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nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

, Jigger may refer to: * Edwin Harlan (1886–1939), American football and baseball player, coach and attorney * Albert

Jigger Johnson Albert Lewis Johnson (18711935), better known as Jigger Johnson (also nicknamed Wildcat Johnson, Jigger Jones, or simply The Jigger), was a legendary lumberjack, logging foreman, trapper, and fire warden for the U.S. Forest Service who was known t ...

(1871–1935), American logging foreman * John Johnson, the second two-time Indianapolis 500-winning

riding mechanic A riding mechanic was a mechanic that rode along with a race car during races, and who was tasked with maintaining, monitoring, and repairing the car during the race. The various duties included manually pumping oil and fuel, checking tire wear, ...

(1931 and 1937) * Darach O'Connor (born 1995), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Gerard Phalen Gerard A. "Jigger" Phalen (March 28, 1934 – October 25, 2021) was a former Canadian Senator, educator, and union leader. Early life Phalen was from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia He was an industrial mechanical instructor at the Nova Scotia Eastern In ...

(1934–2021), former Canadian senator, educator and union leader * Jacob Siegel ( fl. 1900–1910), American gunman turned professional gambler *

Leon Sirois Leon Duray "Jigger" Sirois (born April 16, 1935) is an American former racing driver from the small town of Shelby in northern Indiana. He raced in a variety of racing genres, most notably midget, stock and Indy "Big" cars. Racing career Midge ...

(born 1935), American former race car driver * Jigger Statz (1897–1988), American Major League Baseball player *

Giannis Vardinogiannis Giannis Vardinogiannis ( el, Γιάννης Βαρδινογιάννης, born 7 April 1962) is a Greek billionaire shipping magnate, the eldest son of petroleum tycoon Vardis Vardinogiannis. He is included in the Lloyd's List ''Most influential ...

(born 1962), Greek billionaire shipping magnate

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