Celebrities Starting with J.

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243 celebrities starting with J, including Jackie Chan, Jamie Lee Curtis and Johnny Depp. Browse profiles by profession, country and birth year.

243 celebrities on Famousy have a name that starts with J. Ranked by popularity, the best known are Jackie Chan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Johnny Depp, Jennifer Connelly, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jennifer Lawrence. The most common professions are actors (139), writers (95), producers (80) and screenwriters (69). The best-represented countries are United States (150), United Kingdom (34) and France (20). Birth years run from 1608 to 1999, and the most common birth decade is the 1920s (32 people). The earliest-born is John Milton (1608) and the most recently born is Josephs Quartzy (1999). 74 of them are living, and 169 have passed away. Among those still living, Jackie Chan is the best known. The group includes 49 women and 193 men. Browse every profile below, or jump to another letter from the A to Z index.

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Janet Leigh

United States

Janet Leigh won a Golden Globe for her 45-minute role as Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho 1960. Discovered by Norma Shearer, she starred in more than 50 films including The Manchurian Candidate 1962. Married to Tony Curtis, she gave birth to daughters Kelly and Jamie Lee Curtis. Leigh died of vasculitis at her Beverly Hills home in 2004 at age 77.

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