Namesakes
James Brooker
(a.k.a. Jim) (m) 1902-1973 
Olympic Medalists 1924 pole vault (bronze)
James Forbes
(a.k.a. Jim) (m) 1952-2022
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (silver)
James Heller
(a.k.a. Jim) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001; 2014 24; 24: Live Another Day
James T. Kirk
(a.k.a. Jim) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1966 Star Trek
James Young Deer
(a.k.a. Jim) (m) 1876-1946
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Jim
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1900 Lord Jim
Jim
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1972 You Don't Mess Around with Jim
Jim
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2004 Keep A Workin' Big Jim
Jim Abrahams
(m) 1944-
Notable Filmmakers
Jim Backus
(m) 1913-1989
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jim Barnes
(m) 1941-2002
Olympic Medalists 1964 basketball (gold)
Jim Bausch
(m) 1906-1974
Olympic Medalists 1932 decathlon (gold)
Jim Belushi
(m) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jim Bilba
(m) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 2000 basketball (silver)
Jim Boeheim
(m) 1944-
Hall-of-Famers 2005 (basketball)
Jim Bolger
(m) 1935-
New Zealand Prime Ministers 1990-1997
Jim Bottomley
(m) 1900-1959
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1928 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jim Brass
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2000; 2021 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; CSI: Vegas
Jim Brewer
(m) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1972 basketball (silver)
Jim Broadbent
(m) 1949-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2002 Iris (actor)
Jim Brown
(m) 1936-2023
Hall-of-Famers 1971 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1965 football
Notable Athletes (football)
Jim Bunning
(m) 1931-2017
Hall-of-Famers 1996 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jim Calhoun
(m) 1942-
Hall-of-Famers 2005 (basketball)
Jim Capaldi
(m) 1944-2005
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2004 Traffic
Jim Carrey
(m) 1962-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jim Carter
(m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jim Caviezel
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jim Clancy
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Ghost Whisperer
Jim Clark
(m) 1936-1968
Notable Athletes (driving)
Jim Corr
(m) 1964-
Notable Musicians
Jim Covert
(m) 1960-
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (football)
Jim Cristy
(m) 1913-1989
Olympic Medalists 1932 swimming - 1500 m freestyle (bronze)
Jim Delaney
(m) 1921-2012
Olympic Medalists 1948 shot put (silver)
Jim Deloraine
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Heartbreak High
Jim Dixon
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1953 Lucky Jim
Jim Doehring
(m) 1962-
Olympic Medalists 1992 shot put (silver)
Jim Bob Duggar
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
Jim Egan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 8 Simple Rules
Jim Finks
(m) 1927-1994
Hall-of-Famers 1995 (football)
Jim Fuchs
(m) 1927-2010
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 shot put (bronze)
Jim "Pud" Galvin
(m) 1856-1902
Hall-of-Famers 1965 (baseball)
Jim Halpert
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 The Office
Jim Hansen
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Providence
Jim Hawkins
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1883 Treasure Island
Jim Henry
(m) 1948-
Olympic Medalists 1968 diving - springboard (bronze)
Jim Henson
(m) 1936-1990
Notable Filmmakers
Jim Hines
(m) 1946-2023
Olympic Medalists 1968 100 m; 4x100 m relay (gold)
Jim Hopper
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2016 Stranger Things
Jim "Catfish" Hunter
(m) 1946-1999
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jim Jarmusch
(m) 1953-
Notable Filmmakers
Jim Jones
(m) 1931-1978
Other Religious Leaders 1955-1978 The Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ
Jim Kaat
(m) 1938-
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (baseball)
Jim Kelly
(m) 1960-
Hall-of-Famers 2002 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Jim King
(m) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1968 basketball (gold)
Jim Konstanty
(m) 1917-1976
Most Valuable Players 1950 baseball
Jim Langer
(m) 1948-2019
Hall-of-Famers 1987 (football)
Jim Lightbody
(m) 1882-1953
Olympic Medalists 1904 1500 m; 2590 m steeplechase; 4 mile team; 800 m (silver/gold)
Jim McCarty
(m) 1943-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1992 The Yardbirds
Jim Montgomery
(m) 1955-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay (bronze/gold)
Jim Morrison
(m) 1943-1971
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1993 The Doors
Jim Norton
(m) 1938-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jim O'Rourke
(m) 1850-1919
Hall-of-Famers 1945 (baseball)
Jim Otto
(m) 1938-
Hall-of-Famers 1980 (football)
Jim Palmer
(m) 1945-
Hall-of-Famers 1990 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jim Parker
(m) 1934-2005
Hall-of-Famers 1973 (football)
Jim Parque
(m) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 1996 baseball (bronze)
Jim Parsons
(m) 1973-
Emmy Award Winners 2010; 2011; 2013; 2014 The Big Bang Theory (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jim Peebles
(m) 1935-
Nobel Prize Winners 2019 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Jim Pollard
(m) 1922-1993
Hall-of-Famers 1977 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Jim Rice
(m) 1953-
Hall-of-Famers 2009 (baseball)
Most Valuable Players 1978 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jim Ringo
(m) 1931-2007
Hall-of-Famers 1981 (football)
Jim Rodford
(m) 1941-2018
Notable Musicians
Jim Root
(m) 1971-
Notable Musicians
Jim Ryun
(m) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1968 1500 m (silver)
Jim Sturgess
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Jim Taylor
(m) 1935-2018
Hall-of-Famers 1976 (football)
Most Valuable Players 1962 football
Jim Thome
(m) 1970-
Hall-of-Famers 2018 (baseball)
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Jim Thorpe
(m) 1887-1953
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (football)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Athletes (football)
Olympic Medalists 1912 decathlon; pentathlon (gold)
Jim Valenti
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1998 Roswell High
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Roswell
Jim Walsh
(m) 1930-1976
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (gold)
Jim Walsh
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1990 Beverly Hills, 90210
Jim Wedderburn
(m) 1938-
Olympic Medalists 1960 4x400 m relay (bronze)
Louie Provenza
(a.k.a. Jim) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005; 2012 The Closer; Major Crimes
Roger McGuinn
(a.k.a. Jim) (m) 1942-
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1991 The Byrds
Sawyer Ford
(a.k.a. Jim) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost