| Harry Johnston | British explorer, botanist, l… | 1858–1927 |
| James Finlay Weir Johnston | Scottish agricultural chemist | 1796–1855 |
| Jill Johnston | American activist | 1929–2010 |
| Lynn Johnston | Cartoonist | 1947 |
| Hanns Johst | German general | 1890–1978 |
| Yom Tov of Joigny | English rabbi | |
| Lin Join-sane | Taiwanese politician | 1944 |
| K. Pattabhi Jois | Indian yoga teacher | 1915–2009 |
| Angelina Jolie | American actress, film direct… | 1975 |
| Frederic Joliot-Curie | French scientist | 1900–1958 |
| Arthur M. Jolly | American writer | 1969 |
| Nampo Jomyo | | 1235–1309 |
| Nick Jonas | American singer | 1992 |
| Regina Jonas | rabbi | 1902–1944 |
| Alex Jones | American radio host, author, … | 1974 |
| Chuck Jones | American animator, cartoon ar… | 1912–2002 |
| Diana Wynne Jones | English children's fantasy wr… | 1934–2011 |
| Edward P. Jones | Novelist, short story writer | 1951 |
| E. Stanley Jones | Methodist missionary and theo… | 1884–1973 |
| Franklin D. Jones | mechanical engineer | 1879–1967 |
| George Jones | American musician, singer and… | 1931–2013 |
| Grace Jones | Jamaican singer, actress and … | 1948 |
| Griff Rhys Jones | British actor and comedian | 1953 |
| Hettie Jones | American writer | 1934 |
| James Jones | American author | 1921–1977 |
| James Earl Jones | American actor | 1931 |
| Jasmine Jones | American painter and inventor | 1791–1872 |
| Jim Jones | founder and the leader of the… | 1931–1978 |
| John Paul Jones | American naval officer | 1747–1792 |
| J.V. Jones | British writer | 1963 |
| Kaya Jones | American pop singer, glamour … | 1984 |
| Mary Harris Jones | Irish-born American labor and… | 1837–1930 |
| Michael Jones | | |
| Norah Jones | American singer-songwriter an… | 1979 |
| Pamela Jones | Computer law scholar | |
| Paula Jones | American intern | 1966 |
| Raymond F. Jones | American writer | 1915–1994 |
| Rickie Lee Jones | American musician and songwri… | 1954 |
| Rufus M. Jones | American writer | 1863–1948 |
| Saeed Jones | American poet | 1985 |
| Tayari Jones | American writer | 1970 |
| Terry Jones | Welsh comedian, screenwriter,… | 1942–2020 |
| Tom Jones | Welsh singer | 1940 |
| Tommy Lee Jones | American actor and film direc… | 1946 |
| Van Jones | American environmental advoca… | 1968 |
| William Jones | Anglo-Welsh philologist and s… | 1746–1794 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | All-American college football… | 1985 |
| Erica Jong | Novelist, poet, memoirist, cr… | 1942 |
| Piet de Jong | Prime Minister of the Netherl… | 1915–2016 |
| Kim Jong-il | General Secretary of the Work… | 1941–2011 |
| Johan Jongkind | Dutch painter and printmaker … | 1819–1891 |
| Kim Jong-un | 3rd Supreme Leader of North K… | 1984 |
| Ben Jonson | English writer | 1572–1637 |
| Spike Jonze | American director and actor | 1969 |
| Bong Joon-ho | South Korean film director an… | 1969 |
| Janis Joplin | American singer and songwriter | 1943–1970 |
| Scott Joplin | American composer, musician, … | 1868–1917 |
| Michael Jopling | British politician | 1930 |
| Abdullah II of Jordan | King of the Hashemite Kingdom… | 1962 |
| Barbara Jordan | American politician | 1936–1996 |
| Colin Jordan | British holocaust denier | 1923–2009 |
| David Starr Jordan | American ichthyologist and ed… | 1851–1931 |
| Hussein of Jordan | King of Jordan | 1935–1999 |
| June Jordan | Poet, essayist, playwright, f… | 1936–2002 |
| Mark D. Jordan | | 1953 |
| Michael Jordan | American retired professional… | 1963 |
| Neil Jordan | Irish filmmaker and fiction w… | 1950 |
| Pascual Jordan | German physicist and politici… | 1902–1980 |
| Penny Jordan | British women's author | 1946–2011 |
| Queen Rania of Jordan | Queen consort of Jordan | 1970 |
| Robert Jordan | American writer | 1948–2007 |
| Asger Jorn | Danish artist | 1914–1973 |
| F. Sionil José | Filipino writer | 1924 |
| José José | Mexican singer | 1948–2019 |
| Gwanghae-gun of Joseon | | |
| Akiba ben Joseph | Tanna | 50–136 |
| Bradley Joseph | Composer, pianist, keyboardis… | 1965 |
| Chief Joseph | Nez Percé Chieftain | 1840–1904 |
| George W. Joseph | American politician (1872-193… | 1872–1930 |
| Jenny Joseph | Poet | 1932–2018 |
| Keith Joseph | British barrister and politic… | 1918–1994 |
| Tyler Joseph | American singer-songwriter an… | 1988 |
| Flavius Josephus | first-century Romano-Jewish s… | 37–100 |
| Bhimsen Joshi | Indian vocalist | 1922–2011 |
| T. B. Joshua | Nigerian Christian leader | 1963 |
| Joseph Joubert | French moralist and essayist | 1754–1824 |
| Piet Joubert | Boer politician and general | 1834–1900 |
| James Prescott Joule | English physicist and brewer | 1818–1889 |
| Věra Jourová | Czech politician | 1964 |
| Jon Bon Jovi | American singer and musician | 1962 |
| Milla Jovovich | Ukrainian-born american model… | 1975 |
| Benjamin Jowett | Theologian, classical scholar… | 1817–1893 |
| Melanie Joy | American psychologist | 1966 |
| Graham Joyce | British writer | 1954–2014 |
| James Joyce | Irish novelist and poet | 1882–1941 |
| Michael Joyce | American academic and writer | 1945 |
| William Joyce | British fascist and propagand… | 1906–1946 |
| Rick Joyner | Evangelical minister | 1949 |
| James Tiptree, Jr | American science fiction writ… | 1915–1987 |
| Alfred D. Chandler, Jr. | American historian | 1918–2007 |
