James Allen
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James, Jim, or Jimmy Allen may refer to:
Academics
[edit]- James Allen (educator) (1683–1746), English educationalist
- James F. Allen (computer scientist) (born 1950), professor of computer science
- James Peter Allen (born 1945), Egyptologist
- James Van Allen (1914–2006), space scientist
- James Vincent Allen (born 1959), Canadian philosopher
- Jim Allen (archaeologist), Australian archaeologist
Military
[edit]- James Allen (Army engineer) (1806–1846), organizer of the Mormon Battalion, helped found Des Moines, Iowa, and helped design the Chicago harbor
- James Allen (Medal of Honor) (1843–1913), Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War
- James R. Allen (1925–1992), former superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy
Politics
[edit]- James Allen (New Zealand politician) (1855–1942), cabinet minister
- James Allen (Virginia politician) (1802–1854), member of the Virginia House of Delegates
- James Allen (Alabama politician) (1912–1978), U.S. Senator from Alabama
- James C. Allen (1822–1912), U.S. representative from Illinois
- James E. Allen Jr. (1911–1971), commissioner of education for New York State
- Jim Allen (Wyoming politician) (born 1952), member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
- Jim L. Allen (1934–2003), member of the Kansas state legislature
Sports
[edit]- James Allen (cricketer) (1881–1958), English cricketer
- James Allen (journalist) (born 1966), who has worked in, and commentated on, Formula One
- James Allen (linebacker) (born 1979), American football linebacker
- James Allen (running back) (born 1975), American football running back
- James Allen (racing driver) (born 1996), Australian racing driver
- Jim Allen (cricketer) (born 1951), Montserratian cricketer
- Jim Allen (footballer) (1912–1972), Australian rules footballer
- Jim Allen (hurdler) (born 1941), American track and field athlete
- Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1995), Portsmouth, Aston Villa and England footballer
- Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1913) (1913–1979), Queens Park Rangers footballer
- Jimmy Allen (American football) (1952–2019), American football player
- Jimmy Allen (basketball) (born 1971), American college basketball coach
Writers
[edit]- James Allen (newspaperman) (1806–1886), English-born writing in colonial Australia and New Zealand
- James Allen (author) (1864–1912), philosophical writer from England
- James Allen (collector) (born 1954), antique collector, co-author of Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America
- James B. Allen (historian) (born 1927), historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- James Lane Allen (1849–1925), American writer
- James S. Allen (1906–1986), American Communist historian and journalist
- Jim Allen (Atlantis hypothesis), British author of the hypothesis that the lost land of Atlantis is South America
- Jim Allen (playwright) (1926–1999), English playwright
- James Allen, cartoonist who wrote and illustrated Mark Trail from 2014 to 2020
Other
[edit]- James Allen (died 1829), female husband
- James Allen (highwayman) (1809–1837), Massachusetts criminal and memoirist
- James Allen (nurseryman) (1830–1906), British nurseryman
- James Allen (priest) (1802–1897), Anglican Dean of St David's, 1878–1895
- James Allen (Dean of Killaloe) (1805–1880), Irish Anglican priest
- James Allen da Luz (1938–1973), Brazilian guerrilla
- James Baylis Allen (1803–1876), English line-engraver
- James C. Allen (engraver) (1790–1833), English engraver
- James E. Allen (artist) (1894–1964), American illustrator, printmaker, and painter
- James F. Allen (businessman) (born 1960), with Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming
- James H. Allen (1928–2015), actor who played clown "Rusty Nails", inspired "Krusty the Clown"
- James L. Allen (1904–1992), co-founder of Booz Allen Hamilton; with PricewaterhouseCoopers
- James Latimer Allen (1907–1977), photographer and portraitist
- James Mountford Allen (1809–1883), British architect
- Jim Allen (artist) (1922–2023), New Zealand visual artist
- Jimmy Allen (musician), member of American rock band Puddle of Mudd
- Jimmy Allen (pastor) (1927–2019), American Southern Baptist pastor
- Jimmie Allen (born 1985), American country singer
- James Allen, jewelry retailer owned by Signet Jewelers
- James Allen, protagonist in the 1932 film, I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang