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Jon Montgomery

Jon Montgomery (born 1979, Russell, Manitoba) is a Canadian skeleton racer who won gold in men's skeleton at Vancouver 2010 by 0.07 seconds over Martins Dukurs, then hosted The Amazing Race Canada.

Jon Moxley

Jon Moxley (Jonathan Good), Cincinnati-born American pro wrestler; WWE's Dean Ambrose of The Shield, then AEW and NJPW star; first four-time AEW World Champion and only man to hold WWE, AEW, and IWGP world titles.

Jon Olsen

Jon Olsen (Jon C. Olsen, born 1969, New Britain, Connecticut), American freestyle sprinter; five Olympic medals (four gold, all relays) at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996; world-record relay swimmer; later Florida Keys swim coach.

Jon Olsson

Jon Olsson, born 1982 in Mora, Sweden, is a former professional freeskier, 2008 Winter X Games Big Air gold medalist, inventor of the Kangaroo Flip and DJ Flip, JOI founder, Douchebags co-founder, and YouTuber with 1.5M subscribers.

Jon Owen

Jon Owen (Jonathan Douglas Owen, born 1963, Berlin, New Hampshire) is an American luger who placed 23rd in men's singles at the 1988 Calgary Olympics, first slid the Park City 2002 Olympic track, and later coached for USA Luge.

Jon Pacheco

Jon Pacheco Dozagarat, Spanish centre-back born 2001 in Elizondo, Navarra; Real Sociedad defender (La Liga debut 2020), Olympic gold medalist with Spain at Paris 2024, and 2023 U21 Euro finalist; loaned to Alavés in 2025-26.

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Jón Páll Sigmarsson (Jón Páll Sigmarsson), Icelandic strongman (1960-1993), four-time World's Strongest Man (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990), first to win four titles; also IPF powerlifting medalist and bodybuilder; died deadlifting.

Jon Parkin

Jon Parkin (Jonathan Parkin, born 1981, Barnsley), English striker nicknamed 'The Beast', scored 225 goals in over 600 games for 14 clubs including Stoke, Preston, Cardiff, and York City; retired 2019.

Jon Potter

Jon Potter (Jonathan Nicholas Mark Potter, born 1963) is a British former field hockey player, Olympic gold medallist at Seoul 1988 and bronze medallist at Los Angeles 1984, record 234-cap England/GB international, later a spirits and beer marketing executive.

Jon Rahm

Jon Rahm Rodríguez is a Spanish professional golfer and two-time major champion, having won the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines and the 2023 Masters while reaching world number one.

Jon Rauch

Jon Rauch (born 1978, Louisville, Kentucky) is an American right-handed pitcher, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, and MLB reliever 2002-2013; at 6'11" he was the tallest player in MLB history at his debut.

Jon Rønningen

Jon Rønningen (born 1962, Oslo), Norwegian Greco-Roman flyweight (≤52 kg) wrestler, Norway's greatest: Olympic gold Seoul 1988 and Barcelona 1992, world champion 1985, European champion 1990, FILA Hall of Fame 2009.

Jon Root

Jon Root (Jonathan Edward Root, born 1964), American volleyball player, 1988 Seoul Olympic gold medalist with the USA; Stanford All-American, US national team 1986-1994, 1987 Pan American Games gold.

Jon Ryan

Jon Ryan, born 1981 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canadian punter; Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks 2008-2017; Super Bowl XLVIII winner, famous 2014 fake-field-goal TD pass.

Jon Scheyer

Jon Scheyer, American college basketball coach and former Duke guard, is the 20th head coach of the Duke Blue Devils (2022-present), successor to Mike Krzyzewski; 124-25 record, three ACC Tournament titles, 2025 Final Four, NABC Coach of the Year.

Jon Sieben

Jon Sieben (Jonathan Scott Sieben, born 1966, Brisbane) is an Australian swimmer who won the 1984 Olympic 200m butterfly in world record 1:57.04, beating Michael Gross and Pablo Morales, and competed at three Olympics.

Jon-Eric Sullivan

Jon-Eric Sullivan, Miami Dolphins general manager since January 9, 2026; former Green Bay Packers vice president of player personnel (2022-25) after 22 seasons in Green Bay scouting.

Jonah Coleman

Jonah Coleman, Stockton, California running back; Arizona 2022-23, Washington 2024-25 (1,053 rushing yards in 2024, 15 TDs in 2025); Denver Broncos 2026 rookie, first NFL TD, then short-term IR ankle sprain.

Jonah Cox

Jonah Cox (Jonah Abbott Cox), Giants center fielder, born 2001 in Louisville, Colorado; 2023 sixth-round Athletics pick from Oral Roberts, traded for Ross Stripling, debuted May 31, 2026 straight from Double-A Richmond.

Jonah Laulu

Jonah Laulu, Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle (No. 96), 6-5, 289 lbs; Hawaii and Oklahoma college player drafted 234th overall by the Colts in 2024, claimed off waivers by his hometown Raiders, 5.5 career sacks through 2026.

Jonah Lomu

Jonah Lomu (Jonah Tali Lomu, 1975–2015), New Zealand All Blacks wing and rugby's first global superstar; 37 tries in 63 tests, four tries v England at RWC 1995, nephrotic syndrome, 2004 kidney transplant, died aged 40.

Jonah Savaiinaea

Jonah Savaiinaea (born 2004, American Samoa) is a Miami Dolphins offensive lineman, drafted 37th overall in 2025 after starting all 36 games at Arizona at guard and tackle.

Jonah Tong

Jonah Tong (Jonah Reid Tin Chee Matthew Tong), Canadian right-handed starting pitcher for the New York Mets; 2022 seventh-round pick from Markham, Ontario; led 2025 minors in ERA (1.43) and strikeouts (179); MLB debut August 29, 2025.

Jonas Bergqvist

Jonas Bergqvist (Pär Jonas Bergqvist, "Berka"), Swedish ice hockey right winger born 1962, Leksands IF and Tre Kronor: 272 caps, Olympic gold 1994, World titles 1987, 1991, 1998, Hall of Fame 2013.

Jonas de Geus

Jonas de Geus, Dutch field hockey midfielder born 1998 in Amsterdam, plays for Kampong and the Netherlands. Won gold at Paris 2024 after Tokyo 2020, with World Cup and European Championship medals.

Jonas Edman

Jonas Edman (born 1967, Linköping), Swedish rifle shooter, Jönköpings SKG; Olympic gold in 50 m rifle prone at Sydney 2000 with 701.3, plus 1998 world team gold, later sport director and coach of Swedish shooting.

Jonás Gutiérrez

Jonás Gutiérrez (El Galgo), Argentine winger born 1983; Vélez Sársfield, Mallorca, Newcastle United 2008-2015, 2010 World Cup. Overcame testicular cancer, scored to keep Newcastle up in 2015, won discrimination case, retired 2021.

Jonas Harder

Jonas Harder, born 2005 in Florence, is an Italian central midfielder who came through Fiorentina, spent 2025/26 on loan at Padova in Serie B, and joined FC Basel in July 2026 for €2 million.

Jonas Hector

Jonas Hector, German footballer (born 1990, Saarbrücken), one-club left back and defensive midfielder for 1. FC Köln (2010-2023, 444 games) and 43-cap Germany international; scored the winning penalty against Italy at EURO 2016.

Jonas Hofmann

Jonas Hofmann, German midfielder born 1992 in Heidelberg; Borussia Dortmund, Gladbach, and Bayer 04 Leverkusen player; 2024 German champion; Germany international.