Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Jesse (m) Ruth 4:17 
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Jesse Ramirez 1999 Roswell
Jesse Varon 2005 Invasion
Jesse Flores 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Hall-of-Famers:
2 baseball
(baseball) Jesse Burkett 1946
(baseball) Jesse Haines 1970
Notable Actors and Actresses:
5 actors, 1 actress
Jesse L. Martin 1969-
Jesse Metcalfe 1978-
Jesse Spencer 1979-
Jesse Williams 1981-
Beau Garrett (a.k.a. Jesse) 1982-
Jesse Eisenberg 1983-
Notable Athletes:
2 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 rugby, 1 track
(baseball) Jesse Burkett 1868-1953
(baseball) Jesse Haines 1893-1978
(track) Jesse Owens 1913-1980
(basketball) Stephen Jackson (a.k.a. Jesse) 1978-
(rugby) Jesse Kriel 1994-
Notable Evildoers:
1 criminal
Jesse James 1847-1882
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Jesse Klaver 1986-
Olympic Medalists:
3 gold, 1 bronze, 1 silver
(gold) Jesse Owens 1936 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay; long jump
(gold) Jesse Renick 1948 basketball
(gold) Jesse Mashburn 1956 4x400 m relay
(silver) Jesse Smith 2008 water polo
(bronze) Jesse Sergent 2008; 2012 cycling - track
Title Characters:
1 film, 1 song
(song) Jesse 1973 Jesse
(film) Jesse 2012 Celeste & Jesse Forever