Jonas Radvanas was a Renaissance poet and protestant reformer from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Very little is known about his life and he is best remembered as the author of an epic poem Radivilias dedicated to the military achievements of Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł. However, the poem goes beyond a simple panegyric and paints a broader patriotic image of the Grand Duchy. In total, he wrote 18 poems that were published in various publications by the Calvinists in the Grand Duchy. All of his works were written in Latin.
Jonas Šliūpas was a prominent and prolific Lithuanian activist during the Lithuanian National Revival. For 35 years, he lived in the United States working to build national consciousness of Lithuanian Americans. He edited numerous periodicals, organized various societies, and published some 70 books and brochures on various topics. His sharp criticism of the Catholic Church made him highly controversial and unpopular among the conservative Lithuanians.
Jonas Švedas was a Lithuanian and Soviet composer. He was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1954. He was the co-composer of the Anthem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic along with Balys Dvarionas.
Jonathan Ames is an American author who has written a number of novels and comic memoirs, and is the creator of two television series, Bored to Death (HBO) and Blunt Talk (STARZ). In the late '90s and early 2000s, he was a columnist for the New York Press for several years, and became known for self-deprecating tales of his sexual misadventures. He also has a long-time interest in boxing, appearing occasionally in the ring as "The Herring Wonder".
Jonathan Baldwin Turner was a classical scholar, botanist, and political activist. He was heavily involved in the social movement of the 1850s that produced the land grant universities, pioneering public higher education in the United States. Turner was also involved in the establishment of the University of Illinois.
Jonathan Curtis Barker was a Canadian film producer. He was the CEO of SK Films, which he co-founded with Wendy MacKeigan and Bob Kerr. On September 21, 2018, Barker was posthumously awarded the 2018 Giant Screen Cinema Association Outstanding Achievement Award.
Jonathan Brostoff is an American Democratic legislator from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He represents the 3rd District of the Milwaukee Common Council, succeeding fellow Democrat Nik Kovac. Between 2015 and 2022, he represented the 19th district in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
