Jaynes is a

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, and may refer to * Cindy Jaynes (born 1959), American rear-admiral * Dwight Jaynes, American sports journalist *

Edwin Thompson Jaynes Edwin Thompson Jaynes (July 5, 1922 – April 30, 1998) was the Wayman Crow Distinguished Professor of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis. He wrote extensively on statistical mechanics and on foundations of probability and statistic ...

(1922–1998), American physicist and theorist of probability * Jeremy Jaynes (born 1974), American convicted spammer *

Julian Jaynes Julian Jaynes (February 27, 1920 – November 21, 1997) was an American psychologist who worked at the universities of Yale and Princeton for nearly 25 years and became best known for his 1976 book '' The Origin of Consciousness in the Break ...

(1920–1997), American psychologist *

Leigh Jaynes Leigh Evelyn Jaynes (born December 18, 1980) is an American freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco ...

, American freestyle wrestler * Roderick Jaynes, name used by the

Coen brothers Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, together known as the Coen brothers (), are an American filmmaking duo. Their films span many genres and styles, which they frequently subvert or parody. Among their most acclaimed works are '' Blood Simple'' (198 ...

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