Jordan is a
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
and a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
.
The form found in
Western names originates from the
Hebrew
Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...
''Yarden'', relating to the
Jordan River in
West Asia
West Asia (also called Western Asia or Southwest Asia) is the westernmost region of Asia. As defined by most academics, UN bodies and other institutions, the subregion consists of Anatolia, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Mesopotamia, the Armenian ...
.
According to the
New Testament
The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...
of the
Bible
The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writt ...
,
John the Baptist
John the Baptist ( – ) was a Jewish preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD. He is also known as Saint John the Forerunner in Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy, John the Immerser in some Baptist ...
baptised
Jesus Christ
Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...
in the Jordan,
and during the
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and at times directed by the Papacy during the Middle Ages. The most prominent of these were the campaigns to the Holy Land aimed at reclaiming Jerusalem and its surrounding t ...
, crusaders and
pilgrim
The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , , "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star.
Computer scientists and mathematicians often vocalize it as ...
s would bring back some of the river water in containers to use in the
baptism
Baptism (from ) is a Christians, Christian sacrament of initiation almost invariably with the use of water. It may be performed by aspersion, sprinkling or affusion, pouring water on the head, or by immersion baptism, immersing in water eit ...
of their own children in Europe and Britain. It thus became popular as a first name.
Jordanes
Jordanes (; Greek language, Greek: Ιορδάνης), also written as Jordanis or Jornandes, was a 6th-century Eastern Roman bureaucrat, claimed to be of Goths, Gothic descent, who became a historian later in life.
He wrote two works, one on R ...
, a 6th-century Gothic historian, may have popularised the name as well.
The
Greek form is Ἰορδάνης (''Iordanes''),
in
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
it is ''Al-Urdunn'', in
Latin
Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...
''
Jordanus'', in
Italian ''
Giordano'', in
Spanish ''
Jordán'', in
Portuguese ''
Jordão'', in
German ''Jordan'', in
Dutch ''
Jordaan
The Jordaan () is a neighbourhood of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is part of the Boroughs of Amsterdam, borough of Amsterdam-Centrum. The area is bordered by the Singelgracht canal and the neighbourhood of Frederik Hendrikbuurt to the ...
'', in
French ''Jourdain'', in
Irish ''Iordáin'' or ''
Riordan'', in
Russian Йордан (''Yordan''), in
Romanian ''Iordan'', in
Bulgarian Йордан (''Yordan''), in
Polish ''Jordan'', and in
Catalan ''Jordà''.
The English form of the name appears to have died out after
medieval times, but started to be used again the 19th century, becoming especially popular in the U.S. and some other countries in the latter half of the 20th century.
Jordan is used as either a given name or a surname. Until the late 1970s, "Jordan" was predominantly used as a male name in the United States, but later began to gain popularity as a female name as well. As of 2006, males accounted for 72.5% of people with this name in that country.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
Christianity
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Jordan of Bristol, saint venerated in Bristol, England
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Jordan (Bishop of Poland) (died 982 or 984), first Bishop of Poland
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Jordan of Clivio (died 1120), Archbishop of Milan
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Jordan of Saxony (died 1237), Dominican master general
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Jordan of Santa Susanna (died after 1154), French cardinal and papal legate
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Jordan Catalani (died 1330), Dominican missionary and explorer
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Raymond Jordan (fl. c. 1381), monk and author
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Jordan of Pisa (also known as Jordan of Rivalto, c. 1255 – 1311), monk, academic and theologian
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Samuel M. Jordan (1871–1952), American Presbyterian missionary in Persia
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Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan (1848–1918), Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Salvatorian order
Nobility
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Jordan I of Capua (died 1091), Prince of
Capua
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Jordan of Hauteville (died 1092), Count of
Syracuse
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Jordan II of Capua (died 1127), Prince of
Capua
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Jordan of Ariano (died 1127), Norman count
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Jordan Pierleoni, leader of the
Commune of Rome
The Commune of Rome () was a semi-autonomous, citizen-led political regime established in the city of the same name, whose emergence can be included within the process of constitution of urban communes in Northern Italy (11th-12th centuries). As ...
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Jordan Lupin (died 1197), Count of Bovino, anti-king of Sicily
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Jordan de Exeter (died 1258), Anglo-Norman knight, fought at
First Battle of Athenry, Sheriff of
Connaught
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Jordan Lancia (died 1268), Italian victor of the
Battle of Montaperti
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Jordan IV of L'Isle-Jourdain (died 1288), French crusader
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Jordan Óge de Exeter (died 1319), Anglo-Irish sheriff
Politics
Surname
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Alexander Jordan (born 1981), German politician
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Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), U.S. Representative from Texas
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B. Everett Jordan (1896–1974), U.S. Senator from North Carolina
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Christina Jordan (born 1962), British politician
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Daphne Jordan (born 1959), American politician serving in the New York State Senate
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Hamilton Jordan (1944–2008), advisor to American President Jimmy Carter
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Jim Jordan
James Daniel Jordan (born February 17, 1964) is an American politician who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the representative for since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party.
...
(born 1964), United States Representative from Ohio
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Kris Jordan (1977–2023), American politician
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Leon Jordan (1905–1970), American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives
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Orchid I. Jordan (1910–1995), American politician who served in the Missouri House of Representatives
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Raymond A. Jordan (1943–2022), American politician
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Ricardo López Jordán (1822–1889), Argentinean political and military figure
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Robert Jordan (lawyer) (born 1945), American lawyer and former diplomat
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Vernon Jordan (1935–2021), American lawyer and business executive
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Wilhelm Jordan (writer) (1819–1904), German writer and politician
Given name
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Jordan Kealy, Canadian politician
Music
Surname
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Alexis Jordan (born 1992), American singer and actress
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Angelina Jordan (born 2006), Norwegian child singer who won the 2014 season of ''Norway´s Got Talent''
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Armin Jordan (1932–2006), Swiss conductor
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Benn Jordan (born 1978), American musician
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David Jordan (singer) (born 1985), English singer-songwriter
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Frankie Jordan (1938–2025), French rock and roll singer
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Jeremy Jordan (disambiguation)
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Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan (born 1948), founding member of American band War
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Louis Jordan
Louis Thomas Jordan (July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was an American saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and bandleader who was popular from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, the King ...
(1908–1975), African-American musician and songwriter
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Montell Jordan (born 1968), American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer
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Ronny Jordan
Robert Laurence Albert Simpson, known professionally as Ronny Jordan (29 November 1962 – 13 January 2014) was a British guitarist and part of the acid jazz movement at the end of the twentieth century. Jordan described his music as "urban jazz ...
(born 1962), British musician
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Steve Jordan (disambiguation)
Given name
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Jordan Terrell Carter (born 1996), American rapper-songwriter
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Jordan Dykstra (born 1985), American composer
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Jordan Edwards-Wilks (born 1994), British rapper, singer and songwriter
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Jordan Jenks (born 1993), Belizean-American rapper, record producer, and songwriter
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Jordan Knight (born 1970), American pop singer (New Kids on the Block)
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Jordan Kyle, American songwriter and producer
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Jordan Luck (b. ca 1961), New Zealand musician
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Jordan Maron (born 1992), American electronic music producer
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Jordan North
Jordan Levi North (born 14 February 1990) is a British radio DJ and television presenter from York, England. Since April 2024, he has been the host of ''Capital Breakfast'', and formerly hosted lunchtime and drivetime shows on BBC Radio 1.
In ...
(born 1990), English radio DJ
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Jordan Officer (born 1976), Canadian jazz/blues/country musician
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Jordan Pruitt (born 1991), American pop singer
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Jordan Raycroft (born 1991), Canadian singer-songwriter
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Jordan Rudess (born 1956), American keyboardist (Dream Theater)
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Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the American Idol (season 6), sixth season of ''American Idol'' at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. He ...
(born 1989), American singer
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Jordan Waring (born 1964), American symphonic composer and banker
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Jordan Watkins (born 2002), American football player
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Jordan White (musician) (born 1980), American rock musician
Literature
Surname
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Brent Jordan (born 1963), American writer and strip-club bouncer
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Cornelia Jane Matthews Jordan (1830–1898), American poet, lyricist
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June Jordan (1936–2002), American poet, essayist, teacher, and activist
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Robert Jordan (1948–2007), American fantasy author
Given name
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Jordan of Osnabrück (c. 1220 – 1284), German political writer
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Jordan Belfort (born 1962), American author of ''The Wolf of Wall Street''
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Jordan Bonel (fl. late 12th century), French troubadour
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Jordan Fantosme (died c. 1185), Anglo-Norman poet and historian
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Jordan Ifueko (born 1993), Nigerian American writer
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Jordan Sonnenblick (born 1969), American writer
Science
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Camille Jordan
Marie Ennemond Camille Jordan (; 5 January 1838 – 22 January 1922) was a French mathematician, known both for his foundational work in group theory and for his influential ''Cours d'analyse''.
Biography
Jordan was born in Lyon and educated at ...
(1838–1922), French mathematician
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Claude Thomas Alexis Jordan (1847–1897), French botanist and taxonomist
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David Starr Jordan
David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was the founding president of Stanford University, serving from 1891 to 1913. He was an ichthyologist during his research career. Prior to serving as president of Stanford Universi ...
(1851–1931), American biologist
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Denis Jordan (1914–1982), Australian chemist
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Edwin Oakes Jordan (1866–1936), American bacteriologist and public health scientist
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Heinrich Ernst Karl Jordan (1861–1959), German entomologist
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Henryk Jordan (1842–1907), Polish physician and philanthropist
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Johann Christoph Jordan (died 1748), German writer on the history of the Slavic peoples
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Julius Jordan (1877–1945), German archaeologist
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Jordan Peterson (born 1962), Canadian psychologist
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Michael I. Jordan (born 1956), American researcher in machine learning and artificial intelligence
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Pascual Jordan
Ernst Pascual Jordan (; 18 October 1902 – 31 July 1980) was a German theoretical and mathematical physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. He contributed much to the mathematical form of matri ...
(1902–1980), German theoretical and mathematical physicist
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Peter Jordan (agronomist) (1751–1827), Austrian agronomist
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Thomas Brown Jordan (1807–1890), British inventor and mechanical engineer
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V. Craig Jordan, British and American pharmacologist
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Wilhelm Jordan (geodesist) (1842–1899), German geodesist
Sports
Surname
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Andy Jordan (footballer born 1979), Scottish footballer
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Anthony D. Jordan (1934–2025), English badminton player
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Brevin Jordan (born 2000), American football player
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Brian Jordan (born 1967), American professional baseball player
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Brian Jordan (footballer) (1932–2018), English footballer
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Cameron Jordan (born 1989), American football player
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Chris Jordan (cricketer) (born 1988), English cricketer
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Dakota Jordan (born 2003), American baseball player
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DeAndre Jordan (born 1988), American basketball player
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Dylan Jordan (born 2005), American baseball player
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Eddie Jordan (1948–2025), Irish automobile racer
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Eddie Jordan (basketball)
Edward Montgomery Jordan (born January 29, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He formerly served as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards, and Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball As ...
(born 1955), American basketball coach
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Frank Jordan (footballer) (1883–1938), English footballer
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Fred Jordan (baseball coach), American college baseball coach
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George Jordan (footballer), Scottish footballer
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Gerard Jordan, Northern Irish actor
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Jason Jordan (born 1988), American professional wrestler
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Jawhar Jordan (born 1999), American football player
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Joe Jordan (footballer) (born 1951), Scottish footballer and football manager
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Johnny Jordan (rugby league), English rugby league footballer of the 1930s
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Johnny Jordan, English footballer
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Jeffrey Jordan, American basketball player
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Jerome Jordan, American basketball player
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Lamont Jordan, American football player
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Lee Roy Jordan (born 1941), American football player
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Lena Jordan, Russian gymnast
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Levi Jordan (born 1995), American baseball player
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Lino Jordan, Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer
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Michael Jordan (disambiguation), multiple people
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Ola Jordan, Polish dancer
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Orlando Jordan, American wrestler
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Philip Jordan, Irish footballer
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Richard Jordan (American football) (born 1972), American football player
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Robert F. Jordan, American bridge player
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Saffron Jordan (born 1993), English footballer
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Savannah Jordan (born 1995), American soccer player
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Scott Jordan (footballer) (born 1975), English footballer
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Simon Jordan (born 1967), former football club owner
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Stephen Jordan (born 1982), English footballer
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Todd Jordan (born 1970), American football player
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Ty Jordan (2001–2020), American football player
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Willie Jordan (1885–1949), English footballer
Given name
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Jordan Adams (basketball, born 1981) (born 1981), American-Canadian basketball player
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Jordan Adams (basketball, born 1994) (born 1994), American basketball player
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Jordan Addison (born 2002), American football player
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Jordan Akins (born 1992), American football player
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Jordan Barnett (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jordan Battle (born 2000), American football player
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Jordan Beck (American football) (born 1983), American football player
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Jordan Beck (baseball) (born 2001), American baseball player
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Jordan Berry (born 1991), Australian NFL football player
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Jordan Binnington (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
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Jordan Bone (born 1997), American basketball player
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Jordan Bowers (born 2003), American gymnast
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Jordan Brailford (born 1995), American football player
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Jordan Brown (Australian soccer) (born 1996), Australian footballer
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Jordan Brown (American football) (born 1997), American football player
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Jordan Brown (born 1994), English-born Hong Kong professional footballer
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Jordan Burch (born 2001), American football player
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Jordan Burroughs (born 1988), American wrestler
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Jordan Burrow (born 1992), English footballer
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Jordan Byrd (born 2000), American football player
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Jordin Canada (born 1995), American basketball player
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Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American basketball player
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Jordan Carrell (born 1994), American football player
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Jordan Chait (born 1997), South African rugby union player
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Jordan Chiles (born 2001), American gymnast
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Jordan Cila (born 1982), American Major League Soccer midfielder
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Jordan Chunn (born 1995), American football player
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Jordan Cohen (born 1997), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
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Jordan da Costa (1932–2012), Brazilian footballer
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Jordan Dangerfield (born 1990), American NFL football player
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Jordan Davis (American football player) (born 2000), American football player
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Jordan Devlin (born 1990), Irish professional wrestler
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Jordan Dingle (born 2000), American basketball player
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Jordan Drew (born 1995), Australian Rugby League player
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Jordan Eberle (born 1990), Canadian hockey player
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Jordan Elliott (born 1997), American football player
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Jordan Evans (American football) (born 1995), American football player
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Jordan Farmar (born 1986), American basketball player
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Jordan Ford (born 1998), American basketball player
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Jordan Franks (born 1996), American football player
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Jordan Fuller (born 1998), American football player
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Jordan Glasgow (born 1996), American football player
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Jordan Goddard (born 1993), English footballer
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Jordan Gruber (born 1983), American-Israeli soccer player
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Jordan Hamilton (born 1990), American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
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Jordan Hamilton (soccer) (born 1996), Canadian soccer player
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Jordan Hancock (born 2003), American football player
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Jordan Harris (born 2000), American NHL hockey player for the
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...
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Jordan Hart (born 1995), Welsh badminton player
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Jordan Hawkins (born 2002), American basketball player
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Jordan Haynes (born 1996), Canadian soccer player
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Jordan Henderson (born 1990), English footballer
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Jordan Hill (basketball) (born 1987), American basketball player
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Jordan Hobbs (born 2003), American basketball player
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Jordan Howard (born 1994), American football player
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Jordan Howden (born 2000), American football player
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Jordan Hulls (born 1990), American basketball player
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Jordan Jackson (American football) (born 1998), American football player
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Jordan James (American football) (born 2004), American football player
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Jordan Jefferson (born 1990), American football player and coach
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Jordan Jefferson (defensive lineman) (born 2001), American football player
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Jordan Kahu (born 1991), New Zealand Rugby League player
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Jordan Kunaszyk (born 1996), American football player
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Jordan Larson (born 1986), American volleyball player
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Jordan Lasley (born 1996), American football player
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Jordan Leasure (born 1998), American baseball player
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Jordan Leggett (born 1995), American football player
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Jordan Leslie (born 1991), American football player
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Jordan Loyd (born 1993), American basketball player for
Maccabi Tel Aviv of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...
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Jordan Love (born 1998), American football player
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Jordan Lyles (born 1990), American baseball player
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Jordan Magee (born 2001), American football player
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Jordan Mailata (born 1997), Samoan-Australian American football player
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Jordan Mason (born 1999), American football player
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Jordan McCloud (born 1999), American football player
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Jordan McFadden (born 1999), American football player
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Jordan McRae (born 1991), American basketball player
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Jordan Meredith (born 1998), American football player
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Jordan Miller (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jordan Mims (born 1999), American football player
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Jordan Minor (born 2000), American basketball player
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Jordan Morgan (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jordan Murrell (born 1993), Canadian soccer player
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Jordan Murray (American football) (born 2000), American football player
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Jordan Nobbs (born 1992), English FA Women's Super League footballer for Arsenal
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Jordan Nwora (born 1998), Nigerian-American basketball player
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Jordan Pacheco (born 1986), American baseball player
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Jordan Parks (born 1994), American basketball player
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Jordan Payton (born 1993), American football player
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Jordan Perryman (born 1999), American football player
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Jordan Peterson (born 1987), American football coach
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Jordan Pickford (born 1994), English footballer
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Jordan Poole (born 1999), American basketball player
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Jordan Pope (born 2003), American basketball player
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Jordan Poyer (born 1991), American football player
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Jordan Rodgers (born 1988), American football player
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Jordan Romano (born 1993), Canadian baseball player
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Jordan Sakho (born 1997), Congolese basketball player
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Jordan Scarlett (American football) (born 1996), American football player
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Jordan Schafer (born 1986), American baseball player
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Jordan Shipley (born 1985), American football player
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Jordan Simmons (born 1994), American football player
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Jordan Spence (born 1990), English footballer
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Jordan Spieth (born 1993), American professional golfer
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Jordan Staal (born 1988), Canadian hockey player
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Jordan Stout (born 1998), American football player
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Jordan Ta'amu (born 1997), American football player
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Jordan Tang (born 1995), Hong Kong badminton player
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Jordan Theodore (born 1989), American basketball player
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Jordan Thomas (American football) (born 1996), American football player
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Jordan Thompson (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jordin Tootoo (born 1983), Canadian hockey player
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Jordan Travis (born 2000), American football player
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Jordan Turner-Hall (born 1988), English rugby union player
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Jordan Veasy (born 1995), American football player
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Jordan Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jordan Watkins (born 2002), American football player
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Jordan Watson (born 1987), English kickboxer
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Jordan Whitehead (born 1997), American football player
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Jordan Whittington (born 2000), American football player
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Jordyn Wieber
Jordyn Marie Wieber Brooks ( Wieber; born July 12, 1995) is an American former artistic gymnast and current gymnastics coach. Since April 2019, she has been the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks gymnastics team.
Wieber began competing in ...
(born 1995), American gymnast
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Jordan Wilkins (born 1994), American football player
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Jordan Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
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Jordan Willis (American football) (born 1995), American football player
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Yarden Gerbi (born 1989), nicknamed "Jordan," Israeli judoka world champion
Television
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Charlotte Jordan (born 1994), English actress who has starred on ''
Free Rein'' and ''
Coronation Street
''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...
''
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Montana Jordan (born 2003), American actor
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Olivia Jordan (born 1988), American actress and model
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Sharon Jordan (born 1960), American film and television actress, recurred on Disney's ''
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody''
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Tom Jordan (1937–2019), Irish actor noted for three decades of work on ''
Fair City''
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Tony Jordan (born 1957), British television writer
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Jordan Hayes (born 1987), Canadian television actress
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Jordan Lloyd (born 1986), American reality television participant
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Jordan Renzo (born 1993), American actor
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Jordan Todosey (born 1995), Canadian television actress
Film
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Leslie Jordan (1955–2022), American actor
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Michael B. Jordan, American actor
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Neil Jordan
Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish filmmaker and writer. He first achieved recognition for his short story collection, ''Night in Tunisia (short story collection), Night in Tunisia,'' which won the Guardian Fiction Prize in ...
, Irish filmmaker
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Nick Jordan, British artist filmmaker
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Richard Jordan
Robert Anson Jordan Jr. (July 19, 1937 – August 30, 1993), known professionally as Richard Jordan, was an American actor. A long-time member of the New York Shakespeare Festival, he performed in many Off Broadway and Broadway plays. His films ...
(1937–1993), American actor
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Jordan Jacobo, American actor, writer and director
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Jordan Ladd, American horror actress
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Jordan Nagai, American actor who played Russell in the 2009 film ''Up''
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Jordan Peele
Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the Comedy film, comedy and Horror film, horror genres. He has received List of awards and nominations r ...
, American actor, writer and director
Other professions
Surname
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Artishia Wilkerson Jordan (1901–1974), American educator and clubwoman
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Ayana Jordan, American addiction psychiatrist
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Daniel Ben Jordan (1934–1987), American Mormon fundanentalist
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Elder Jordan (–1936), African-American businessman, philanthropist, and namesake to a neighborhood in St. Petersburg, Florida
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Dorothea Jordan (1761–1816), Irish actress and courtesan
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Joseph Jordan (Royal Navy officer) (c.1603–1685), English admiral
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Lorna Jordan (1954–2021), American artist
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Mildred M. Jordan (died 1965), American medical librarian
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Olivia Jordan (1919–2021), British driver and interpreter for Charles de Gaulle
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Steven L. Jordan, American soldier who faced trial concerning the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal
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Susan Jordan (born 1947), New Zealand dancer
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Thomas Jordan, Swiss economist and banking supervisor
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William Lancelot Jordan
Captain William Lancelot Jordan DSC & Bar, DFC (3 December 1896 – 20 August 1925) was a South African World War I flying ace credited with 39 victories.
Early life
William Lancelot Jordan was born in Georgetown (now George), Cape ...
(1896–1925), South African flying ace
Given name
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Jordan Carver (born 1986), German model and actress
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Jordan "n0thing" Gilbert, American professional ''Counter-Strike'' player
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Jordan Mechner
Jordan Mechner (born June 4, 1964) is an American video game designer, author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and former video game programmer. A major figure in the development of cinematic video games and a pioneer in video game animation, he began ...
, American computer-game programmer and game designer
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Jordan Misja (1913–1942), Albanian communist of Serbian descent, People's Hero of Albania
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Jordan Ratcliffe, English teenager who went missing in 2008
*Jordan Shanks-Markinova, Australian YouTube personality known as
Friendlyjordies
Fictional characters
*Janardan Jakhar, also known as "Jordan" or "JJ", the eponymous protagonist of the film
''Rockstar''
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Jordan Baker, in the novel ''The Great Gatsby''
*Jordan Black, the daughter of main character Frank Black in the American TV series ''
Millennium
A millennium () is a period of one thousand years, one hundred decades, or ten centuries, sometimes called a kiloannum (ka), or kiloyear (ky). Normally, the word is used specifically for periods of a thousand years that begin at the starting ...
''
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Jordan Cavanaugh, on the television show ''Crossing Jordan''
*Jordan Catalano, portrayed by Jared Leto in the American TV series ''
My So-Called Life''
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Jordan Chase, motivational speaker from the TV series ''Dexter''
*Jordan Collier, one of the central figures of the 4400 in the American TV series ''
The 4400'', portrayed by Billy Campbell
*Jordan Elliot, in the novel ''
Beach Music''
*Jordan James Lewis, from the family sitcom ''
Just Jordan'', portrayed by Lil' JJ
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Jordan Sullivan, played by Christa Miller on the television show ''Scrubs''
*Jordan "Jordie" Rietveld, minor character in ''The Six of Crows Duology'' by
Leigh Bardugo. Portrayed by Tommy Rodger in the
''Shadow and Bone'' TV series.
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Deanna and Amy Jordyn, minor American "reality TV" stars
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Hal Jordan
Harold "Hal" Jordan, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created in 1959 by writer John Broome (writer), John Broome and artist Gil Kane, and f ...
, superhero in DC Comics, better known as
Green Lantern
Green Lantern is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. They fight evil with the aid of rings that grant them a variety of extraordinary powers, all of which come from imagination, fearlessness, ...
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Lee Jordan, in the ''Harry Potter'' franchise
*Robert Jordan, the protagonist of the novel ''
For Whom the Bell Tolls''.
See also
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Saint Jordan (disambiguation), saints of this name
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Jordy
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Jordie
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Jordans (disambiguation)
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Jordanus (disambiguation)
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Jordanes
Jordanes (; Greek language, Greek: Ιορδάνης), also written as Jordanis or Jornandes, was a 6th-century Eastern Roman bureaucrat, claimed to be of Goths, Gothic descent, who became a historian later in life.
He wrote two works, one on R ...
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Jorden
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Jordyn
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Jourdain
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Jourdan
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Goran (Slavic name)
Goran (; ) is a Slavic names, Slavic male first name, mostly used in South Slavs, south Slavic countries such as Croatia, Serbia, Republic of North Macedonia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Goran is a Slavic, Pre-Christ ...
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Gordan
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Giordano (surname)
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Iordan (disambiguation)
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Riordan
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