Create Static Array Of Objects In Java?

I'm a little new too java programming. Im looking for a means to store groups of static data..so I understand these simple string arrays...

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private static String[] names = new String[] {
"aidanmack",
"johnsmith"
[code]....

But can I not combine that into an array of objects? somthing along the lines of what you would do with json? like...

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private static array[] multi = new array(){
{"name":"AIDANMACK","age":"30"},
{"name":"johnsmith","age":"31"}
}
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