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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (전북 현대 모터스 FC)

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (전북 현대 모터스 FC), Green Warriors, is a Jeonju-based K League 1 club owned by Hyundai Motor, record 10-time Korean champion and two-time AFC Champions League winner (2006, 2016).

Jeong Dae Hyeon

Jeong Dae Hyeon (정대현, also romanized Chong Tae-Hyon) is a South Korean former baseball pitcher who won Olympic bronze at Sydney 2000 and gold at Beijing 2008.

Jeong Geun U

Jeong Geun U (정근우, Jeong Keun-Woo), born 1982, South Korean second baseman; 2008 Beijing Olympic baseball gold with undefeated Korea, 16-year KBO career, record 16 walk-off hits, three Golden Gloves, 2010 Asian Games gold.

Jeong Hwa Shin

Jeong Hwa Shin (Shin Jeong Hwa), South Korean cadet recurve archer who set four cadet women's world records (30m, 40m, 60m, 144-arrow FITA round) on 24 August 2011 at Legnica, Poland, plus a junior mixed team match record.

Jeong Jae Eun

Jeong Jae Eun (정재은), also romanized Jung Jae-Eun, South Korean taekwondo athlete born 1980; won gold in women's featherweight -57kg at Sydney 2000, taekwondo's first Olympic Games as a medal sport, and the 1997 World Championships.

Jeong Jae Ung

Jeong Jae Ung (정재웅, also Chung Jae-Woong), born 1999 in Seoul, is a South Korean speed skater; three-medal 2016 Youth Olympian, 13th in the 2018 Olympic 1,000 m, junior world record holder, brother of Jeong Jae-Won.

Jeong So Yeong

Jeong So Yeong (정소영, Chung So-Young, born 1967), South Korean badminton player; won women's doubles gold with Hwang Hye-Yeong at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and Asian Games medals in 1986, 1990, and 1994. Distinct from the boccia Paralympian of the same name.

Jerami Grant

Jerami Grant (born 1994, Portland, Oregon) is an NBA forward, nephew of Horace Grant, Syracuse product, 2014 second-round pick, Olympic gold medalist, traded from Portland to Memphis with Kris Murray for Ja Morant in June 2026.

Jereed

Jereed (Turkish cirit, also Çavgan) is a traditional Turkish equestrian team sport in which mounted riders throw blunt wooden javelins at opponents; developed from cavalry training, banned by Mahmud II in 1826, played on a 120x40 m field with 7-rider teams.

Jeremain Lens

Jeremain Lens (born 1987, Amsterdam) is a Dutch forward and winger who earned 34 caps and 8 goals for the Netherlands and played at the 2014 World Cup, with AZ, PSV, Dynamo Kyiv, Sunderland, Beşiktaş and Versailles.

Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen

Jeremiah Chukwuedo Chilokoa-Mullen (born 2004, Leeds) is a Scottish centre-back at Wigan Athletic, formerly of Leeds United, Inverness CT (loan), and Dunfermline Athletic, a Scotland U21 international.

Jeremiah Fears

Jeremiah Fears (born 2006, Chicago) is an American NBA guard for the New Orleans Pelicans, drafted seventh overall in 2025 from Oklahoma after a 17.1-point freshman season; NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2025-26.

Jeremiah Jackson

Jeremiah Jackson (born 2000) is an MLB second baseman/outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles; drafted 57th overall by the Angels in 2018, he set the Pioneer League record with 23 home runs in 2019 and debuted August 1, 2025.

Jeremiah Masoli

Jeremiah Masoli, CFL quarterback for Hamilton, Ottawa, and BC, ex-Oregon and Ole Miss passer; 2018 East MOP nominee with 5,209 passing yards and the CFL record of 23 consecutive completions.

Jérémie Aliadière

Jérémie Aliadière, French centre-forward born 1983 in Rambouillet, Clairefontaine graduate signed by Arsenal at 16, later Middlesbrough and Lorient (15 Ligue 1 goals in 2012-13), retired 2017.

Jeremie Azou

Jérémie Azou, French lightweight rower (aviron) born 1989 in Avignon; Olympic gold 2016 Rio with Pierre Houin, 4th London 2012 with Stany Delayre; two world and four European titles; retired 2017, now a physiotherapist.

Jérémie Boga

Jérémie Boga, born 1997 in Marseille, is an Ivorian winger: Chelsea academy product, Sassuolo and Atalanta in Serie A, OGC Nice from 2023, Juventus from 2026, and a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations winner with Ivory Coast.

Jeremie Frimpong

Jeremie Frimpong (born 2000, Amsterdam) is a Dutch right-back/wing-back for Liverpool, signed from Bayer Leverkusen in May 2025 after their 2023/24 Bundesliga-DFB-Pokal double and 51-match unbeaten run; ex-Manchester City academy and Celtic.

Jeremiyah Love

Jeremiyah Love, Arizona Cardinals running back drafted third overall in 2026 out of Notre Dame; 2025 Doak Walker Award winner, Heisman finalist (third, 719 points), Notre Dame single-season touchdown record holder.

Jeremy Bloom

Jeremy Bloom (born 1982), American freestyle moguls skier and football player; two-time Olympian (2002, 2006), 2003 dual moguls world champion, 2006 NFL draft pick, and CEO of X Games since 2024.

Jérémy Doku

Jérémy Doku, Belgian winger for Manchester City and Belgium, ex-Anderlecht and Rennes; elite 1v1 dribbler, record Bournemouth four-assist game, City contract to 2031.

Jeremy Giambi

Jeremy Dean Giambi (1974–2022), MLB outfielder/first baseman and brother of Jason Giambi; played for Royals, A's, Phillies, Red Sox; .263/.377/.430, 52 HR; hit leadoff for the 2002 Moneyball A's, tagged out on Jeter's 2001 ALDS flip, admitted steroid use in 2005, died by suicide in 2022.

Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott (born 1965, Bath), the 'Prince of Centres', English rugby union centre for Bath (266 apps, 710 points), 65 England caps 1989-99, three Lions tours, and the 1997 series-winning drop goal in Durban.

Jeremy Horn

Jeremy Horn "Gumby" (born 1975, Omaha, Nebraska) is a retired American MMA light heavyweight-middleweight pioneer: 92-22-5 (1 NC) per Sherdog, 6-7 in the UFC, beat Liddell, Griffin, and Sonnen three times, and now coaches at Elite Performance in Utah.

Jérémy Jacquet

Jérémy Jacquet, born 2005 in Bondy, is a French centre-back from the Rennes academy who joined Liverpool in July 2026 for a reported £60m and has been called up by France.

Jeremy Lamb

Jeremy Lamb (Jeremy Emmanuel Lamb, born 1992), American NBA shooting guard-small forward, UConn 2011 NCAA champion, 2012 draft 12th pick, hit famous 2019 half-court buzzer-beater vs Toronto, retired 2024.

Jeremy Lin (林书豪)

Jeremy Lin (林书豪), born 1988, is an American former NBA point guard from Harvard, undrafted in 2010, famous for the February 2012 'Linsanity' run with the Knicks, a 2019 NBA title with Toronto, and retirement announced August 2025.

Jeremy Linn

Jeremy Porter Linn (born 1975, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American former breaststroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic silver medalist in the 100 m breaststroke and gold medalist in the world-record 4x100 m medley relay; not the basketball player Jeremy Lin.

Jeremy Maclin

Jeremy Maclin, born 1988, Missouri two-time All-American and 2009 first-round NFL wide receiver (19th overall, Eagles). Career: 514 catches, 6,835 yards, 49 TDs; Pro Bowl 2014; two right ACL tears; later Kirkwood High head coach.

Jérémy Mathieu

Jérémy Mathieu, French left-back/centre-back born 1983 in Luxeuil-les-Bains; played for Sochaux, Toulouse, Valencia, Barcelona (2015 Champions League, treble winner) and Sporting CP; 5 France caps; retired 2020 through knee injury.