List of people named James
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The name James refer to:
Notable people with the name
[edit]Multiple people
[edit]- James II (disambiguation)
- James Arthur (disambiguation)
- James Avery (disambiguation)
- James Blount (disambiguation)
- James Brown (disambiguation)
- James Buchanan (disambiguation)
- James Caan (disambiguation)
- James Cameron (disambiguation)
- James Coburn (disambiguation)
- James Connolly (disambiguation)
- James Cook (disambiguation)
- James Craik (disambiguation)
- James Dean (disambiguation)
- James Garfield (disambiguation)
- James Graham (disambiguation)
- James Ingram (disambiguation)
- James Madison (disambiguation)
- James Martin (disambiguation)
- James McEvoy (disambiguation)
- James Monroe (disambiguation)
- James Polk (disambiguation)
- James Reid (disambiguation)
- James Rodríguez (disambiguation)
- James Taylor (disambiguation)
- James Watt (disambiguation)
- James Yap (disambiguation)
Academia
[edit]- James S. Ettema, American academic
- James Morgan Hart (1839-1916), American academic, philologist and translator
- James M. Honeycutt (born 1958), American academic
- James Patrick Manyenye Ntozi, Ugandan academic
In crime
[edit]- James Lutgen, American murderer
- James Warnock (born 1959), British serial killer
In film and television
[edit]- James Blanco (born 1981), Filipino actor, model, singer and songwriter
- James L. Brooks (born 1940), American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films
- James Corden (born 1978), English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and former television host
- James Franco (born 1978), American actor and filmmaker
- James Lontayao - American actor, comedian and former VJ of MyxTV
- James "Jimmie" Mannas Jr. (born 1941), African American film director and cinematographer
- James McAvoy (born 1979), Scottish actor
- James Saito, Japanese-American actor
- James Teng (born 1998), Filipino actor
In literature and journalism
[edit]- James F. Bandrowski, author and global keynote speaker
- James Parkyns Derriman (1922–2007), British writer
- James Monteith (1831–1890), American author
In military
[edit]- James T. Crossland III (1829–1863), lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army of Tennessee
- James Glerum (died 2020), Central Intelligence Agency Paramilitary Case Officer
- James Ernest Paschall (1923–2024), United States Air Force major general
- James Trousdale (1736–1818), captain in the American Revolution
In politics and government
[edit]- James F. Bockelman (born 1934), American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives
- James Bowen Brandt (1909–1983), American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- James Russell Brashears (1858–1917), American lawyer, politician, and judge
- James Griswold (1828–1892), American politician
- James Haffey (1857–1910), American politician
- James Holshouser (1934–2013), American lawyer and politician
- James D. Mockler (1939-2014), American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
- James M. O'Brien (1890-1958), American politician, Mayor of Revere, Massachusetts
- James Troupe Sr. (1909–1994), state legislator in Missouri
- James Yems (1812–1868), New Zealand politician and auctioneer, member of the Taranaki Provincial Council for New Plymouth
In religion
[edit]- James Fanstone (1890–1987), British Christian medical missionary
In sports
[edit]- James Eugene Avant (1963−2018), American jockey
- James Connor (1867–1929), English footballer
- James Hanning, professional footballer
- James Honeyben, rugby union coach and former English professional rugby player
- James Hoyle (born 1985), England rugby union player
- James Ignatowich (born 2000), American professional pickleball player
- James William Kirkaldy (1885–1911), British footballer
- James Mandler (1922–2007), American basketball player
- James Rosette (born 1938), American boxer
Music
[edit]Composers
[edit]- James Dorsa, composer and harpsichordist
Singers and musicians
[edit]- James Andrew Antcliff (born 1993), English singer
- James Blunt (born 1974), English musician
- James Dean Bradfield (born 1969), Welsh singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
- James Iheakanwa, Nigerian Australian rapper
- James Hetfield (born 1963), American singer
Scientists
[edit]Empiricial scientists
[edit]- James E. Banta, American health scientist
- James Bliska, American molecular biologist
- James D. Brenton, clinician scientist
- James R. Broach, American biochemist and molecular biologist
- Sir James Chadwick (1891–1974), English physicist
- James M. Cheverud, American biologist
- James W. Le Duc, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Director at University of Texas Medical Branch, and Director of the Galveston National Laboratory
- James H. Geer, American psychologist
- James Kutsch, American computer scientist
- James Young Oldshue (1925–2007), chemical engineer
- James M. Sodetz, American biologist
- James "Jim" Specht, American agronomist
- James Spotila, American biologist
- James M. Tepper, American neuroscientist
- James D. Watson, American molecular biologist
Social scientists
[edit]- James A. Holstein, American sociologist
- James Robert "Jim" Kluegel (born 1947), American sociologist
- James Shortle, American economist
Other
[edit]- James Adomian (born 1980), American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist
- James F. Blake (1912–2002), American bus driver
- James Byrd Jr. (1949–1998), American murder victim
- James W. Davant (1915–2009), chief executive of Paine Webber
- James Flawn (1837–1917), English restaurateur and tent revivalist
- James Joseph Grazioplene (born 1949), former general officer in the United States Army and convicted sex offender
- James Holzhauer (born 1984), American game show contestant and professional sports gambler
- James Kynvyn, English craftsman
- James Luckcock (1761–1835), English jeweller
- James MacCash (1834–1922), founder of the Order of Scottish Clans
- James E. "Jim" Nevels, American business executive and entrepreneur
- James L. Nuckolls (1938–1987), American lighting designer, author and educator
- James Pernotto (born 1950), American contemporary artist
- James T. Prokopanko, former president and Chief Executive Officer of The Mosaic Company
- James Rymer (1750–1829), Scottish naval surgeon and medical writer
- James Staiano, executive chef of the Madison Room and Bar at the New York Palace Hotel
- James Stanford, American contemporary artist
- James G. Thimmes (1896–1955), American labour unionist
- James Edward Tuttiett (born 1963), British businessman
- James Wannerton, English IT professional, artist and writer
- James X. Zhan, Director of Investment and Enterprise at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) since 2009
Fictional characters
[edit]- James Bond, a spy character from a series of films of the same name.
- James Henry Trotter, the main character from the Roald Dahl story, James and the Giant Peach.
- James Potter, father of Harry Potter in the series of the same name.
- James is the name of the boy in the children's book and tv special, The Snowman by Raymond Briggs.
- Prince James, from the Disney animated series Sofia the First
See also
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