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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 Farfán
Jefferson Farfán, in full Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe and nicknamed "la Foquita", is a Peruvian former winger who starred for PSV, Schalke 04, and Alianza Lima.
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 Lerma
Jefferson Lerma (Jefferson Andrés Lerma Solís), Colombian defensive midfielder born 1994 in El Cerrito; Atlético Huila, Levante, Bournemouth club-record £25m signing, Crystal Palace since 2023; Colombia at 2018 and 2026 World Cups and 2024 Copa América final.
Jefferson Perez
Jefferson Pérez (Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada), Ecuadorian race walker born 1974 in Cuenca; 1996 Olympic 20km walk gold, Ecuador's first Olympic medal, 2008 silver, and world champion 2003, 2005, 2007.
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 Earnhardt
Jeffrey Earnhardt, fourth-generation NASCAR driver, son of Kerry, grandson of Dale Earnhardt; Xfinity and Cup racer, 2022 Talladega No. 3 pole winner, returning part-time in 2027.
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.
Jeffrey Schlupp
Jeffrey Schlupp, born 1992 in Hamburg, is a Ghanaian versatile footballer; Leicester academy graduate, 2015/16 Premier League winner, eight and a half years at Crystal Palace, later Celtic and Norwich.
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.
Jehan Daruvala
Jehan Daruvala (born 1998) is an Indian racing driver, the first and only Indian to win a Formula 2 race, with four F2 wins and 18 podiums; he races in Formula E for Maserati MSG Racing.
Jeison Murillo
Jeison Murillo (Jeison Fabián Murillo Cerón), Colombian centre-back born 1992 in Barranquilla; 32 caps for Colombia; played in Spain and Italy, loaned to Barcelona 2018/19, then Al-Shamal SC in Qatar from 2023.
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.
Jemima Sumgong
Jemima Jelagat Sumgong, Kenyan marathon runner born 1984, won Rio 2016 Olympic marathon gold in 2:24:04, the first Kenyan woman to do so; later banned eight years for EPO until 2027.
Jemimah Rodrigues
Jemimah Rodrigues, Indian women's cricketer, right-handed batter and off-break bowler for India since 2018; 2025 ODI World Cup winner with a 127 semi-final century; Delhi Capitals WPL 2026 captain.
Jemma Lowe
Jemma Lowe (born 1990, Hartlepool), British butterfly swimmer; Olympian 2008 and 2012, 2010 Commonwealth bronze for Wales, 2014 mixed medley relay world record holder, retired 2017.
Jemma Reekie
Jemma Reekie (born 1998) is a Scottish 800m runner, Kilbarchan AAC, Scottish record holder at 1:55.61, World Indoor silver medallist 2024, fourth at Tokyo 2020 and sixth at Paris 2024.
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.
Jeneba Tarmoh
Jeneba Tarmoh, American sprinter born 1989 in San Jose; 2012 Olympic 4x100m relay gold medalist, 2008 World Junior 100m champion, 2013 world relay silver medalist, tied Allyson Felix at 2012 US Trials.
Jenga
Jenga: dexterity game by Leslie Scott, 54 hardwood blocks in an 18-story tower; players pull and restack blocks until the tower falls. Swahili for 'build'; launched 1983, Hasbro rights 1986, 100m+ sets sold.
Jenn Dodds
Jenn Dodds (Jennifer Carmichael Dodds), Scottish curler born 1991 in Edinburgh; Olympic women's curling gold at Beijing 2022 with Team Muirhead and fourth in mixed doubles with Bruce Mouat at both 2022 and 2026 Games.