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Progress

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This list had 1023 entries before pruning.

№ PNN = Number Possibly Non-Notable

Date № remaining № PNN % complete Notes
2005-10-18 1023 ? 0.0 initial
2009-09-01 208 ? 79.7 searched
2012-10-07 113 60 89.0 separated
2013-09-09 111 47 89.1 -
2018-09-16 88 29 91.4 -
2018-09-28 87 29 91.5 -
2019-10-19 85 29 91.7 -

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Arts

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Musician / Composer

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  1. Augustus Jenkins — (19311985) — Find a Grave() US R&B pianist
  2. Harold Johnson (singer) — (19452003) — Find a Grave() US R&B singer
  3. Horace Johnson (composer) — (18931964) — Find a Grave() US composer
  4. Kirby Johnson — (19392005) — Find a Grave() US folk-rock singer
  5. Sweetie Jones or James Jones (musician) — (19412004) — Find a Grave() US rockabilly musician [1]
  6. Etta Jones-Mills or Etta Jones (Dandridge Sisters) — (19191997) — Find a Grave() Singer, member of the Dandridge Sisters. Not Etta Jones.
  7. Alejandro Junissi — (????–1956) — Find a Grave() Argentine bandoneonist

Actor/Director/Producer

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  1. Eddie Jackson (actor) — (18961980) — Find a Grave() Stage and motion picture actor. IMDb
  2. Warren Jackson (American actor) — (18921950) — Find a Grave() US actor
  3. Claire James — (19201986) — Find a Grave() US actress
  4. Harry Jans — (18981962) — Find a Grave() US actor
  5. Ondrej Jariabek — (19081987) — Find a Grave() Slovak actor. cs:Ondrej Jariabek, sk:Ondrej Jariabek
  6. Patti Jerome — (19252000) — Find a Grave() US actress
  7. Delos Jewkes — (18951984) — Find a Grave() US opera singer and actor
  8. Franklin Johnson (actor) or Frank Johnson (actor) — (????–????) — Find a Grave() Canadian stage actor
  9. Harry Jolson — (18821953) — Find a Grave() Stage actor, vaudeville performer and agent. Brother of Al Jolson.
  10. Tiny Jones — (18751952) — Find a Grave() Welsh-born actress
  11. Betty Jordan — (19182003) — Find a Grave() US actress
  12. Santy Josol — (19381980) — Find a Grave() US actor
  13. Nicholas Joy — (18841964) — Find a Grave() French-born US actor

Writers

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  1. Robert Jahn (screenwriter) — (19411994) — Find a Grave() Motion picture screenwriter
  2. Priscilla Jaquith — (19062004) — Find a Grave() US writer and author
  3. Everett Grant Jarvis — (19311997) — Find a Grave() US author
  4. Judy Jarvis — (19452000) — Find a Grave() US journalist, Emmy award winner
  5. Adeline Jenney — (18741973) — Find a Grave() US poet
  6. Jōno Saigiku / Jono Saigiku or Saigiku Jōno / Saigiku Jono, a.k.a. Sansantei Arindo — (18321902) — Find a Grave() Japanese writer, journalist, and theater critic. ja:条野採菊, [2]

Other Art/Entertainment

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  1. Jessie Jacob — (1890–1933) — Find a Grave() English stained glass artist
  2. Paul Douglas Johnson — (19492003) — Find a Grave() Hollywood special effects artist
  3. Bert Jordan — (18871983) — Find a Grave() US film editor
  4. Connie Jost — (19511998) — Find a Grave() US artist and environmentalist
  5. Gustave Jundt — (18301884) — Find a Grave() German painter. de:Gustave Jundt, fr:Gustave Jundt

Sports

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  1. Franz Jacobi — (18881979) — Find a Grave() Borussia Dortmund founder. de:Franz Jacobi, pl:Franz Jacobi
  2. Thomas Johnson (boxing trainer) — (19211980) — Find a Grave() Olympic boxing team trainer
  3. Kim Justin — (19732002) — Find a Grave() Norwegian "gladiator" on Swedish TV. sv:Kim Justin

Politicians

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  1. Charles Jacob, Jr. — (18341913) — Find a Grave() Mayor of Cincinnati
  2. Jean-Ignace Jacqueminot — (17581815) — Find a Grave() French lawyer and politician buried in the Pantheon. fr:Jean-Ignace Jacqueminot
  3. Stanisław Jasiukowicz / Stanislaw Jasiukowicz — (18821946) — Find a Grave() Polish politician. pl:Stanisław Jasiukowicz
  4. Robert Jetton — (17811840) — Find a Grave() Tennessee State congress member (F-A-G is confused)
  5. John Aiken Johnson — (18261908) — Find a Grave() Mayor of Memphis
  6. Robert Johnson (Texas) — (19291995) — Find a Grave() Texas politician
  7. George W. C. Johnston — (18281879) — Find a Grave() Mayor of Cincinnati
  8. Josiah Johnston (writer) — (18331913) — Find a Grave() Politician and writer, Secretary of State of Kentucky. Biography at [3]. Sounds like he might be related to or confused with Josiah S. Johnston.
  9. Oliver Jones (Texas) — (17941866) — Find a Grave() Texas politician
  10. John Justin (mayor) — (19172001) — Find a Grave() Mayor of Fort Worth

Notable military

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Generals, Admirals, and Congressional Medal of Honor recipients are notable per Wikipedia:WikiProject Military history/Notability guide.

Other notable military

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  1. Randall Jacobs — (18851967) — Find a Grave() US Navy Admiral
  2. Richard Jolly (George Cross recipient) — (18961939) — Find a Grave() British Navy George Cross recipient
  3. Carl Jones (admiral) — (18931958) — Find a Grave() US Navy vice admiral

Religious

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  1. Jan III (bishop), Jan III z Dražic, Jan z Dražic, Jan III of Prague, Jan III, Bishop of Prague, John III of Prague, John of Drazic, etc. — (????–1278) — Find a Grave() Bishop of Prague. Might appear under the English variant John. cs:Jan III. z Dražic, de:Johann III. (Prag), pl:Jan III z Dražic
  2. John of Hertford — (????–1335) — Find a Grave() Bishop of St. Albans (or just Abbot?)
  3. Célestin Joussard — (18511932) — Find a Grave() Roman Catholic bishop in Canada

Business

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  1. Robert Jacob (beer manufacturer) — (18361904) — Find a Grave() St. Louis brewery owner. Probably [4], p. 92.
  2. David H. Jacobs — (19211992) — Find a Grave() Ohio real estate developer and Cleveland Indians owner
  3. Roger Jessup — (18891971) — Find a Grave() Los Angeles farming business magnate
  4. Pliney Jewell — (17971869) — Find a Grave() Connecticut industrialist
  5. Harry Joel — (18951992) — Find a Grave() businessman, philanthropist, Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder - see Joel family
  6. Levi Johnson (builder) — (17861871) — Find a Grave() Cleveland builder
  7. Breckinridge Jones — (18561928) — Find a Grave() St. Louis businessman
  8. Carlos Jones — (18271897) — Find a Grave() Ohio businessman
  9. Otis Jones — (19242003) — Find a Grave() Detroit inventor and businessman
  10. Warner Jones — (19161994) — Find a Grave() Kentucky businessman and horse owner

Other

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  1. D. Clayton James — (19312004) — Find a Grave() Historian, expert on Douglas MacArthur
  2. Jan II of Breda — (13601394) — Find a Grave() Lord of Breda. Might appear under the English variant John II. F-A-G is confused on that memorial, AND the numbering of Jans is inconsistent. The photo for memorial 9921 is a man who died in 1378, nl:Jan II van Polanen; see [5] (where he's called Jan I).
  3. Joshua Henry Jones — (18561934) — Find a Grave() President of Wilberforce University
  4. John Erwin Joyner — (19352001) — Find a Grave() US neurosurgeon
  5. Judoca, Countess of Leeuwenstein-Rochefort — (????–1683) — Find a Grave() Dutch abbess and noblewoman, daughter-in-law of Hendrik van den Bergh (count). Her name has many variants, such as Judoca Walburgis van Löwenstein Rochefort, Josina van Löwenstein-Wertheim, Josina Walburgis van Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort. [6], [7], [8] p. 200, [9] p. 570 (incorrectly indexed)
  6. Junius Judson — (18131896) — Find a Grave() US inventor

Possibly Non-notable

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US Civil War people

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  1. Cyrus James — (1839–1863) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union soldier, first soldier killed at Gettysburg
  2. Thomas James (soldier) or Thomas C. James — (18131863) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Army Brevet Brigadier General
  3. Hugh H. Janeway — (18421865) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Army Colonel
  4. John Janeway — (18451937) — Find a Grave() Civil War veteran, husband of Gertrude Janeway
  5. William Jeffers — (1827–1903) — Find a Grave() Civil War Confederate Colonel
  6. Adolphus J. Johnson — (1815–1893) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Army Colonel, in charge of the Rock Island prison
  7. Elijah D. Johnson — (18321890) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Army Colonel
  8. Ferryman Johnson — (????–1864) — Find a Grave() Civil War ferryman hanged as a spy
  9. Marmaduke Johnson — (18261871) — Find a Grave() Civil War Confederate Lieutenant Colonel
  10. Robert Johnson (Civil War) — (18341869) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  11. Andrew R. Jones (Civil War) — (1817?–1864) — Find a Grave() Civil War Confederate Army Colonel
  12. Edward S. Jones — (18181901) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Army officer
  13. Egbert Jones — (1818–1861) — Find a Grave() Civil War Confederate Colonel
  14. Fielder Alsor Jones — (18331882) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  15. Jesse S. Jones (Civil War) — (1832–1864) — Find a Grave() Civil War Confederate Army Lieutenant Colonel
  16. Lorraine Farquhar Jones — (18371920) — Find a Grave() Civil War Confederate Captain
  17. Samuel Bradford Jones — (18261908) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  18. Samuel W. Jones — (????–1864) — Find a Grave() Civil War Confederate lieutenant colonel
  19. Theodore Jones (officer) — (18321916) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  20. William Jones (Union) — (????–1864) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
  21. Thomas Jefferson Jordan — (18211895) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General
  22. George Joslin — (18391916) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Army Lieutenant Colonel
  23. James Jourdan — (18311910) — Find a Grave() Civil War Union Brevet Major General

Other

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  1. Joe Jacobs (pharmacist) — (18591929) — Find a Grave() Atlanta businessman, sold the first Coca Cola
  2. Everett Johnson — (18581946) — Find a Grave() Inspiration for the novel The Virginian (novel)
  3. George Johnson (doctor) — (18181893) — Find a Grave() Queen Victoria's doctor
  4. Sara Johnson — (19262000) — Find a Grave() Manhattan Project member
  5. Ezra Jones — (18961932) — Find a Grave() St. Louis gangster, member of the Cuckoo gang