pitcher for the Giants 1960–1973; 243–142, 2.89 ERA, 2,303 strikeouts; first Dominican elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1983.

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.

Juan Martin Lopez

Juan Martín López, nicknamed Gato, born 1985, is an Argentine field hockey defender (Banco Provincia) who won Olympic gold with Los Leones at Rio 2016 and Pan American golds in 2011, 2015, and 2019.

Juan Miles

Juan Miles (Juan Bautista Miles Passo, 1895-1981), Argentine polo back, won gold at the 1924 Paris Olympics with Argentina, four Argentine Opens, 1922 Hurlingham and US Open titles, 9-goal handicap.

Juan Padilla

Juan Padilla (Juan Padilla Alfonso, born 1965, Havana) is a Cuban former second baseman who won Olympic baseball gold with Cuba at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996, starred for Industriales, and later managed Cuba and Ecuador.

Juan Saladino

Juan Manuel Saladino (born 1987, Quilmes, Argentina) is an Argentine field hockey midfielder, number 19 for Los Leones, who won gold with Argentina in men's hockey at the 2016 Rio Olympics; not the Panamanian long jumper Irving Saladino.

Juan Soto

Juan Soto, Dominican MLB outfielder (Nationals, Padres, Yankees, Mets), 2019 World Series champion, 2020 NL batting title, record $765M/15-year Mets contract, elite plate discipline.

Juan Toscano-Anderson

Juan Toscano-Anderson, Oakland-born Mexican-American forward, 2022 NBA champion with Golden State Warriors, fifth Mexican in NBA, LNBP MVP 2018, later Lakers, Jazz, Capitanes, Trieste.

Juan Vivaldi

Juan Manuel Vivaldi, nicknamed Juanma and Lobo, is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper who won gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics across four Games.

Juancho Hernangómez

Juancho Hernangómez (born 1995, Madrid) is a Spanish forward, 2016 Nuggets first-round pick, seven-year NBA veteran, 2024 EuroLeague champion with Panathinaikos, and 2019 World Cup and EuroBasket 2022 winner with Spain.