Big Jim may refer to:

People

Nickname

James Clark (shinty) James "Big Jim" Clark (born 1973) is an ex- shinty player from Invergarry, Scotland. He gained fame from his last minute goals which secured a succession of Camanachd Cup triumphs for Fort William Shinty Club. Playing career He was a half-back ...

(born 1973), Scottish shinty player *

Jim Clinton James Lawrence Clinton (August 10, 1850 – September 3, 1921), nicknamed "Big Jim", was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played ten seasons in three major leagues. He also managed the Brooklyn Eckfords for a short time in 1872, losing ...

(1850–1921), American Major League Baseball player *

James Colosimo Vincenzo Colosimo (; February 16, 1878 – May 11, 1920), known as James "Big Jim" Colosimo or as "Diamond Jim", was an Italian-American Mafia crime boss who emigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1895 and built a criminal empire in Chicago based on ...

(1878–1920), Italian-American Mafia crime boss *

Jim Courtright (gunman) Timothy Isaiah Courtright (1848 – February 8, 1887), also known as "Longhair Jim" or "Big Jim" Courtright, was a Tarrant County Deputy Sheriff in Ft. Worth, Texas from 1876-1879. In 1887, he was killed in a shootout with gambler and gunfighter ...

(1848–1887), American lawman and murderer *

Jim Crockett James Allen Crockett Sr. (June 2, 1909 – April 1, 1973) was a professional wrestling promoter and professional sports franchise owner sometimes known as Jim Crockett Sr., or to people within the business simply as "Big Jim". Early life Crockett ...

(1909–1973), American professional wrestling promoter and sports franchise owner *

Jim Daniell James Lachlan "Big Jim" Daniell (April 10, 1918December 13, 1983) was an American football offensive tackle and defensive tackle, a World War II veteran, and a steel company executive. He played two years in the National Football League (NFL) an ...

(1918–1983), American National Football League player * Giacomo Ferri (born 1959), Italian football manager and former player *

James Fisk (financier) James Fisk Jr. (April 1, 1835 – January 7, 1872), known variously as "Big Jim", "Diamond Jim", and "Jubilee Jim" – was an American stockbroker and corporate executive who has been referred to as one of the " robber barons" of the Gilded Age. ...

(1835–1872), American stockbroker, corporate executive and "robber baron" *

Jim Folsom James Elisha Folsom, Sr. (October 9, 1908 – November 21, 1987), commonly known as Jim Folsom or Big Jim Folsom, was an American politician who served as the 42nd governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, having served from 1947 to 1951, and ag ...

(1908–1987), American politician, twice governor of Alabama *

Jim French (cowboy) Jim French was a cowboy in the New Mexico Territory. Called either "Big Jim" or "Frenchy", he was a key participant in the 1878 Lincoln County War. Out of all Lincoln County Regulators and associates of Billy the Kid, French remains the most ...

, key participant in the 1878 Lincoln County Wars *

Jim Fridley James Riley Fridley (September 6, 1924 – February 28, 2003) was an American professional baseball player. During his Major League Baseball career, he was a backup outfielder, playing mostly at left field for three different teams between 1952 an ...

(1924–2003), American Major League Baseball player *

Jim Hamilton (rugby union) James Leigh Hamilton (born 17 November 1982) is a Scottish former rugby union player who made 63 international appearances for the Scotland national team. He played for club sides Leicester Tigers 2003–2008, Edinburgh Rugby 2008–2010, Gl ...

(born 1982), Scottish rugby union footballer *

Jim Healy (trade unionist) James "Big Jim" Healy (22 March 1898 – 13 July 1961) was an Australian trade unionist and communist activist. Healy served as General Secretary of the Waterside Workers' Federation of Australia from 1937 to his death in 1961, a period wh ...

(1898–1961), Australian trade unionist and communist activist *

Jim Hogg James Stephen "Jim" Hogg (March 24, 1851March 3, 1906) was an American lawyer and statesman, and the 20th Governor of Texas. He was born near Rusk, Texas. Hogg was a follower of the conservative New South Creed which became popular following ...

(1851–1906), American lawyer and politician, 20th governor of Texas *

Jim Justice James Conley Justice II (born April 27, 1951) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 36th governor of West Virginia since 2017. Justice had a net worth of $1.2 billion in September 2018, making him the wealthiest person ...

(born 1951), American businessman and politician, 36th governor of West Virginia *

James Larkin James Larkin (28 January 1874 – 30 January 1947), sometimes known as Jim Larkin or Big Jim, was an Irish republican, socialist and trade union leader. He was one of the founders of the Irish Labour Party along with James Connolly and Willia ...

(1876–1947), Irish trade union leader and socialist activist *

Jim McCafferty James Joseph "Big Jim" McCafferty (March 14, 1916 – September 18, 2006) was an American basketball coach for the Loyola Wolf Pack and Xavier Musketeers. Early life Showing early signs of his eventual 6'8", 280-pound frame which would earn him ...

(1916–2006), American college basketball coach *

Jim Mills (rugby league) Jim "Big Jim" Mills (born 24 September 1944) is a Welsh former rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. A Wales national rugby league team, Wales and Great Britain national rugby league tea ...

(born 1944), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer *

Jim Nance James Solomon "Big Jim" Nance (December 30, 1942 – June 17, 1992) was an American professional football player who was a fullback with the Boston Patriots during their days in the American Football League (AFL). He was inducted into the Pat ...

(1942–1992), American college and pro football player * James Patrick O'Leary (1869–1925), Chicago gambling boss and saloon owner *

James Pendergast James Francis Pendergast (January 27, 1856 – November 10, 1911) was a Democratic politician and the first Big City Boss of Kansas City, Missouri. He was the elder brother of Thomas J. Pendergast and Michael J. Pendergast. Early life Pender ...

(1856–1911), American politician, first political boss of Kansas City *

Jim Ricca James Emanuel "Big Jim" Ricca (October 8, 1927 – February 11, 2007) was a professional American football defensive tackle and guard for six seasons in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lion ...

(1927–2007), American National Football League player *

Jim Rivera Manuel Joseph "Jim" Rivera (July 22, 1921 – November 13, 2017) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played for three Major League Baseball (MLB) teams over ten seasons: St. Louis Browns (1952), Chicago White Sox (1952–1961), a ...

(1921–2017), American Major League Baseball player *

Jim Roberts (baseball) James Newsom Roberts (October 13, 1895 in Artesia, Mississippi – June 24, 1984 in Columbus, Mississippi), nicknamed "Big Jim", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in twelve games for the Brooklyn Robins during the 1924 and 1925 ...

(1895–1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

James Roberts (trade unionist) James Roberts (21 February 1878 – 4 February 1967) was a New Zealand trade unionist, politician and was president of the Labour Party from 1937 to 1950. He was called 'Big Jim' and 'the uncrowned King of New Zealand' in recognition of the con ...

(1878–1967), New Zealand trade unionist and president of the Labour Party *

Jim Robinson (trombonist) Jim Robinson, also known as Big Jim Robinson (December 25, 1892 – May 4, 1976) was an American jazz musician, based in New Orleans, renowned for his deep, wide-toned, robust "tailgate" style of trombone playing, using the slide to achieve a wid ...

(1892–1976), American jazz musician *

Jim Schrader James Lee Schrader (June 27, 1932 – January 16, 1972) was an American football center and tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles from 1954 to 1964. Schrader attended and played coll ...

(1932–1972), American National Football League player *

Jim Smith (cricketer, born 1906) Cedric Ivan James Smith (25 August 1906 – 8 February 1979) was an English cricketer who played in five Test matches for the England cricket team between 1935 and 1937. Career Known as "Big Jim", Smith joined the Marylebone Cricket Club (MC ...

(1906–1979), English cricketer *

James R. Thompson James Robert Thompson Jr. (May 8, 1936 – August 14, 2020), also known as Big Jim Thompson, was an American attorney and politician who served as the 37th governor of Illinois from 1977 to 1991. A moderate Republican who sometimes took more ...

(born 1936), American politician, longtime governor of Illinois *

Jim Thompson (writer) James Myers Thompson (September 27, 1906 – April 7, 1977) was an American prose writer and screenwriter, known for his hardboiled crime fiction. Thompson wrote more than thirty novels, the majority of which were original paperback publicat ...

(1906–1977), American author and screenwriter *

Jim Tatum Jim or JIM may refer to: * Jim (given name), a given name * Jim, a diminutive form of the given name James (given name), James * Jim, a short form of the given name Jimmy (given name), Jimmy * OPCW-UN Joint Investigative Mechanism * Jim (comics), ...

(1913–1959), American college football and baseball player and coach *

Jim Tinndahn Jan Leif Tinndahn (born 27 January 1961), also known as "Big Jim" and "''Solkongen''" ("Sun King"), is a Danish outlaw biker and gangster who served as the president of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club in Europe between 1994 and 2012. Early life The ...

(born 1961), Danish mobster *

Jim Tucker (journalist) James P. Tucker, Jr. (December 31, 1934 – April 26, 2013), also known as Big Jim Tucker, was an American journalist and author of ''Jim Tucker's Bilderberg Diary'' who began to focus on the Bilderberg Group in 1975. Tucker has been described ...

(1934–2013), American journalist *

Jim Weaver (right-handed pitcher) James Dement "Big James" Weaver (November 25, 1903 – December 12, 1983) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the Washington Senators, New York Yankees, St. Louis Browns, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds ...

(1903–1983), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Jim West (boxer) "Big" Jim West (13 February 1954 – 20 December 2015) was an Australian professional fly/ super fly/ bantam/ super bantam/ feather/ super feather/light/ light welter/welterweight boxer of the 1970s and '80s who won the Australian flyweight ti ...

(1954–2015), Australian boxer *

Jim Williams (powerlifter) James Talbot Williams (February 25, 1940 – January 23, 2007) was a record holder professional competitive powerlifter from the United States of America. He competed in powerlifting just prior to the formation of the International Po ...

(1940–2007), American powerlifter * James "Big Jim" Wright (1966–2018), American musician

Native Americans

* Big Jim, grandson of Tecumseh and chief of the Kispicotha or Absentee Shawnee band – see Mardock Mission

Ring name or stage name

* James Harris (1950-2020), American professional wrestler under the ring names

Kamala (wrestler) James Arthur Harris (May 28, 1950August 9, 2020), better known by his ring name Kamala, was an American professional wrestler. Nicknamed "The Ugandan Giant", Kamala portrayed a fearsome and simpleminded Ugandan. He wrestled barefoot, clad only i ...

and Big Jim Harris *

Jim Martin (musician) James Blanco Martin (born July 21, 1961, in Hayward, California), known professionally as "Big" Jim Martin, is an American guitarist best known for his membership in the rock band Faith No More from 1983 to late 1993. He also played guitar wi ...

(born 1961), American rock guitarist *

Big Jim Sullivan James George Tomkins (14 February 1941 – 2 October 2012), known professionally as Big Jim Sullivan, was an English musician whose career started in 1958. He was best known as a session guitarist. In the 1960s and 1970s, he was one of t ...

(1941–2012), English guitarist born James George Tomkins *

Jimmy Valiant James Harold Fanning (born August 6, 1942) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jimmy Valiant. Early life Fanning was born in Tullahoma as the youngest of five children of James and Effie Fanning. He later incorpo ...

(born 1942), semi-retired professional wrestler and author born James Harold Fanning

Characters

* "Big Jim" Walker, title character of the Jim Croce song "

You Don't Mess Around with Jim ''You Don't Mess Around with Jim'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Jim Croce, released in April 1972. History and release The album was recorded over a three to four-week period for approximately $18,000, with most fundi ...

" * Big Jim, a character in the Bob Dylan song "

Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts", is an epic narrative ballad by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan released as the seventh song (or the second track on Side Two of the vinyl) on his 1975 album ''Blood on the Tracks''. It is known for ...

" * Big Jim, in the song of the same name by

Emerson, Lake & Palmer Emerson, Lake & Palmer (informally known as ELP) were an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson (keyboards), Greg Lake (vocals, bass, guitar, producer) and Carl Palmer (drums, percus ...

* Title character of the film ''

Big Jim McLain ''Big Jim McLain'' is a 1952 American film noir political thriller film starring John Wayne and James Arness as HUAC investigators hunting down communists in the postwar Hawaii organized-labor scene. Edward Ludwig directed. This was the first f ...

'', played by John Wayne * "Big Jim" Colfax, a villain in the 1946 film ''

The Killers The Killers are an American rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingd ...

'' * Big Jim McKay, in the Charlie Chaplin film ''

The Gold Rush ''The Gold Rush'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film written, produced, and directed by Charlie Chaplin. The film also stars Chaplin in his Little Tramp persona, Georgia Hale, Mack Swain, Tom Murray, Henry Bergman, and Malcolm Waite. Chapl ...

'', played by Mack Swain * "Big Jim" Devine, a major character in the Australian crime drama television series '' Underbelly: Razor'' * James "Big Jim" Rennie, a major character in the Stephen King novel '' Under the Dome'' and the television series based on it * James R. "Big Jim" Smoke, Copperhead antagonist and would-be assassin of President Lincoln in

Peter G. Tsouras Peter G. Tsouras is a military historian and author. A Greek-American, he served in the United States Army and retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served in armor, military intelligence, and civil affairs assignments. He currently w ...

' ''The Britannia's Fist Trilogy''

Other uses

* Big Jim (toy line), a Mattel action figure line * Big Jim Mountain, part of the

Chiwaukum Mountains The Chiwaukum Mountains are a north–south mountain range in central Washington, United States. They stretch from Snowgrass Mountain at , to . The mountains are made of schist, part of the Nason terrane. The original rock in the Nason terrane ...

in Washington state, United States * ''

James T. Staples ''James T. Staples'', officially registered as the ''Jas. T. Staples'' and also known as the ''Big Jim'', was a Tombigbee River sternwheel paddle steamer that ran a route between Mobile, Alabama, Mobile and Demopolis, Alabama, Demopolis, Alabama, ...

'', a 1908 American sternwheel steamboat also known as the ''Big Jim'' * KJRV ("Big Jim 93.3"), a radio station licensed to serve Wessington Springs, South Dakota *

Big Jim pepper The Big Jim pepper is a New Mexico chile pepper cultivar of the species ''Capsicum annuum'' with a Scoville rating of mild. This cultivar is extensively grown in New Mexico where it was developed and is popular in New Mexican cuisine. Big Jim ...