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American space physicist (1914-2006)
James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914 – August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa who was instrumental in establishing
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Zone of energetic charged particles around the planet Earth
sometimes others may be temporarily created. The belts are named after James Van Allen, who published an article describing the belts in 1958. Earth's two
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James, Jim, or Jimmy Allen may refer to: James Allen (educator) (1683–1746), English educationalist James E. Allen Jr. (1911–1971), American education
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(1890–1937), politician in Alberta, Canada James Van Allen (1914–2006), American space scientist John Delbert Van Allen (1850–1928), retail dry goods merchant
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NASA Earth magnetosphere investigator satellites
The Van Allen Probes, formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP), are two robotic spacecraft that were used to study the Van Allen radiation
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American space physicist
(1977) in physics from the University of Iowa. Her doctoral advisor, James Van Allen, recruited her right from her entrance exam to work on the data from
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American mathematician and aeronautical engineer
Goddard Space Flight Center. She worked on the Aerobee rocket with James Van Allen and John W. Townsend Jr. in the late 1950s. Pressly was born in Due
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First satellite launched by the United States (1958)
instrumentation of Explorer 1 was designed and built under the direction of Dr. James Van Allen of the University of Iowa containing: Anton 314 omnidirectional Geiger–Müller
Explorer_1
Second spacecraft launched into Earth orbit (1957)
get credit for the scientific discovery, which ultimately went to James Van Allen of the State University of Iowa, whose experiments on Explorer 1 and
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American nuclear physicist (1941–2003)
Project at Chicago and Oak Ridge, and worked with Samuel Allison and James Van Allen. Smith was a pioneer in the field of operations research. Smith was
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African American physicist known for work in plasma physics
doctoral studies at the University of Iowa. James Van Allen was Ellis' advisor, and Ellis was Van Allen's first doctoral student. At Iowa, Ellis also
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Greek-American space exploration scientist (b. 1938)
(MSc 1963, Ph.D. 1965). His PhD advisor was renowned space scientist James Van Allen. He is Head Emeritus of the Space Department at the Johns Hopkins Applied
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Class of rocket
Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2025-12-03. Foerstner, Abigail (2007), James Van Allen: the first eight billion miles (illustrated, revised ed.), University
Vanguard_(rocket)
American space scientist
Program and early-Earth Observing System. In 2004, on James Van Allen Day, in celebration of Dr. Van Allen's 90th birthday celebration, Dr. Ludwig presented
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Unlaunched uncrewed space mission
planners (though its RTGs were never installed). Mark Wolverton quotes James Van Allen in The Depths of Space: We mounted an intensive campaign to launch
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American physicist and NASA engineer (1924–2011)
appointed its sixth director from 1987 to 1990. Townsend worked with James Van Allen on sounding rockets and was later involved in the creation of the world's
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1987—Philip Abelson, Walter M. Elsasser, Paul Lauterbur, George Pake, James Van Allen 1988—D. Allan Bromley, Paul Ching Wu Chu, Walter Kohn, Norman Ramsey
List of National Medal of Science laureates
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Picosatellite built by the Space Science and Engineering Laboratory
technology including a Geiger tube donated by James Van Allen. The name of the satellite was also adopted from Van Allen, who referred to the satellite as Explorer-1
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Soviet physicist
in the Anglophone scientific world through the work of James van Allen and are termed Van Allen Radiation Belts. Vernov was born in Sestroretsk, where
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American poet (1849–1916)
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US-based non-governmental organization
astronomers Neil Degrasse Tyson, James Van Allen, and Frank Drake. Additionally, The Planetary Society has been endorsed by James Cameron, Brian May, Seth MacFarlane
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American satellite launched in 1958; oldest manmade object in Earth orbit
while a cone would have properties that varied with its orientation. James Van Allen of the University of Iowa proposed a cylindrical satellite based on
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American astronomer (1936–2005)
University of Iowa in 1963 after studying physics and astronomy under James Van Allen and Satoshi Matsushima. He began work at the United States Naval Observatory
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Planetary scientist
2019. "AGU James Van Allen Lecture Past Recipients". AGU. Retrieved 23 November 2023. "AGU Fall Meeting 2018 - SM24A: The 2018 Van Allen Lecture". YouTube
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Mountain range in Antarctica
Neve between Boomerang Range and Worcester Range. It was named after James A. Van Allen, an American scientist and one of the original organizers of the International
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physician, writer James Ulmer, journalist Jarrod Uthoff, basketball player Sarah Utterback, actress James Van Allen, scientist Mike Van Arsdale, MMA fighter
List_of_people_from_Iowa
Satellite launched by the United States (1958)
American satellite launched on 26 July 1958. It was instrumented by Dr. James van Allen's group. The Department of Defense's Advanced Research Projects Agency
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American guitarist (1952–1990)
Larkin Allen Collins Jr. (July 19, 1952 – January 23, 1990) was an American guitarist, and one of the founding members of the Southern rock band Lynyrd
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politician James J. Van Alen (1848–1923), American sportsman and politician Jimmy Van Alen (1902–1991), American tennis player James Van Allen (1914–2006)
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Public university in Iowa City, Iowa, US
Communication and Theatre Arts); James Van Allen, world-famous physicist and discoverer of the radiation belts (the Van Allen Belts) that surround the earth
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German-American astrophysicist
the 1950s and ’60s, responding to a challenge by fellow professor James Van Allen, he headed the Stratoscope projects, launching telescopes into the
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Sounding rocket carried by balloon to the upper atmosphere
developed by Cmdr. Lee Lewis, Cmdr. G. Halvorson, S. F. Singer, and James A. Van Allen during the Aerobee rocket firing cruise of the U.S.S. Norton Sound
Rockoon
American physicist
Foundation / Geospace Environment Modeling (NSF/GEM), 1997–2000 The James Van Allen Lecture is presented two out of every three years to a space scientist
George_Siscoe
American scientist
James Lauer Green is an American physicist and retired chief scientist for NASA. He received his Ph.D. in Space Physics from the University of Iowa in
James_L._Green
American actor (1929–2005)
Frederick Allen Nutter (May 1, 1929 – October 15, 2005), known professionally as Rik Van Nutter and occasionally as Clyde Rogers, was an American actor
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American physicist
Atmosphere Research Panel, working with Milton Rosen and succeeded by James Van Allen. His body of work includes experiments studying the upper atmosphere
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Early US plan to put a satellite in orbit
worked with James Van Allen at White Sands Missile Range with V-2 rockets, was ready with his reply: "Yes, of course, I will talk to Dr. Van Allen". Stuhlinger
Project_Orbiter
American high-energy physicist
director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (1961–1980). With Van Allen he did the early studies of the magnetosphere, and he later led US fusion
Melvin_B._Gottlieb
Dutch astronomer (1905–1973)
understanding of planetary systems. Winners of this award include Carl Sagan, James Van Allen, and Eugene Shoemaker. "NASA Solar System Exploration". solarsystem
Gerard_Kuiper
American painter (1882–1972)
was Discovery, which featured physicist James Van Allen and Allen's three co-workers discovering the Van Allen radiation belt. Olathe News said in 1964
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American scientist and inventor
influential contributors to space research were part of the panel including James Van Allen and, later, the father of the V-2 rocket, Wernher von Braun. The panel
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Turkish-born physicist
and Polarization Dynamics in Nuclear & Particle Physics. He has been James Van Allen Natural Sciences Fellow since 1998 and American Physical Society (APS)
Yaşar_Önel
to Earth processes; William Bowie Medal of the AGU James Van Allen (American, 1914–2006) – Van Allen radiation belts; awarded Crafoord Prize, Gold Medal
List_of_geophysicists
US Navy satellite launched in 1959
drag, based on size alone, while a cone would vary with orientation. James Van Allen proposed a cylinder, which eventually flew as the early Explorer satellites
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American physicist (1876–1956)
2273.77.a. Foerstner, Abigail (2009), "The Making of a Scientist", James Van Allen, The First Eight Billion Miles, University of Iowa Press, pp. 37–38
George_W._Stewart
Failed NASA flyby mission to the Moon (1958)
objective of a lunar flyby, the data obtained was of particular value to James Van Allen. The Pioneer 3 probe data in addition to the data from the previous
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University-affiliated research center
Sabine Stanley James Stavridis Paul Stockton Rob Strain Pierre Thuot Edward Weldon Tunstel Elizabeth Turtle Merle Tuve James Van Allen Carol Stuart Watson
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
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18-month collaboration in Earth sciences (1957–1958)
Berkner, Sydney Chapman, S. Fred Singer, and Harry Vestine) met in James Van Allen's living room and suggested that the time was ripe to have a worldwide
International Geophysical Year
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trapped by Earth's magnetic field spiral around field lines to form the Van Allen radiation belt. The electrons are from the solar wind and may remain trapped
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USSR (1976) Wilhelm T. Unge, Sweden (1977) Max Valier, Italy (1976) James Van Allen, U.S. (1984) Rodolfo Neri Vela, Mexico (1991) Jules Verne, France Wernher
List of inductees in the International Space Hall of Fame
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Kingdon, General Electric Co. M. H. Nichols, Princeton University James Van Allen, Johns Hopkins University Fred Lawrence Whipple, Harvard University
Upper Atmosphere Research Panel
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British mathematician and geophysicist
from a discussion in 1950 between Chapman and scientists including James Van Allen. The IGY was held in 1957–58, and resulted in great progress in fields
Sydney Chapman (mathematician)
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Seventh satellite of the Explorer program
Pioneer 4. The State University of Iowa (SUI), whose science team under James Van Allen had provided the Geiger counter for Explorer 1, was also occupied developing
Explorer_7
(2002) for pioneering the detection of cosmic neutrinos. August 9 – James Van Allen (b. 1914), American space scientist. August 29 – Robert J. Gorlin (b
2006_in_science
American research satellite launched in 1959
drag, based on size alone, while a cone would vary with orientation. James Van Allen proposed a cylinder, which eventually flew (Explorer 1). The Project
Vanguard_3
American professor of mechanical engineering
Laboratory and was introduced to James Van Allen. The two decided to work together on the Aerobee project. James Van Allen, then supervisor of the High Altitude
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belts, the existence of which was confirmed a few years earlier by James Van Allen. AT&T’s Telstar satellites had recently been launched, providing Lanzerotti
Louis_J._Lanzerotti
2024 American film
Mario Van Peebles. It also stars Whoopi Goldberg, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward James Olmos, John Carroll Lynch, William Mapother, Cam Gigandet, Allen Payne
Outlaw_Posse_(film)
Private university in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, US
player Jeannette Throckmorton, physician, quilter James Van Allen, astrophysicist who discovered the Van Allen radiation belt circling the earth Peggy Whitson
Iowa_Wesleyan_University
1787–1867) James Van Allen (United States, 1914–2006) George Van Biesbroeck (Belgium, United States, 1880–1974) Hendrik Christoffel van de Hulst (Netherlands
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Space scientist
Union and awarded the James B. Macelwane Medal, thereby becoming the first woman to receive the award. She gave the Van Allen Lecture for the American
Mary_Hudson_(scientist)
1999 British TV series or programme
field of astronomical spectroscopy. Other notable commentators include James Van Allen, Sergei Khrushchev (son of Nikita Khrushchev and aerospace engineer)
The_Planets_(1999_TV_series)
oscillator – Jirí Vackář Van Allen radiation belt – James Van Allen Van de Graaff generator – Dr. Robert Jemison Van de Graaff Van der Pol equation, oscillator
Scientific phenomena named after people
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Kassem April 20 – Dalai Lama April 26 – Christian A. Herter May 4 – James Van Allen May 11 – Lyman Lemnitzer May 18 – Harsen Smith May 25 – Willy Brandt
List of covers of Time magazine (1950s)
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Entrapment of charged particles along geomagnetic lines of force
now believed that this leaked from the University of Iowa lab run by James Van Allen, which was working with ARPA on Argus throughout this period. Baldwin
Christofilos_effect
American Navy facility in New Mexico
chaired by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Dr. James Van Allen. 17 May 1946 – WSPG Naval Ordnance Missile Test Facility established
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Private college in St. Petersburg, Florida, US
Eckerd grad), Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Paul Rusesabagina, Peter Singer, James Van Allen, Elie Wiesel, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Gloria Steinem, Billy Collins, Bill
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Physicist
American Geophysical Union (2016) 2023 American Geophysical Union James Van Allen Lecture Award "Lynn Kistler". UNH Earth, Oceans, & Space. 18 July 2018
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First successful NASA mission to the Moon (1959)
right) Dr. Wernher von Braun, payload engineer John Casani and Dr. James Van Allen. Pioneer 4 Pioneer IV flight spare Engineers checking Pioneer 4, atop
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City in Iowa, United States
(1867–1909) – architect, painter Fred Truck (born 1946) – painter, sculptor James Van Allen (1914–2006) – considered one of the country's foremost space scientists
Mount_Pleasant,_Iowa
artistic director of the Milwaukee Ballet. James Van Allen physicist and discoverer of two radiation belts (the Van Allen Belts) that surround the Earth, Emeritus
List of University of Iowa faculty
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new rockets would not launch until 6 June 1952. In January 1951, Dr. James Van Allen, instrumental in the development of the Aerobee rocket, joined the
1951_in_spaceflight
American actress (1895–1964)
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (July 26, 1895 – August 27, 1964) was an American vaudevillian, singer, actress, and comedian who became famous as the
Gracie_Allen
American plasma physicist (1958–2023)
Kletzing dies". Iowa Now. "UI scientists carry on legacy of space pioneer James Van Allen". The Gazette. "Web of Science, Craig Kletzing". "University of Iowa
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NASA satellite of the Explorer program
and nearly parallel to the Earth's equatorial plane. In 1992, Dr. James Van Allen (Hawkeye Project Scientist) and the other Hawkeye principal investigators
Explorer_52
Rabi, Emilio Segrè, William Shockley, Edward Teller, Charles Townes, James Van Allen, and Robert Woodward), Men of the Year January 6 – Harry Felt January
List of covers of Time magazine (1960s)
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American physicist (born 1941)
Iowa, to James Ivan Hansen and Gladys Ray Hansen. He was trained in physics and astronomy in the space science program of James Van Allen at the University
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Robert Ballard 1989 – Janet Rowley 1988 – Sir John Kendrew 1987 – James Van Allen 1986 – Thomas Eisner 1985 – George C. Pimentel 1984 – Victor F. Weisskopf
William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
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American physicist and Antarctic explorer (1897–1978)
D., 1933). While he was a physics professor at IWS he recognized James Van Allen as a student and put him to work, at 35 cents an hour, preparing seismic
Thomas_Poulter
2025 British television series
psychological thriller television series created by James Wood for Amazon Prime Video, starring David Duchovny, Carice van Houten and Jack Whitehall. The series premiered
Malice_(TV_series)
Care James Van Allen (1914–2006), astronomer for whom the Van Allen belt is named Robert J. Van de Graaff (1901–1967), physicist, developed the Van de Graaff
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1994 song by Deborah Allen
recorded by American country singer and songwriter Deborah Allen, who wrote the song alongside Rafe Van Hoy and Bobby Braddock. The song was first released on
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Society founded in 1934
Utuayuk Toovak (1998) Robert Hoxie Rutford (1998) Anthony J. Gow (2004) James Van Allen (2006) Susan Solomon (2013) Malcolm Wilde Browne (December 7, 1988)
American_Polar_Society
American physicist, physics educator, science administrator, and archer
historical name of the University of Iowa. In an autobiographical article, James A. Van Allen recalled that when he attended the University of Iowa in 1935, the
Claude_Jerome_Lapp
British TV crime drama set in Amsterdam
division. Marc Warren as Commissaris Piet van der Valk Maimie McCoy as Inspecteur Lucienne Hassell Luke Allen-Gale as Brigadier (Sergeant) Brad de Vries
Van_der_Valk_(2020_TV_series)
American actor (1925–1989)
another syndicated Western series, Frontier Doctor, starring Rex Allen. In 1959, Van Cleef appeared as Luke Clagg in the episode "Strange Request" of
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American basketball player (born 1984)
14, 2007. "LeBron James' path to 30,000 career regular-season points". ESPN. January 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018. Kim, Allen (October 8, 2010)
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American actress and model (born 1985)
Shantel VanSanten (born July 25, 1985) is an American actress and model. On television, she played Quinn James in the CW teen drama series One Tree Hill;
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American manufacturer of shoes
Warped Tour music festival. Paul Van Doren, his brother James, and Gordon C. Lee opened the first Vans store as "The Van Doren Rubber Company" on March
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American musician
Mark van Allen (born 1954) is an American musician, recording engineer and record producer, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Instruments
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Bardeen James N. Hallock James P. C. Southall James Prescott Joule James Rainwater James Short (mathematician) James Trefil James Van Allen James W. LaBelle
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stage ignition, telemetry from the rocket abruptly stopped. Professor James Van Allen, head of the SUI physics department, determined that the thin aluminum
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Public secondary school in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, ??United States
player for the Iowa Hawkeyes and NFL tight end James Van Allen, physicist that discovered the Van Allen Radiation Belts Leonard Wester, former NFL player
Mount Pleasant Community High School
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American science writer and editor
of the real famous scientists, the Nobel Laureates, James Van Allen, who discovered the Van Allen radiation belt, I've seen him a couple times, and we've
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American actor (1921–2009)
James Allen Whitmore Jr. (October 1, 1921 – February 6, 2009) was an American actor who appeared in over 150 stage, film, and television roles over a
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President of the United States from 1837 to 1841
Martin Van Buren (born Maarten Van Buren, December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States, serving from 1837 to 1841. Van Buren
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2002 British TV series or programme
sci-fi TV series, starring Andy Van Allen (Brydon) and Nick Lee (Coogan). Twenty years after the show's cancellation, Van Allen is the reluctant special guest
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American actor and comedian (born 1925)
Dick Van Dyke turns 100, a PBS documentary fetes an artist who's easy to celebrate". Los Angeles times. Retrieved December 13, 2025. Johnson, G. Allen (December
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American professional wrestler (born 1977)
James Allen Cox (born June 1, 1977) is an American professional wrestler better known by the ring name James Storm. He currently works on the independent
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