James White

James or Jim White may refer to:

Military

  • James White (general) (1747–1821), American pioneer; founded Knoxville, Tennessee
  • James White (RAF officer) (1893–1972), World War I fighter ace

Politics

Australian politics

  • James White (South Australian politician) (1820–1892), land agent and MHA
  • James White (New South Wales politician) (1828–1890), member of Legislative Assembly, then Council; racehorse owner
  • James Cobb White (1855–1927), New South Wales politician, member of Legislative Council, nephew of the above
  • James Wharton White (1857–1930), MHA in South Australia

Canadian politics

  • James George White, MPP in Ontario

UK politics

  • James White (English politician) (1809–1883), MP for Plymouth and Brighton
  • Martin White (politician) (James Martin White, 1857–1928), businessman and Member of Parliament for Forfar
  • J. D. White (James Dundas White, 1866–1951), Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire and Glasgow Tradeston
  • James White (Scottish politician) (1922–2009), MP for Glasgow Pollok
  • James White (Irish politician) (1938–2014), Irish businessman, hotelier and politician

US politics

  • James White (North Carolina politician) (1749–1809), congressman from North Carolina
  • James White (Maine politician) (1792–1870), Maine state treasurer, 1842–1846
  • James Bain White (1835–1897), U.S. representative from Indiana
  • James Lee White, Member of the Maine House of Representatives
  • James T. White (politician) (1837–1892), African-American Baptist minister and politician from Arkansas
  • James Bamford White (1842–1931), U.S. representative from Kentucky
  • James Stephen White (1838–1908), politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • James F. White (born 1941), American politician
  • Jim White (politician) (born 1944), member of the South Dakota Senate
  • James White (Texas politician) (born 1964), member of Texas House of Representatives
  • James White (New Mexico politician), member of the New Mexico House of Representatives

Religion

  • James White (archdeacon of Armagh) (died 1530)
  • James S. White (1821–1881), husband of Ellen G. White and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
  • James Edson White (1849–1928), adventist and author, son of James Springer White and Ellen G. White
  • James Rowland White (c. 1851–1885), self-proclaimed prophet
  • James Emery White (born 1961), president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
  • James White (theologian) (born 1962), American theologian

Sports

American football

  • Jim White (American football) (1920–1987), American football tackle for the New York Giants
  • James White (defensive tackle) (born 1953), former NFL defensive/nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings
  • James White (running back) (born 1992), former NFL running back for the New England Patriots

Association football

  • James White (Scottish footballer) (1899–1983), Scottish footballer
  • Jimmy White (Irish footballer) (fl. 1923–1969), Irish international football (soccer) player
  • Jimmy White (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2017), English football (soccer) player

Australian rules football

  • Jim White (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1956), Australian rules footballer for Essendon in 1897
  • Jim White (footballer, born 1922) (1922–2006), Australian rules footballer
  • James White (Australian footballer) (born 1980), Australian rules footballer for Richmond

Basketball

  • Jim White (basketball), American basketball player fl. 1940s
  • James White (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player

Rugby union

  • Jim White (rugby union), Australian rugby union player
  • Jimmy White (rugby union) (1911–1997), South African rugby union player

Other sports

  • Jim White (wrestler) (1942–2010), wrestler in the Southern United States
  • James White, known as Deacon White (1847–1939), baseball player
  • James L. White (coach) (1893–1949), American college baseball, basketball and football head coach
  • Jim White (cricketer) (1901–1964), Australian cricketer
  • James White (baseball), American Negro league baseball player
  • James White (cross-country) (born 1941), American high school cross country coach
  • Jimmy White (born 1962), English snooker player

Arts and media

Writers

  • James White (writer and translator) (1759–1799), historical novelist
  • James White (author) (1928–1999), writer of science fiction novellas, short stories, and novels
  • James L. White (poet) (1936–1981), poet and author
  • James P. White (writer) (born 1940), author and editor

Musicians

  • Jimmy White (singer) (born 1955), American singer-songwriter and record producer
  • Jim White (drummer) (born 1962), Australian drummer for Dirty Three
  • James Chance or James White (1953-2024), American musician
  • James White (rapper), American rapper with German hip-hop group C-Block
  • Jim White (guitarist) (born 1957), American southern singer/songwriter

Film

  • James H. White (1872–1944), Canadian film pioneer
  • James L. White (1947–2015), American screenwriter
  • James Gordon White, screenwriter

Other

  • James White (sculptor) (1861–1918), English-born sculptor who emigrated to Australia
  • James C. White (1937–2009), American radio talk show host
  • Jim White (journalist) (1957), British sports television announcer and journalist, now with STV
  • Jim White (presenter) (born 1957) Scottish sports television announcer and journalist

Others

  • James White (inventor) (1762–1825), English engineer and inventor
  • James White (1775–1820), advertising agent and author
  • James White (1812–1884), Scottish lawyer and chemicals manufacturer
  • James Terry White (1845–1920), editor of The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
  • James Landrum White (1847–1925), shape note singing teacher and composer
  • James White (geographer) (1863–1928), Canadian geographer
  • James White (financier) (1877–1927), English property speculator
  • James Larkin White (1882–1946), discoverer and explorer of Carlsbad Caverns
  • James White (art expert) (1913–2003), Irish art expert and author
  • James Boyd White (born 1938), American law professor, literary critic, scholar and philosopher
  • James J. White (born 1934), law professor, legal scholar
  • James White (engineer) (1938–2009), American polymer scientist
  • James Clarke White (dermatologist) (1833–1916), American dermatologist and professor at Harvard Medical School
  • James Clarke White (neurosurgeon) (died 1981), American neurosurgeon and professor at Harvard Medical School
  • Jimmy White, a member of the gang that committed the Great Train Robbery

Other uses

  • James White (film), a 2015 drama

See also

  • James Whyte (disambiguation)
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