Top Celebrity Names Starting With Jack

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   Jack Nicholson

   Age 76 Male
   

   Actor

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   John Joseph "Jack" Nicholson is an American actor, film director, producer, and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. His twelve Oscar nominations make him the second most nominated actor of all time, behind only Meryl Streep, and tied with Katharine Hepburn. Nicholson has been nominated for an Academy Award twelve times and has won the Academy Award for Best Actor twice: for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and for As Good as It Gets.… Read More

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   Jack Kemp

   1935 - 2009 Male
   

   United States Congressman + Professional Football Quarterback

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   Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st congressional district from 1971 to 1989. He was the Republican Party's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election, where he was the running mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole.… Read More

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   Jack Layton

   1950 - 2011 Male
   

   Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada

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   John Gilbert "Jack" Layton, PC was a Canadian social democratic politician and Leader of the Official Opposition. He was leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011, and previously sat on Toronto City Council, occasionally holding the title of "Acting Mayor" or "Deputy Mayor" of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor. He was the Member of Parliament for Toronto—Danforth from 2004 until his death.… Read More

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   Jack Benny

   1894 - 1974 Male
   

   Comedian + Vaudeville Performer + Radio + Television + Film Actor

   
   

   Jack Benny was an American comedian, vaudevillian, radio, television, and film actor, and also a notable violinist. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly.… Read More

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   Jack Nicklaus

   Age 73 Male
   

   Professional Golfer

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   Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. By winning a total of 18 career major championships while producing 19 second place and 9 third place finishes in major events on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years, he is widely regarded as the most accomplished professional golfer of all time..… Read More

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   Jack Straw

   Age 66 Male
   

   Politician

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   John Whitaker "Jack" Straw is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blackburn since 1979. He served as Home Secretary from 1997 to 2001, Foreign Secretary from 2001 to 2006 and Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Commons from 2006 to 2007 under Tony Blair.… Read More

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   Jack Lemmon

   1925 - 2001 Male
   

   Actor

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   John Uhler "Jack" Lemmon III was an American actor and musician.

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   Jack Lynch

   1917 - 1999 Male
   

   Politician + Taoiseach + General

   
   

   John Mary "Jack" Lynch was the Taoiseach of Ireland, serving two terms in office; from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. Lynch was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork in 1948, and was re-elected at each general election until his retirement in 1981.… Read More

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   Jack White

   Age 37 Male
   

   Rock Musician

   
   

   Jack White, often credited as Jack White III, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. He was best known as the guitarist, pianist and lead vocalist of The White Stripes until they split in February 2011, as well as a member of The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather. He is ranked No. 70 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".… Read More

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    Jack Kevorkian

    1928 - 2011 Male
    

    Pathologist + Activist

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    Jacob "Jack" Kevorkian, commonly known as "Dr. Death", was an American pathologist, euthanasia activist, painter, author, composer and instrumentalist. He is best known for publicly championing a terminal patient's right to die via physician-assisted suicide; he claimed to have assisted at least 130 patients to that end. He famously said, "dying is not a crime". Beginning in 1999, Kevorkian served eight years of a 10-to-25-year prison sentence for second-degree murder.… Read More

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    Jack Bruce

    Age 70 Male
    

    Musician + Songwriter + Singer

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    John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles.… Read More

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    Jack Vaughn

    Age 92 Male
    

    Recipient of the Purple Heart Medal

    
    

    Jack Hood Vaughn was the second Director of the United States Peace Corps succeeding Sargent Shriver. Vaughn was appointed Peace Corps Director in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson and was the first Republican to head the agency.… Read More

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    Jack Murphy

    1920 - 1984 Male
    

    Politician + General + Carpenter

    
    

    (John) Jack Murphy (1920 – 11 July 1984) was an Irish politician and the first unemployed person ever elected to a national legislature. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1957 general election for the Dublin South–Central constituency. Murphy was a former member of the Irish Republican Army who had been interned in the 1940s. At the time of his election, he was an unemployed carpenter.… Read More

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    Jack Thompson

    Age 61 Male
    

    Attorney

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    John Bruce "Jack" Thompson is an American activist and disbarred attorney, based in Coral Gables, Florida. Thompson is known for his role as an anti-video-game activist, particularly against violence and sex in video games. During his time as an attorney, Thompson focused his legal efforts against what he perceives as obscenity in modern culture.… Read More

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    Jack Hobbs

    1882 - 1963 Male
    

    Cricketer

    
    

    Sir John Berry "Jack" Hobbs was an English professional cricketer who played for Surrey from 1905 to 1934 and for England in 61 Test matches from 1908 to 1930. Universally known as "Jack" and nicknamed "The Master", Hobbs is widely regarded as cricket's greatest-ever opening batsman and holds world records in first-class cricket for scoring the most runs (61,237 or 61,760 depending on source) and centuries (197 or 199 depending on source).… Read More

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    Jack Keller

    1936 - 2005 Male
    

    Musician + Composer

    
    

    Jack Keller A legend in his own right, Jack Keller wrote hit songs in every genre of music over a period of nearly 40 years with success in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Jack started hanging around the Brill Building (the heart of "Tin Pan Alley" in New York City) when he was 17 years old. The first song he ever had recorded, "Just Between You And Me," became a top ten hit for the Chordettes in 1957.… Read More

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    Jack DeJohnette

    Age 70 Male
    

    Drummer + Pianist + Composer

    
    

    Jack DeJohnette is an American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer. He is one of the most influential jazz drummers of the 20th century, due to extensive work as leader and sideman for musicians like Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett and Sonny Rollins.… Read More

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    Jack Buck

    1924 - 2002 Male
    

    Recipient of the Purple Heart Medal

    
    

    John Francis "Jack" Buck was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. He is the father of Fox Sports lead NFL and MLB announcer Joe Buck. Buck was recognizable by his deep, gravelly voice, penchant for sardonic irony, and his distinctive play-by-play calls.… Read More

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    Jack LaLanne

    1914 - 2011 Male
    

    Author + Fitness Trainer and Businessman

    
    

    Francois Henri "Jack" LaLanne was an American fitness, exercise, and nutritional expert and motivational speaker who is sometimes called "the godfather of fitness" and the "first fitness superhero. " He described himself as being a "sugarholic" and a "junk food junkie” until he was 15. He also had behavioral problems, but "turned his life around" after listening to a public lecture by Paul Bragg, a well-known nutrition speaker.… Read More

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    Jack Sarfatti

    Age 73 Male
    

    Physicist + Thinker

    
    

    Jack Sarfatti is an American theoretical physicist specializing in the relationship between quantum physics and consciousness. Working largely outside academia, he argues that mind may be crucial to the structure of matter, that retrocausality may be possible, and that physics—which he calls the "Conceptual Art of the late 20th Century"—has replaced philosophy as the unifying force between science and art.… Read More

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    Jack Conway

    Age 43 Male
    

    Attorney General of Kentucky

    
    

    John William “Jack” Conway is an American politician from Kentucky. Conway is a Democrat and has served as the Attorney General of Kentucky since 2008. Prior to his election as attorney general, he was a candidate in the 2002 U.S. House of Representatives election for, narrowly losing to Anne Northup. Conway was the Democratic nominee in the 2010 U.S. Senate election, seeking the seat in the United States Senate held by Republican Jim Bunning.… Read More

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    Jack London

    1876 - 1916 Male
    

    Writer of Fiction and Non-fiction; Journalist

    
    

    John Griffith "Jack" London was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.… Read More

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    Jack Charlton

    Age 78 Male
    

    Footballer and Manager

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    John "Jack" Charlton, OBE, DL is a former footballer and manager who played for Leeds United in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and was part of the England team who won the 1966 World Cup. He is the brother of former Manchester United and England footballer Bobby Charlton.… Read More

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    Jack Black

    Age 43 Male
    

    Actor + Comedian and Musician

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    Thomas Jacob "Jack" Black is an American actor, producer, comedian, voice artist, writer and lead vocalist for the rock satire group, Tenacious D. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily as bumbling, cocky, but internally self-conscious outsiders in comedy films. Black was a member of the Frat Pack, a group of comedians who have appeared together in several Hollywood films, and has been nominated for a Golden Globe award.… Read More

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    Jack Fingleton

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    Cricketer + End + Batter

    
    

    John "Jack" Henry Webb Fingleton OBE was an Australian cricketer who was trained as a journalist and became a political and cricket commentator after the end of his playing career. A stubborn opening batsman known for his dour defensive approach, he scored five Test centuries, representing Australia in 18 Tests between 1932 and 1938.… Read More