James (name)
James is an English form of the male given name Jacob , which is the Latinized form of the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב Ja'aqov is. Well-known short forms are Jim , Jimmy , Jimmie , Jamie , Jaime , Jimbo and Jamey . It is also often found as a family name .
origin
The origin is from the late Latin or medium Latin Nebenform Iacomus for Latin form Iacobus derived, which is also the Italian name Giacomo is based.
Name bearer
Single name
First name
- James Bachman (* 1972), English actor, screenwriter and comedian
- James Baker (* 1930), American politician
- James Belushi (born 1954), American actor
- James Bettauer (* 1991), German-Canadian ice hockey player
- James Black (1940–1988), American drummer
- James Blunt (born 1974), British singer
- James Bond (1900-1989), American ornithologist
- James E. Bond (1933–2012), American jazz bassist, see Jimmy Bond
- James Bord (born 1981), British poker player
- James Bourne (born 1983), British singer and musician
- James Bowdoin (1726–1790), American, Governor of Massachusetts
- James Lehman Bowdoin (1904-1969), American football player, see Jim Bowdoin
- James Brown (1933-2006), American soul singer
- James Brown (1766–1835), American politician
- James Brown (1951–2020), American painter, sculptor and printmaker
- James Brown, known as The King (* 1968), British singer
- James Anthony Brown (born 1950), Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
- James Cooke Brown (1921–2000), American sociologist and science fiction author
- James S. Brown (1824–1878), American politician
- James S. Brown Jr. (1892-1949), American cinematographer
- James Buchanan (1791–1868), American politician, President 1857–1861
- James Burton III (* ≈1980), American jazz musician and university professor
- James Cagney (1899–1986), American actor
- James Calderaro (born 1965), American poker player
- James Callaghan (1912-2005), British politician, Prime Minister
- James Cameron (born 1954), Canadian director
- James Carroll (* 1986), American poker player
- James Earl Carter Jr., known as Jimmy Carter (* 1924), American politician, President 1977–81
- James Cerretani (* 1981), American tennis player
- James Chen (born 1983), Taiwanese poker player
- James Cook (1728–1779), British navigator and explorer
- James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851), American writer
- James M. Cox (1870–1957), American politician
- James Dean (1931–1955), American actor
- James Robert Doran (1927–1994), known as Jim Doran, American football player
- James Duesenberry (1918–2009), American economist
- James Ensor (1860–1949), Belgian painter and draftsman
- James Farentino (1938–2012), American actor
- James Farley (1888–1976), American politician
- James Franco (* 1978), American actor
- James Galway (* 1939), British flautist
- James Gandolfini (1961-2013), American actor
- James Giannaros (* 1952), Australian snooker and English billiards player
- James Gillogly , American computer scientist and cryptanalyst
- James Tyler Greene (born 1983), American baseball player
- James A. Garfield (1831–1881), American politician, President March to September 1881
- James Garner (1928-2014), American actor
- James Marshall Hendrix, known as Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), American rock musician
- James Herriot (1916–1995), English veterinarian and writer
- James Herter (* 1952), German composer and music producer
- James Hetfield (born 1963), American musician
- James Horner (1953–2015), American film composer
- James Hunt (1947–1993), British racing car driver
- James Franklin Hyneman, known as Jamie Hyneman (born 1956), American special effects artist and actor
- James Joyce (1882-1941), Irish writer
- James Krüss (1926–1997), German poet and writer
- James LaBrie (born 1963), American singer
- James Last (1929–2015), German band leader, composer, arranger and music producer
- James Brandon Lewis (* 1983), American jazz musician
- James Longstreet (1821–1904), American general in the Confederate Army
- James Arthur Lovell (* 1928), American astronaut
- James Madison (1781-1836), American politician, President 1809-1817
- James Maritato (* 1972), American professional wrestler
- James Martin (* 1961), American musician, see Jim Martin (musician)
- James Marsden (born 1973), American actor
- James Marsters (born 1962), American actor
- James Maslow (* 1990), American actor and singer
- James Mason (1909–1984), British actor
- James N. Mattis (born 1950), American military, Secretary of Defense 2017–19
- James McAvoy (born 1979), Scottish actor
- James Monroe (1758–1831), American politician, President 1817–1825
- James Moody (1907–1995), Irish composer
- James Moody (1925-2010), American jazz musician
- James M. Moody (1858–1903), American politician
- James P. Moody (1887-1912), British naval officer
- James Morrison (* 1984), English pop singer
- James Douglas Morrison, known as Jim Morrison (1943–1971), American singer
- James Nachtwey (* 1948), American photographer and photojournalist
- James Obst (* 1990), Australian poker player
- James Trevor Oliver, known as Jamie Oliver (* 1975), English chef
- James Patrick Page, known as Jimmy Page (born 1944), British guitarist
- James Phipps (1788-1853), English patient vaccinated against smallpox
- James Purdy (1914–2009), American writer
- James Rodríguez (* 1991), Colombian football player
- James Romero (* 1989), American poker player
- James Saito (born 1955), American actor
- James R. Schlesinger (1929–2014), American politician
- James Sloyan (born 1940), American actor
- James Spader (born 1960), American actor
- James Stewart (1908–1997), American actor
- James Sullivan (* 1974), American fantasy author
- James Thurber (1894–1961), American writer
- James Toseland (* 1980), British motorcycle racer
- James Virgili (born 1992), Australian soccer player
- James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor
- James Whale (1889–1957), British director
Fictional characters
- James Bond , British agent
- James T. Kirk, Commander of Starship Enterprise , see characters in the Star Trek universe # Captain James Tiberius Kirk
- Butler James in Dinner for One
- Jimmy Neutron , cartoon character
- James, protagonist in the novel James and the Giant Peach
- James Potter, father of Harry (James) Potter in Harry Potter
New Testament letter from the Bible
- Epistle of James , English name for the letter of James
family name
A.
- Aaron James , American basketball player
- Addison James (1850–1947), American politician
- Alan James (Director) (1890–1952), American film director
- Alan W. James (1938–2015), British-Australian classical philologist
- Alex James (soccer player) (1901–1953), Scottish soccer player
- Alex James (musician) (* 1968), English musician and journalist
- Alex James (composer) (born 1976), English composer
- Alier Michael James (* 1984), South Sudanese football referee
- Amaziah B. James (1812-1883), American politician
- Andrea James (* 1967), American film producer
- Angela James (* 1964), Canadian ice hockey player
- Anthony James (1942-2020), American actor
- Anthony Trafford James (1922-2006), British biochemist
- Arthur Horace James (1883–1973), American politician
B.
- Barbara James, married name of Barbara Ince (* around 1925), Canadian badminton player
- Benjamin F. James (1885–1961), American politician
- Benny James , American jazz musician
- Bernard James (* 1985), American basketball player
- Billy James (1938–2011), American jazz drummer
- Bob James (* 1939), American keyboardist
- Boney James (* 1961), American jazz saxophonist
- Bradley James (born 1983), British actor
- Brian James (actor) (1918–2009), Australian actor
- Brian James (cricketer, 1934) (1934-2000), English cricketer
- Brian James (Clergyman) (1936-2013), Welsh Clergyman
- Brian James (cricketer, 1941) (1941-2002), English cricketer
- Brian James (rugby league player) (born 1943), Australian rugby league player
- Brian James (guitarist) (born 1955), British guitarist
- Brian James (basketball coach) (born 1956), American basketball coach
- Brian James (soccer player) (born 1993), American soccer player
- Brian d'Arcy James (* 1968), American actor and musician
- Brian Gerard James (born 1969), American wrestler
- Brian R. James (* 1974), American game designer and software developer
- Brion James (actor) (1945–1999), American actor
- Brion James (musician) (born 1955), American rock musician
- Bronny James (* 2004), American basketball player
C.
- CLR James (1901–1989), British cultural critic and journalist
- Carlos James , Vincentian politician
- Carwyn James (1929-1983), Welsh rugby player and coach
- Caryn James , American film critic, journalist, university lecturer, and writer
- Charles James (chemist) (1880–1928) British chemist
- Charles James (diplomat) (* 1922), American lawyer and diplomat
- Charles Tillinghast James (1805–1862), American politician
- Chris James (* 1987), New Zealand soccer player
- Christopher James, 5th Baron Northbourne (1926–2019), British nobleman
- Cletus Promise James (* 1989), Nigerian soccer player
- Clifton James (1920–2017), American actor
- Clifton James (musician) (born 1936), American blues musician
- Colin James (clergyman) (1926–2009), British clergyman, Bishop of Winchester and Wakefield
- Colin James (musician) (born 1964), Canadian musician
- Clive James (1939–2019), Australian critic, journalist and writer
- Colton James (* 1988), American actor
- Connor James (* 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
- Craig T. James (* 1941), American politician
D.
- Dalton James (born 1971), American actor
- Daniel James, Jr. (1920–1978), US General
- Daniel James (historian) (born 1948), British historian
- Daniel James (actor) (born 1981), New Zealand actor and voice actor
- Daniel James (soccer player) (born 1997), Welsh soccer player
- Daniel James (composer) , American composer
- Daniel Lewis James (1911–1988), American writer
- Darius James (* 1954), American author
- Darren James (* 1965), American porn actor
- Darwin R. James (1834–1908), American politician
- David James (actor, 1839) (1839-1893), British actor
- David James (musician) ( Jelly James ; around 1900 – after 1947), American jazz musician
- David James, Baron James of Blackheath (born 1937), British businessman and politician (Conservative Party)
- David James (photographer) (born 1940), British-American photographer
- David James (singer) (born 1956), British singer (countertenor)
- David James (biologist) (* 1958), Australian biologist
- David James (actor, 1967) (born 1967), Australian actor
- David James (soccer player) (born 1970), English soccer goalkeeper
- David James (actor, 1972) (born 1972), South African actor
- David Charles James (* 1945), British theologian, Lord Bishop of Bradford
- David F. James (1905–1996), American politician
- Declan James (* 1993), English squash player
- Deborah Lee James (* 1958), United States Secretary of the Air Force
- Dennis James (Showmaster) (1917–1997), American showmaster and actor
- Dennis James (musician) (born 1950), American musician (organist)
- Dennis James (Bodybuilder) (born 1966), American bodybuilder and breakdancer
- Derrick James (Boxer) (born 1972), American boxer and trainer
- Derrick James (actor) (born 1985), Mexican actor
- Derrick James (musician) , saxophonist
- Derwin James (* 1996), American football player
- Diane James (* 1959), British politician
- Dianne Ferreira-James (* 1970), Guyanese football referee
- Dick James (1920–1986), British music publisher
- Don James († 2013), American football player and coach
- Dorian James (* 1981), South African badminton player
- Duncan James (born 1978), British singer
E.
- EL James (* 1963), British author
- EO James (1888–1972), British anthropologist
- Eddie St. James (* 1962), American guitarist, singer and composer
- Edgerrin James (* 1978), American football player
- Edison James (* 1943), Dominican politician
- Edward James (translator) (1569–1610?), Welsh priest and Bible translator
- Edward James (politician, 1825) (1825-1909), Canadian politician
- Edward James (1907–1984), British poet, art patron and landscape gardener
- Edward James (historian) (* 1947), British historian and literary scholar in the field of science fiction
- Edward James (politician, 1981) (* 1981), American politician
- Edwin James (1797–1861), American botanist
- Elana James (* 1970), American singer and violinist
- Elgin James , American director, musician and gang co-founder
- Elmer James (1910–1954), American jazz bassist
- Elmore James (1918–1963), American blues musician
- Enrico James (* 1985), South African badminton player
- Eric James (1925–2012), British cleric and journalist
- Eric James, Baron James of Rusholme (1909-1992), British educator
- Etta James (1938–2012), American blues singer
F.
- Fob James (* 1934), American politician
- Frances James (1903–1988), Canadian singer (soprano) and music teacher
- Francis James (1799–1886), American politician
- François de Fitz-James (1709–1764), Duke of Fitz-James and Bishop of Soissons
- Frank James (1843-1915), American bandit
- Freda James (1911–1988), British tennis player
G
- Gavin James (* 1991), Irish pop musician
- Geoffrey James (* 1942), British-Canadian photographer
- George James (football player, 1899) ( George Charles James ; 1899–1976), English football player
- George James (Soccer Player, 1924) ( Walter George James ; 1924–1998), Welsh soccer player
- George Payne Rainsford James (1799–1860), English diplomat and writer
- Geraldine James (born 1950), British actress
- Gérard James , French art director and production designer
- Glenn James (1882–1961), American mathematician
- Graham James (* 1951), British Anglican Bishop, member of the House of Lords
- Grant James (actor) (born 1935), American actor and voice actor
H
- Harold James (* 1956), American historian
- Harry James (1916–1983), American jazz trumpeter
- Harvey James (1952-2011), Australian musician
- Helen Frances James (* 1956), American paleontologist
- Henry James (geodesist) (1803–1877), British geodesist
- Henry James (theologian) (1811-1882), American theologian
- Henry James (1843-1916), American writer
- Henry James, 1st Baron James of Hereford (1828–1911), British lawyer and Liberal Party politician
- Hinton James (1884–1948), American politician
- Homesick James (1910-2006), American blues musician
- Huw Rhys James (* before 1984), British pianist, conductor and choir director
I.
- Ida James (1920–1986), American singer and actress
- Ifor James (1931-2004), British horn player
- Ioan James (* 1928), British mathematician
J
- James James (1833-1902), Welsh harpist
- Jane Elizabeth Manning James (1822–1908), Mormon convert
- Jasper James , British screenwriter and director
- Jean-Paul James (* 1952), French clergyman, Archbishop of Bordeaux
- Jeffrey Russell James (* 1944), British diplomat
- Jerome James (basketball player) (* 1975), American basketball player
- Jerome James (soccer player) (* 1981), Belizean soccer player
- Jesse James (1847-1882), American bandit
- Jesse James (actor) (born 1989), American actor
- Jesse G. James (* 1969), American television presenter
- Jessie James (* 1988), American country pop singer
- Jimmy James (* 1982), German basketball player
- John James (architect) (around 1673–1746), English architect
- John James (racing driver) (1914–2002), British automobile racing driver
- John James (poet) (born 1939), British poet
- John James ( American football player ) (born 1949), American football player
- John James (tennis player) (born 1951), Australian tennis player
- John James (actor) (born 1956), American actor
- John E. James ( John Edward JameS ; * 1981), American politician
- John Kingston James (1784–1869) Irish politician, Lord Mayor of Dublin
- Jonathan James (1983-2008), American hacker
- Joni James (* 1930), American singer
- José James (* 1978), American jazz singer
- Joseph James (1925–1952), American racing driver
- Josh James , American musician
- Joshua James (Rescue Service) (1826–1902), American rescue service and captain
- Julius James (* 1984), soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago
K
- Ken James (1934-2016), Canadian actor
- Kenna James (poker player) (born 1963), American poker player
- Kenna James (porn actress) (born 1995), American porn actress
- Kery James , b. Alix Mathurin (* 1977), French rapper
- Kevin James (born 1965), American actor
- Kirani James (* 1992), Grenadian athlete
- Kirstie James (* 1989), New Zealand cyclist
L.
- Larry James (1947–2008), American track and field athlete
- LeBron James (* 1984), American basketball player
- Lee James (born 1953), American weightlifter
- Leela James (* 1983), American soul singer
- Lennie James (born 1965), British actor
- Leon James (dancer) (1913–1970), American dancer
- Leon James (composer) (* 1991), Indian composer and singer
- Leon James (soccer player) (* 2001), Thai soccer player
- Letitia James (* 1958), American lawyer
- Liam James (* 1996), Canadian actor
- Lily James (born 1989), British actress
- Lizha James (* 1982), Mozambican singer
- Lloyd James , real name of King Jammy (* 1947), Jamaican music producer
- Lucas James , Argentine polo player
M.
- Manjrekar James (* 1993), Dominican-Canadian football player
- Margot James (* 1957), British politician
- Marianne James (* 1962), French singer
- Mark James (songwriter) (born 1940), American songwriter
- Mark James (golfer) (born 1953), American golfer
- Marlon James (* 1970), Jamaican writer
- Matty James (* 1991), English football player
- Matthew James (born 1991), English soccer player, see Matty James
- Matthew James (actor) , American actor
- Merlin James (* 1960), British painter, author and critic
- Michael James (actor) , actor
- Michael James (entrepreneur) (* 1977/1978), New Zealand-Australian aviation operator
- Michael Raymond-James (born 1977), American actor
- Mickie James (* 1979), American wrestler
- Mike James (basketball player, 1975) ( Michael Lamont James ; born 1975) American basketball player
- Mike James (basketball player, 1990) ( Michael Perry James ; * 1990), American basketball player
- Molvin James (* 1989), Antiguan football goalkeeper
- Montague Rhodes James (1862–1936), English archaeologist and author
- Morgan James (* 1981), American singer and musical actress
- Morrice James, Baron St Brides (1916–1989), British diplomat
N
- Nayana James (* 1995), Indian long jumper
- Nick James (film critic) , British film critic, writer and curator
- Nick James (writer) (born 1983), writer
- Nick James (actor) , British actor
O
- Oliver James (* 1980), English musician and actor
- Ollie Murray James (1871-1918), American politician
P
- PD James (1920–2014), British writer
- Parson James (* 1994), American singer-songwriter
- Paul James (soccer player) (born 1963), Canadian soccer player and coach
- Paul James (rugby player) (born 1982), Welsh rugby player
- Paul James (actor) , American actor
- Paul J. James (born 1964), English basketball coach and player
- Pell James (born 1977), American actress
- Peter James (production designer) (1924–1997), British production designer
- Peter James (cameraman) (born 1947), Australian cameraman
- Peter James (writer) (born 1948), British writer, actor and film producer
R.
- Ra'Shad James (* 1990), American basketball player
- Ralph A. James (1920–1973), American chemist
- Rebecca James (* 1991), British cyclist
- Reece James (soccer player, 1993) (born 1993), English soccer player
- Reece James (soccer player, 1999) (born 1999), English soccer player
- Reginald William James (1891–1964), British-South African physicist
- Reuben James (≈1776–1838), American marine
- Richard James (actor, I) , actor
- Richard James (education scientist) (born 1956), Australian sprinter, education scientist and university teacher
- Richard James (actor, 1969) (born 1969), British actor
- Richard James (musician) , British bassist, guitarist and singer-songwriter
- Richard Palmer-James (* 1947), British songwriter
- Richard D. James (Production Designer) , American Production Designer
- Richard D. James (engineer) (* 1952), American engineer
- Richard D. James ( Richard David James ; * 1971), known as Aphex Twin , Irish musician
- Richard T. James (1910–1965), American politician
- Rick James (1948-2004), American musician
- Rob James-Collier (* 1976), British actor
- Robert James (medic) (1703–1776), English physician
- Robert James (actor) (1924-2004), British actor
- Robert James , known as Bob James (* 1939), American pianist, keyboardist and arranger
- Robert James (sailor) , British sailor
- Robert James (snooker player) , English snooker player
- Robert C. James (1918–2003), American mathematician
- Rorer A. James (1859–1921), American politician
- Russel James (* 1962), Australian photographer
S.
- Sabatina James (* 1982), Pakistani-Austrian author
- Sam James (* 1996), German-British singer, rapper, songwriter and music producer
- Scott James (* 1994), Australian snowboarder
- Seth James , American country musician
- Shawn James (born 1983), American basketball player
- Siân James (* 1959), Welsh politician (Labor Party)
- Sidney James (1913–1976), South African-British actor
- Simon James (* 1967), English artist
- Sion James (born 1980), Welsh football player
- Skip James (1902–1969), American blues musician
- Sondra James , American voice actress
- Sonny James (1928-2016), American country singer
- Stafford James (* 1946), American jazz bassist
- Stanislaus A. James (1919–2011), St. Lucia politician
- Stephan James (* 1993), Canadian film actor
- Steve James (soccer player) (born 1949), English soccer player
- Steve James (actor) (1952–1993), American actor
- Steve James (Director) (born 1953), American producer and director
- Steve James (snooker player) (born 1961), English snooker player
- Susan James (athlete) (born 1955), British javelin thrower
- Susan Saint James (born 1946), American actress
- Sylvester James ( Sylvester; 1947–1988), American musician
T
- Ted James (1918–1995), American politician
- Tessa James (born 1991), Australian actress
- Theo James (* 1984), British actor and model
- Thomas James (Bishop) († 1504), French diplomat and clergyman, Bishop of Dol-de-Bretagne
- Thomas James (librarian) (around 1573–1629), English librarian and theologian
- Thomas James (Navigator) (1593–1635), English navigator and explorer
- Thomas Garnet Henry James (1923–2009), British Egyptologist
- Thomas Lemuel James (1831-1916), American journalist and banker
- Tiffany James (born 1997), Jamaican athlete
- Tom James (rower) (* 1984), British rower
- Tom James (rugby player) ( Thomas James ; * 1987), Welsh rugby player
- Tom James (soccer player, 1988) (* 1988), English soccer player
- Tom James (soccer player, 1996) (born 1996), Welsh soccer player
- Tony James (born 1953), British musician
- Trevor James (athlete) ( Trevor Fitzroy James ; * 1949), sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago
- Trevor James (singer) (born Trevor James Thoms ; * 1949), British singer
- Trevor James (Badminton) ( Trevor Stephen James ; * 1959), Australian badminton player
- Trevor James (YouTuber) ( "The Food Ranger" ), American Youtuber
V
- Vanessa James (* 1987), French figure skater
- Verda James (1901–1991), American politician
W.
- W. Frank James (1873–1945), American politician
- Wendy James (born 1966), British singer
- William James (Railway Pioneer) (1771–1837), pioneer of the British railway system
- William James (naval historian) (1780–1827), British naval historian
- William Henry James (1796–1873), British inventor and steam car and locomotive designer
- William H. James (1831–1920), American politician
- William James (1842–1910), American writer and psychologist
- William Owen James (1900–1978), English botanist and biochemist