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- J. E. B. StuartConfederate cavalry general (1833–1864)
- J. F. C. FullerBritish Army general (1878–1966)
- Jack KevorkianAmerican pathologist and euthanasia activist (1928–2011)
- Jacques de MolayGrand Master of the Knights Templar
- Jacques HébertFrench journalist and politician (1757–1794)
- Jacques Pierre BrissotFrench revolutionary (1754–1793)
- Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-VarenneFrench revolutionary leader (1756–1819)
- Jagdstaffel 2Jasta 2 (Jagdstaffel Zwei in full and also known as Jasta Boelcke) was one of the best-kno
- Jagjit Singh AuroraIndian military officer (1916–2005)
- James A. ColescottJames Arnold Colescott (January 11, 1897 – January 11, 1950) was an American white suprema
- James BowieAmerican military officer, landowner and slave trader (1796–1836)
- James FitzJames, 1st Duke of BerwickFrench-English army officer (1670–1734)
- James Graham, 1st Marquess of MontroseScottish nobleman and soldier (1612–1650)
- James Graham, 2nd Marquess of MontroseJames Graham, 2nd Marquess of Montrose (c. 1631 – February 1669) was a Scottish nobleman a
- James LawrenceJames Lawrence (October 1, 1781 – June 4, 1813) was an officer of the United States Navy.
- James LongstreetConfederate Army general (1821–1904)
- James Stirling (Royal Navy officer)Royal Navy Admiral and colonial administrator (1791-1865)
- Jan Karol ChodkiewiczPolish–Lithuanian military leader (c. 1561 – 1621)
- Jan PalachCzech student who self-immolated (1948–1969)
- Janusz KorczakPolish pediatrician, educator and children's author (1879–1942)
- Japanese gunboat SagaSaga (嵯峨) was a river gunboat of the Imperial Japanese Navy, that operated on the Yangtze
- Jarnail Singh BhindranwaleFigure in the Sikh Khalistan movement (1947–1984)
- Jean III de GraillyMilitary leader in the Hundred Years' War
- Jean Parisot de Valette16th-century French nobleman and military leader
- Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de RochambeauFrench Royal Army officer (1725–1807)
- Jean-de-Dieu SoultPrime Minister of France and French Marshal (1769–1851)
- Jean-Étienne ChampionnetFrench Army officer (1762–1800)
- Jean-Lambert TallienFrench politician (1767–1820)
- JebeMongol general under Genghis Khan
- Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron AmherstBritish Army general (1717–1797)
- Jesse JacksonAmerican minister, activist and politician (1941–2026)
- Jiang ZiyaAncient Chinese minister and monarch (1000s BCE)
- Jimmy HoffaAmerican labor union leader (born 1913; disappeared 1975)
- Jimmy LaiHong Kong businessman and activist (born 1947)
- Jiugong MountainsThe Jiugong Mountains (simplified Chinese: 九宫山; traditional Chinese: 九宮山; pinyin: Jiǔgōng
- Joachim MuratFrench military officer and statesman (1767–1815)
- Jody WilliamsAmerican political activist (born 1950)
- Joe SlovoSouth African politician (born 1926-1995)
- Joe Slovo, Cape TownJoe Slovo is an informal settlement in Langa, and in Milnerton Cape Town. Like many other
- Joel Abbot (naval officer)Joel Abbot (January 18, 1793 – December 14, 1855) was a U.S. naval officer who served nota
- John AmeryBritish Nazi collaborator (1912–1945)
- John Barry (naval officer)Irish-born American naval officer (1745–1803)
- John Brown (abolitionist)American abolitionist (1800–1859)
- John ChandosEnglish knight
- John ChilembweIndependence leader in Malawi (1871–1915)
- John Dudley, 1st Duke of NorthumberlandEnglish military officer and politician (1504–1553)
- John Hawkins (naval commander)English slave trader (1532–1595)
- John HawkwoodEnglish soldier and mercenary (c. 1323–1394)
- John Howard, 1st Duke of NorfolkEnglish soldier and politician (1425–1485)
- John Jellicoe, 1st Earl JellicoeRoyal Navy Admiral of the Fleet (1859–1935)
- John L. LewisAmerican miner and labor leader (1880–1969)
- John LewisAmerican politician and civil rights leader (1940–2020)
- John MonashAustralian Army officer (1865–1931)
- John of AustriaSpanish military leader (1547–1578)
- John of GauntEnglish prince and regent (1340–1399)
- John Paul JonesScottish-born naval officer (1747–1792)
- John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of CarberyJohn Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery KB, FRS (baptised 8 July 1639 – 12 January 1713), styled
- Jonas SavimbiAngolan politician and rebel leader (1934–2002)
- José Antonio Primo de RiveraSpanish politician and founder of Falange Española (1903–1936)
- José María MorelosMexican priest and rebel leader of Mexican War of Independence (1765–1815)
- José Matías DelgadoSalvadoran independence leader (1767–1832)
- Josef MengeleNazi SS doctor at Auschwitz (1911–1979)
- Joseph GallieniFrench Army general (1849–1916)
- Joseph John GurneyJoseph John Gurney (2 August 1788 – 4 January 1847) was a banker in Norwich, England and a
- Joseph KonyHead of the Lord's Resistance Army (born 1961)
- Joseph Radetzky von RadetzAustrian field marshal (1766–1858)
- Joseph StilwellUnited States Army general (1883–1946)
- Joshua WongHong Kong activist (born 1996)
- Juan José ValleArgentine general (1904–1956)
- Juan Pablo DuarteDominican Republic's Father of the Nation (1813–1876)
- Juan SantamaríaCosta Rican national hero; drummer in the Second Battle of Rivas (1856)
- Judas MaccabeusJewish priest who led the Maccabean Revolt
- Juliette Gordon LowFounder of the Girl Scouts (1860–1927)
- Julu CommanderyJulu Commandery (simplified Chinese: 巨鹿郡; traditional Chinese: 鉅鹿郡) was a historical comma