Arts and Music

• James Brown (born 1934)

  American singer and songwriter known as ''The Godfather of Soul.''

  • Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
  • Made his television debut on ''''American Bandstand'''' (see list of Musicians Who Debuted on ''American Bandstand'')
• James Burton (born 1939)

  American musician.

  • Famous guitarist (see list of Guitarists)
• James Chambes
  • Jimmy Cliff (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• James R. Denny
  • Country Music Hall of Fame (see list of Country Music Hall of Fame)
• James M. Flagg (born 1877, died 1960)

  American cartoonist.

  • Creator of the Uncle Sam ''''I Want You'''' recruiting poster used in WWI (see list of Cartoonists)
• James Honeyman-Scott (born 1956, died 1982)

  English musician.

  • Rock guitarist (see list of Guitarists)
• James Harris III
  • Jimmy Jam (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• James Ingram (born 1956)

  American singer and songwriter.

  • Performed on ''''We Are the World'''' (see list of Performers on ''We Are the World'')
• James P. Johnson (born 1891, died 1955)

  American jazz musician.

  • Pianist and songwriter (see list of Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
• James Levine (born 1943)

  American conductor and pianist.

  • Artistic director of the Metropolitan Opera, 1986- (see list of Conductors)
• James Moore
  • Slim Harpo (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• James Newell Osterberg (born 1947)

  American singer and songwriter known as ''the Godfather of Punk.''

  • Iggy Pop (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• James Todd Smith
  • L.L. Cool J (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• James Marcus Smith
  • P. J. Proby (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• James Swinnerton (born 1875, died 1974)

  American cartoonist.

  • Little Jimmy (see list of Cartoonists)
• James Taylor (born 1948)

  American singer and songwriter.

  • Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
  • Two-time Grammy winner for best male vocal performance: 1971 for ''''You''ve Got a Friend'''' and 1977 for ''''Handy Man'''' (see list of Grammy winners for Best Vocal Performance)
  • Wrote ''''Fire and Rain'''' and ''''Don''t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight'''' (see list of Songwriters)
• James Thurber (born 1894, died 1961)

  American humorist.

  • New Yorker cartoonist (see list of Cartoonists)
• James Van Der Zee
  • A member of the International Photography Hall of Fame (see list of International Photography Hall of Fame)

Leadership

• James B. Adamson
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Flagstar (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James E. Barnes
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company MAPCO (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James G. Blaine

  U.S. Representative from Maine.

  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1869-75 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
• James Buchanan Brady (born 1856, died 1917)

  American financier.

  • Known as ''''Diamond Jim'''' for his flamboyant lifestyle and love of precious gems (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
• James L. Broadhead
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company FPL Group (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James R. Browning

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• James Buchanan (born 1791, died 1868)

  Fifteenth President of the U.S. The only bachelor President.

  • U.S. President, 1857-61 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
• James F. Byrnes (born 1879, died 1972)

  American politician and jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1941-42 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• James Thomas Brudenell, Earl of Cardigan (born 1797, died 1868)

  British general.

  • Led the famous ''''charge of the light brigade'''' on October 25, 1854 (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
• James E. Cayne
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Bear Tearns (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James Earl Chaney
  • Killed in civil rights movement June 21, 1964 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
• James ''Champ'' Clark

  U.S. Representative from Missouri.

  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1911-19 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
• James L. Dennis

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Fifth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• James Dimon
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Bank One Corp. (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James Duke (born 1856, died 1925)

  American businessman who established Duke University.

  • Founded American Tobacco (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
• James D. Ericson
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Northwestern Mutual Life (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• W. James Farrell
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Illinois Tool Works (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• E. James Ferland
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Pubic Service Center (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James A. Garfield (born 1831, died 1881)

  Twentieth President of the U.S., and the last one born in a log cabin.

  • U.S. President, 1881 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
• James F. Halpin
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Comp USA (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James F. Hardymon
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company TEXTRON (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James A. Henderson
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Cummins Engine (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James Jerome Hill (born 1838, died 1916)

  Canadian-American financier and railroad magnate.

  • Founded the Great Northern Railroad (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
• James R. Houghton
  • Fellow of Harvard (see list of The President and Fellows of Harvard College)
• James R. Houghton
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Corning (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James J. Howard
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Northern States Power (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James I (born 1566, died 1625)

  King of Great Britain, 1603-25.

  • Also reigned over Scotland as James VI and was one of England''s most learned kings (see list of British Monarchs)
• James I (born 1394, died 1437)

  King of Scotland, 1406-37.

  • His suppression of Scottish nobles led to plots against his life, one of which eventually succeeded (see list of Scottish Monarchs)
• James II (born 1430, died 1460)

  King of Scotland, 1437-60.

  • Reign marked by bloody violence; executed his guardian, stabbed the earl of Douglas to death, and was killed by the accidental explosion of a cannon (see list of Scottish Monarchs)
• James II (born 1633, died 1701)

  King of England, Scotland and Ireland, 1685-88.

  • Unpopular king who lost the crown after attempting to restore power to the Roman Catholic church (see list of British Monarchs)
• James F. Orr III
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company UNUM (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James III (born 1451, died 1488)

  King of Scotland, 1460-88.

  • Defeated and murdered by rebellious Scottish nobles (see list of Scottish Monarchs)
• James Iredell (born 1827, died 1896)

  English-born American jurist and politician.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1790-99 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• James IV (born 1473, died 1513)

  King of Scotland, 1488-1513.

  • His marriage to Margaret, daughter of Henry VII, led to the succession of the house of Stuart to the English throne; ironically, he was killed while invading England (see list of Scottish Monarchs)
• James A. Johnson
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Federal National Mortgage Association (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James Joyce (born 1882, died 1941)

  Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet.

  • He revolutionized 20th century fiction (see list of Twenty pioneers of human expression who enlightened and enlivened the people of the 20th century)
• James C. Wright, Jr.

  U.S. Representative from Texas.

  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1987-89 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
• James P. Kelly
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company United Parcel Service (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company United Parcel Service (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James H. Keyes
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Johnson Controls (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James R. Leva
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company General Public Utilities (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James B. Loken

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Eighth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• James Longstreet (born 1821, died 1904)

  Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

  • Though blamed by many for his failures at Gettysburg, he served for the duration, and was known to Lee as ''''My Old War Horse'''' (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)
• James Madison (born 1751, died 1836)

  Co-author of ''The Federalist Papers'' and fourth President of the U.S.

  • U.S. President, 1809-17 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
• James McGill (born 1744, died 1813)

  Scottish-born Canadian businessman.

  • Founded McGill University (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
• James C. McReynolds (born 1862, died 1946)

  American jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1914-41 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• James R. Mellor
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company General Dynamics (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James Monroe (born 1758, died 1831)

  Fifth President of the U.S. Known for the Monroe Doctrine, a formal statement of U.S. opposition to European intervention in the western hemisphere.

  • U.S. President, 1817-25 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
• James D. Morgan
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Applied Materials (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James L. Oakes

  American judge.

  • Senior Circuit Judge, Second Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• James J. O'Conner
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company UNICOM (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James E. Oesterreicher
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company J.C. Penney (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company J.C. Penny (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company J.C. Penney (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James L. Orr

  U.S. Representative from South Carolina.

  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1857-59 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
• James C. Penney (born 1875, died 1971)

  American businessman.

  • Founded the department-store chain that bears his name (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
• James E. Perrella
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Ingersoll-Rand (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James L. Plate
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Pennzoil (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James Knox Polk (born 1795, died 1849)

  Eleventh President of the U.S.

  • U.S. President, 1845-49 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1835-39 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
• James E. Preston
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Avon Products (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James Reeb

  Clergyman.

  • Killed in civil rights movement March 11, 1965 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
• James E. Rogers
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Cinergy (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James L. Ryan

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Sixth Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• James P. Schadt
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Reader''s Digest Association (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James P. Simms

  Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

  • General in the Army of Northern Virginia (see list of Some Confederate Generals of the Army of Northern Virginia)
• James D. Sinegal
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Costco Wholesale (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company PriceCostco (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Costco Wholesale Corporation (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James Smith
  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, Pennsylvania (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• James E. Terrill
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Jefferson Smurfit (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James A. Unruh
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company UNISYS (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James V (born 1512, died 1542)

  King of Scotland, 1513-42.

  • Father of Mary, Queen of Scots (see list of Scottish Monarchs)
• James VI (born 1566, died 1625)

  King of Scotland, 1567-1625. Inherited the throne of England through his great-grandmother, Margaret, daughter of Henry VII, and ruled the two kingdoms jointly from 1603 to 1625.

  • One of the most learned kings and author of many books; ordered an English translation of the Bible (see list of Scottish Monarchs)
• James J. Wadsworth

  American diplomat.

  • U.S. representative to the United Nations, 1960-61 (see list of U.S. Representatives to the United Nations)
• James M. Wayne (born 1790, died 1867)

  American jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1835-67 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• James Russell Wiggins

  American diplomat.

  • U.S. representative to the United Nations, 1968-69 (see list of U.S. Representatives to the United Nations)
• James B. Williams
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Suntrust Banks (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• James Wilson (born 1742, died 1798)

  Scottish-born American jurist and politician.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1789-98 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, Pennsylvania (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• James Wolfe (born 1727, died 1759)

  British general.

  • Captured Quebec from the French; died of wounds received in the final battle of the campaign (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
• James D. Woods
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Baker Hughes (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)

Miscellaneous

• James A. Van Allen (born 1914)

  American physicist.

  • 1960 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
• James Andrews Beard (born 1903, died 1985)

  American chef and author who served as a spokesperson for American cooking.

  • Wrote Beard on Bread (see list of Chefs)
• James Brady

  American government official. Partially paralyzed by a wound received during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan, he became a leading gun-control activist.

  • 1996 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James Bridger
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James Burnham

  American philosopher and critic.

  • 1983 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James F. Byrnes (born 1879, died 1972)

  American politician and jurist.

  • 1946 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
• James Cagney (born 1899, died 1986)

  American actor.

  • 1984 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James Cameron (born 1954)

  Canadian screenwriter and director.

  • Born in Kapuskasing, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
  • 1998 gross earnings: $115 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
• James A. Chapman
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James Edward Cheek
  • 1983 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James B. Conant (born 1893, died 1978)

  American chemist, educator and government official.

  • 1963 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James Henry Cook
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James Taylor Craig
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James Dahlman
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James Montgomery Doohan (born 1920)

  Canadian actor.

  • Born in Vancouver, British Columbia (see list of Famous Canadians)
• James H. Doolittle (born 1896, died 1993)

  World War II U.S. Army Air Forces general who led bombing raids over Japan.

  • 1989 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James Farmer (born 1920, died 1999)

  American civil-rights activist who founded the Contress of Racial Equality in 1942.

  • 1998 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James William Follis
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James Grant
  • 1994 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James Jerome Hill (born 1838, died 1916)

  Canadian-American financier and railroad magnate.

  • Born near Guelph, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
• James Jerome Hill
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James Fielding Hinkle
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James K. Hitch
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James Addison Baker III (born 1930)

  American statesman. U.S. secretary of State, 1989-92.

  • 1991 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James Weldon Johnson (born 1871, died 1938)

  American lawyer, songwriter, diplomat, educator, novelist and poet.

  • 1925 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
• James A. Lovell, Jr.

  American astronaut.

  • 1970 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
  • 1968 Time Magazine Man of the Year (see list of Time Magazine's Man of the Year Honorees)
• James E.H. MacDonald (born 1873, died 1932)

  English-born Canadian painter.

  • Died in Toronto, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
• James McNair

  Chef and cookbook author.

  • Wrote James McNair Cooks Italian (see list of Chefs)
• James A. Michener (born 1907, died 1997)

  American novelist.

  • 1977 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James Naismith (born 1861, died 1939)

  Canadian-American athlete and educator who invented basketball.

  • Born in Almonte, Ontario (see list of Famous Canadians)
• James ''Scotty'' Philip
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• James W. Rouse (died 1996)

  American urban planner and real-estate developer.

  • 1995 recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James Stewart (born 1908, died 1997)

  American actor and WWII bomber pilot.

  • 1985 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• James Webb
  • 1968 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• James C. Adamson

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Columbia (1989), Atlantis (1991) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James A. Van Allen (born 1914)

  American physicist.

  • 1987 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• James Whyte Black (born 1924)

  English pharmacologist known for developing beta-blocking drugs.

  • 1988 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, wtih Gertrude Elion and George Hitchings (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• James P. Blagian
  • Astronaut on Discovery (1989), Columbia (1991) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James M. Buchanan

  American economist known for his studies of economic and political decision-making.

  • 1986 Nobel Prize winner for Economics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
• James F. Buchli

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Discovery (1985, 1989, 1991) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James Chadwick (born 1891, died 1974)

  British physicist who discovered the neutron.

  • 1935 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• James Cook (born 1728, died 1779)

  British explorer and navigator. Killed in an altercation with Hawaiian natives.

  • Extensively explored the Pacific Ocean (see list of Explorers)
• James W. Cronin

  American physicist

  • 1999 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• James W. Cronin (born 1931)

  American physicist who showed that particle interaction is not independent of the direction of time.

  • 1980 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Val L. Fitch (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• James H. Doolittle (born 1896, died 1993)

  World War II U.S. Army Air Forces general who led bombing raids over Japan.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• James L. Flanagan
  • 1996 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• James Franck (born 1882, died 1964)

  German physicist who bombarded atoms with electrons.

  • 1925 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Gustav Hertz (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• James Hall (born 1761, died 1832)

  British geologist and chemist.

  • The first experimental geologist (see list of Miscellaneous Physical Scientists)
• James J. Heckman (born 1944)

  American economist

  • 2000 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, with Daniel L. McFadden (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
• James D. van Hoften

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Challenger (1984), Discovery (1985) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James F. Reilly II (born 1954)

  American astronaut and geoscientist.

  • Astronaut on Endeavour (1998) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James B. Irwin

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Apollo 15 (1971) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James D. Halsell, Jr. (born 1956)

  American astronaut.

  • Scientist on Columbia (1994, 1997), Atlantis (1995) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James A. Lovell, Jr.

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Gemini 7 (1965), Gemini 12 (1966), Apollo 8 (1968), Apollo 13 (1970) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James H. Kindelberger
  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• James L. Laughlin (born 1850, died 1933)

  American political economist.

  • Helped establish the Federal Reserve System (see list of Economists)
• James Clerk Maxwell (born 1831, died 1879)

  Scottish physicist.

  • Hypothesized that electricity and light are fundamentally similar (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
• James A. McDivitt

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Gemini 4 (1965), Apollo 9 (1969) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James S. McDonnell (born 1899, died 1980)

  American aeronautical engineer; founder of McDonnell Aircraft Corporation.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• James E. Meade

  British economist known for his work on international trade.

  • 1977 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, with Bertil Ohlin (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
• James Mill (born 1773, died 1836)

  Scottish historian and philosopher.

  • Founder of philosophic radicalism (see list of Philosophers)
• James A. Mirrlees (born 1936)

  British economist known for his studies of economic behavior in situations where complete information is not available, or one party has more information than the other.

  • 1996 Nobel Prize winner for Economics, with William Vickrey (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
• James V. Neel
  • 1974 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• James H. Newman (born 1956)

  American astronaut and physicist.

  • Astronaut on Discovery (1993), Endeavour (1995) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James A. Pawelczyk (born 1960)

  American biologist and astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Columbia (1998) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James Rainwater (born 1917, died 1986)

  American physicist who studied the shapes of atomic nuclei.

  • 1975 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Ben Mottelson and Aage Bohr (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
• James H. Robinson (born 1863, died 1936)

  American historian and educator.

  • Devised new curricula and methods for teaching history (see list of Historians)
• James A. Shannon
  • 1974 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• James B. Sumner

  American scientist known for cystallizing enzymes.

  • 1946 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry, with John Northrop and Wendell Stanley (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry)
• James Tobin

  American economist known for his analysis of financial markets and their effects on other aspects of the economy.

  • 1981 Nobel Prize winner for Economics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Economics)
• James S. Voss (born 1949)

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Atlantis (1991), Discovery (1992), Endeavour (1995) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• James Dewey Watson (born 1928)

  American biochemist who, along with Frances Crick, discovered the double helix structure of DNA.

  • 1997 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
  • 1962 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
• James E. Watt (born 1736, died 1819)

  Scottish mechanical engineer. A unit of power was named in his honor.

  • Invented the condensing steam engine (see list of Engineers & Inventors)
• James D. Wetherbee

  American astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Columbia (1990, 1992), Discovery (1995), Atlantis (1997) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)

Sports

• James Anderson
  • 1924-25 Australian Open tennis champion (see list of Australian Open Tennis Champions)
• James Bacon

  American basketball player.

  • Harlem Globetrotter (see list of The Harlem Globetrotters)
• James M. Barnes
  • 1921 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
  • 1916, 1919 Professional Golf Association tournament winner (see list of PGA Champions)
  • 1925 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
• James Bausch

  American athlete.

  • 1932 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for the Decathlon (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Decathlon/Heptathlon/Pentathlon)
• James ''Cool Papa'' Bell (born 1903, died 1991)

  American Negro League baseball player.

  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• James Braid
  • 1901, 1905-06, 1908, 1910 British Open golf champion (see list of British Open Golf Champions)
• James Burke
  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Pioneer inductees)
• James J. Caffrey

  Canadian runner.

  • 1900-01 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
• James W. Coffroth
  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
• James Connolly

  American athlete.

  • 1896 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for Triple Jump (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Field Events)
• James J. Corbett (born 1866, died 1933)

  American heavyweight boxer.

  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
• James Lewis Dalpes

  Skier.

  • Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1979 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
• James Duffy

  Canadian runner.

  • 1914 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
• James Enright

  American basketball referee.

  • Chosen for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978 (see list of Basketball Hall of Fame)
• James Figg
  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Pioneer inductees)
• James Foulis
  • 1896 U.S. Open golf tournament winner (see list of U.S. Open Golf Champions)
• James ''Pud'' Galvin
  • Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1965 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
• James Harsh

  Skier.

  • Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1981 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
• James P. Hemigan

  American runner.

  • 1931 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
• James Hines

  American athlete.

  • 1968 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 100m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 100 Meter Sprint)
• James J. Jeffries
  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Old Timer inductees)
• James Lightbody

  American athlete.

  • 1904 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 800m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 800m Run)
  • 1904 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 3000m Steeplechase and 1500m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
• James McLane

  American athlete.

  • 1948 Olympic swimming gold medal winner for 1500m Freestyle (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Freestyle Swimming)
• James Edward Meredith

  American athlete.

  • 1912 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 800m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 800m Run)
• James ''Soup'' Perkins

  Jockey.

  • 1895 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
• James Stout

  Jockey.

  • 1939 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
• James J. Walker
  • Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame (see list of Non-Participant inductees)
• James White

  Baseball player.

  • 1877 National League Batting Champion (see list of National League Batting Champions)

Stage and Screen

• James Arness (born 1923)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Portrayed Marshal Matt Dillon (see list of Actors on ''Gunsmoke'')
• James Bellamy

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Simon Williams (see list of Characters on ''Upstairs, Downstairs'')
• James Belushi (born 1954)

  American actor, writer, and comedian.

  • A cast member on ''''Saturday Night Live,'''' from 1983-1985 (see list of Saturday Night Live)
• James Broderick (born 1927, died 1982)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Doug Lawrence (see list of Actors on ''Family'')
• James Brolin (born 1940)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Dr. Steven Kiley (see list of Actors on ''Marcus Welby, M.D.'')
• James L. Brooks (born 1940)

  American actor, writer, director and producer.

  • 1983 Academy Award winner for Terms of Endearment (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Director)
• James Brown (born 1934)

  American singer and songwriter known as ''The Godfather of Soul.''

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Caan (born 1939)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Cagney (born 1899, died 1986)

  American actor.

  • 1942 Academy Award winner for his performance in Yankee Doodle Dandy (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • 1980 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
• James Cameron (born 1954)

  Canadian screenwriter and director.

  • 1998 Academy Award winner for Titanic. (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Director)
• James Cleveland (born 1931, died 1991)

  American minister and gospel singer.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Coburn (born 1928)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Cooper
  • Portrayed by Jason Bateman (see list of Characters on ''Little House on the Prairie'')
• James Cromwell (born 1942)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Stretch Cunningham in 1974 (see list of Actors on ''All in the Family'')
• James Cruze
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Dean (born 1931, died 1955)

  American actor and teen idol.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James DePaiva
  • Actor on soap opera ''''One Life to Live'''' (see list of Performers on ''One Life to Live'')
• James Montgomery Doohan (born 1920)

  Canadian actor.

  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • Portrayed Lieut. Cmdr. Montgomery Scott (see list of Actors on ''Star Trek'')
• James Dunn (born 1905, died 1967)

  American actor.

  • 1945 Academy Award winner for his performance in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Eckhouse

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Jim Walsh from 1990-1995 (see list of Actors on ''Beverly Hills 90210'')
• James A. Fitzpatrick
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Garner (born 1928)

  American actor. Original name: James Baumgarner.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Gleason (born 1886, died 1959)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Commissioner James Gordon

  Fictional character.

  • From ''''Batman--The Animated Series'''' (see list of Cartoon characters)
• James Hurley

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by James Marshall (see list of Characters on ''Twin Peaks'')
• Squire James
  • Portrayed by Macdonald Carey (see list of Characters on ''Roots'')
• James

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''General Hospital'''' (see list of Characters on ''General Hospital'')
• James Earl Jones (born 1931)

  American actor.

  • Two-time Tony winner for Best Actor in a Play: 1969, for The Great White Hope; 1987, for Fences (see list of Tony winners for Best Actor in a Play)
• James Coburn Jr (born 1928)

  American actor, director and producer

  • 1998 Academy Awards winner for playing the role of Glen in Affliction (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Supporting Actor)
• James Kiberd
  • Actor on soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Performers on ''All My Children'')
• James Tiberius Kirk

  Fictional character. Captain of the first starship Enterprise.

  • Portrayed by William Shatner (see list of Characters on ''Star Trek'')
• James Marshall (born 1967)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed James Hurley (see list of Actors on ''Twin Peaks'')
• Det. James Martinez

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Nicholas Turturro (see list of Characters on ''NYPD Blue'')
• James Mason (born 1909, died 1984)

  British actor.

  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James McBride

  Actor.

  • Portrays Officer James Shannon (see list of Actors on ''NYPD Blue'')
• James McDaniel (born 1958)

  Actor.

  • Portrays Lt. Arthur Fancy (see list of Actors on ''NYPD Blue'')
• James Melton
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Mitchell
  • Actor on soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Performers on ''All My Children'')
• James Naughton (born 1946)

  American actor.

  • 1997 Tony Award winner for his performance in Chicago (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
• James Morton Nederlander (born 1922)

  American theatrical producer and theatre owner.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre (see list of Theater Personalites with stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Nusser
  • Portrayed Louie Pheeters (see list of Actors on ''Gunsmoke'')
• James Reynolds (born 1950)

  American actor.

  • Actor on soap opera ''''Days of Our Lives'''' (see list of Performers on ''Days of Our Lives'')
• Officer James Shannon

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by James McBride (see list of Characters on ''NYPD Blue'')
• James Sikking (born 1934)

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Lt. Howard Hunter (see list of Actors on ''Hill Street Blues'')
• James Sloyan

  Actor.

  • Portrayed Robert Butler (see list of Actors on ''Murder, She Wrote'')
• James Spader (born 1960)

  American actor.

  • Winner of the 1989 Cannes Film Festival Best Actor award, for Sex, Lies, and Videotape (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Winners)
• James Stewart (born 1908, died 1997)

  American actor and WWII bomber pilot.

  • 1940 Academy Award winner for his performance in The Philadelphia Story (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actor)
  • On Hollywood''s Footprints of Fame (see list of Celebrities Honored by Mann's Chinese Theater)
  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
  • 1983 Kennedy Center Honors recipient (see list of Kennedy Center Honors Recipients)
• James Warwick

  Fictional character.

  • Character on the soap opera ''''The Bold and the Beautiful'''' (see list of Characters on ''The Bold and The Beautiful'')
• James Whitmore (born 1921)

  American actor.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• James Wilder

  American actor.

  • Portrayed Reed Carter (see list of Actors on ''Melrose Place'')

The Literary World

• James Truslow Adams (born 1878, died 1949)

  American historian.

  • 1922 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for The Founding of New England (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
• James Agee (born 1909, died 1955)

  American novelist, screenwriter, and poet.

  • 1958 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for A Death in the Family (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
• James M. Barrie (born 1860, died 1937)

  Scottish novelist and playwright.

  • Wrote Peter Pan (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• James T. Berryman
  • 1950 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Cartooning (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning)
• James Boswell (born 1740, died 1795)

  British biographer.

  • Wrote Life of Samuel Johnson (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
• James MacGregor Burns (born 1918)

  American historian and political scientist.

  • 1971 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
  • 1971 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for Roosevelt: The Soldier of Freedom (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
• James Carroll

  American writer and former priest.

  • 1996 National Book Award winner for Nonfiction, for An American Requiem: God, My Father, and the War That Came Between Us (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Nonfiction)
• James Clavell (born 1924)

  American novelist.

  • Author of the 1981 best-selling novel Noble House (see list of Bestselling Fiction Authors in the U.S.)
  • Wrote Shogun (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• James Lincoln Collier
  • Author of My Brother Sam Is Dead (see list of Authors of some of the most frequently banned books between 1990-99, in the United States)
• James Fenimore Cooper (born 1789, died 1851)

  American novelist.

  • Wrote The Last of the Mohicans (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))
• James Gould Cozzens (born 1903, died 1978)

  American novelist.

  • 1949 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for Guard of Honor (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
• James Daugherty
  • 1940 Newbery Medal winner, for Daniel Boone (see list of Newbery Medal Winners)
• James Dickey (born 1923)

  American poet and novelist.

  • 1966 National Book Award winner for Poetry, for Buckdancer''s Choice (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
• James B. Dickman
  • 1983 Pulitzer Prize winner for Feature Photography (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography)
• James Fenton (born 1949)

  British poet.

  • Wrote ''''A German Requiem'''' (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
• James T. Flexner
  • 1973 recipient of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, for his biography of George Washington (see list of Winners of a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation)
• James D. Hogliss

  Fictional character.

  • A mining activist in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
• James Roy Hong

  Fictional character.

  • An acupuncturist in Stephen King''s novel Insomnia (see list of Characters in Insomnia)
• James Phinney Baxter III (born 1893, died 1975)

  American historian and college president.

  • 1947 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for Scientists Against Time (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
• James Jones (born 1921, died 1977)

  American novelist.

  • 1952 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for From Here to Eternity (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
• James Joyce (born 1882, died 1941)

  Irish novelist, short-story writer and poet.

  • Wrote Ulysses (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• James Kirkwood (born 1930, died 1989)

  American playwright, actor and novelist.

  • 1976 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for A Chorus Line (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
• James Lapine (born 1949)

  American playwright.

  • 1985 Pulitzer Prize winner for Drama, for Sunday in the Park with George (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
• James Russell Lowell (born 1819, died 1891)

  American poet.

  • Wrote The Biglow Papers (see list of Poets of the Victorian Era)
• James V. Magee
  • 1964 Pulitzer Prize winner for Investigative Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting)
• James Alan McPherson (born 1943)

  American short-story writer.

  • 1978 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for Elbow Room (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
• James M. McPherson (born 1936)

  American historian.

  • 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
• James Merrill (born 1926, died 1995)

  American poet.

  • Two-time National Book Award winner for Poetry, in 1967 for Nights and Days and in 1979 for Mirabell: Books of Number (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
  • 1977 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Divine Comedies (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
  • 1973 Bollingen Prize winner (see list of Winners of the Bollingen Prize for Poetry)
• James A. Michener (born 1907, died 1997)

  American novelist.

  • 1948 Pulitzer Prize winner for Fiction, for Tales of the South Pacific (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
  • Author of the best-selling novels of 1965, 1974, 1978 and 1980 -- respectively, The Source, Centennial, Chesapeake, and The Covenant (see list of Bestselling Fiction Authors in the U.S.)
  • Wrote Hawaii (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• James W. Mulroy
  • 1925 Pulitzer Prize winner for Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Reporting)
• James R. Polk
  • 1974 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• James Potter

  Fictional character

  • Harry''s deceased father (see list of Selected characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)
• James Farl Powers (born 1917, died 1999)

  American short-story writer.

  • 1963 National Book Award winner for Fiction, for Morte d''Urban (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
• James B. ''Scotty'' Reston (died 1995)

  American journalist.

  • 1945 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• James Reston
  • 1957 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• James Ford Rhodes (born 1848, died 1927)

  American historian.

  • 1918 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for A History of the Civil War, 1861-1865 (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
• James Richardson

  Fictional character.

  • A victim of an experiment in Stephen King''s novel Firestarter (see list of Characters in Firestarter)
• James Risser
  • 1976 and 1979 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• James Schuyler (born 1923, died 1991)

  American poet.

  • 1981 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for The Morning of the Poem (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
• James Staunton

  Fictional character.

  • Glen''s student in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
• James B. Steele
  • 1975 and 1989 Pulitzer Prize winner for National Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)
• James B. Stewart
  • 1988 Pulitzer Prize winner for Explanatory Journalism (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism)
• James Tate (born 1943)

  American poet.

  • 1994 National Book Award winner for Poetry, for Worshipful Company of Fletchers (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
  • 1992 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Selected Poems (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
• James Thomson (born 1700, died 1748)

  Scottish poet.

  • Wrote The Seasons (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
• James Thurber (born 1894, died 1961)

  American humorist.

  • Wrote My Life and Hard Times (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• James Wright (born 1927, died 1980)

  American poet.

  • 1972 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for Collected Poems (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)