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Jean-Pierre Dumont Jean-Pierre Dumont (born April 1, 1978 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who plays in the National Hockey League (NHL). JP, as he is usually referred to, was drafted third overall the 1996 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders.
Jean-Pierre Duport Jean-Pierre Duport (November 27, 1741–December 31, 1818) was a significant cellist of the late 18th and early nineteenth centuries. He is contemporaneously important for owning and playing the Duport Stradivarius (named after Jean-Pierre Duport), which is currently in the possession of the Russian master cellist Mstislav Rostropovich.
Jean-Pierre Gorin Jean-Pierre Gorin (born 1943, in Paris) is a French filmmaker and professor, best known for his work with Nouvelle Vague luminary Jean-Luc Godard during what is often referred to as Godard's "radical" period.
Jean-Pierre Grand Jean-Pierre Grand is a French politician, born November 18, 1950, in Montpellier, Hérault, France. As of 2006, he serves as the mayor of Castelnau-Le-Lez (since 1977) and as Deputy in the French National Assembly (since 2002).
Jean-Pierre Changeux Jean-Pierre Changeux (born in Domont, France, April 7 1936) is a French neuroscientist, who researched many different areas of biology in his life, from the structure and function of proteins, to the early development of the nervous system. He reached fame in the scientific world for his work on allosteric proteins.
Jean-Pierre Jouyet Jean-Pierre Jouyet (born February 13, 1954) is a French economist. After having graduated from the prestigious Institute for Political Science (Institut d'études politiques, IEP, otherwise known as Sciences Po), and later from Ecole Nationale d'Administration (ENA), he worked nearly two decades for the French government.
Jean-Pierre Kocher Born {{August 17]], 1954 in Basel, Switzerland, Jean-Pierre Kocher received his architecture diploma in 1976 from the Institute of Technology in Biel-Bienne, Switzerland. There he was trained in traditional building construction and received technical instruction rather than design instruction.
Jean-Pierre Lecocq Jean-Pierre Lecocq (1947-January 20, 1992) was a molecular biologist of distinction. After working in academia (Free University of Brussels) and industry (RIT, Rixensart) he took the scientific leadership of a new biotechnology company, Transgene SA, based in Strasbourg.
Jean-Pierre Luminet Jean-Pierre Luminet (1951 - ) is a French astrophysicist, specialized in black holes and cosmology. He works as research director for the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique), and is a member of the Laboratoire Univers et Théories (LUTH) of the observatory of Paris-Meudon.
Jean-Pierre Maïone-Libaude Jean-Pierre Maïone-Libaude was a French veteran of the Algerian War (1954-62), former member of the OAS' Delta commando, a nationalist terrorist group. He then became the informant of police officer Lucien Aimé-Blanc, former vice chief of staff of the Antigang brigade and of the Narcotics brigade.
Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Pierre Melville (born Jean-Pierre Grumbach) (October 20, 1917 – August 2, 1973) was a noted French director. He later adopted the pseudonym 'Melville' as a tribute to his favorite American author Herman Melville.
Jean-Pierre Serre Jean-Pierre Serre (born September 15, 1926) is one of the leading mathematicians of the twentieth century, active in algebraic geometry, number theory and topology. He has received numerous awards and honors for his mathematical research and exposition, including the Fields Medal in 1954.
Jean-Pierre Smadja Tunisian born, Parisian musician Jean-Pierre Smadja (Smadj) grew up listening to Oriental, Brazilian, funk, soul, and folk music. Entering a jazz school at age 15 due to his intense interest in the guitar, Smadj’s musical development came to be characterized by transforming traditional jazz styles into eclectic sounds.
Jean-Pierre Sudre Jean-Pierre Sudre (1921-1997) was a commercial photographer in Paris until he decided to live and work in the south of France, where he devoted his life to workshops of "fine art" photography. He is known for his experimentation with chemicals as well as for his still lifes.
Jean-Pierre Timbaud Jean-Pierre Timbaud (Payzac, September 20, 1904 - Chateaubriant, October 22, 1941) was the secretary of the steelworkers' trade union section of the Confédération Générale du Travail (CGT). He took part in the strikes which preceded the Popular Front.
Jean-Pierre Vernant Jean-Pierre Vernant (January 4, 1914 - January 9, 2007) was a French historian and anthropologist, specialist in ancient Greece and particularly Greek mythology. He was an honorary professor at the Collège de France.
Jean-Pol Martin Jean-Pol Martin (born 1943, Paris, France) is a professor for foreign language teaching in Germany. He established the teaching method "Lernen durch Lehren" (learning by teaching), a method for students to learn by teaching their peers.
Jean-René Jérôme Jean-René Jérôme (1942 – 1991) was a Haitian painter and sculptor. Born in Petit-Goâve, Jérôme worked in ceramics and his works have been exhibited in Santo Domingo, Brazil, Canada, Senegal, and Martinique.
Jean-Robert Argand Jean-Robert Argand (July 18, 1768 - August 13, 1822) was a non-professional mathematician. In 1806, he, while managing a bookstore in Paris, published the idea of geometrical interpretation of complex numbers known as the Argand diagram.
Jean-Robert Bellande Jean-Robert Bellande (born 1971 in New York City, New York) is an American nightclub owner, promoter and poker player, now living in Hollywood, California. first gained public exposure during a World Series of Poker circuit event] in [[March 2005.
Jean-Sébastien Aubin Jean-Sébastien Aubin (born July 19, 1977 in Montreal, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey goaltender for the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs. He was drafted in the third round of the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, 76th overall, by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Jean-Sélim Kanaan Jean-Sélim Kanaan (1970 - August 19, 2003) was a United Nations (UN) diplomat, Egyptian, Italian and French national, who was killed in the Canal Hotel bombing in Baghdad, Iraq, along with Sérgio Vieira de Mello and other members of his staff. Born in Rome, Italy, he was the son of an Egyptian UN diplomat, and he spoke seven languages.
Jean-Talon (Montreal Metro) Jean-Talon is a station of the Montreal Metro in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Little Italy district on the border between the boroughs of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.
Jean-Yves Béziau Jean-Yves Béziau (born January 15, 1965 in Orléans, France) is a professor and researcher at the Institute of Logic of the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. A former student of (and frequent collaborator with) Newton da Costa, he has made important contributions to the field of logic—in particular, paraconsistent logic and universal logic.
Jean-Yves Empereur Jean-Yves Empereur (1952 - ) is a French archeologist and egyptologist. He studied classic literature in the University Paris IV Sorbonne (DEA, CAPES, Agrégation de lettres in 1975, Doctorat in archeology in 1977).
Jean-Yves Girard Jean-Yves Girard is a French logician working in proof theory. His contributions include a proof of strong normalization in a system of second-order logic called system F; the invention of linear logic; the geometry of interaction; and ludics.
Jean-Yves Laforest Jean-Yves Laforest (born June 13, 1949) is a Canadian Member of Parliament. A school administrator by profession, Laforest was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election representing the Bloc Québécois for the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain.
Jean-Yves Pollock Jean-Yves Pollock is a French linguist and a professor at University of Paris VIII. Pollock is best known for proposing the 'Split IP Hypothesis' in a 1989 paper in Linguistic Inquiry called "Verb Movement, Universal Grammar, and the Structure of IP".
Jean-Yves Roy Jean-Yves Roy (born July 21, 1949 in Saint-Charles-Garnier, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. He is a Bloc Québécois member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the district of Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia, and has been since he was first elected in the 2000 election.
Jean-Yves Thériault Jean-Yves Thériault (Blacky) was the bassist for the Canadian metal/cyberpunk band Voivod. He co-founded the band and appeared on six albums - War and Pain, Rrröööaaarrr, Killing Technology, Dimension Hatross, Nothingface, and Angel Rat.
Jean, duc de Vendôme HRH Prince Jean Carl Pierre Marie d'Orléans, Dauphin de France and Duc de Vendôme was born in Paris on 19 May 1965 the son of Henri, comte de Paris, duc de France, the Orléanist pretender to the French throne, and Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg.
Jeana Yeager Jeana Yeager (born May 18, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas) is an aviator, most famous for flying with Dick Rutan on a non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Voyager aircraft in 1986 from December 14 to December 23. The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles (40,211 km), more than doubling the old distance record set by a Boeing B-52 bomber in 1962.
Jeanatope Jeanatope is iodinated I-125 albumin, typically injected to aid in the determination of total blood and plasma volume. I-125 is a radioactive isotope of Iodine, it decays by electron capture with a physical half-life of 60.
Jeane Dixon Jeane Dixon (January 5, 1904 – January 26, 1997) was one of the best-known American astrologers and psychics of the 20th century, due to her syndicated newspaper astrology column, some well-publicized predictions and a best-selling biography.
Jeane Kirkpatrick Jeane Jordan Kirkpatrick (November 19 1926 – December 7 2006) was an American ambassador and an ardent anticommunist. After serving as Ronald Reagan's foreign policy adviser in his 1980 campaign, she was nominated as the U.
Jeanette Abadie Jeanette Abadie (or l'Abadie) (born ca.1593) was a young woman of the village of Sibourre in Gascony, France, who was supposedly lured into witchcraft and was one of the principal witnesses concerning the supposed practices of the witches' Sabbath.
Jeanette Atwood Jeanette Atwood (aka Jett Atwood) (born in 1973) is an American animator and cartoonist currently living in Utah. A graduate of Sheridan College's classical animation program, she has worked on numerous video games and short films as an animator, storyboard artist and occasionally writer, including the recently released "Pac-Man World Rally" and "Snoopy vs.
Jeanette Aw Jeanette Aw () born June 28, 1979, is a television actress from Singapore. Born Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (欧燕苹), she attended Raffles Girls' Primary School, Crescent Girls' School, National Junior College and National University of Singapore consecutively.
Jeanette Clinger Jeanette Clinger, is an American singer/vocalist who has toured and/or recorded with such artists as Kim Carnes, Bradley Joseph, Hiroshima (band), Sheena Easton, Julie Brown, Donovan, and Yanni for which she is featured on the live concert video and album Tribute.
Jeanette Fitzsimons Jeanette Mary Fitzsimons (born 1945) is a New Zealand politician and environmentalist. She currently serves as co-leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand alongside Russel Norman who was elected following the death of Rod Donald.
Jeanette I. Sustad Colonel Jeanette I. Sustad, USMC, was sixth Director of Women Marines from 1969 until her retirement in 1973, for which she was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious performance of outstanding service.
Jeanette MacDonald Jeanette MacDonald (June 18, 1903 – January 14, 1965) was an American singer and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier (Love Me Tonight, The Merry Widow) and Nelson Eddy (Naughty Marietta, Rose Marie, and Maytime). During the 1930s and 1940s she starred in 29 feature films, two nominated for Best Picture Oscars, and recorded extensively, earning three Gold Records.
Jeanette Wohl Jeanette Wohl (October 16, 1783, Frankfurt am Main - November 27, 1861, Paris) was a longtime friend and correspondent of Ludwig Börne. She inherited the rights to his literary works after his death and edited his works.
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair "Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair" is a 1854 song by the American songwriter Stephen Foster. It was written for his wife, Jane McDowall, who would end up leaving him as his life declined in later years.
Jeanine Basinger Jeanine Basinger (born 3 February 1936) is Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies and Founder and Curator of the Cinema Archives at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut. The Cinema Archives, which she founded, includes the papers of Frank Capra, Ingrid Bergman, Elia Kazan, Gene Tierney, Martin Scorsese, and Federico Fellini.
Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (born on 7 April 1973 in Heerlen) is a Dutch Member of the European Parliament for the liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. Hennis-Plasschaert sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism.
Jeanine Pirro Jeanine Ferris Pirro (born June 2, 1951) is an American lawyer, prosecutor, and politician from the state of New York. A Republican from Westchester County, Pirro served as a county judge before serving as the elected District Attorney of Westchester County for twelve years.
Jeanine Tesori Jeanine Tesori (formerly known as Jeanine Levenson) is a composer of musicals. She is perhaps best known for the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie; she composed eleven new songs for the show and added them to three from the movie version; four previously written songs from the 1920s were also added to the musical's score.
Jeanloup Sieff Jeanloup Sieff (November 30, 1933 – 20 September 2000) was a practitioner of the photographic art of high fashion, and avowed a fidelity to the frivolous and superficial. His legacy places him in the top rank of fashion and art photographers.
Jeanna Giese Jeanna Giese is the first person known to have survived symptomatic rabies without receiving the rabies vaccine. She is only the sixth person known to have survived rabies after the onset of symptoms; the other survivors suffered from vaccine failures.
Jeanne Bal Jeanne Bal (born May 3, 1928 in Santa Monica, California, USA-died April 30, 1996 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA from metastasized breast cancer) was an American actress who worked primarily in the 1960s in television.
Jeanne Baré Jeanne Baré (July 27 1740 - 1803), was a member of Louis Antoine de Bougainville's expedition on the ships La Boudeuse and L'Étoile in 1766–1769. Baré was probably the first woman to have completed a voyage of circumnavigation.
Jeanne Basone Jeanne Marie Basone is the real-life name of the wrestler/model "Hollywood". Hollywood was one part of the tag team: Hollywood and Vine for the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion for women, that operated from 1985 to 1990.
Jeanne Beker Jeanne Beker (born 19 March 1952 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian television personality, author and newspaper columnist, who covers fashion and lifestyle news for Fashion Television on Citytv, FashionTelevisionChannel and The Globe and Mail.
Jeanne Birdsall Jeanne Birdsall (1951-) is an American author who won the National Book Award in 2005 for her novel The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, her debut novel. She was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia, but currently lives in western Massachusetts.
Jeanne Bowser Jeanne Bowser (born 1981 in Montreal, Quebec) is the daughter of George Bowser, half of Canadian musical comedy duo Bowser & Blue. She graduated from FACE (Fine Arts Core Education) high school in Montreal in 1998 and from Concordia University in 2003, and subsequently worked there as an acting coach.
Jeanne Boylan Jeanne Boylan is a the investigative interviewer and criminal case artist best known for her drawing of the Unabomber, later identified as Theodore Kaczynski. She also sketched the Oklahoma City bombing suspect known as "John Doe 11" and the suspect in the Polly Klaas murder case.
Jeanne Cooper Wilma Jeanne Cooper (born October 25, 1928 in Taft, California) is an Emmy Award-nominated American actress of Cherokee descent, best known for her role as Katherine Chancellor on The Young and the Restless. She wasn't on the series when the show debuted, but was cast later in 1973.
Jeanne d'Arc (video game) Jeanne d'Arc is a tactical role-playing game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation Portable. It is Level-5's first RPG of this kind, as well as the studio's first production for the PlayStation Portable.
Jeanne d'Evreux Jeanne d'Evreux (1310- 4 March 1371) was the third wife of King Charles IV of France, daughter of his uncle Louis d'Evreux. She bore no male heir, thus "causing" the end of the direct line of the Capetian dynasty.
Jeanne de Bar Jeanne de Bar b 1295 France - d 1361 London, was the granddaughter of Edward I "Longshanks" King of England and sister of Edouard de Bar. She was said to have been the 5th grand master of the Priory of Sion, an alleged secret society that figures prominently in Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
Jeanne de Valois, Queen of Navarre Jeanne de Valois, or Joan of France (June 24, 1343, Chateauneuf-en-Loire - November 3, 1373, Évreux), was the daughter of John II of France (called The Good), and his first wife, Bonne of Luxembourg. She married Charles II of Navarre (called The Bad), and became Queen-consort of Navarre.
Jeanne Duval Jeanne Duval was a second-tier mulatto actress, and maintained a lifelong romantic association with French poet and art critic Charles Baudelaire. Poems which are dedicated to her or pay her homage are: 'Le Balcon', 'Parfum Exotique', 'La Chevelure', 'Le Serpent qui Danse', and 'Une charogne'.
Jeanne Eagels Jeanne Eagels (June 26, 1890 – October 3, 1929) was an actress on Broadway and in several motion pictures. A former Ziegfeld Follies Girl who went on to greater fame on Broadway and in the emerging medium of "talkies" (films with sound), she was posthumously nominated for
Jeanne Hoban Jeanne Hoban (3 August 1924 Gillingham, Kent - 18 April 1997 Sri Lanka), known after her marriage as Jeanne Moonesinghe, was a British Trotskyist who became active in trade unionism and politics in Sri Lanka. She was one of the handful of European Radicals in Sri Lanka.
Jeanne II, Countess of Burgundy Jeanne, Countess of Burgundy (1291 - 21 January 1330), also known as Jeanne de Bourgogne, Jeanne, Comtesse de Bourgogne and Joan, Countess Palatine of Burgundy, was the eldest daughter of Otto IV, Count of Burgundy and his wife Mahaut, Countess of Artois. She was married to Philippe, Count of Poitiers, the second son of King Philip IV, in 1307.
Jeanne Julia Bartet Jeanne Julia Bartet (1854 - October 28, 1941), French actress, was born in Paris and trained at the Conservatoire. In 1872 she began a successful career at the Vaudeville, and in 1879 was engaged at the Comedie Francaise, of which she became a sociétaire in 1880.
Jeanne Lamon Jeanne Lamon, violinist and conductor, born in New York, USA, was raised in New York State, and began studying the violin at the age of seven. Later she attended Brandeis University in Boston where she earned a Bachelor of Music degree studying violin with Robert Koff, the original second violinist of the Juilliard Quartet.
Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon (April 13, 1648 - June 9, 1717) was a French mystic and one of the key advocates of Quietism. This doctrine was considered heretical by the Roman Catholic Church, and as a result, Madame Guyon was imprisoned from 1695 to 1703.
Jeanne Marie Spicuzza Jeanne Marie Spicuzza (born 1969) is a poet, performance artist and actor, author of novels, children's stories, plays and screenplays, watercolor painter and illustrator, musician, composer and herbalist. She is the founder of Seasons & a Muse, Inc.
Jeanne of Luxembourg Jeanne of Luxembourg, Countess of Saint-Pol and Ligny (d. October 13, 1430, Boulogne-sur-Mer), called the Demoiselle de Luxembourg, was the daughter of Guy of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny and Mahaut of Châtillon, Countess of Saint-Pol.
Jeanne of Valois Jeanne of Valois (c. 1294 Longpont, Aisne, France – 7 March 1342, Fontenelle, Yonne, France) was the daughter of Prince Charles of Valois and Marguerite of Anjou and Maine (1274–1299) and the sister of king Philip VI of France.
Jeanne Paulson Jeanne Paulson is an American actress most recently seen in Singing Forest, and has appeared in many productions including Aristocrats, Faith Healer, Angels in America, The Little Foxes, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and The Kentucky Cycle.
Jeanne Phillips Jeanne Phillips writes the "Dear Abby" column under the pen name Abigail Van Buren which was used by her mother, Pauline Esther Friedman Phillips. Jeanne's aunt (Pauline's identical twin sister) is the late Ann Landers.
Jeanne Pruett Jeanne Pruett (born Norma Jean Bowman January 30, 1937 in Pell City, Alabama) is a Country Music singer, who is best known for her #1 Country and Top 40 Pop hit "Satin Sheets". She had more success on the Country charts soon after the song's success.
Jeanne Thérèse du Han Jeanne Thérèse du Han de Martigny (30 October 1707 Lunéville – 7 May 1748 Nancy) was born and baptized the same day in Lunéville, in the duchy of Lorraine, now part of France, and died in Nancy, the principal city of Lorraine. She was the daughter of Louis-Philippe du Han, comte de Martigny (1678 – 1733) and his wife Catherine Françoise de Roquefeuil de Puydebar (c.
Jeanne Tsai Jeanne Tsai is currently an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and director of the Culture and Emotion Lab. Her research focuses on cultural influences on basic psychological and social processes related to emotion.
Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan, born Henriette Genet (October 2 1752, Paris - March 16 1822, Mantes) was a French educator, the companion of Marie Antoinette. Her father, whose name was Genest, was first clerk in the foreign office, and, although without fortune, placed her in the most cultivated society.
Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont Jeanne Marie Le Prince de Beaumont (born Rouen, France in 1711; died Chavanod, Savoie, in 1780) was a French novelist. Her first work, a moralistic novel, The Triumph of Truth (le Triomphe de la Vérité) was published in 1748.
Jeanneke Pis Jeanneke Pis is a modern fountain and statue in Brussels, which forms a counterpoint in gender terms to the city's trademark Manneken Pis, as it does aurally and geographically, being about the same distance away on the other side of the Grand Place / Grote Markt.
Jeannette Devereaux Jeanette Devereaux (2626-2669) is a character of the computer game series Wing Commander. A native of Belgium, she was a starfighter pilot in the Terran Confederation Space Force, flying under the callsign of Angel.
Jeannette Island Jeannette Island (Остров Жаннетты in Russian) is one of the islands of the De Long Islands archipelago in the East Siberian Sea, discovered in 1881 by the Jeannette expedition, commanded by Lieutenant Commander George W. DeLong, USN.
Jeannette Jolley Jeannette Jolley (1949-present), politician, author and teacher was born in the Netherlands and migrated with her family to Australia in 1953, where she completed her training as a high school science teacher in Melbourne.
Jeannette Leonard Gilder Jeannette Leonard Gilder (1849 - 1916), was a pioneer for United States women in journalism and in 1881 helped to co-found The Critic, a literary magazine that was merged with the third incarnation of Putnam's Magazine in 1906. She was connected from 1869 with various newspapers in Newark and New York, was associated with her brother, Richard Watson Gilder, in the editorship of Scribner's Monthly (later called the Century), and was joint editor with her brother Joseph Benson Gilder of the Critic from 1881 to 1906.
Jeannette Lewin Jeannette Marianne Lewin (born February 27, 1972 in Vianen, Utrecht) is a former field hockey midfield player from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 114 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored twelve goals.
Jeannette MacDonald Jeannette MacDonald was an American soprano and also one of MGM's major movie stars during the 1930s. The musicals in which she appeared with the baritone Nelson Eddy were often some of the top box-office champions of their respective years.
Jeannette Piccard Jeannette Ridlon Piccard (5 January, 1895 – 17 May, 1981) was an American aviator who pioneered balloon flight, a teacher, scientist and priest. A member of the famed Piccard family of balloonists and the International Space Hall of Fame, she was the first licensed female balloon pilot, the first woman to fly to the stratosphere, and a consultant for NASA.
Jeannette Rankin Jeannette Rankin (June 11, 1880 – May 18, 1973) was the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives and the first female member of Congress. A Republican and a lifelong pacifist, she was the only member of Congress to vote against United States entry into both World War I and World War II.
Jeannette Thurber Jeanette Thurber (January 29, 1850 - January 2, 1946) is considered by some to have been the first major patron of classical music in America. Educated in Paris, Thurber was married to a millionaire grocery wholesaler.
Jeannie Jeannie was a 1973 Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions for CBS-TV. Based upon the 1960s sitcom I Dream of Jeannie, the animated series features the eponymous genie character with a new master, high school student Corry Anders.
Jeannie Ferris Jeannie Margaret Ferris (born 14 March 1941), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing South Australia. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and educated at Monash University, where she graduated in agricultural economics.
Jeannie Lewis Jeannie Lewis (born in 1945 in Australia, attended Sydney Girls High School[1] and studied at University of Sydney[5]) is a musician and stage performer whose work covers many different styles such as folk, jazz, Latin, blues, opera, rock, fusion and pushes all musical boundaries. Jeannie’s music often includes a strong social consciousness and she is capable of making very strong political statements in her work.
Jeannie Longo Jeannie Longo (born October 31, 1958) is a female French cyclist, multiple (51 times) French and World Champion, who is still active in cycling as of 2006. She is famous for her highly-competitive nature and her longevity in a sport where some of her competitors were not yet born during her first Olympic competition in 1984.
Jeannie Paterson Jeannie Marie Paterson is a Senior Lecturer in Contract Law at Monash University, Clayton, Victoria , Australia. She is married to Ian Paterson who is a partner of Mallesons Stephen Jaques and together have three female children.
Jeannine Garside Jeannine Garside (born April 14, 1978) is a rising star in the sport of women's boxing. After a long and distinguished amateur career, Garside has made her presence felt as a professional, winning the WIBA Super Bantamweight World Title in just her 4th pro bout.
Jeannine Savard Jeannine Savard is a poet, born in the Adirondack Mountain Region of New York state in a hospital just above the waterfall beside the Cooper’s Caves. Her work involves an inner landscape that sometimes reflects that lush region of that country with its fir trees, lakes, waterfalls, and wildlife, as well as that more austere landscape of the southwest deserts where she has lived since the 1980s as an Associate Professor of English at Arizona State University.
Jeannot Jeannot was a leader of the 1791 slave rising that began the Haïtian Revolution. With Biassou and Jean François, he was prophecied by Dutty Boukman to lead the revolution, and fought with the Spanish royalists against the French Revolutionary authorities in colonial Haiti.
Jeannot Castonguay Jeannot Castonguay (born 1 September 1944 in Saint-Quentin, New Brunswick) was a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 2000 to 2004. He won the Madawaska—Restigouche electoral district in New Brunswick to become a member of the 37th Canadian Parliament.
Jeans length Jeans' Length is the critical radius of a cloud (typically a cloud of interstellar dust) where thermal pressure, which causes the cloud to expand, is balanced by the gravitational pressure that causes the cloud to collapse. It is named after the British astronomer Sir James Jeans, who first derived the quantity.
Jeans Revolution The Jeans Revolution (, transliteration]: Džynsavaja revalucyja, ) is a term used by the radical opposition in [[Belarus and their supporters in the West to describe their effort and aspirationsA 2005 Iryna Khalip] interview]. It was also later dubbed Cornflower Revolution (васильковая революция) and Denim Revolution, both referring to the blue color, in parallel with other [[color revolutions; however, unlike them, it has not yet brought radical changes to Belarussian politics and society.
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