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- Jack L. BracelinJack Leon Bracelin (2 June 1926 – 28 July 1981) was an English high priest of Gardnerian W
- Jacksonian democracy19th-century American political ideology
- Jacobean architectureThe Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following t
- Jacobean eraPeriod in English and Scottish history and culture
- Jacques MassuJacques Émile Massu (French pronunciation: ; 5 May 1908 – 26 October 2002) was a French ge
- Jakob AndreaeJakob Andreae (25 March 1528 – 7 January 1590) was a significant German Lutheran theologia
- James F. BrooksJames F. Brooks is an American historian whose work on slavery, captivity and kinship in t
- James F. NealJames Foster Neal (September 7, 1928 – October 21, 2010) was an American trial lawyer who
- James HankinsAmerican historian
- James Harvey RobinsonJames Harvey Robinson (June 29, 1863 – February 16, 1936) was an American scholar of histo
- James T. KloppenbergJames T. Kloppenberg (born June 23, 1951, in Denver) is an American historian, and Charles
- James W. DouglassJames W. "Jim" Douglass (born 1937) is an American author, activist, Christian theologian,
- James W. McCord Jr.James Walter McCord Jr. (January 26, 1924 – June 15, 2017) was an American CIA officer, la
- Jan de BrayJan de Bray (c. 1627 – April 4, 1697) was a Dutch Golden Age painter. He lived and worked
- Janja GarnbretJanja Garnbret (born 12 March 1999) is a Slovenian professional rock climber who specializ
- János KádárLeader of Hungary from 1956 to 1988
- JansenismCatholic theological movement
- January Events1991 violent confrontations between Lithuanian civilians and Soviet military
- Japan during World War IPeriod of Japanese history from 1914 to 1918
- Japan during World War IIJapan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis. World War II
- Japan–China Trade Agreement (1974)The Japan–China Trade Agreement of 1974 served as a continuation of various treaties betwe
- Japanese currencyJapanese money
- Japanese dragonSerpentine creature in Japanese mythology
- Japanese era nameName given to the regnal years of a Japanese emperor
- Japanese history textbook controversiesControversy over historiography in Japan
- Japanese militarismMilitaristic ideology espoused by the Empire of Japan (1873–1945)
- Japanese new religionsNew religious movements founded in Japan since mid-19th century
- Japanese settlers in Manchuria1931–1945 immigration
- Jarrow March1936 protest about unemployment in the north of England
- Jasenovac concentration campConcentration camp run by the Ustaše in occupied Yugoslavia during World War II
- Jason of CyreneHellenistic Jewish historian (fl. 2nd century BCE)
- Javanese calendarCalendar used in Java, Indonesia
- Jean LéchelleJean Léchelle or Jean L'Échelle (2 April 1760 – 11 November 1793) briefly commanded a Fren
- Jean-Antoine de BaïfJean Antoine de Baïf (French: ; 19 February 1532 – 19 September 1589) was a French poet an
- Jean-Baptiste Du HaldeFrench Jesuit historian specializing in China (1674–1743)
- Jean-Baptiste MailheJean-Baptiste Mailhe, born Jean Mailhe (8 April 1752 – 1 June 1834), was a French politici
- Jean-Baptiste PigalleJean-Baptiste Pigalle (French pronunciation: ; 26 January 1714 – 20 August 1785) was a Fre
- Jean-Baptiste RondeletJean-Baptiste Rondelet (French pronunciation: ; 4 June 1743 – 25 September 1829) was an ar
- Jedhe ShakawaliHistorical document
- Jedwabne pogrom1941 massacre of Jews in Poland
- Jefferson CowieJefferson Cowie is an American historian, author and an academic. He is a James G. Stahlma
- Jehovah's WitnessesRestorationist Christian denomination
- Jelena Skerlić ĆorovićJelena Skerlić Ćorović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Скерлић Ћоровић; 16 October 1887 – 16 Feb
- JēranElder Futhark rune
- Jerome War Relocation CenterDetainee camp in Arkansas, United States
- Jersey HeritageJersey independent trust
- JershonAccording to the Book of Mormon, the land of Jershon () was located on the east by the sea
- Jerusalem in JudaismSignificance of the city of Jerusalem in Jewish religious belief
- Jessen (Elster)Jessen (German pronunciation: ) is a municipality on the Black Elster river and lies in th
- JesuismReligious belief
- Jesus in AhmadiyyaJesus as seen in the Ahmadiyya traditions
- Jesus in comparative mythologyComparative mythology study of Jesus
- Jesus in MandaeismJesus as portrayed in Mandaeism
- Jesus in ManichaeismJesus as portrayed in Manichaeism
- Jesus in the TalmudThere are several passages in the Talmud which are believed by some scholars to be referen
- Jesus in TheosophyTheosophical concept of Jesus Christ
- Jew's HouseThe Jew's House is one of the earliest extant town houses in England, estimated to have be
- Jewish American literatureJewish American literature holds an essential place in the literary history of the United
- Jewish artArt of the Jewish people
- Jewish atheismAtheism practiced by ethnic and cultural Jews
- Jewish AutonomismNon-Zionist Jewish political movement
- Jewish ChristianityProto-Christian breakaway Jewish movement
- Jewish cuisineJewish culinary traditions
- Jewish danceType of dance
- Jewish emancipation1700s–1900s European granting of liberties to Jews
- Jewish ethicsJewish ethics are the ethics of the Jewish religion or the Jewish people. A type of normat
- Jewish ethnic divisionsJewish subgroups
- Jewish feminismJewish feminism is a movement that seeks to make the religious, legal, and social status o
- Jewish holidaysJewish holidays, also known as Jewish festivals or Yamim Tovim (Hebrew: יָמִים טוֹבִים, ro
- Jewish humorWit and humor in Jewish culture
- Jewish Koine GreekVariety of Koine Greek
- Jewish languagesLanguages and dialects developed in the Jewish diaspora
- Jewish leadershipLeadership position
- Jewish leftLeft-wing ideologies and movements among Jews
- Jewish musicMusic and melodies of the Jewish people
- Jewish partisansAnti-Nazi and anti-German fighting groups of Jews in World War II
- Jewish peoplehoodJews as a people
- Jewish poetry from al-AndalusThe golden age of Jewish poetry in Al-Andalus developed in the literary courts of the vari
- Jewish political movementsJewish political movements refer to the organized efforts of Jews to build their own polit
- Jewish population by cityThis is a list of Jewish populations in different cities and towns around the world. It in
- Jewish population by countryAs of 2026, the world's core Jewish population (those identifying as Jews to the exclusion
- Jewish prayerObservance of recitation in religious Judaism
- Jewish principles of faithA universal formulation of principles of faith, recognized across all branches of Judaism,
- Jewish quarter (diaspora)Area of a city traditionally inhabited by Jews
- Jewish Quarter of GroznyEthnic group
- Jewish religious clothingJewish religious clothing is apparel worn by Jews in connection with the practice of the J
- Jewish RenewalMovement in Judaism
- Jewish schismsSplits along cultural as well as religious bases
- Jewish ScienceJudaic spiritual movement
- Jewish studiesAcademic discipline centered on the study of Jews and Judaism
- Jewish surnameSurnames whose bearers are Jews
- Jewish tribes of ArabiaResidents of Arabia before and during Muhammad's era
- Jewish views on contraceptionThe Jewish view on birth control currently varies between the Orthodox, Conservative and R
- Jewish views on marriageMarriage in Judaism is the documentation of a contract between a Jewish man and a Jewish w
- Jewish weddingA Jewish wedding is a wedding ceremony that follows Jewish laws and traditions. While wedd
- Jews and ChristmasInteraction between Jews and a Christian holiday
- JFK and the Unspeakable2008 book by James W. Douglass
- Ji (Beijing)Ancient city in northern China
- Ji RiverFormer river in Shandong, China
- Jimmu's Eastern ExpeditionSeries of legends about Japan's first emperor
- Jinshin War672 succession war in Japan
- Joaquín AcostaTomás Joaquín de Acosta y Pérez de Guzmán (December 29, 1800 – February 21, 1852) was a Co
- Johannes von MüllerSwiss historian (1752–1809)
- John CabotItalian navigator and explorer (c. 1450 – c. 1500)
- John de la Pole, Earl of LincolnJohn de la Pole, Earl of Lincoln (c. 1460 – 16 June 1487) was a leading figure in the York
- John F. Kennedy 1960 presidential campaignAmerican political campaign
- John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theoriesAmerican political controversy
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and MuseumLibrary and museum in Boston
- John F. Kennedy Supreme Court candidatesAlthough he was president for less than three years, John F. Kennedy appointed two men to
- John L. BrookeJohn L. Brooke (born 1953) is an American historian.
- John of EversdenEnglish chronicler and monk
- John Pascoe GrenfellJohn Pascoe Grenfell (20 September 1800 – 20 March 1869) was a British officer of the Empi
- John R. SlatteryJohn Richard Slattery (July 16, 1851 – March 6, 1926) was an American former Catholic prie
- John Roberts Supreme Court nominationsIn July 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts to succeed retiring Associat
- Joint Declaration by Members of the United Nations1942 document
- Jōkyū WarFailed imperial rebellion against the shogunate
- Jōmon peoplePrehistoric inhabitants in Japan
- Jones Law (Philippines)1916 U.S. law creating a fully elected legislature in the Philippines
- Jorge BasadrePeruvian historian (1903–1980)
- Jorge de Avilez Zuzarte de Sousa TavaresJorge de Avilez Zuzarte de Sousa Tavares (28 March 1785 – 15 February 1845) was a Portugue
- Jorge Robledo (conquistador)Jorge Robledo (1500 – 5 October 1546) was a Spanish conquistador. He traveled in modern-da
- José Inés García ChávezJosé Inés García Chávez or Inés Chávez García was a Mexican military man and bandit who pa
- Josefina CuestaSpanish historian (1947–2021)
- Josephus on JesusFlavius Josephus was a first-century Jewish historian, general of Galilee during the First
- Jōwa (Muromachi period)Japanese era from 1345 to 1350
- Juan de Céspedes RuizSpanish conquistador
- Juan de ZumárragaJuan de Zumárraga, OFM (1468 – June 3, 1548) was a Spanish Basque Franciscan prelate and t
- Juan Rodríguez FreyleJuan Rodríguez Freyle (also written as Juan Rodríguez Freile), (Bogotá, New Kingdom of Gra
- Juan Sánchez CotánJuan Sánchez Cotán (June 25, 1560 – September 8, 1627) was a Spanish Baroque painter, a pi
- Juche calendar1997–2024 North Korean year-numbering system
- Judaeo-GeorgianGeorgian dialect spoken by Georgian Jews
- Judaeo-PiedmonteseJudaeo-Piedmontese was the vernacular language of the Italian Jews living in Piedmont, Ita
- Judaeo-Romance languagesJudaeo-Romance languages are Jewish languages derived from Romance languages, spoken by va
- Judaeo-SpanishRomance language historically spoken by Sephardi Jews
- Judah AlkalaiJudah ben Solomon Chai Alkalai (1798 – October 1878) was a Sephardic Jewish rabbi, and one
- Judaism and politicsThe relationship between Judaism and politics is a historically complex subject, and has e
- Judaism as a CivilizationJudaism as a Civilization: Toward a Reconstruction of American-Jewish Life is a 1934 work
- Judaism in MadagascarThe island of Madagascar has a small Jewish population, but historically it has not been a
- Judaism in NepalIn 1986, the Israeli embassy in Kathmandu organized a Passover celebration as a service to
- Judean provisional governmentGoverning entity in Judea (66 CE–68 CE)
- JudenzählungWWI census of Jewish German soldiers
- Judeo-ArabicJewish varieties of Arabic language
- Judeo-Aramaic languagesBranch of the Aramaic and Neo-Aramaic languages influenced by Hebrew
- Judeo-Berber languageGroup of Berber-language varieties
- Judeo-FrenchExtinct Jewish Oïl language of France, England, and Germany
- Judeo-GasconJewish sociolect of the Gascon language
- Judeo-Iranian languagesJewish variants of Iranian languages
- Judeo-Italian dialectsItalian-derived Jewish dialect continuum
- Judeo-LatinJudeo-Latin (also spelled Judaeo-Latin) is the use by Jews of the Hebrew alphabet to write
- Judeo-MalayalamTraditional Malayalam dialect of Cochin Jews
- Judeo-TatPersian-derived Jewish language of the eastern Caucasus
- Judeo-Tat literatureLiterature of the Mountain Jews in the Juhuri language
- JudețA județ (pronounced , plural județe ) is an administrative division in Romania, and was al
- Judicial panelGroup of judges making judgments by vote
- Jules LemaîtreFrançois Élie Jules Lemaître (27 April 1853 – 4 August 1914) was a French critic and drama
- Julien FreundFrench sociologist and philosopher
- JunchenChanyu of the Xiongnu Empire
- June Rebellion1832 insurrection against the French monarchy
- Jury trialType of legal trial
- JutesNorth Sea Germanic ethnic group from the Jutlandic peninsula
- Jyotirao PhuleIndian social activist and reformer (1827–1890)