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Jean Vuarnet
Jean Vuarnet was a French alpine skier who won the 1960 Olympic downhill gold at Squaw Valley and later lent his name to a sunglasses brand.
Jean Wadoux
Jean Wadoux (born 1942, Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise) is a French middle-distance runner, 1971 European 5000 m silver medallist, European 1500 m record holder at 3:34.0 in 1970, and two-time Olympian.
Jean Wicki
Jean Wicki (Jean Roland Wicki, 1933–2023), Swiss bobsleigh pilot; four-man Olympic gold at Sapporo 1972 with Leutenegger, Camichel, Hubacher; bronze 1968 four-man and 1972 two-man; eight Swiss titles; federation president 1977–80.
Jean-Alain Boumsong
Jean-Alain Boumsong (born 1979, Douala, Cameroon), French central defender with 27 caps; played for Auxerre, Rangers, Newcastle, Juventus, Lyon, Panathinaikos; later Auxerre assistant coach.
Jean-Charles Trouabal
Jean-Charles Trouabal (born 1965, Paris) is a French former sprinter, 200m and 4x100m relay specialist; European relay champion 1990 and 1994, world relay silver 1991, co-holder of the 37.79 s 4x100m world record set at Split 1990.
Jean-Clair Todibo
Jean-Clair Todibo (born 1999, Cayenne, French Guiana), French centre-back; Toulouse, Barcelona, Nice, West Ham United (€40m permanent 2025), on loan at Lens 2026/27; 2 France caps.
Jean-Claude Killy
Jean-Claude Killy (born 1943) is a French alpine skier who swept downhill, giant slalom, and slalom gold at Grenoble 1968, won the first World Cup overall title in 1967, then co-organized Albertville 1992 and served on the IOC 1995–2014.
Jean-Kévin Augustin
Jean-Kévin Augustin, French centre-forward born 1997 in Paris, PSG academy graduate, 2016 U19 Euro best player, RB Leipzig striker, later Leeds, Nantes, Basel, Motor Lublin, now Yverdon-Sport.
Jean-Louis Zanon
Jean-Louis Zanon, born 1960 in Montauban, is a French former midfielder who won Olympic gold with France at Los Angeles 1984, earned one senior France cap in 1983, and played for Saint-Étienne, Marseille, Metz, Nîmes, Nancy, and Gap.
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Jean-Philippe Mateta, French striker born 1997 in Sevran, plays for Crystal Palace and France; Paris 2024 Olympic silver medalist, transformed under Oliver Glasner, 25 Premier League goals for Palace.
Jean-Philippe Rohr
Jean-Philippe Rohr, born 1961 in Metz, French midfielder; 1984 Olympic gold medalist with France, 1988 French champion with Monaco, one senior France cap (16 minutes, 1987), later a poker and backgammon player.
Jean-Pierre Adams
Jean-Pierre Adams (1948–2021), French central defender born in Dakar, won 22 France caps (1972–76) with Nîmes, Nice, and PSG, formed the 'garde noire' with Marius Trésor, and died after 39 years in a coma from a 1982 anaesthesia error.
Jean-Pierre Amat
Jean-Pierre Amat, French rifle shooter born 1962 in Chambéry, Olympic gold medalist in 50 m rifle three positions and bronze in 10 m air rifle at Atlanta 1996, five-time Olympian, later French biathlon shooting coach.
Jean-Pierre Papin
Jean-Pierre Papin, "JPP", French striker born 1963 in Boulogne-sur-Mer; 1991 Ballon d'Or with Olympique de Marseille, 54 caps and 30 goals for France, later Milan, Bayern, coach and RMC consultant.
Jean-Sébastien Giguère
Jean-Sébastien Giguère, Canadian NHL goaltender (born 1977, Montreal), drafted 13th overall by Hartford in 1995; 2003 Conn Smythe winner on losing Ducks finalist, 2007 Stanley Cup champion, 597 NHL games.
Jean-Yves Le Déroff
Jean-Yves Le Déroff, born 1957 in Morocco, is a French sailor who won the Tornado catamaran gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, crewing with Nicolas Hénard.
Jeanette Bolden
Jeanette Bolden (Bolden-Pickens), born 1960 in Los Angeles, American sprinter and coach; 1984 Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist, UCLA women's track head coach with three NCAA titles, and 2008 U.S. Olympic women's head coach.
Jeanette Hegg Duestad
Jeanette Hegg Duestad, Norwegian rifle shooter born 1999 in Tønsberg, world champion in 50m and 300m rifle 3 positions, holder of the 300m 3P world record 591, four-time Olympian-place finisher.
Jeanette Lee
Jeanette Lee, "The Black Widow" (Lee Jin-Hee), born 1971 in Brooklyn, is a Korean American professional pool player who became world No. 1, won 30-plus titles and the 2001 World Games gold, entered the BCA Hall of Fame in 2013, and has fought stage IV ovarian cancer since 2021.
Jeanette Ottesen
Jeanette Ottesen (Ottesen Gray), born 1987 in Kongens Lyngby, is Denmark's most decorated swimmer: 53 championship medals, five Olympics, world titles in 100m freestyle (2011) and 50m butterfly (2013), Olympic relay bronze 2016, retired 2021.
Jeanette Voerman
Jeanette Voerman, twin of Therese Voerman, is a Malkavian vampire character in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (2004); the two are actually one vampire with split personalities who run the Asylum nightclub in Santa Monica, later expanded in V5 and L.A. By Night canon.
Jeanie Buss
Jeanie Buss is controlling owner, president, and Governor of the Los Angeles Lakers, daughter of Jerry Buss, first female Governor to win an NBA title (2020), and central figure in the 2025-2026 Lakers ownership sales.
Jeanine van Kradenburg
Jeanine van Kradenburg, South African compound archer born 1978, African record holder (701, 50m round, Antalya 2019), 2022 African champion, World Cup mixed team gold medallist, and 2025 World Games competitor.
Jeanne Flanagan
Jeanne Ann Flanagan (born 1957, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American rower with the Boston Rowing Club who won gold in the women's eights at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics after being named to the boycotted 1980 team, with World Championship silver (1981) and bronze (1979).
Jeanne Richard
Jeanne Richard (born 2002, Thonon-les-Bains) is a French biathlete, 2020 Youth Olympic gold and silver medalist, 2025 Ruhpolding mass start World Cup podium finisher, and Milan-Cortina 2026 selection who did not compete.
Jeannette Altwegg
Jeannette Altwegg (1930–2021), British figure skater, won 1952 Olympic gold and 1948 Olympic bronze in ladies' singles, plus 1951 World and two European titles, then retired to humanitarian work.
Jearl Miles-Clark
Jearl Miles-Clark (Jearl Atawa Miles-Clark), American 400m/800m runner born 1966 in Gainesville, Florida; 1993 World 400m champion, 1996 and 2000 Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist, American 800m record holder at 1:56.40.
Jed Graef
Jed Graef, born Jedward Richard Graef in 1942, is an American backstroke swimmer who won the 200-meter gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in world-record 2:10.3.
Jed York
Jed York (John Edward York, born c. 1980) is an American sports executive and principal owner of the San Francisco 49ers, suspended by the NFL in 2026.
Jedd Fisch
Jedd Fisch (born 1976) is an American football coach, head coach at the University of Washington since January 2024 after rebuilding Arizona (10-3, 2023 Alamo Bowl) and long NFL/college assistant stints.