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J. Michael Luttig

J. Michael Luttig was a U.S. federal judge once considered a prime candidate to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the United States Supreme Court. Luttig graduated from Washington and Lee University in…

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project, the top-secret World War II program which developed the world's first atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was an unusual personality…

J. Edgar Hoover

John Edgar Hoover was the first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) and served in that post from the time he was 29 years old until his death at the age of 77. J. Edgar Hoover…

John J. Audubon

Name at birth: Jean RabinJohn James Audubon is one of the most famous bird artists in history, thanks to The Birds of America, first published and sold in the mid-19th century. Audubon was born in…

Henry J. Kaiser

Name at birth: Heinrich KaiserHenry John Kaiser was an American entrepreneur who made his fortune in the industrial boom of the first half of the 20th century, and who founded the medical care…

Daniel J. Travanti

Daniel J. TravantiactorBorn: 3/7/1940Birthplace: Kenosha, Wisconsin Emmy Award-winning actor best known for his role as Capt. Frank Furillo in Hill Street Blues (1981–87).Walter TramplerTTravis…

James J. Jeffries

James J. JeffriesBorn: Apr. 15, 1875Boxer world heavyweight champion (1899-1905); retired undefeated but came back to fight Jack Johnson in 1910 and lost (KO, 15th). Died: Mar. 3, 1953Dale…

Robert J. Seiwald

Robert J. SeiwaldBorn: 1925Birthplace: Fort Morgan, Colo Dyes for diagnosing infectious diseases—Burckhalter and Seiwald synthesized fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC), an antibody labeling…

Graham J. Durant

Graham J. DurantBorn: 1934Birthplace: Newport, England Antiulcer compounds and compositions—Durant, Emmett and Ganellin discovered the drug cimetidine (trade name Tagamet) which inhibits the…

Willem J. Kolff

Willem J. Kolff Born: 1911 Birthplace: Netherlands Soft shell mushroom shaped heart—Kolff invented the artificial…