James, Jim, Jimmy and Jamie Bell may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* James Bell (actor) (1891–1973), American character actor *

James Madison Bell James Madison Bell (April 3, 1826 – March 4, 1902) was an African-American poet, orator, and political activist who was involved in the abolitionist movement against slavery. He was the first native African-American poet in Ohio and was called ...

(1826–1902), African-American poet, orator, and political activist *

Jamie Bell Andrew James Matfin Bell (born 14 March 1986) is an English actor and dancer. He rose to prominence for his debut role in ''Billy Elliot'' (2000), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, becoming one of the youngest ...

(born 1986), English actor *

Jimmy Velvit James Mullins (born January 11, 1941), better known as Jimmy Velvit, is an American rock and roll singer, who began his career in the 1960s. He is originally from Coalgate, Oklahoma, later from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for recording a ...

(born 1941), US singer who used the pseudonym James Bell

Business

James Bell (merchant) James Bell ( c. 1739 – 5 July 1814) was born in Scotland and was trained as a civil engineer. He came to Canada about 1765 with his wife, a sister of Gabriel Christie, and family. With solid connections in Canada, Bell quickly established hi ...

(c. 1739–1814), Scottish-born merchant in Canada * James Ford Bell (1879–1961), American entrepreneur; founder of General Mills *

James George Bell James George Bell (December 14, 1831 – November 23, 1911) was an American settler and businessman who is considered a founder of the city of Bell, California. Biography Bell was born in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and later moved to Missouri. His ...

(1831–1911), American settler and businessman *

James A. Bell James Aaron Bell (born June 4, 1948) is a retired American executive of The Boeing Company. Bell is a retired president, executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Boeing Company. He served as interim president and chief execut ...

(born 1948), American business executive; Boeing Chief Financial Officer

Military

James Bell (Medal of Honor) James Joseph Bell (July 1, 1845 – June 1, 1901) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars. His name is sometimes incorrectly given as James M. Bell. Early years James Bell was born in County Antri ...

(1845–1901), American; US Army private *

James B. Bell James Bennett Bell (August 9, 1835 – June 30, 1910) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Missionary Ridge o ...

(1835–1910), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

J. Franklin Bell James Franklin Bell (January 9, 1856 – January 8, 1919) was an officer in the United States Army who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army from 1906 to 1910. Bell was a major general in the Regular United States Army, commanding ...

(1856–1919), Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Politicians and government officials

James Bell (Australian politician) James Bell (26 September 1836 – 24 February 1908) was an Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 1880 to May 1904. Early life Bell was born at Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the son of James Bell, a store ...

(1836–1908), Australian businessman and politician, Victorian Legislative Council member 1880–1904 * James Bell (New Hampshire politician) (1805–1857), American; U.S. Senator *Sir

James Bell (town clerk) Sir James Bell CVO (26 March 1866 – 1 September 1937) was an English solicitor who served as Town Clerk of London for 33 years. Bell was born in Preston, the son of a doctor, and was educated at Preston Grammar School and University Coll ...

(1866–1937), Town Clerk of London, 1902–1935 *

James Bell (trade unionist) James Bell (27 August 1872 – 27 December 1955) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party politician who represented Ormskirk from 1918– 22. He was described by a fellow union official as "one of the shrewdest negotiators the trade un ...

(1872–1955), English Labour MP for Ormskirk * James A. Bell (New York politician) (1814–?), New York politician *

James F. Bell (judge) James Finley Bell, Jr. (1915–2005) was a Democratic lawyer from Ohio. He was a local judge, and was elected twice to the Ohio Supreme Court. He wrote the majority opinion of the court affirming the conviction of Sam Sheppard in the murder of his ...

(1915–2005), Democratic lawyer and judge of the Ohio Supreme Court *

James H. Bell James Hall Bell (January 21, 1825 – March 13, 1892) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from October 1858 to August 1864). Biography James Hall Bell was born in West Columbia, Texas on January 2, 1825. He died in Austin Austin i ...

(1825–1892), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas *

James M. Bell James M. Bell (28 March 1878 – 3 August 1953) was an American politician from Iowa. James M. Bell was born in New Boston, Illinois on 28 March 1878, to parents Vashti Willets Bell and Omer H. Bell. For a time, Bell's family lived in Chicago, w ...

(1878–1953), Iowa state legislator and mayor *

James Martin Bell James Martin Bell (October 16, 1796 – April 4, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1833 to 1835. Biography Born in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Bell attended the public s ...

(1796–1849), American; U.S. Congressman *

James Spencer-Bell James Spencer-Bell (18 April 1818 – 22 February 1872), known until 1866 as James Bell, was a British Liberal Party politician. He was a member of parliament (MP) for Guildford from 1852 until 1857. Parental family He was a son of John Bell (17 ...

(1818–1872), known until 1866 as James Bell, MP for Guildford *

Sir James Bell, 1st Baronet Sir James Bell, 1st Baronet, DL JP (1850 – 1929) was a 19th-century Scottish shipping owner and coal-exporter who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1892 to 1896. Life He was born in Glasgow on 16 January 1850, the son of John Bell, ...

(1850–1929), Scottish shipowner and yachtsman, Lord Provost of Glasgow 1892 to 1896

Religion

* James Bell (bishop) (born 1950), English clergyman *

James Bell (priest) James Bell (1524 – 20 April 1584) was an English Catholic priest and the only one of the Marian Priests that is known to have suffered martyrdom. Life He was born at Warrington in Lancashire, in 1524, was educated at Oxford University, where ...

(1524–1584), Catholic martyr *

James Bell (reformer) James Bell ( fl. between 1547 and 1596) was an English reformer. Biography Bell was a native of the Diocese of Bath, Somersetshire, and was admitted a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, probably in 1547. He graduated B.A. in 1551, and on ...

(died 1596), English Reformer

Science

James Bell (chemist) James Bell (1825–1908) was a Northern Irish chemist, known for his work on analyses of food, tobacco and alcoholic drinks. Early life Born at Altnanaghan, Newtownhamilton, County Armagh, he was educated privately and at University College Lond ...

(1825–1908), Irish chemist *

James F. Bell III James F. Bell III (born July 23, 1965) is a professor of Astronomy at Arizona State University, specializing in the study of planetary geology, geochemistry and mineralogy using data obtained from telescopes and from various spacecraft missions. ...

(born 1965), American scientist *

James Mackintosh Bell James Abbott Mackintosh Bell (23 September 1877 – 31 March 1934) was a New Zealand geologist, writer and company director. He was born in St Andrews, Quebec on 23 September 1877 and graduated from Harvard University in 1904. In 1909, he married ...

(1877–1934), New Zealand geologist, writer and company director

Sport

* Cool Papa Bell (James Thomas Bell, 1903–1991), American baseball player *

James Bell (Australian footballer) James Bell (born 10 February 1999) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Early life Bell was born and raised in Shellharbour in the Illawarra region of ...

(born 1999), Australian rules footballer (Sydney Swans) *

James Bell (basketball) James Tahj Mainor-Bell (born January 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Passlab Yamagata Wyverns of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for Villanova before playing professionally in Italy, France, Israel ...

(born 1992), American basketball player *

James Bell (footballer, born 1866) James Bell (born 30 March 1866) was a Scottish footballer. Career Bell played club football for Dumbarton, Mauchline, Celtic, Hurlford and Kilmarnock. Honours ;Dumbarton * Dumbartonshire Cup The Dumbartonshire Cup was the championship trop ...

(1866–?), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton, Celtic and Kilmarnock) *

James Bell (footballer, born 1883) James 'Daisy' Bell (1883–1962) was a professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Career stats *Grangetown 1900 - 1904, record unknown, *Middlesbrough 1904 - 1905, 10 games, 4 goals, * Eston United 1905 - 1906, record unknown, * ...

(1883–1962), Middlesbrough, Portsmouth and Exeter City player *

James Bell (rugby league) James Temuera Te Manawanui Bell (born 2 May 1994) is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a and er for St Helens in the Betfred Super League. He previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL, the Leigh C ...

(born 1994), New Zealand rugby league footballer * Jay Bell (footballer) (James Bell, born 1989), English footballer *

Jim Bell (footballer) James Bell (15 December 1935 – 30 May 2019) was a former Northern Irish association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Bell played two official A-international matches for the New Zealand in 1960, both against ...

(1935–2019), footballer who represented New Zealand *

Jim Bell (ice hockey) James L. Bell was an American ice hockey player and head coach for the Northeastern. Career Bell Started his playing career at Northeastern just after World War II. As a sophomore he was selected as a second team All-American and played three s ...

, American ice hockey player and head coach

Others

James Bell (geographical writer) James Bell (1769 – 3 May 1833) was a Scottish geographical author. Biography He was born in Jedburgh in 1769. At the age of eight he went to Glasgow, where his father, the Rev. Thomas Bell, was appointed, in 1777, minister of Dovehill Chapel. ...

(1769–1833), Scottish geographical writer *

James Stanislaus Bell James Stanislaus Bell (9 January 1797 – 10 March 1858) was a British adventurer and writer who participated in the Russo-Circassian War on the side of the Circassians. Bell was involved in a case against Russia known as the Mission of the Vix ...

(1797–1858), British adventurer in Circassia *

Jim Bell James Dalton Bell (born 1958) is an American crypto-anarchist who created the idea of arranging for anonymously sponsored assassination payments via the Internet, which he called "assassination politics". He was imprisoned on felony charges of ...

(born 1958), American crypto-anarchist *

J. Carleton Bell James Carleton Bell (December 11, 1872 – February 28, 1946) was an American educational psychologist and professor of education at the City College of New York. Biography Bell was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on December 11, 1872. After gradu ...

(1872–1946), American educational psychologist and professor of education *James Bell, character in '' Pure Genius'' *James "Jim" Bell, character in ''

Friday Night Dinner ''Friday Night Dinner'' is a British television sitcom written by Robert Popper and starring Tamsin Greig, Paul Ritter, Simon Bird, Tom Rosenthal, and Mark Heap. The comedy is focused on the regular dinner experience of the middle-class Bri ...