James, Jamie, Jim, or Jimmy Kennedy may refer to:

Business

* James Gerard Kennedy Sr. (1907–1997), construction magnate *

James C. Kennedy James Cox Kennedy (born November 29, 1947) is an American media executive and the current chair of Cox Enterprises, the conglomerate founded by his grandfather, James M. Cox. According to the 2017 Forbes billionaires list, he is the 105th-riches ...

(born 1948), billionaire; CEO and Chairman of the media conglomerate Cox Enterprises * Jim Kennedy (media executive), American media executive

Entertainment

* Jimmy Kennedy (1902–1984), Irish songwriter, "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)", "Teddy Bears' Picnic", "The Hokey Pokey" *

Jamie Kennedy James Harvey Kennedy (born May 25, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He has played Randy Meeks in the ''Scream'' franchise (1996–2000) and a multitude of characters in ''The Jamie Kennedy Experiment'' (2002–2004) on The WB. His othe ...

(born 1970), American comedian and actor *

Jamie DeWolf Jamie DeWolf (born October 28, 1977) is an American slam poet, film director, writer, spoken word artist, and circus ringmaster from Oakland, California. DeWolf is best known for his early career as a slam poetry champion, his award-winning film ...

(born 1977), American poet-comedian whose birth name is Jamie Kennedy * James Kennedy, author of '' The Order of Odd-Fish'' * James Kennedy, cast member on '' Vanderpump Rules'' * James Kennedy (musician) (born 1980), Welsh musical artist

Politics

James Buckham Kennedy James Buckham Kennedy (February 23, 1844 – September 25, 1930) was a Canadian lumberman and Liberal politician. Kennedy was the MLA for New Westminster from 1894 to 1898 and Member of Parliament for New Westminster for one term from 1904 ...

(1844–1930), Canadian lumberman and Liberal politician *

James Kennedy (congressman) James Kennedy (September 3, 1853 – November 9, 1928) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for four terms from 1903 to 1911. Early life and education Born in Lowellville, Ohio, Kennedy prepared fo ...

(1853–1928), U.S. congressman from Ohio, 1903–1911 * James Kennedy (Canadian politician) (1869–1915), merchant and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada *

James Kennedy (Australian politician) Sir James Arthur Kennedy (1882–1954) was an Australian politician and sportsman. Kennedy served as a minister in the Dunstan and Hollway Victorian state governments in the 1940s. He played Australian rules football for Essendon and Carlton ...

(1882–1954), Australian politician and footballer *

James Kennedy (Irish politician) James J. Kennedy (10 March 1909 – 13 September 1968) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and farmer. He was a member of Dáil Éireann for one term, from his election as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford (Dáil constituency), Wexford cons ...

(1909–1968), TD for Wexford, 1965–1968 * James Kennedy (New Hampshire politician) (born 1945), New Hampshire state representative, 2006–present *

James J. Kennedy James J. Kennedy (born February 9, 1953) is a Democratic Party politician who has represented the 22nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office in January 2016. He served as Mayor of Rahway, New Jersey from 19 ...

(born 1953), mayor of Rahway, New Jersey * James Kennedy (British politician), British Member of Parliament for Tiverton

Sports

* Jim Kennedy (Australian footballer) (1908–1980), Australian rules footballer * Jimmy Kennedy (footballer) (1883–1947), Scottish footballer *

Jim Kennedy (footballer, born 1934) James Kennedy (31 January 1934 – 2 December 2003) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as a left-back for Celtic, Greenock Morton and Scotland.

(1934–2003), Scottish footballer (Celtic FC, Greenock Morton FC, Scotland) *

Jimmy Kennedy (rugby league) James Kennedy (20 July 1902 – 6 April 1984) was an Irish songwriter. He was predominantly a lyricist, putting words to existing music such as "Teddy Bears' Picnic" and "My Prayer" or co-writing with composers like Michael Carr, Wilhelm Gr ...

, rugby league footballer of the 1910s and 1920s for

Hull F.C. Hull Football Club, commonly referred to as Hull or Hull F.C., is a professional rugby league football club established in 1865 and based in West Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The club plays in the Super League competition and were ...

Jimmy Kennedy (American football) Jimmy Wayne Kennedy (born November 15, 1979) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams 12th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Penn State. Kennedy has also been a member of the ...

(born 1979), professional American football player * Jimmy Kennedy (hurler, born 1891) (1891–1973), Irish hurler, Carrigtwohill GAA, Cork GAA * Jimmy Kennedy (hurler, born 1926) (1926–2007), Irish hurler for Tipperary and Dublin *

Jim Kennedy (manager) James C. Kennedy (April 1862 – April 20, 1904) was a 19th-century manager in professional baseball. He managed the Brooklyn Gladiators of the American Association, considered a major league, during the season. Biography Kennedy was born in ...

(1862–1904), Major League Baseball manager, Brooklyn Gladiators, 1890 * Jim Kennedy (infielder) (born 1946), Major League Baseball player for the St. Louis Cardinals * Jim Kennedy (cricketer) (1932–2007), English cricketer * James Kennedy (cricketer) (1949–2020), Scottish cricketer and gynaecologist *

J. Walter Kennedy James Walter Kennedy (June 8, 1912 – June 26, 1977) was an American businessman and politician, best known as the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1963 until 1975. Profile Early life James Walter Kennedy wa ...

(1912–1977), commissioner of the National Basketball Association *

Jamie Kennedy (ice hockey) Jamie Kennedy (born September 7, 1946) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 54 games for the New York Raiders of the World Hockey Association The World Hockey Association (french: Association mondiale de hockey) was ...

(born 1946), Canadian hockey player, World Hockey Association *

Jimmy Kennedy (wrestler) Jimmy Kennedy (born July 7, 1988) of Fox Lake, Illinois is an American wrestler for New York Athletic Club, who represented the United States at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships in freestyle wrestling. High school Kennedy attended Grant Comm ...

(born 1988), American wrestler * James "Radio" Kennedy (1946–2019), American football fixture

Other

James Kennedy (bishop) James Kennedy ( gd, Seumas Ceanadach) (c. 1408–1465) was a 15th-century Bishop of Dunkeld and Bishop of St. Andrews, who participated in the Council of Florence and was the last man to govern the diocese of St. Andrews purely as bishop. One ...

(1408–1465), Bishop of Dunkeld and St Andrews *

James Shaw Kennedy General Sir James Shaw Kennedy, (13 October 1788 – 30 May 1865) was a British soldier and military writer. Personal background Shaw Kennedy was the son of Captain John Shaw, a former captain in the 76th Highlanders, of Dalton, Kirkcudbrightsh ...

(1788–1865), British General and military writer, Knight Commander, Order of the Bath *

James Kennedy (engineer) James Kennedy (13 January 1797 – 25 September 1886) was a Scottish locomotive and marine engineer. He was born in the village of Gilmerton near Edinburgh, Scotland. Career Early years He was apprenticed at the age of 13 to a millwright near ...

(1797–1886), British locomotive engineer *

James Kennedy (social psychologist) James Kennedy (born November 5, 1950) is an American social psychologist, best known as an originator and researcher of particle swarm optimization. The first papers on the topic, by Kennedy and Russell C. Eberhart, were presented in 1995; since ...

(born 1950), American social psychologist, originator of particle swarm optimization * James Kennedy (historian) (born 1963), American historian, professor, University of Amsterdam * James Kennedy (security guard) (1930–1973), Scottish security guard, posthumously awarded the George Cross *

D. James Kennedy Dennis James Kennedy (November 3, 1930 – September 5, 2007) was an American pastor, evangelist, Christian broadcaster, and author. He was the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, from 1960 until hi ...

(1930–2007), televangelist; founder Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida *

William James Kennedy William James "Jim" Kennedy is a British geologist. Jim Kennedy studied at the University of London. Kennedy was a Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford and Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oxford. He was curator of the Geological C ...

, known as Jim Kennedy, British geologist and museum director *

Jamie Kennedy (chef) Jamie Kennedy (born Henry James Kennedy) is a Canadian chef. Kennedy is the proprietor of Jamie Kennedy Kitchens based in Toronto, Ontario. He was previously the owner and operator of Gilead Café from 2008 to the cafe's closure in March, 2015 ...

, Canadian chef * James Kennedy (priest), Irish Anglican priest *

James Mackintosh Kennedy James Mackintosh Kennedy (November 3, 1848 – August 14, 1922) was a Scottish-American poet, editor, and engineer. Early life and education in Scotland James was born on Carsegownie Farm, Aberlemno, Forfarshire (now Angus), in Scotland. He ...

(1848–1922), Scottish-American poet, editor, and engineer * James P. Kennedy Jr., American attorney * James 'Jibs' Kennedy, guitarist and backing vocalist of Oceans Ate Alaska {{hndis, Kennedy, James