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.
― Anonymous User 7/17/2023
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James McLeish “Jim” 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.
Jim is the name of Kim's evil boyfriend in the 1990 movie Edward Scissorhands. He is jealous of Edward and manages to turn the town's people against Edward.
I grew up in Germany. In my early teen years, I read a book series called "Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver" (Jim Knopf und Lukas der Lokomotivführer) by a German author called "Michael Ende". Jim was the main character.
Jim is a character in My Little Pony. He is a dog chancellor in Dimondia, and is only present in the comics "My Little Pony : Friends Forever". He is part of the "Diamond Dogs" group.
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Jim Pickens is a reoccurring character on the Youtube channel Call Me Kevin.
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Jim is a character in "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain. He is a slave of Miss Watson who is trying to escape slavery with the help of Huck Finn. The spoken dialect he uses in the book is easily recognizable.
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Jim Pohlad is the owner of the Minnesota Twins of the American League. He is the son of Eloise (O'Rourke) and businessman Carl Pohlad. Upon the death of his father, on January 5, 2009, he inherited ownership of the Twins franchise.
Jim Chuchu is a Kenyan film director, photographer, singer-songwriter and visual artist. He first came to attention as a member of Kenyan music group Just A Band and subsequently as director of Kenyan LGBT film Stories of Our Lives.
Although he's known as James in most of the other incarnations, in the BBC series 'Sherlock', Sherlock Holmes' nemesis introduces himself as follows: "Jim Moriarty... hi!" He's called Jim during most of his scenes. So much about Jim being a name for a trustworthy, good-willed person, who's only up to some harmless mischief... :)
A famous bearer is the actor Jim Parsons, who is best known for his role as Dr Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. Sheldon is my favorite character on my favorite show, and his catchphrase "Bazinga!" is my username.
Jim Hutton was Freddie Mercury's lover. You know, Freddie Mercury, the lead singer of Queen? Of course you do! There isn't any other lead singer, or any other band!
There was a missionary named Jim Elliot who was murdered along with four other missionaries in the jungles of Ecuador. His wife, Elisabeth Elliot, has written a book about it titled "Through Gates of Splendor."
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Not exactly famous, but a bearer of this name is Cairo Jim from the Cairo Jim Chronicles by Geoffrey McSkimming.