James Gray Explained

James, Jim, or Jimmy Gray may refer to:

Politicians

• James Gray (Australian politician) (1820–1889), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
• James Gray (British politician) (born 1954), British politician
• James Gray (mayor) (1862–1916), American journalist and mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
• James A. Gray Jr. (1889–1952), American tobacco executive and state senator
• James H. Gray Sr. (1916–1986), mayor of Albany, Georgia
• James P. Gray (New Hampshire politician), member of the New Hampshire Senate, and previously of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
• James W. Gray (1915-1987), American politician and judge
• Jim Gray (American politician) (born 1953), American politician, mayor of Lexington, Kentucky
• Jim Gray (jurist) (born 1945), American jurist, writer and Libertarian Party candidate
• Jim Gray (UDA member) (1958–2005), leader of the Ulster Defence Association

Sports

Association football (soccer)

• James Gray (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1937), English footballer
• James Gray (footballer, born 1992), Northern Irish footballer
• James Gray (Scottish footballer) (1893–1917), Scottish footballer
• Jimmy Gray (footballer) (1900–1978), Scottish footballer

Other sports

• James Gray (New Zealand cricketer) (1887-1975), played for Canterbury
• Jim Gray (infielder) (1862–1938), professional baseball infielder from 1884 to 1893 with Pittsburgh
• Jim Gray (third baseman) (fl. 1929), American baseball player
• Jim Gray (sportscaster) (born 1959), American sportscaster
• Jimmy Gray (English cricketer) (1926–2016), played for Hampshire from 1948 to 1966
• Jimmy Gray (GAA) (1929–2023), Irish former sportsperson

Academics and writers

• Sir James Gray, 2nd Baronet (c. 1708–1773), diplomat and antiquary
• James Gray (mathematician) (1876–1934), Scottish mathematician and physicist
• James Gray (mayor) (1862–1916), American journalist and mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
• James Gray (poet) (died 1830), Scottish linguist and poet
• Sir James Gray (zoologist) (1891–1975), British zoologist
• James H. Gray (1906–1998), Canadian journalist, historian and author
• James L. Gray (1926–2010), Scottish turbine design engineer
• Jim Gray (computer scientist) (1944–lost at sea 2007), American computer scientist and Turing Award recipient

Others

• Sir James Gray, 1st Baronet (1667–1722), armiger and merchant-Burgess of Edinburgh
• James Gray (director) (born 1969), American filmmaker
• James Gray (goldsmith), Scottish goldsmith
• James Lorne Gray (1913–1987), Canadian, president of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
• James K. Gray (born 1933), Canadian energy entrepreneur
• James Martin Gray (1851–1935), pastor, Bible scholar and president of Moody Bible Institute
• Jim Gray (actor) (born 1957), Canadian actor
• Jimmy Lee Gray (1948–1983), American murderer and first man to be executed in Mississippi since the death penalty was reinstated
• James "Jamie" Gray, horse dealer convicted of multiple counts of animal cruelty at Spindles Farm
• The male pseudonym of Hannah Snell (1723–1792), soldier