James

James Bulger (1990-1993). May he rest in peace.

James Caan (1940-2022) was an American actor, perhaps best known for his beautiful performances as Santino “Sonny” Corleone in The Godfather films.

I genuinely cannot believe no one has mentioned James Cameron, who directed the award-winning, 1997 epic drama, “Titanic”.

James "Jim" Thorpe (Sac and Fox (Sauk): Wa-Tho-Huk, translated as "Bright Path"; 1887 – 1953) was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal for the United States in the Olympics. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won two Olympic gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics (one in classic pentathlon and the other in decathlon). He also played football (collegiate and professional), professional baseball, and basketball.

James is part of the famous Team Rocket duo from the original Pokémon anime.

James Tomio Saito is a Japanese-American actor. Saito is best known as the original Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dr. Chen in the ABC series Eli Stone, Harry Kim in the Netflix film Always Be My Maybe, and Kenji on Modern Love. In 2020, Saito became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

James Sunderland is the main character of the video game, Silent Hill 2.

James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983.

James Chi (1948 – 2017), best known as Jimmy Chi, was an Australian composer, musician and playwright. His best known work is the 1990 musical Bran Nue Dae which was adapted for film in 2009. He was of Bardi and Nyulnyul (both Indigenous Australian) descent and also of Chinese, Japanese, and Scottish descent.

Rapper o.a.t. James Edward Johnson III aka Babytron?

There is one example of James being used as a middle name: William James Richardson (born May 1992) is a lifestyle entrepreneur from Las Vegas, Nevada who competed on season 6 of the reality show The Mole, which aired on Netflix in October 2022.

Robert James Reid, known as James Reid, is a Filipino-Australian singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, model, record producer and record label executive. He began his professional acting career in the early 2010s after being named as Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Clash 2010. He came into prominence for his leading role in the film Diary ng Panget (2014). Reid has since starred in Philippines movies, such as Talk Back and You're Dead (2014), Para sa Hopeless Romantic (2015), This Time (2016) and Never Not Love You (2018). He also starred in the Philippine TV series Good Vibes (2011), On the Wings of Love (2015–16), and Till I Met You (2016–17).

James is a recurring character in American singer/songwriter Taylor Swift’s album folklore. He is part of a fictional love triangle that spans several of the tracks including August, Cardigan, and Betty (in which he is officially named).

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His name was chosen by Swift as an homage to her friends Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ daughter, James. The track Betty also uses the names of their other two daughters, Inez and Betty.

James Rallison a.k.a. TheOdd1sout, is an American YouTuber.

Reminds me of James "Jem" Carstairs from Cassandra Clare's Infernal Devices series.

Captain James MacQuarrie was in charge of Pan Am flight 103, an ill-fated Boeing 747 involved in the Lockerbie Disaster. Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi claimed responsibility for the bombing.

Jimmy Stewart (born 20 May 1908 - 2 July 1997) was an American actor who also served in the United States Army from 1941 - 1968.

James Charles, born as James Charles Dickinson.

James Byron Dean (8 February 1931 - 30 September 1955) was an American actor.

James is the protagonist from Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach".

James McCloud is the father of Fox McCloud from the Star Fox series.

I love this name because of James McAvoy!

James Vaughan is the founder of Ndemic Creations and the developer of the game Plague Inc.

James Cage White, whose real name is Cheng Xi, is a Chinese former Viner.

James Shaw is a founder and lead guitarist of Canadian indie rock band Metric.

James "Jimmy" Hopkins is the main character of the video game Bully (2006).

James is the first name of James P. Sullivan, commonly referred to as "Sulley", one of the main characters in the Monsters, Inc. Films.

James Fox (real name James Mullett) is a Welsh singer who represented the United Kingdom at the 2004 Eurovision with "Hold On To Our Love". Being a member of the then Big 4 (United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, and France) he automatically qualified but did not crack the Top 10.

James "Jimmy" Franklin Wong is an Asian-American actor and musician as well as an avid Magic: The Gathering player.

Sgt. James Byrd (usually known as Sgt. Byrd) is a playable character from the third Spyro game. He is a flying penguin.

Captain James Cook (Born 7 November 1728- Died 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He was captain of the HMS Endeavour.

Famous singer Jimmy (James) Buffet.

James Marsden is an American actor, known for Hairspray, 27 Dresses and as Cyclops in X-Men.

Murr from the hidden-camera TV show Impractical Jokers has the first name James.

James Hong is an American actor, producer and director. He has worked in numerous productions in American media since the 1950s. He is known for his roles in various Hollywood films, such as Hannibal Chew in Blade Runner, David Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China, Jeff Wong in Wayne's World 2, and Chi-Fu in Mulan. Hong is also known for playing Daolon Wong on the television series Jackie Chan Adventures and Mr. Ping in the Kung Fu Panda franchise. Hong is a former president of the Association of Asian/Pacific American Artists (AAPAA).

James Oliver Cromwell is an American actor. Some of his more notable films include Star Trek: First Contact, L.A. Confidential, The Green Mile, Space Cowboys, The Sum of All Fears, I, Robot, The Longest Yard, The Queen, Secretariat, The Artist and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, as well as the television series Six Feet Under, 24 and Halt and Catch Fire.

James Veitch is a British comedian & TED speaker. He has been described by The Guardian as "ahead of the poetic curve", "ahead of his time" by The Independent and "a posh boy with few real world friends", by The Scotsman.

James Michael is the leading vocalist for rock band Sixx: A.M.

James, Viscount Severn is the younger child and only son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and the youngest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. He is tenth in line to succeed his grandmother.

James Brendan Patterson is an American author and philanthropist. Among his work are the Alex Cross, Michael Bennett, Women's Murder Club, Maximum Ride, Daniel X, NYPD Red, Witch and Wizard, and Private series, as well as many stand-alone thrillers, non-fiction and romance novels. His books have sold more than 300 million copies and he was the first person to sell 1 million e-books. In 2016, Patterson topped Forbes's list of highest-paid authors for the third consecutive year, with an income of $95 million. His total income over a decade is estimated at $700 million.

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile, OBE, KCSG was an English DJ, television and radio personality, dance hall manager, and charity fundraiser. He hosted the BBC television show Jim'll Fix It, was the first and last presenter of the long-running BBC music chart show Top of the Pops, and raised an estimated £40 million for charities. At the time of his death he was widely praised for his personal qualities and as a fund-raiser. After his death, hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse were made against him, leading the police to believe that Savile had been a predatory sex offender—possibly one of Britain's most prolific. There had been allegations during his lifetime, but they were dismissed and accusers ignored or disbelieved; Savile took legal action against some accusers.

James William Middleton is an English businessman and member of the Middleton family. Middleton's companies include Boomf and the "Cake Kit Company" which can create themed cakes and cake-making kits for birthdays and other occasions. He is the younger brother of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and read the lesson at her wedding to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.

James Charles Dickinson, known professionally as James Charles, is an American Internet personality and model. On October 11, 2016, at the age of seventeen, he became the first male spokesmodel for cosmetics brand CoverGirl, working alongside brand ambassador Katy Perry. As the first male spokesmodel and brand ambassador for CoverGirl, Charles will be the face of the soon-to-be launched So Lashy! By BlastPro Mascara.

James Joseph "Jim" Parsons is an American actor. He is known for playing Sheldon Cooper in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory. He has received several awards for his performance, including four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy.

I'm surprised no one ever mentioned Korn's guitarist, James Shaffer.

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(or if somebody else did, I'll stand corrected).

James "Akio" Hong is a travel writer from Hong Kong who has traveled to more than 70 countries. He contributes travel columns on the major newspaper in Hong Kong and China such as Metro Daily, The Sun (Hong Kong), Hong Kong Economic Journal, am730 and Headline Daily. His first book 《5000 Years of Adventure》has raised HK$500,000 for Heifer International Hong Kong. The electronic version of this book was ranked No. 1 at the Hong Kong eBook Chart for a consecutive of 13 days. His second book 《10 Stunning Days in Mexico and Cuba》 was published in July 2011.

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As an influential travel writer in Hong Kong and China, his followers on SNS exceeded 1 million. His travelogue is an integration of history, comparative literature, astronomy, music, politics, languages, religions, arts, economics, philosophy, humanities, etc.

James Yoshinobu Iha is an American rock musician. He is best known as former guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his eclectic musical projects of recent years, most notably being a permanent fixture of A Perfect Circle. He was most recently a member of Tinted Windows, a 1960s/1970s inspired group with members of Cheap Trick, Fountains of Wayne, and Hanson.

James Jagger was born on August 28, 1985 in New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor, known for Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, Mr. Nice and Vinyl.

James Garland "J. G." Quintel is an American animator, television writer, voice actor, and director. He is the creator of the Cartoon Network series Regular Show, in which he also voices the characters Mordecai and High Five Ghost. He also was the creative director for The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, an animated series that appeared on television from June 2008 to August 2010, and a writer on Camp Lazlo from 2006–2008.

James Ross IV, better known by his stage name Tyra Sanchez, is an American drag queen and reality television personality. A frequent drag impersonator of pop star Beyoncé, Ross is best known as the winner of the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

James is the real name of the absolute legendary comedian and talented actor, Jim Carrey, who was born as James Eugene Carrey.

James LaBrie is the singer of progressive metal band Dream Theater.

James Gordon is a character from the DC comics.

James Rodríguez is a Colombian footballer. He plays for the Colombia national football team and Real Madrid.

Not really that famous, but James Laurence is the grandfather of Theodore "Laurie" Laurence in "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott.

James Eagan Holmes (born December 13th, 1987) is an American mass shooter responsible for the 2012 Aurora Theater Shooting.

James Wan (born February 27, 1977) is an Australian film director. He is best known for creating the Saw franchise and also directing The Conjuring and Fast and Furious 7.

James Arnold Taylor (born July 22, 1969) is an American voice actor and author. His most notable roles are Obi-Wan Kenobi from 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars', Ratchet from 'Ratchet & Clank', and Tidus from 'Final Fantasy X'.

James Arnold Taylor (1969-), an American voice actor, is a famous bearer of the name.

James Bourne from Busted and Mcbusted.

(Marvel really loves this name.) James Wesley, assistant and friend of Wilson Fisk in the Netflix 'Daredevil' series.

James Clerk Maxwell, 1831–1879, was a Scottish physicist best known for his theory of electromagnetic radiation.

I have three:

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James Hetfeild is the lead vocalist and a guitarist for the American metal band Metallica.

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James was the so called "stud" in the 2011 movie The Inbetweeners Movie

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Dan Howell is a YouTuber from London England who's middle name is James.

A famous bearer of this name would be James "Jim" Carroll. Anyway, I LOVE this name! I would totally name a son this name.

This is American actors Ryan Reynolds's and Blake Lively's daughter's name.

James is the name of the red engine from Thomas The Tank Engine.

James "Jamie" Dornan is a Northern Irish actor. He plays Christian Grey in the film Fifty Shades of Grey.

James Aubrey who played Ralph on Lord of the Flies (1963 version).

James Hurst (1922-) is the author of The Scarlet Ibis.

Several other characters in Marvel comics (in addition to James Logan Howlett and James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes) are named James including:
James Rupert "Rhodey" Rhodes aka War Machine aka Iron Patriot
James Montgomery Falsworth aka Union Jack
James Proudstar aka Warpath
James MacDonald Hudson aka Guardian aka Vindicator
James Rogers (son of Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff and presumably named for James Barnes).

James is the character Jackal's real name (he's in the Blood of Eden series by Julie Kagawa).

James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a character in the Marvel comics and films.

James McCrimmon was a companion of the Second Doctor in Doctor Who. He is the longest serving companion if you go by number of individual episodes.

James is Niall Horan's and Liam Payne's middle name (both from the boy band One Direction).

This is Professor Moriarty's name from the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the stories he also has a brother Colonel James Moriarty.

A fictional bearer is James (Jamie) Fraser in Diana Gabaldon's Outlander books.

Middle names of both Matthew Bellamy (Singer, guitarist, pianist etc.) and Dominic Howard (Drums and other percussion) of Muse.

James (1688-1766) was the son of King James II of England and his second wife Mary of Modena. He is known as the "Old Pretender" of the Jacobites.

James (1663-1667) was the son of King James II of Great Britain and his first wife Anne Hyde.

James was the son of King Charles I of England and his wife Henriette Marie of France. He later became King James II of England.

Gorgeous and sexy actor James Spader.

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I like this name a lot, it's an all time classic.

James Byron Dean was an iconic American actor.

James Barry (1741-1806) was an Irish painter.

James Basire (1730–1802), also known as James Basire Sr., was an English engraver.

James Andrews was a Civil War union spy.

Actor James Maslow. From Nickelodeon TV show and the band Big Time Rush.

The American Idol season 10 contestant, James Durbin, is a famous bearer (and is my personal favorite).

Famous Bearer: The late James Maury "Jim" Henson, creator of the Muppets.

James Scott plays EJ DiMera on the American daytime show Days of our lives.

Although James Watt a famous bearer of this name, was largely involved in the development of the steam engine, he was not its inventor. Could this please be corrected? [noted -ed]

Actress Kirsten Stewart (Isabella Swan of Twilight)'s middle name, but spelt 'Jaymes'.

James Owen Sullivan, also known as The Rev (stage name) or Jimmy was the drummer of metal (hardcore, metalcore, rock etc.) band Avenged Sevenfold. R.I.P The Rev 1981-2009.

Ian Fleming named his literary creation after James Bond (1900-1989), the American ornithologist. At the time of writing "Casino Royale" in Jamaica he had been reading James Bond's book "Birds of the West Indies". He chose the name because he wanted a name that sounded as "ordinary as possible" that was also short and unromantic yet very masculine.

James is the Biblical Jesus Christ's brother's name.

James Norrington is my favorite character from Pirates of the Caribbean. I've always thought James was a noble name.

James Doohan played Scottish engineer Scott/Scotty in the original Star Trek series.

The Wolverine (a comic book hero in the X-Men) was originally born James Logan Howlett, though he is commonly called Logan.

James Rolfe is a internet celebrity best known as the fowl mouthed "Angry Video Game Nerd".

James is the name of author James Patterson, world's number 1 best selling thriller writer. I love his series Maximum Ride.

James Wesley Vojtka is real name of singer, composer and actor Chip Taylor (1st January 1940, New York City, New York, USA). He is brother of actor Jon Voight.

Talk show host Jay Leno's real name is James.

James and the Giant Peach! :D

James Haven Vojtka, actor, born 11th May 1973, Los Angeles, California.

James Madison was an American president, Founding Father, and is considered the "writer" of the Constitution. He was instrumental in setting up American democracy. He was the writer of the famous "Federalist Paper #10" concerning dissent and faction. He also wrote many other "Federalist Papers" with Hamilton and John Jay.

Singer Gavin Rossdale and singer Gwen Stefani have a son James McGregor Rossdale, born 26. May 2006, Los Angeles, California.

Actually his name is Kingston James McGregor Rossdale.

James A. Michener (February 3, 1907 - October 16, 1997) was an American author. He wrote more than 40 books, including "Tales of the South Pacific", for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as being the inspiration for the musical "South Pacific".

James Gillan, the wonderfully talented Scottish actor who gave Boq in Wicked the most amazing Scots accent and made me fall in love with the character! He also acted in numerous other things! I love James Gillan!

Name of Jim Stark, the main character in the movie 'Rebel Without A Cause' and also of James Dean, the actor who plays him.

James Sirius Potter; the eldest son of Harry and Ginny Potter.

Actress Kassie Wesley and James DePaiva have a son James Quentin DePaiva.

Famous bearer is grungey dirty-boy singer of heavy Metal band Metallica - James Hetfield.

Captain James T. Kirk of the ship Enterprise! :D (From Star Trek)

Famous bearers:
Actor James Stewart (1908-1997)
Actor and dancer James Cagney (1899-1986)

James Phelps plays Fred in the Harry Potter movies.

Slight spoiler warning for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Harry and Ginny's first son is named James Potter in honor of his grandfather.

I love this name because of the famous bearer James Morrison. All his songs are so nice and soothing.

Hugh Laurie's real name is James. Also, Dr. James Wilson is the best friend of Dr. House on the show House.

American James King is a female model and actress.

Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) first patented the steam engine, James Watt (1736-1819) just improved the design.

James is a very common presidential name: James Madison, James Monroe, James Garfield, James Carter.

The evil vampire from Stephenie Meyer's book Twilight is named James. Still, I love the name.

Believe it or not, Paul Mcartney was a bearer of this name. Paul was only his middle name.

James Brown, known as 'The Godfather of Soul'. He lived from May 3, 1933 to December 25, 2006.

The final and least famous presenter on Top Gear, James May. He's not that famous but he's really funny.

Famous bearer: Actor James Franco, who is most noted for his role as Harry Osborn in the Spider-man movies.

Famous bearer: General James Ewell Brown "Jeb", a Confederate Civil War calvary commander.

Two famous James Morrisons:
James "Jim" Morrison, lead singer of The Doors
James Morrison, British singer/songwriter

There are authors named James Patterson, James Scott Bell and James Siegel.

Famous bearer: James Sunderland from the game "Silent Hill 2".

James Marsters is Spike on Buffy - the most gorgeous guy ever.

Famous Jameses:
James Hetfield - Singer in Metallica
Ronnie James Dio - Singer (used to be in Rainbow and Black Sabbath)
Maynard James Keenan - Singer in Tool.

A famous bearer is James Earl Jones, who lent his amazing voice to Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies.

This is the first name of Commodore Norrington on Pirates of the Carribbean. I advise you with this name comes strong character and mysteriousness.

Jimmy Page, the lead guitarist of Led Zeppelin, his real name was James Patrick Page.

Two members of the alternative rock band, the Smashing Pumpkins, were named James: guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain.

Six famous bearers are presidents James Madison, James Monroe, James A. Garfield, James K. Polk, James "Jimmy" Carter, and James Buchanan.

Another famous bearer of is James Abbot MacNeill Whistler, who painted "Whistler's Mother".

James McAvoy, who played Mr. Tumnus the faun in "The Chronicles of Narnia", is a famous bearer of this name. He also stars as Nicholas in the upcoming "The Last King of Scotland" in the UK.

Famous bearer is James Monroe, the 5th President of the United States.

James is the real name of actor Jim Carrey.

Another famous bearer was Sir James Douglas (the Black Douglas), who was one of Robert the Bruce's closest friends and supporters. Barbour's 'The Bruce' is about Robert the Bruce and James Douglas. After the Bruce died, James Douglas carried his heart on crusade.

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It's one of my favourite male names.

A famous bearer of the name is singer/songwriter James Blunt.

James Watt did not actually invent the steam engine - he merely innovated it enough to receive a patent and be credited as an inventor. He and his partner Matthew Boulton were granted the patent in 1775. The original steam engine was built in 1712 by Thomas Newcomen, decades before the birth of either man, although designs for the steam engine were present as early as 1663.

James Augustine is on the Illini basketball team.

A famous bearer of this name is author/playwright James Frey who is well known for the book "My Friend Leonard" and the book and film "A Million Little Pieces" which recall the time James spent as an alcoholic and drug addict and his time in rehab. "A Million Little Pieces" reached #1 on New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publishers Weekly book lists.

The playwright James Matthew Barrie is well-remembered for his classic "Peter Pan."

James (Jamie) Denton (born January 20, 1963) is the name of the mysterious "plumber" Mike Delfino on the popular soap-dramedy "Desperate Housewives".

James Bond, the British superspy shares the name. [noted -ed]

James Ford was an American civic leader and business owner in southern Illinois at the turn of the 19th century. Despite his clean public image, he was also secretly a river pirate and the leader of a gang that would come to be known as "Ford's Ferry Gang". His gang was the river equivalent of highway robbers; they would hijack ferries and flatboats with tradable goods from local farms coming down the Ohio River. One nick-name he was given was "Satan's ferryman".

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The real name of Sawyer from LOST is James Ford, somehow these two are connected.

In a series of books for kids called The Stink Files, the main character is a Bengal cat named James Edward Bristlefur. The Stink Files are written by Jennifer L. Holm and Jonathan Hamel.

Famous bearer: 1950's actor James Dean.

James Joyce, author of Ulysess, was a famous bearer of this name.

A famous bearer of this name is American folk singer James Taylor.

Famous bearer is James Potter, Harry Potter's father.

Also Harry Potter's middle name is James. Harry James Potter. After his father, of course.