james tobin

United States economist (1918-2002) ;

james usher

Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) ;

james ussher

Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656) ;

james watson

United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928) ;

james watt

Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819) ;

james whitcomb riley

United States poet (1849-1916) ;

james william fulbright

United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995) ;

james wilson

American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798) ;

james wyatt

English architect (1746-1813) ;

jamesonia

xerophytic ferns of South America ;

jamestown

a former village on the James River in Virginia north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607 ;

jamestown weed

intensely poisonous tall coarse annual tropical weed having rank-smelling foliage, large white or violet trumpet-shaped flowers and prickly fruits ;

jamison

United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1944) ;

jamjar

a jar for holding jellies or preserves ;

jammer

a transmitter used to broadcast electronic jamming ;

jammies

(usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers ;

jamming

deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems ;

jammu and kashmir

an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India ;

jampan

a kind of sedan chair used in India ;

jampot

a jar for holding jellies or preserves ;

jan

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice ;

jan amos komensky

Czech educational reformer (1592-1670) ;

jan christian smuts

South African statesman and soldier (1870-1950) ;

jan evangelista purkinje

Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje network (1787-1869) ;

jan hendrix oort

Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992) ;

jan hus

Czechoslovakian religious reformer who anticipated the Reformation; he questioned the infallibility of the Catholic Church was excommunicated (1409) for attacking the corruption of the clergy; he was burned at the stake (1372-1415) ;

jan steen

Dutch genre painter (1626-1679) ;

jan swammerdam

Dutch naturalist and microscopist who proposed a classification of insects and who was among the first to recognize cells in animals and was the first to see red blood cells (1637-1680) ;

jan tinbergen

Dutch economist noted for his work in econometrics (1903-1994) ;

jan van der meer

Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675) ;

jan van eyck

Flemish painter who was a founder of the Flemish school of painting and who pioneered modern techniques of oil painting (1390-1441) ;

jan vermeer

Dutch painter renowned for his use of light (1632-1675) ;

jane austen

English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817) ;

jane doe

an unknown or fictitious woman who is a party to legal proceedings ;

jane fonda

United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) ;

jane goodall

English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934) ;

jane jacobs

United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916) ;

jane seymour

Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537) ;

jangle

a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs" ;

janis joplin

United States singer who died of a drug overdose at the height of her popularity (1943-1970) ;