Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Jesse (m) Ruth 4:17 
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character
Jesse Abrams 2012 Celeste and Jesse Forever
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Jesse 1973 Jesse
Fictional Characters from Television:
10 characters
Jesse Duke 1979 The Dukes of Hazzard
Jesse Vasquez 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Jesse Travis 1993 Diagnosis: Murder
Jesse Ramirez 1999 Roswell
Jesse Cardoza 2002 CSI: Miami
Jesse Varon 2005 Invasion
Jesse Flores 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Jesse Pinkman 2008 Breaking Bad
Jesse St. James 2009 Glee
Jesse Katsopolis 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
Hall-of-Famers:
2 baseball
(baseball) Jesse Burkett 1946
(baseball) Jesse Haines 1970
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
8 actors, 1 actor/comedian
Don Knotts (a.k.a. Jesse) 1924-2006
Jesse L. Martin 1969-
Jesse Tyler Ferguson 1975-
Jesse Metcalfe 1978-
Jesse Spencer 1979-
Jesse Williams 1981-
Beau Garrett (middle name Jesse) 1982-
Jesse Eisenberg 1983-
Jesse Plemons 1988-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 track
(track) Jesse Owens 1913-1980
(basketball) Stephen Jackson (middle name Jesse) 1978-
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
Saints:
1 saint
Saint Jesse of Tsilkani 5xx-?