People

What was Jesse Owens birth name?

Link to this answer

CloseClose

Link to this answer

Share this credible answer with others. Simply paste this code into your blog or Web page:

<a href="http://qanda.encyclopedia.com/question/jesse-owens-birth-name-218485.html" >What was Jesse Owens birth name?</a>
E-mail this answer Link to this answer

He was also called John Cleveland Owens although his original name was said to be simply J. C. Owens.

Answer verified with
Get more facts and information about Owens, Jesse . Or, view the full encyclopedia entry from The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition.

Similar questions: Was Jesse Owens birth name John Cleveland Owens? Is Jesse Owens his birth name? [ Hide these questions ]

Related research questions

Related research articles

USATF BIRTHS MASCOT.(Sports)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) ...appearances at numerous events as soon as the contest to name it bears fruit. The purpose of the USA Track &...and Tim Montgomery were named as recipients of the 2002 Jesse Owens Awards, USATF's highest athletic honor. Jones finished...
10 Olympic Memories We'll Never Forget // U.S. Golden in Summer Games
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times ...Summer Games. 1. Jesse Owens: The son of sharecroppers...ticker-tape parade, Owens' career was reduced...4 1/2 pounds at birth and endured a traumatic...the 33 years since Owens had jumped a world...and striking his name from the record books...
CYBERSPORTS WHAT WAS JOE, MONTANA, CALLED BEFORE THE CITY CHANGED ITS...
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) ...s just part of the name game a lot of sportscasters...keep up with the real birth names of actors, singers...according to the site: Jesse Owens: Was born James Cleveland Owens, or J.C. for short...often mispronounced as Jesse. Boxer Sugar Ray...
Mother Jones is back in the hunt for gold; ATHLETICS U.S. sprint queen training...
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England) ...interview since giving birth to her first child...two weeks after the birth she resumed jogging...16 days after the birth 'it was hard to...medals, one more than Jesse Owens or Carl Lewis, and...lost another famous name yesterday. Katharine...
IT'S A DATE; KYLIE MINOGUE May 28, 1968.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland) ...sized Kylie made her name on the small screen...1935: Athlete Jesse Owens sets six world records...MAY 26, 1909: Birth of Scots football...MAY 27, 1837: Birth of Wild West legend...MAY 29, 1917: Birth of US president John...
See all results at HighBeam

HighBeam gives you access to newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles plus press releases, facts, information, and biographies from thousands of sources.