James, Jimmy, Jimmie, or Jim Bennett may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

James Gordon Bennett Sr. James Gordon Bennett Sr. (September 1, 1795 – June 1, 1872) was the founder, editor and publisher of the ''New York Herald'' and a major figure in the history of American newspapers. Early life Bennett was born to a prosperous Roman Catholic ...

(1795–1872), American founding publisher of the ''New York Herald'' newspaper * James Gordon Bennett Jr. (1841–1918), American newspaper publisher and sports enthusiast *

James O'Donnell Bennett James O'Donnell Bennett (1870–1940) was an American journalist and author. He was best known for writing for the ''Chicago Tribune'' and the ''Chicago Record-Herald''. Biography James was born in Jackson, Michigan in 1870, and died in Chicago ...

(1870–1940), American journalist and author *

Jim Bennett (poet) Jim Bennett (born 1951 in Liverpool) is a British poet. He performed alongside Roger McGough and Adrian Henri in the late 1960s. Early life He was adopted into the Bennett family at 2 years of age. He began writing poetry and short stories in the ...

(born 1951), English poet *

Jimmy Bennett James Michael Bennett (born February 9, 1996) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as a child actor in ''Daddy Day Care'', ''Hostage'', ''The Amityville Horror'', ''Poseidon'', ''Evan Almighty'', ''Orphan'', ''Shorts'', and as young ...

(born 1996), American actor and musician *

Jimmy Ray Bennett Jimmy Ray Bennett (born June 26) is an American actor. He is best known as the voice of Floyd Hebert in the 2013 video game ''Grand Theft Auto V'' and in television for the roles of Nathan Brooks in the Amazon Studios drama '' Hand of God'' and a ...

, American actor

Politics and law

James Bennett (Australian politician) James Bennett (1874 – 23 November 1951) was an Australian farmer and politician. He was one of the founders of Victoria's People's Party and served a single term in the House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914. He represented the Victorian ...

(1874–1951), Member of the Australian House of Representatives * James Bennett (British politician) (1912–1984), Scottish Labour Party politician and MP * James L. Bennett (1849–1918), American lawyer from New York *

James R. Bennett James R. Bennett (January 3, 1940 – August 17, 2016) was an American Republican politician from Alabama. From 1978 to 1983, he served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and as a member of the Alabama Senate between 1983 and 199 ...

(1940–2016), Alabama secretary of state and state senator *

Jim Bennett (politician) Jim Bennett is a Canadian author, lawyer and former politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was elected as the Member of the House of Assembly for St. Barbe in the 2011 provincial election serving until 2015. In 2006, Bennett was acclaime ...

(fl. 2006–2015), Newfoundland and Labrador MHA * Jim Bennett (Utah politician), candidate in the

2017 Utah's 3rd congressional district special election After previously stating that he would not run for re-election, Jason Chaffetz announced on May 19 that he was resigning his seat in the House, effective June 30. A special election was called to replace him with a filing period opening on May ...

Science and medicine

* James C. Bennett (born 1948), American technologist and space launch pioneer *

James Henry Bennett James Henry Bennet (1816–1891) was an English doctor who helped popularize the French Riviera as a Winter holiday destination in the 19th century with his 1861 book ''Winter and Spring on the Shores of the Mediterranean''. Bennet has been descr ...

(1816–1891), English physician * Sir

James Risdon Bennett Sir James Risdon Bennett (29 September 1809 – 24 December 1891) was an English physician. Life The eldest son of the Rev. James Bennett, a nonconformist minister, he was born at Romsey on 29 September 1809. He received his education at Rothe ...

(1809–1891), English physician *

Jim Bennett (historian) James Arthur Bennett (born 1947) is a retired museum curator and historian of science. Career Jim Bennett was educated at Grosvenor High School, Belfast, and Clare College, Cambridge, where he graduated with BA and PhD degrees in 1969 and 1974 ...

(1947–2023), British museum curator and historian of science

Sports

James Bennett (Australian footballer) James Bennett (born 5 November 1964) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Bennett was a Collegians footballer, who spent most of his time with Hawthorn in the reserves, due ...

(born 1964), Australian rules footballer with Hawthorn * James Bennett (cricketer) (1775–1855), English cricketer *

James Bennett (footballer, born 1988) James Richard Bennett (born 4 September 1988) is an English former footballer. He played for Hull City, Lincoln City, Darlington, Bridlington Town, North Ferriby United and Scarborough Athletic. Career Born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshi ...

, English footballer *

James Bennett (Scottish footballer) James Bryce Bennett (28 May 1891 – 24 October 1955) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as an outside forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park. Personal life Bennett's older brother Alec was also a footballer who won Leag ...

(1891–1955), Scottish footballer * Jimmie Bennett (1919–1991), American baseball player * Jim Bennett (hurler) (1944–2014), Irish hurler * Jim Bennett (rugby league) (died 1969), Australian rugby league footballer

Others

James Bennett (minister) James Bennett D.D. (22 May 1774 – 4 December 1862) was an English congregational minister and college principal. Life Bennett was born in London 22 May 1774, and was educated there and at Gosport, where he was prepared for the congregational mi ...

(1774–1862), English congregationalist minister and college principal *

James Bennett (Tewkesbury) James Bennett (10 May 1785 – 29 January 1856) was a British printer and book seller who became a publisher. In 1830 he produced a history of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England. Well regarded sources also describe him as a topographer, but ...

(1785–1856), British printer, bookseller, publisher and antiquarian * James H. Bennett (1877–?), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *

James M. Bennett James M. Bennett (born April 11, 1948) is a New Jersey-based nonpartisan activist for FairTax, a tax reform strategy in the United States which would replace the Internal Revenue Service with a tax on consumption. He promotes FairTax on newsradi ...

(born 1948), American nonpartisan tax activist *

James V. Bennett James Van Benschoten Bennett (August 29, 1894, in Silver Creek, New York, United States – November 19, 1978) was a leading American penal reformer and prison administrator who served as director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) from 1937 t ...

(1894–1978), American penal reformer

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