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Juan Riquelme Angulo

Juan Riquelme Angulo Caicedo (born 2008, San Lorenzo, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian striker, 1.93 m, from Independiente del Valle, signed by Sunderland in 2026 for about USD 6.7 million; scored among the youngest Ecuador goals.

Juan Rodríguez (footballer, born 2005)

Juan Martín Rodríguez Camejo (born 2005, San Ramón, Uruguay) is a left-footed defender for Cagliari in Serie A and Uruguay; Peñarol youth product, ex-Boston River loanee, €4M 2025 transfer, senior debut 2026 vs India.

Juan Román Riquelme

Juan Román Riquelme, also called Román Riquelme, is an Argentine former footballer and creative playmaker best known for his two spells at Boca Juniors, where he won three Copa Libertadores.

Juan Saladino

Juan Manuel Saladino (born 1987, Quilmes, Argentina) is an Argentine field hockey midfielder, number 19 for Los Leones, who won gold with Argentina in men's hockey at the 2016 Rio Olympics; not the Panamanian long jumper Irving Saladino.

Juan Sebastián Verón

Juan Sebastián Verón, La Brujita, Argentine midfielder born 1975 in La Plata; starred for Lazio, Parma, Manchester United, and Inter, won the 2009 Copa Libertadores with Estudiantes, and is its president.

Juan Soto

Juan Soto, Dominican MLB outfielder (Nationals, Padres, Yankees, Mets), 2019 World Series champion, 2020 NL batting title, record $765M/15-year Mets contract, elite plate discipline.

Juan Toscano-Anderson

Juan Toscano-Anderson, Oakland-born Mexican-American forward, 2022 NBA champion with Golden State Warriors, fifth Mexican in NBA, LNBP MVP 2018, later Lakers, Jazz, Capitanes, Trieste.

Juan Vivaldi

Juan Manuel Vivaldi, nicknamed Juanma and Lobo, is an Argentine field hockey goalkeeper who won gold at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics across four Games.

Juancho Hernangómez

Juancho Hernangómez (born 1995, Madrid) is a Spanish forward, 2016 Nuggets first-round pick, seven-year NBA veteran, 2024 EuroLeague champion with Panathinaikos, and 2019 World Cup and EuroBasket 2022 winner with Spain.

Juande Ramos

Juande Ramos (Juan de la Cruz Ramos Cano, born 1954), Spanish football manager; won two UEFA Cups with Sevilla (2006, 2007), the 2008 League Cup with Tottenham, and briefly managed Real Madrid.

Juanfran (footballer, born 1985)

Juanfran, full name Juan Francisco Torres Belén, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right-back and won Euro 2012 with Spain during eight seasons at Atlético Madrid.

Juanlu Sanchez

Juanlu Sanchez (Juan Luis Sánchez Velasco, born 2003, Seville) is a Spanish footballer, Sevilla FC academy product and right back/midfielder, who won gold with Spain at Paris 2024 and scored the 85th-minute semifinal winner against Morocco.

Juanma Lopez

Juanma Lopez (Juan Manuel López Martínez, born 1969, Madrid) is a Spanish former footballer, a centre back who spent eleven seasons at Atlético Madrid, won the 1992 Olympic football gold with Spain, three Copas del Rey and the 1996 double, and now works as a players' agent.

Jubensha (剧本杀)

Jubensha (剧本杀, script murder) is a Chinese hosted murder mystery role-playing game from the 2010s: character booklets, clue-searching, a paid host, one secret killer; ~45,000 shops and ten million players in China by 2021.

Júbilo Iwata (ジュビロ磐田)

Júbilo Iwata (ジュビロ磐田), J2 League football club in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan; founded 1972 as Yamaha Motor's soccer team. Three-time J1 champion (1997, 1999, 2002) and 1998-99 Asian Club Championship winner, now a J2 side.

Judd Trump

Judd Trump, English snooker player, 2019 world champion, 31 ranking titles, Triple Crown winner, over 1,000 century breaks, world number one.

Jude Bellingham

Jude Bellingham (born 2003, Stourbridge) is an English midfielder for Real Madrid and England, formerly Birmingham City and Borussia Dortmund; Bundesliga best player 2022/23, 23-goal debut Madrid season, youngest European in four major tournaments.

Jude Bowry

Jude Bowry (born 2003) is a Buffalo Bills offensive tackle from Germantown, Maryland, drafted No. 102 overall in 2026 after a Boston College career as a 2025 captain and left tackle.

Jude McAtamney

Jude McAtamney (born 2000) is a Northern Irish placekicker from Derry, formerly of the NFL's New York Giants (2024–2025) and now the CFL's Calgary Stampeders, and the first Irish-born player in Giants history.

Jude Monye

Jude Monye (born 1973, Onicha-Ugbo, Nigeria) is a Nigerian 400 m sprinter, 2000 Olympic 4x400 m relay gold medalist after the US doping disqualification, 1995 World Championships relay bronze medalist, and Mississippi State alumnus.

Judgment (video game)

Judgment (Judge Eyes in Japan) is a 2018/2019 Sega action-adventure by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, a Yakuza spin-off set in Kamurocho starring lawyer-turned-detective Takayuki Yagami, voiced by Takuya Kimura; Metacritic 80, sequel Lost Judgment (2021).

Judgment Day (2002)

Judgment Day (2002) was WWE's first pay-per-view under the WWE name, held May 19, 2002 in Nashville before 14,521, headlined by Undertaker beating Hulk Hogan for the WWE Championship.

Judit Agoston Mendelenyi

Judit Ágoston-Mendelényi (Mendelényiné Ágoston Judit, 1937–2013), Hungarian foil fencer; won women's team foil gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, three World Championship team medals, and later coached at BVSC.

Judit Polgár

Judit Polgár (Polgár Judit), Hungarian chess grandmaster born 1976; strongest female player ever, GM at 15 breaking Fischer's record, world No. 8, beat Kasparov in 2002, retired 2014.

Judit Temes

Judit Temes (Temes Judit, 1930–2013), Hungarian swimmer: Helsinki 1952 gold in the 4x100 m freestyle relay (world record 4:24.4) and 100 m freestyle bronze; later pathologist and swimming administrator.

Judith Forca

Judith Forca (Judith Forca Ariza), Spanish water polo player born 1996 in Sabadell; CN Sabadell left-handed attacker. Three Olympics with Spain: 5th Rio 2016, silver Tokyo 2020, gold Paris 2024; 12 World Aquatics medals.

Judith Grinham

Judith (Judy) Grinham, later Rowley/Roe, born 1939, British backstroke swimmer; 1956 Melbourne Olympic 100m backstroke gold in 1:12.9 world record, first British woman Olympic swimming champion in 32 years; 1958 Commonwealth and European titles.

Judith Wyder

Judith Wyder (born 1988, Bern) is a Swiss trail runner and former orienteer who won the 2019 Golden Trail World Series after recovering from a stroke.

Judith Zeidler

Judith Zeidler (Judith Ungemach), German rower born 1967 in Beeskow; Olympic gold in the 1988 women's eight for East Germany, bronze 1992 for Germany, world coxless pair champion, aunt of Oliver Zeidler.

Judo (柔道)

Judo (柔道), the gentle way, is a Japanese martial art and Olympic combat sport founded in 1882 by Jigoro Kano at the Kodokan in Tokyo; scored by ippon and waza-ari under IJF rules, Olympic since 1964.