JR, J. R. or Jr. may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* '' J R'', a 1975 novel by William Gaddis *

J. R. Ewing John Ross Ewing Jr. is a fictional character in the American television series ''Dallas (TV series), Dallas'' (1978–1991) and its spin-off (media), spin-offs, including the Dallas (2012 TV series), continuation series (2012–2014). The charac ...

, a ''Dallas'' television character *

JR Chandler Adam "JR" Chandler Jr. is a fictional character from the American Broadcasting Company, ABC and The Online Network daytime drama ''All My Children''. He was portrayed by Jacob Young from 2003 to 2011, prior to Ryan Bittle taking over the role in 2 ...

, an ''All My Children'' television character * ''

Jornal da Record ''Jornal da Record'' (; Portuguese(also known by the acronym ''JR'') is a nighttime Brazilian television news program, produced and presented by RecordTV. It is the station's main news program, shown daily from Monday to Friday at 8 pm. The te ...

'', a Brazilian news program * ''JR'', a 2001 punk album by

Jim Bob James Robert Morrison, known as Jim Bob, is a British musician and author. He was the singer of indie punk band Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. Biography Jim Bob played in various bands during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including J ...

* "Jr.", a 1992 song by Codeine on the album ''

Barely Real ''Barely Real'' is a 1992 EP by the American indie rock band Codeine. After releasing their previous album '' Frigid Stars LP'' in 1990, the group accepted an invitation from the quartet Bastro to tour in Europe in 1991. Following the tour, t ...

People

In arts and entertainment

JR (artist) JR (; born 22 February 1983) is the pseudonym of a French photographer and street artist who began his career on the streets of Paris. His moniker is derived from his first name, Jean-René. He is known for flyposting large black-and-white pho ...

(born 1983), French photographer and street artist * J.R. (musician) (born 1979), American Christian singer and producer *

JR (rapper) Tabure Thabo Bogopa Junior (born 12 March 1987), professionally known as JR, is a South African entrepreneur and musician. He frequently performs Motswako rap, in both Setswana and English. He has had two number-one hip hop songs as well as ...

(born 1987), South African rapper and entrepreneur *

Jayam Ravi Ravi Mohan (born 10 September 1980), better known by his former stage name Jayam Ravi, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. The son of veteran film editor A. Mohan, Ravi made his lead acting debut in ''Jayam (2003 film), Jayam'' (2003) ...

(born 1980), Indian actor *

Jinyoung (entertainer, born 1994) Park Jin-young (; born September 22, 1994), known mononymously as Jinyoung, and formerly as Jr. and Junior, is a South Korean singer, actor, and songwriter. He is a member of the South Korean boy band Got7 and boy band duo JJ Project. He made h ...

(formerly ''Jr.''), South Korean singer of Got7 and JJ Project *

Kim Jong-hyeon Kim Jong-hyeon (; born June 8, 1995), formerly known by his stage name JR, is a South Korean singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known as the leader, main dancer and main rapper of South Korean boy group NU'EST. Following his contract exp ...

(born 1995; stage name: ''JR''), South Korean singer of NU'EST * J. R. Martinez (born 1983), American actor and soldier *

Jim Ross James William Ross (born January 3, 1952) is an American professional wrestling commentator, sports announcer, and podcaster, better known by the ring name Jim Ross (often shortened to JR). He is signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he ...

(born 1952), American wrestling commentator *

John Ruskin John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English polymath a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, Critique of politic ...

(1819–1900), English writer and art critic

In sport

* J. R. Bremer (born 1980), American-Bosnian basketball player * J. R. Pinnock (born 1983), Panamanian basketball player * J. R. Redmond (born 1977), American football player * J. R. Smith (born 1985), American basketball player *

Jeremy Roenick Jeremy Shaffer Roenick ( ; born January 17, 1970) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 8th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Chica ...

(born 1970), American ice hockey player

Others

J. R. Jayewardene Junius Richard Jayewardene (; ; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly referred to by his initials JR, was a Sri Lankan lawyer, public official and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1978 and as the secon ...

(1906–1996), president of Sri Lanka from 1978 to 1989 *

Jose Rizal Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', which is etymologically linked to ''Yosef'' or Joseph. Given name Mishnaic and Talmudic periods * Jose ben Abin * Jose ben Akabya *Jose the Galilean * Jose ben Halaft ...

(1861–1896), Filipino nationalist, author and polymath and a national hero

Transport

Japan Railways Group The Japan Railways Group, commonly known as the or simply JR, is a network of railway companies in Japan formed after the Corporate spin-off, division and privatization of the government-owned Japanese National Railways (JNR) on April 1, 1987. ...

Jember railway station Jember Station (JR) is a large-scale railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, r ...

, Indonesia *

Aero California Aero California (at times shortened as ''AeroCal'') was a low-cost airline with its headquarters in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, operating a network of domestic passenger flights with its airline hub, hub at the city's Manuel Márquez d ...

, a Mexican airline (IATA code JR, 1960-2008) *

Joy Air Joy Air () was a Chinese airline launched jointly by China Eastern Airlines and AVIC I on 29 March 2008 based at Xi'an. The airline started testing service in June 2009, and commenced passenger service at the end of 2009. On December 14, 2020, ...

, a Chinese airline (IATA code JR since 2008)

Other uses

Junior (suffix) A name suffix in the Western English-language naming tradition, follows a person's surname (last name) and provides additional information about the person. Post-nominal letters indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, ...

(''Jr.''), a generational title *

John Radcliffe Hospital John Radcliffe Hospital (informally known as the JR or the John Radcliffe) is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England. It forms part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is named after John Radcliffe (physician) ...

, Oxford, England *

Judicial review Judicial review is a process under which a government's executive, legislative, or administrative actions are subject to review by the judiciary. In a judicial review, a court may invalidate laws, acts, or governmental actions that are in ...

, in law