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Jozef Zapedzki

Jozef Zapedzki (Józef Zapędzki, 1929-2022), Polish rapid-fire pistol shooter and army officer; two-time Olympic champion (Mexico 1968, Munich 1972), first Polish shooting gold medalist.

Jozsef Bozsik

József Bozsik (Cucu), Hungarian footballer, right half of the Golden Team; 101 caps, 1952 Olympic gold, 1954 World Cup final, entire career at Budapest Honvéd.

Jozsef Csermak

Jozsef Csermak (1932–2001) was a Hungarian hammer thrower who won the 1952 Helsinki Olympic gold with a world record 60.34 m, the first athlete to throw beyond 60 meters.

Jozsef Gelei

Jozsef Gelei is a Hungarian former footballer and coach, the goalkeeper of Hungary's Olympic champion team at the 1964 Tokyo Games and a 1966 World Cup starter.

Jozsef Kovacs

József Kovács (Bütyök, 1926–1987), Hungarian long-distance runner, 10,000 m silver at Melbourne 1956; beat Vladimir Kuts (1953) and was first to beat Emil Zátopek over 10,000 m (1954). Distinct from the 1949-born footballer of the same name.

Jozsef Rady

Jozsef Rady (Rády József, born Katzenbach, 1884–1957), Hungarian sabre fencer and army officer; Olympic sabre team gold 1928 and silver 1924, pioneer of Hungarian épée, 1930 European sabre team champion.

Jozsef Szabo

József Szabó (Szabó József), Hungarian breaststroke swimmer born 1969 in Budapest; 1988 Seoul Olympic gold in the 200 m breaststroke (2:13.52), 1986 world champion, pioneer of wave-action breaststroke, ISHOF inductee 2012.

Jozsef Vertesy

Jozsef Vertesy (Vrábel József, 1901–1983), Hungarian water polo player: Olympic gold 1932, silver 1928, four-time European champion, 70 caps; later coached Ferenc Csik and the Hungarian and Romanian national teams.

Jozsef Zakarias

József Zakariás (Zaki), 1924–1971, Hungarian footballer, left half-back of the Golden Team; 1952 Olympic champion, 1954 World Cup silver medalist, 35 caps, later Guinea national coach.

Jozy Altidore

Jozy Altidore (Josmer Volmy Altidore, born 1989) is an American soccer forward; 42 USMNT goals in 115 caps, 2017 MLS Cup MVP with Toronto FC, and record 31-goal season at AZ Alkmaar.

JP Duminy

JP Duminy (Jean-Paul Duminy, born 1984, Cape Town), South African left-handed batting allrounder and off-spinner; 46 Tests, 199 ODIs, 81 T20Is 2004-2019; only South African with a Cricket World Cup hat-trick (2015); later Proteas white-ball batting coach.

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.

JR Motorsports

JR Motorsports is an American stock car racing team co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Mooresville, North Carolina, which has won four Xfinity Series championships.

Jr. Pac-Man

Jr. Pac-Man (ジュニア・パックマン) is a 1983 Bally Midway maze arcade game developed by GCC, starring Pac-Man's child in large scrolling mazes with six power pellets and pellet-destroying moving bonus items; unauthorized by Namco.

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.

JTG

JTG (Jayson Anthony Paul, born 1984), American pro wrestler from Brooklyn; half of WWE's Cryme Tyme with Shad Gaspard (2006-2010), later a SmackDown singles act; released June 2014; author of two WWE memoirs.

Ju Min Jin

Ju Min Jin (주민진) is a retired South Korean short track speed skater. She won gold in the women's 3000 m relay at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Juan Antonio Pizzi

Juan Antonio Pizzi, Argentine-born Spanish football coach and former striker (Macanudo), Pichichi 1995-96 with Tenerife, Spain international, and coach who won the 2016 Copa América Centenario with Chile before managing Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait.

Juan Bernat

Juan Bernat Velasco (born 1993, Cullera, Valencia), Spanish left-back from Valencia's Paterna academy; Bayern Munich, PSG (2020 Champions League final), Benfica, Villarreal, Getafe, Eibar; 11 Spain caps, one goal.

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 Holgado

Juan Carlos Holgado Romero (born 1968) is a Spanish recurve archer, Barcelona 1992 Olympic men's team gold medalist, later World Archery executive director and Excellence Centre director.

Juan Carlos Lemus

Juan Carlos Lemus García (born 1965, Pinar del Río) is a Cuban boxer, 1992 Barcelona Olympic light-middleweight (71 kg) gold medalist, 1991 world amateur champion, and 1987 and 1991 Pan American Games champion.

Juan Carlos Osorio

Juan Carlos Osorio, Colombian football manager; Mexico head coach 2015-2018 (33W-10L-9D), 2018 World Cup win over Germany, 7-0 loss to Chile; noted for rotations, notebooks; later Tijuana and Clube do Remo.

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 Carlos Valerón

Juan Carlos Valerón Santana, known as El Mago, is a Spanish retired footballer, an attacking midfielder who spent 13 seasons at Deportivo and won 46 caps for Spain.

Juan Carlos Zabala

Juan Carlos Zabala (El Ñandú criollo), Argentine runner born 1911 in Rosario, won the 1932 Olympic marathon in 2:31:36, the first South American Olympic gold and youngest marathon champion.

Juan Cuadrado

Juan Cuadrado (Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Bello, born 1988, Necoclí, Colombia), Colombian winger and wing-back; five Serie A titles with Juventus plus Inter 2023/24, Chelsea 2014/15 Premier League, 73 Colombia caps, joined Millonarios in 2026.

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 Esteban Curuchet

Juan Esteban Curuchet (born 1965), Argentine track cyclist, six-time Olympian, Madison gold with Walter Pérez at Beijing 2008, Argentina's first Olympic cycling medal, and 2004 Madison world champion.