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