List of people named James explained
The name James refer to:
Notable people with the name
Multiple people
Academia
In crime
In film and television
- 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
In military
In politics and government
- 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
In sports
Music
Composers
Singers and musicians
Scientists
Empiricial scientists
- 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
Other
- 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
- 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
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