Jordan (name)
Encyclopedia
The name Jordan can refer to several things. As a name, it comes from the Aramaic
Yarden, meaning "one who descends", and assimilated into Latin
as Jordanus (or Jordana for a female). In Arabic
it is Urdunn, in Italian
Giordano
, in Spanish
Jordán
, in Dutch
Jordaan
, in French
Jourdain, in Irish
Iordáin, in Romanian
Gordan, and in Catalan
Jordà. Jordan can be either a given name or a surname.
"Jordan" is also widely used as geographical name, such as in the Jordan Rivers of the Middle East
and of the State of Utah.
See also Jourdan
.
Aramaic language
Aramaic is a group of languages belonging to the Afroasiatic language phylum. The name of the language is based on the name of Aram, an ancient region in central Syria. Within this family, Aramaic belongs to the Semitic family, and more specifically, is a part of the Northwest Semitic subfamily,...
Yarden, meaning "one who descends", and assimilated into Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
as Jordanus (or Jordana for a female). In Arabic
Arabic language
Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...
it is Urdunn, in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
Giordano
Giordano (disambiguation)
Giordano may refer to:*Giordano , a Hong Kong clothing retailerPeople with the surname Giordano:*Umberto Giordano , composer*Giordano People with the given name Giordano:*Giordano Bruno, 16th-century philosopher...
, in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
Jordán
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
, in Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
Jordaan
Jordaan
The Jordaan is a district of the city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. The area is bordered by the Lijnbaansgracht canal to the west, the Prinsengracht to the east, the Brouwersgracht to the north and the Leidsegracht to the south...
, in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Jourdain, in Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
Iordáin, in Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
Gordan, and in Catalan
Catalan language
Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island...
Jordà. Jordan can be either a given name or a surname.
"Jordan" is also widely used as geographical name, such as in the Jordan Rivers of the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
and of the State of Utah.
See also Jourdan
Jourdan
Jourdan may refer to:*Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, 1762–1833, French army commander.*Jourdan Dunn, b.1990, British fashion model.*Louis Jourdan, b.1921, French actor.*Jourdan, South African heritage of the surname Jordaan....
.
Christianity
- Jordan (Bishop of Poland)Jordan (bishop of Poland)Jordan was the first Bishop of Poland from 968 with his seat, most probably, in Poznań. He was an Italian or German.Most evidence shows that he was missionary bishop subordinate directly to the Pope. He arrived in Poland, probably from Italy or the Rhineland, in 966 with Dubrawka to baptise...
(d. 982 or 984), the first Bishop of Poland - Jordan of ClivioJordan, Archbishop of MilanJordan was the Archbishop of Milan from 1 January 1112 to his death on 4 October 1120. Born in Clivio, he entered the church of Milan young and was ordained a subdeacon while serving under the Archbishop Grossolano.-Jordan replaces Grossolano:...
(d.1120), an Archbishop of Milan - Jordan of Saxony (d.1237), a Dominican master general
- Jordan of Santa Susanna (d. after 1154), a cardinal and a papal legate
- Jordan CatalaniJordanusJordanus or Jordan Catalani was a French Dominican missionary and explorer in Asia known for his Mirabilia describing the marvels of the East.-Travels:He was perhaps born at Sévérac-le-Château in Aveyron, north-east of Toulouse...
(d.1330), a Dominican missionary and explorer - Raymond JordanRaymundus JordanusRaymundus Jordanus, best known by his Latin nom de plume Idiota though this identification is disputed by some, was an ancient, learned and pious writer whose identity remained unknown for some centuries.-Biography and identity:...
- Jordan of PisaJordan of PisaBlessed Jordan of Pisa was a Dominican theologian and preacher, the first whose vernacular Italian sermons are preserved. His cultus was confirmed on 23 August 1833 by Pope Gregory XVI and he was beatified in 1838; his day is either March 6 or August 19...
- Samuel M. JordanSamuel M. JordanDr. Samuel Martin Jordan was an American presbyterian missionary in Persia .He is sometimes referred to as the "father of modern education in Iran," though Amir Kabir is generally thought to be more deserving of this title, and indeed within Iran, the title refers to Amir Kabir.After graduating...
, an American Presbyterian missionary in Persia - Francis Mary of the Cross JordanFrancis Mary of the Cross JordanFrancis Mary of the Cross Jordan was a Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Salvatorian Roman Catholic religious order – The Society of the Divine Savior....
, a Roman Catholic priest and the founder of the Salvatorian order
Nobility
- Jordan I of CapuaJordan I of CapuaJordan I , count of Aversa and prince of Capua from 1078 to his death, was the eldest son and successor of Prince Richard I of Capua and Fressenda, a daughter of Tancred of Hauteville and his second wife, also named Fressenda, and the nephew of Robert Guiscard, duke of Apulia, Calabria, and Sicily...
(died 1091), Prince of Capua - Jordan of HautevilleJordan of HautevilleJordan of Hauteville was the eldest son and bastard of Roger I of Sicily. A fighter, he took part, from an early age, in the conquests of his father in Sicily....
(died 1092), Count of Syracuse - William-JordanWilliam-JordanWilliam II Jordan was the Count of Berga beginning in 1094, the Count of Cerdanya beginning in 1095, and Regent of the County of Tripoli beginning in 1105....
(died 1109), Count of Cerdagne and Tripoli - Jordan II of CapuaJordan II of CapuaJordan II was the third son of Prince Jordan I of Capua and Princess Gaitelgrima, a daughter of Prince Guaimar IV of Salerno. He was, from at least May 1109, the lord of Nocera, and, after June 1120, Prince of Capua. The date and place of his brith are unknown, but it must have been later than...
(died 1127), Prince of Capua - Jordan of ArianoJordan of ArianoJordan , count of Ariano , was a petty baron in Apulia during the reign of the Duke William II. He was the son and successor of Count Eribert and Altrude of Buonalbergo....
(died 1127), Norman count - Alfonso Jordan (died 1148), count of Toulouse and Tripoli
- Jordan Pierleoni, leader of the Commune of Rome
- Jordan de ExeterJordan de ExeterJordan de Exeter was an Anglo-Norman knight, Sheriff of Connacht, and ancestor of the Clan Siurtain Gaileng/Mac Siurtain/Mac Jordan of Connacht.-Life and family:...
(died 1258), fought at First Battle of Athenry - Jordan LanciaJordan LanciaGiordano d'Anglano , sometimes Jordan Lancia or Lanzia was an Italo-Swabian count and soldier, who served as marshal to Manfred of Sicily and acted as his commander in the wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines in Tuscany.He was originally from Piedmont and was uncle to Manfred through the latter's...
(died 1268), victor of Battle of Montaperti - Jordan IV of L'Isle-JourdainJordan IV of L'Isle-JourdainJordan IV was the Lord of L'Isle-Jourdain and a vassal of Alfonso of Poitou. He was a crusader during the Italian crusades of Guelph against Ghibelline...
(died 1288), troubadour - Jordan Óge de ExeterJordan Óge de ExeterJordan Óge de Exeter was an Anglo-Irish knight and Sheriff of Connacht.The younger son of Jordan de Exeter and Basilia de Bermingham, Jordan Óge first came to notice as Sheriff of Connacht in 1269, a post he held again in 1279. In 1280 he was Constable of Roscommon castle...
(died 1319), Anglo-Irish sheriff - Bernard IV Jordan of L'Isle-JourdainBernard IV Jordan of L'Isle-JourdainBernard IV Jordan was the Lord of L'Isle-Jourdain from 1303 or 1304 to his death. He was the son and successor of Jordan IV and his first wife Faidiva. Bernard Jordan maintained an alliance with Gaston I of Foix.He may have taken part in the Aragonese Crusade in 1284...
(died 1340), Crusader
Politics
- Barbara JordanBarbara JordanBarbara Charline Jordan was an American politician who was both a product and a leader, of the Civil Rights movement. She was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first southern black female elected to the United States House of Representatives...
(1936–1996), an American politician an a Representative to Congress from Texas 1973 – 79. - B. Everett JordanB. Everett JordanBenjamin Everett Jordan was a Democratic U.S. Senator from the state of North Carolina from 1958 until 1973. He lived most of his life in Alamance County, North Carolina....
(1896–1974), a U.S. Senator from North CarolinaNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte... - Hamilton JordanHamilton JordanWilliam Hamilton McWhorter Jordan was Chief of Staff to President of the United States Jimmy Carter.-Early life:...
(1944–2008), an advisor of the American President Jimmy Carter - Ricardo López JordánRicardo López JordánRicardo Ramón López Jordán was an Argentine soldier and politician, one of the last influential "caudillos" in the history of Argentina...
, an Argentinean political and military figure - Vernon Eulion Jordan (born 1935), a lawyer and business executive in the United States
- Robert Jordan (lawyer), an American lawyer and a former diplomat
- Wilhelm Jordan (writer) (1819–1904), a German writer and politician
Music
- Armin JordanArmin JordanArmin Jordan , was a Swiss conductor known for his interpretations of French music, Mozart and Wagner.Armin Jordan was born in Lucerne, Switzerland. "Mr...
(1932–2006), Swiss conductor - Benn JordanBenn JordanBenn Lee Jordan is an American modern jazz and electronica musician operating under many pseudonyms. Since 1999 his most widely distributed and eclectic music has been released under the name of The Flashbulb...
(b. 1978), electronic musicianElectronic musicianAn electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers.... - Leroy "Lonnie" JordanLonnie JordanLeroy "Lonnie" Jordan was a founding member of War, an American funk band in the 1970s and 1980s. Jordan had a number of roles over the years, acting as vocalist and playing guitar, piano, synthesizer, and percussion...
, founding member of music group "War" - Louis JordanLouis JordanLouis Thomas Jordan was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician, songwriter and bandleader who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the...
(1908–1975), African-American musician and songwriter - Ronny JordanRonny JordanRonny Jordan is a guitarist at the forefront of the acid jazz movement at the end of the twentieth century. Additionally, Jordan can be included in several other jazz genres such as urban jazz, jazz funk, crossover jazz, and smooth jazz...
(b. 1962), British musician - Jordan KnightJordan KnightJordan Nathaniel Marcel Knight is an American singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer in the boy band, New Kids on the Block , and actor, who rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics. After New Kids On...
(b. 1970), American pop singer from boy band New Kids on the BlockNew Kids on the BlockNew Kids on the Block are an American boy band from Boston, Massachusetts, assembled in 1984 by producer Maurice Starr. The band currently consists of brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood.New Kids on the Block enjoyed success in the late 1980s and... - Jordan LuckJordan LuckJordan Luck was the lead singer and songwriter for the New Zealand rock band The Exponents. He was born in Vanderhoof in the province of British Columbia, Canada, but his family moved to Tokarahi and later moved to Geraldine where he grew up. He attended University of Canterbury and College House...
(b. ca 1961), New Zealand musician - Jordan MillerJordan MillerJordan Miller is an American figure skater. He is the 2006 US National Junior silver medalist, 2007 US National Senior competitor, and won the silver medal at the 2006 Ondrej Nepela Memorial...
(b. 1990), drummer for American metal band, "Then Falls Caesar" - Jordan OfficerJordan OfficerJordan Officer is a Montreal based jazz / blues / country musician.Jordan Officer grew up in Montreal, studying violin, and later bagpipes, and eventually guitar which is now his main instrument...
, Canadian jazz/blues/country musician - Jordan PruittJordan PruittJordan Lynne Pruitt is an American recording artist. She started writing songs at age nine. After recording a demo album in 2006, Pruitt was discovered by producer Keith Thomas and later signed to Hollywood Records....
(b. 1991), American pop singer - Jordan RudessJordan RudessJordan Rudess is an American keyboardist best known as a member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater and the progressive rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment.-Biography:...
(b. 1956), keyboardist for progressive rockProgressive rockProgressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Dream TheaterDream TheaterDream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would... - Jordin SparksJordin SparksJordin Brianna Sparks is an American pop / R&B singer-songwriter and actress. She hails from Glendale, Arizona who rose to fame as the winner of the sixth season of American Idol. Sparks won when she was 17 years old, making her the youngest winner in Idol history...
(b. 1989), American singer - Jordan WaringJordan WaringJordan Waring is an American composer.-Biography:Jordan Waring was born on Long Island, New York, and was raised in a musical family. His grandfather, Fred Waring, was a much recorded choral conductor and music publisher...
(b. 1964), American symphonic composer and banker - Jordan White (musician)Jordan White (musician)Jordan White is an American rock musician and singer-songwriter from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:Born in Cranford, New Jersey, White was raised in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, part of the Lehigh Valley region of the state, where he learned to play guitar and classical piano...
(b. 1981), American rock musician
Literature
- Jordan of OsnabrückJordan of OsnabrückJordan of Osnabrück was a significant German political writer of the thirteenth century. He is known for his work De praerogativa Romani imperii. Antony Black writes: "In the tracts written between c. 1250 and c...
, a German political writer - Jordan FantosmeJordan FantosmeJordan Fantosme was an Anglo-Norman historian, chronicler, and trouvère. He was a cleric and probably the spiritual chancellor of the Diocese of Winchester. His major work is an Anglo-Norman verse chronicle of the war between Henry II of England and his son Henry the Young King and William I of...
, an Anglo-Norman poet and historian - Jordan Bonel de ConfolensJordan Bonel de ConfolensJordan Bonel de Confolens was a troubadour from western Aquitaine about whom very little is definitively known except that he was associated with the court of Alfonso II of Aragon. His vida states that he was from Saintonge and he appears to have been contemporary with Bertran de Born...
, a troubadour - Raimon JordanRaimon JordanRaimon Jordan was a Toulousain troubadour and the viscount of Saint-Antonin in the Rouergue near the boundary with Quercy ....
, a troubadour - Brent JordanBrent JordanBrent Kenton Jordan is an American author, best known for writing a book about his 20 years working as a bouncer at such clubs as Cheetah's Topless Club in Las Vegas.-Biography:...
, a writer and strip-club bouncer - Robert JordanRobert JordanRobert Jordan was the pen name of James Oliver Rigney, Jr. , under which he was best known as the author of the bestselling The Wheel of Time fantasy series. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Reagan O'Neal and Jackson O'Reilly.-Biography:Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina...
, an American fantasy author - Jordan Baker, a fictional character, based on the golfer Edith CummingsEdith CummingsEdith Cummings was one of the premier amateur golfers of her generation. She was one of the Big Four debutantes in Chicago, at the end of the First World War. She became nationally famous following her 1923 victory in the U.S. Women's Amateur...
, in the novel The Great GatsbyThe Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in1925, it is set on Long Island's North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922....
by F. Scott Fitzgerald - Jordan SonnenblickJordan SonnenblickJordan Sonnenblick is an American writer of young-adult fiction. He is a graduate of New York City's Stuyvesant High School , and of the University of Pennsylvania...
, an American writer
Modeling
- Jordan (Katie Price)Jordan (Katie Price)Katie Price , previously known under the pseudonym Jordan, is an English media personality, author, former glamour model, occasional singer and businesswoman....
(born 1978), British glamour model - Jordan (Pamela Rooke)Jordan (Pamela Rooke)Jordan , is a model and actress noted for her work with Vivienne Westwood and the SEX boutique in the Kings Road area of London in the mid-1970s, and for being a fixture at many of the early Sex Pistols performances...
(born 1955), British Punk rock fashion model and actress
Mathematics and Science
- Camille JordanCamille JordanMarie Ennemond Camille Jordan was a French mathematician, known both for his foundational work in group theory and for his influential Cours d'analyse. He was born in Lyon and educated at the École polytechnique...
(1838–1922) a French mathematician (Jordan–Hölder theorem) - David Starr JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
(1851-1931), an American biologist - Henryk JordanHenryk JordanHenryk Jordan , was a Polish philanthropist, physician and pioneer of physical education in Poland...
(1842–1907), a Polish physicist and philanthropist - Johann Christoph JordanJohann Christoph JordanJohann Christoph Jordan or Johann Christoph de Jordan was an author who published in 1745 in Latin the history of Slavic Peoples, De Originibus Slavicis.-External links:*...
, an 18th-century Slavist - Pascual JordanPascual Jordan-Further reading:...
(1902-1980), an German theoretical and mathematical physicist (Jordan algebra) - Thomas Brown JordanThomas Brown Jordan-Birth and beginnings:Born at Bristol on 24 October 1807, he was the son of Thomas Jordan , and began life as an artist.-Move to Cornwall:When barely twenty he moved to Falmouth...
, a British mechanical engineer of the 19th century - V. Craig JordanV. Craig JordanVirgil Craig Jordan, OBE is a scientist specializing in drugs for breast cancer treatment and prevention...
, a British and American pharmacologist - Wilhelm Jordan (geodesist) (1842–1899) German geodesist (Gauss–Jordan elimination algorithm)
Surname
- Andy Jordan (footballer)Andy Jordan (footballer)Andrew Joseph Jordan is an English-born Scottish former professional footballer and Scotland under-21 international, who made 21 appearances in The Football League between 1997 and 2005...
, a Scottish footballer - Brian JordanBrian JordanBrian O'Neal Jordan is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder and National Football League safety. In the NFL, he played for the Atlanta Falcons, while he played in the MLB for the St...
, an American professional baseball player - DeAndre JordanDeAndre JordanHyland DeAndre Jordan, Jr. is an American professional basketball player at center for the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA. He played a year of college basketball at Texas A&M University...
, an American basketball player - Eddie JordanEddie JordanEdmund "Eddie" Jordan also known as "EJ" founded and owned Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula One constructor which operated from 1991 to 2005...
(born 1948), an Irish automobile racer, businessman, and auto racing pundit - Eddie Jordan (basketball)Eddie Jordan (basketball)Edward Montgomery "Eddie" Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player and former coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Washington Wizards and Sacramento Kings in the NBA.-Collegiate and pro career:...
, an American basketball coach - Frank Jordan (footballer)Frank Jordan (footballer)Frank Jordan was an English professional footballer who played at inside-left for several clubs during the years prior to World War I.-Football career:...
(1883–1938), ab English footballer - Joe Jordan (footballer)Joe Jordan (footballer)Joseph "Joe" Jordan is a Scottish football coach and former player and manager. He is currently first team coach for English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, under manager Harry Redknapp....
(born 1951), a Scottish footballer and football manager - Jeffrey Jordan, an American basketball player and the son of Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
- Jerome JordanJerome JordanJerome Jordan is a Jamaican professional basketball center. He currently plays for Slovenian club KK Krka.-Collegiate career:Jordan selected Tulsa over North Texas and Stetson, enrolling in the 2006–07 school year....
, an American basketball player - Lamont JordanLaMont JordanLaMont Damon Jordan is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft...
, an American football player - Lino JordanLino JordanLino Jordan is a former Italian biathlete.Jordan was born in Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses. Together with Mario Bacher and Franco Ceroni, he also finished third in the 1973 Trofeo Mezzalama ski mountaineering competition....
, an Italian biathlete and ski mountaineer - Michael JordanMichael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
(born 1963), an American professional basketball player and a gold-medal winner in the Summer Olympic Games - Michael Jordan (footballer)Michael Jordan (footballer)Michael Jordan is an English football goalkeeper born in Enfield, London. He made seven appearances in the Football League for Chesterfield, having started his career as a trainee at Arsenal.-Club career:...
(born 1986), an English footballer - Ola JordanOla JordanAleksandra "Ola" Jordan is a professional Latin dance specialist best known for her appearances on the British TV show Strictly Come Dancing. After winning a championship event in Poland she moved to England and began a new partnership with James Jordan...
, a Polish dancer - Orlando JordanOrlando JordanOrlando Jordan is an American professional wrestler, most recently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Jordan is best known for his tenure in World Wrestling Entertainment, where he was a one-time United States Champion....
, a professional wrestler - Scott Jordan (footballer) (born 1975), a English footballer
- Stephen JordanStephen JordanStephen Robert Jordan is an English footballer who plays as a defender currently at Rochdale A.F.C.. He numbers Manchester City, Burnley and Sheffield United amongst his former clubs.-Manchester City:...
(born 1982), an English footballer
Given name
- Jordan EberleJordan EberleJordan Ryan Eberle is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League . He was selected in the first round, 22nd overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft...
(born 1990), Canadian hockey player - Jordan FarmarJordan FarmarJordan Robert Farmar is an American professional basketball point guard for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Super League and Euroleague. He is also under contract with the New Jersey Nets, and is expected to return to the team after the 2011 NBA lockout ends.In high school, he was the...
(born 1986), American basketball player - Jordan GoddardJordan GoddardJordan Goddard is an association footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol Rovers.-Club career:Although still an apprentice and an under-18 squad member, he made his debut for the first team on 12 November 2011 in an FA Cup first round match against Corby Town...
, English footballer - Jordan Hill (basketball)Jordan Hill (basketball)Jordan Craig Hill is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association. He was drafted 8th overall in the 2009 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks...
(born 1987), American basketball player - Jordan ShipleyJordan ShipleyJordan Shipley is an American football player who currently plays wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League . He was drafted by Cincinnati in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft...
(born 1985), American football player - Jordan StaalJordan StaalJordan Lee Staal is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League...
(born 1988), Canadian hockey player - Jordin TootooJordin TootooJordin John Kudluk Tootoo is a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League . He is both the first Inuk player and the first player who grew up in Nunavut to participate in an NHL game....
(born 1983), Canadian hockey player - Jordyn-Grace Duggar (born 2008), reality TV star
Other
- Jordan Grand PrixJordan Grand PrixJordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. The team is named after Irish businessman and founder Eddie Jordan...
, a former Formula One constructor (1991–2005) owned by the auto racer Eddie Jordan
Television
- Sharon JordanSharon JordanSharon Jordan is an American actress. One of her notable roles is Irene the Concierge on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, a sitcom on the Disney Channel. Jordan also appeared as Irene on the first Disney crossover special with the three shows, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Hannah Montana, and...
, an American film and television actress, recurred on Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody - Tony JordanTony JordanTony Jordan is a British television writer. He was listed as the number 1 television screen writer in the UK by Broadcast magazine and among British Broadcastings Top 20 in The Stage ., He currently resides in Hertfordshire, UK.For many years, he was lead writer and series consultant for BBC One...
, a British television writer - Jordan Sullivan, a fictional character played by Christa MillerChrista MillerChrista Miller is an American actress who has achieved success in television comedy. Her foremost roles include Kate O'Brien on The Drew Carey Show and Jordan Sullivan on Scrubs . She has also appeared on Seinfeld and CSI: Miami...
on the television show ScrubsScrubs (TV series)Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes... - Jordan TodoseyJordan TodoseyJordan Todosey is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles in Life with Derek and Degrassi.Todosey has had many roles, however the female-to-male transgender character, Adam Torres, in the Degrassi franchise has been her most noted...
, a Canadian television actress - Jordan Cavanaugh, a fictional character on the television show Crossing JordanCrossing JordanCrossing Jordan is an American television crime/drama series that aired on NBC from September 24, 2001 to May 16, 2007. It stars Jill Hennessy as Jordan Cavanaugh, M.D., a crime-solving forensic pathologist employed in the Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Medical Examiner's Office...
- Jordan Black, the daughter of main character Frank BlackFrank Black (Millennium)Frank Black is a fictional character in the American Fox television shows Millennium and The X-Files, two series concerned with crime, conspiracies, and supernatural phenomena. Black was a renowned, highly skilled criminal investigator with the FBI who had the gift to put himself into the killer's...
in the American TV series MillenniumMillennium (TV series)Millennium is an American television series created by Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files. Millennium aired on the Fox Network from 1996 to 1999. The series was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, though most episodes were ostensibly set in or around Seattle, Washington... - Jordan James Lewis, fictional teenage character from the family sitcom Just JordanJust JordanJust Jordan is an American television sitcom that aired on Nickelodeon as a part of the network's TEENick lineup. The series debuted on January 7, 2007 and was cancelled on April 5, 2008 with 29 episodes produced.-Premise:...
, portrayed by Lil' JJLil' JJLil' JJ is an American stand-up comedian, musician, dancer, and actor, best known for his role as Jordan on the Nickelodeon television series Just Jordan and doing Vital Information sketch for All That in season ten.... - Jordan ChaseJordan ChaseJordan Chase whose birth name is Eugene Greer, is a fictional character in the Showtime series Dexter. The character is portrayed by actor Jonny Lee Miller and is the main antagonist of season 5.- Character overview :...
, a fictional motivational speaker from the TV series DexterDexter (TV series)Dexter is an American television drama series, which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The sixth season premiered on October 2, 2011. The series centers on Dexter Morgan , a bloodstain pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who moonlights as a serial killer... - Deanna and Amy Jordyn, minor American "reality TV" stars
- Jordan Catalano, a character portrayed by Jared LetoJared LetoJared Joseph Leto is an American actor, director, producer, occasional model and musician. Leto has appeared in both big budget Hollywood films and smaller projects from independent producers and art houses. He rose to prominence for playing Jordan Catalano in the teenage drama My So-Called Life...
in the American TV series My So-Called LifeMy So-Called LifeMy So-Called Life is an American teen drama television series created by Winnie Holzman and produced by Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz. It originally aired on ABC from August 25, 1994, to January 26, 1995 and was distributed by The Bedford Falls Company with ABC Productions. Set at the...
Film
- Neil JordanNeil JordanNeil Patrick Jordan is an Irish filmmaker and novelist. He won an Academy Award for The Crying Game.- Early life :...
, an Academy-Award-winning filmmaker - Jordan Capri, a pornographic actress
Other
- Jordan MechnerJordan MechnerJordan Mechner is an American video game designer, screenwriter, author, and filmmaker, best known for creating the Prince of Persia video game franchise.- Life and career :Mechner was born in New York City...
, a computer-game programmer and game designer - Dorothea Jordan, an Irish actress and courtesan
- Steven L. JordanSteven L. JordanLieutenant Colonel Steven L. Jordan is a Civil Affairs officer with the United States Army Reserve. He volunteered to return to active duty to support the war in Iraq, and with a background in military intelligence, was made the director of the Joint Interrogation Debriefing Center at Abu Ghraib...
, an American soldier who faced trial concerning the Abu Ghraib detainee-abuse scandal
See also
- JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
(country) - Jordan River
- Jordans (disambiguation)Jordans (disambiguation)Jordans may refer to:* Jordans, Buckinghamshire, a village in England* Air Jordan trainers, sometimes referred to as "Air Jordans" or "Jordans"* Friendship, North Carolina, formerly Jordans...
- Jordanus (disambiguation)Jordanus (disambiguation)Jordanus is the Latin form of Jordan and refers to:* Jordanus or Jordan Catalani, a 14th century French missionary and explorer* Jordanus de Nemore , a medieval mathematician* Jordanus of Saxony, c...
- Jorden
- JourdainJourdainJourdain is a surname.People with the surname Jourdain:* Francis Charles Robert Jourdain , British ornithologist and oologist* Francis Jourdain , painter...
- Giordano (surname)Giordano (surname)Giordano is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:*Bruno Giordano, Italian footballer*Charles Giordano, United States keyboards and accordion player*Christian Giordano, Swiss anthropologist...