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Julius Lenhart
Julius Lenhart (1875–1962), Viennese Austrian gymnast with the Philadelphia Turngemeinde; won the 1904 St. Louis Olympic individual all-around (69.80) plus team gold and an apparatus all-around silver, credited to the USA by the IOC.
Julius Peppers
Julius Frazier Peppers, NFL defensive end (2002-2018) for the Panthers, Bears, and Packers; 159.5 sacks, 9 Pro Bowls, two All-Decade Teams; Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024, first ballot.
Julius Randle
Julius Randle, NBA power forward born 1994 in Dallas; Kentucky one-and-done, Lakers 7th pick 2014, Knicks MIP 2020-21, traded to Timberwolves 2024, then Nets; three-time All-Star.
Julius Saaristo
Julius Saaristo, nicknamed Jussi, was a Finnish javelin thrower and army officer who won the two-handed javelin at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics and silver in the single-arm event.
Julius Skutnabb
Julius Ferdinand Skutnabb (1889-1965), Finnish speed skater, won the 10,000 m at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics, plus 5,000 m silver and allround bronze, and 5,000 m silver at St. Moritz 1928; oldest male speed skating Olympic medalist.
Julius Thomas
Julius Thomas (Juice, Orange Julius), born 1988, is a former NFL tight end from Portland State, a college basketball convert drafted by Denver in 2011; two-time Pro Bowler with 226 catches, 2,406 yards, and 36 touchdowns.
Julius Torma
Július Torma (1922–1991), Slovak boxer for Czechoslovakia, 1948 London Olympic welterweight gold medalist, first Czechoslovak Olympic boxing champion, 1949 European champion, later coach in Prague.
Julius Wood
Julius Wood (born 2001, Columbus, Ohio) is an NFL safety for the Miami Dolphins; undrafted 2024 out of East Carolina via Blinn College, previously Cowboys and Titans.
Juma Bah
Abdulai Juma Bah (born 2006, Freetown) is a Sierra Leonean centre-back, 1.95 m, signed by Manchester City from Real Valladolid in January 2025 via a 6 million euro release clause, since loaned to Lens, Nice, and Augsburg.
Jump Force
Jump Force is a 3v3 crossover arena fighting game by Spike Chunsoft and Bandai Namco, released February 15, 2019 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One to celebrate Weekly Shonen Jump's 50th anniversary, with about 40 playable manga characters; it was delisted digitally in February 2022.
Jump shot (basketball)
Jump shot (basketball): shooting technique releasing the ball near the top of a vertical jump, distinct from the set shot; key mechanics include the dip, entry angle, and adaptations to defender height and shooting distance.
Jumping Beans
Jumping Beans: a 2001 two-player abstract strategy board game by Chris Huntoon on a 7x7 board with mandatory leaping captures; also the name of a 1976 German mancala game (Sahara) and patented racing games using live Mexican jumping beans.
JumpStart
JumpStart is Knowledge Adventure's educational game series launched in 1994, offering grade-based titles from preschool onward, later the 3D virtual world MMO (2007-2009), distinguishing it from other edutainment brands.
Jun Mizutani
Jun Mizutani (水谷隼), born 1989, Japanese left-handed table tennis player; four Olympic medals 2008-2020, first Japanese male Olympic medalist in the sport, and first Olympic mixed doubles champion with Mima Ito at Tokyo 2020.
Jun'ai Byfield
Jun'ai Byfield (born 2008, London) is an English centre-back for Tottenham Hotspur. Academy member since age eight, he signed professionally in December 2025 and became Spurs' youngest-ever Champions League player on debut against Borussia Dortmund in January 2026.
June Bridgland
June Bridgland was a British woman athlete of the late 1950s, tied to Southampton and Hampshire athletics, who died in 1958; a June Bridgland Memorial Fund and Cup honored her in 1959.
June Jones
June Jones (born 1953, Portland, Oregon) is an American football coach and former quarterback; head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, San Diego Chargers (interim), Hawai'i (76-41), SMU, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and XFL Houston Roughnecks, known for the Run and Shoot offense.
June Mar Fajardo
June Mar Fajardo, "The Kraken," Filipino PBA center (211 cm) for San Miguel Beermen; record nine PBA MVP awards, 2012 first overall pick, 70-cap Gilas Pilipinas veteran who retired from international play in 2026.
Jung Dong-hyun (정동현)
Jung Dong-hyun (정동현; also Jeong Dong-hyeon), born in 1988, is a South Korean slalom and giant slalom skier who has raced at five consecutive Winter Olympics from 2010 to 2026.
Jung-ho Kang (강정호)
Jung-ho Kang (강정호), South Korean infielder, KBO star with Nexen Heroes (40 HR, 1.198 OPS in 2014), first KBO position player in MLB with Pittsburgh Pirates 2015-19, career ended by DUI suspensions.
Jungle (game)
Jungle, or Dou Shou Qi (斗兽棋), is a Chinese two-player abstract strategy game on a 7×9 board: eight ranked animals per side, rat-beats-elephant exception, rivers, traps, and den-entry victory.
Jungle Hunt
Jungle Hunt is a 1982 side-scrolling platform arcade game by Taito, originally released as Jungle King, in which an explorer rescues his girlfriend across four stages.
Jungle Pocket (ジャングルポケット)
Jungle Pocket (ジャングルポケット), 1998-2021, Japanese racehorse and sire by Tony Bin; won the 2001 Japanese Derby and Japan Cup, 2001 JRA Horse of the Year; sired Tosen Jordan and Jaguar Mail.
Jungo Morita
Jungo Morita (森田淳悟, born 1947), Japanese volleyball middle blocker, nicknamed Mr. Volleyball; Olympic silver 1968 and gold 1972; inventor of the Pump Attack and snatch spike; Hall of Fame 2003.
Jungyoon Park
Jungyoon Park (Park Jung-yoon), born 1997, South Korean compound archer for Changwon City Hall; quit archery as a teen, returned at 25, won 2026 Asian Games mixed team silver and women's team bronze, and set a 160-point mixed team match world record with Choi Yonghee.
Junichi Masuda
Junichi Masuda (増田順一) is a Japanese video game composer, director, and producer, a Game Freak founding member who composed Pokémon Red and Green and directed Ruby, Sapphire, X, and Y.
Juninho Paulista
Juninho Paulista (Oswaldo Giroldo Júnior, born 1973), Brazilian attacking midfielder, 2002 World Cup winner, three-time Middlesbrough player and 1996-97 Premier League Player of the Season; later CBF national team coordinator.
Juninho Pernambucano
Juninho Pernambucano is a Brazilian former attacking midfielder who won seven straight Ligue 1 titles with Lyon and is football's most prolific recorded free-kick scorer.
Junior Basketball Association
The Junior Basketball Association (JBA) was LaVar Ball's short-lived 2018 professional league for players a year out of high school, an alternative to NCAA basketball with eight Ballers teams, $3,000 monthly pay, and one season before folding.
Junior Bergen
Junior Bergen (born 2002, Billings, Montana) is an NFL wide receiver and return specialist, New York Jets; Montana Grizzlies star, FCS-record 8 punt return TDs, 49ers 2025 seventh-round pick (252nd overall).