James King, Jim King or Jimmy King may refer to:

Military

James King, 1st Lord Eythin James King, 1st Lord Eythin (1589–1652) was a Scottish soldier, who served in the Swedish army, and who later supported King Charles I in the Bishops' Wars, and then later in the English Civil War. Biography James King was born on Warbester ...

(1589–1652), Scottish general in Swedish service and later in the English Civil War *

James King (Royal Navy officer) Captain James King (1750 – 16 November 1784) was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served under James Cook on his last voyage around the world, specialising in taking important astronomical readings using a sextant. After Cook died he helped l ...

(1750–1784), British Royal Navy captain who served under James Cook *

James Wilson King James Wilson King (1818 – June 6, 1905)[https://archive.org/details/cu31924005009638 www.archive.org ''Report of Chief Engineer J. W. King, United States navy, on European ships of war and their armament, naval administration and economy, ...

(1818–1905), Chief Engineer of the United States Navy *James W. King (1842–1903), American Civil War soldier and newspaper editor *James C. King, former United States Army lieutenant general and former director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, 1998–2001

Politics

* James G. King (1791–1853), American businessman and United States Representative from New Jersey *

James King King James King King (6 November 1806 – 17 June 1881) was a British Conservative Party politician. King King was the eldest son of James Simpkinson King (1767–1842) and Emma, daughter of Edward Vaux. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, rece ...

(1806–1881), British MP for Herefordshire * James A. King (1832–1899), Scottish cabinet minister of the Republic of Hawaii * James King (Quebec politician) (1848–1900), Canadian businessman and member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec * James Harold King (1871–1949), physician and politician in Ontario, Canada *

James Horace King James Horace King, (January 18, 1873 – July 14, 1955) was a Canadian physician and parliamentarian. Born in Chipman, New Brunswick, James King was the son of George Gerald King, a businessman and Canadian politician in his own right. The el ...

(1873–1955), Canadian Minister of Pensions and National Health, 1928–1930 * James Chisholm King (1886–1970), politician in Saskatchewan, Canada *

Jim King (politician) James E. King (October 20, 1939 – July 26, 2009) was an American businessman and politician. A Republican, he was a member of Florida House of Representatives from 1986 through 1999, and subsequently represented the 8th District of the Florida ...

(1939–2009), American politician, Florida state senator * James King (Maryland politician) (born 1974), member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Sports

Cricket

* James King (Australian cricketer) (1851–1921), Australian cricketer * James King (cricketer, born 1855) (1855–?), English cricketer * James King (cricketer, born 1869) (1869–1948), English cricketer * James King (cricketer, born 1942), English cricketer

Association football

James King (Scottish footballer) James Munro King (16 April 1906 – March 1985) was a Scottish international footballer who spent the majority of his career with Hamilton Academical. Career Early years King was born in Craigneuk, Wishaw on 16 April 1906. He could play equally ...

(1906–1985), Scottish international footballer * James King (English footballer) (born 1996), English footballer

Basketball

Jim King (basketball, born 1941) James Staton "Country" King (born February 7, 1941) is an American retired professional basketball player and former college coach. A 6'2" guard from the University of Tulsa, King was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of th ...

(born 1941), American basketball player, former basketball coach for the University of Tulsa * Jim King (basketball, born 1943), American basketball player in the 1968 Olympics *

Jimmy King Jimmy Hal King (born August 9, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. King played in the NBA and other leagues. He is most famous for his time spent on the famed University of Michigan Wolverines Fab Five along with Ray Ja ...

(born 1973), American basketball player, member of the University of Michigan Fab Five

Rugby

* James King (rugby league), rugby league footballer for Ireland, Barrow Raiders, and Leigh Centurions * James King (rugby union, born 1986), Scottish rugby union player * James King (rugby union, born 1987), New Zealand rugby union player * James King (rugby union, born 1990), Welsh rugby union player

Other sports

* Jim King (footballer) (1873–1929), Australian rules footballer *

Jim King (baseball) James Hubert King (August 27, 1932 – February 23, 2015) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 11 seasons between 1955 and 1967, mostly with the Washington Senators. He also was a member ...

(1932–2015), American baseball player * Jim King (American football), American football coach * James King (hurdler) (born 1949), American hurdler

Entertainment

Jack King (animator) James Patton "Jack" King (November 4, 1895 – October 4, 1958)Lenburg (2006), pp. 179-180 was an American animator and short film director best known for his work at Walt Disney Productions. Career According to Jeff Lenburg's assessment of h ...

(1895–1958), American animator, especially with Walt Disney, whose real name was James King *

James King (tenor) James King (May 22, 1925November 20, 2005) was an American operatic tenor who had an active international singing career in operas and concerts from the 1950s through 2000. Widely regarded as one of the finest American heldentenors of the post-wa ...

(1925–2005), American opera singer *

Jim King (saxophonist) Alec Woodburn (5 May 1942 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England – 6 February 2012 in Middlewich, England), known professionally as Jim King, was an original member of the British rock band Family. He played saxophone and harmonica, and ...

(1942–2012), English rock musician, member of the band Family *

James King (bluegrass) James Elroy King (September 9, 1958 – May 19, 2016) was an American bluegrass music singer. Tom T. Hall dubbed King the “Bluegrass Storyteller,” for his ability to infuse his story songs with emotion and authenticity. Early life King was ...

(1958–2016), American bluegrass music singer * James King (film critic), British broadcast film critic *

James King (musician) James King is an American multi-instrumentalist who is a co-founder for soul band Fitz and the Tantrums. In 2008, he was approached by college friend Michael Fitzpatrick to play saxophone on a few songs that he had written which turned out to be ...

, American soul musician, member of the band Fitz and The Tantrums *

Jaime King Jaime King (born April 23, 1979) is an American actress and model. In her modeling career and early film roles, she used the names Jamie King and James King, which was a childhood nickname given to King by her parents, because her agency alread ...

(born 1979), American actress and model, sometimes billed as James King

Others

James King, 4th Baron Kingston James King, 4th Baron Kingston (1693 – 26 December 1761) was a British member of the peerage. King was a prominent freemason, being the Grand Master of the Premier Grand Lodge of England for 1728–1730 and also Grand Master of the Grand Lodge ...

(1693–1761), British peer *

James King (priest) James King (1715–1795) was a Canon of Windsor from 1774 to 1776 and Dean of Raphoe from 1776 to 1795. Family and early career He was the only surviving son of Thomas King, of Kirkby Malham, Yorkshire, where the family had lived since Rev. Robe ...

(1715–1795), Canon of Windsor and Dean of Raphoe * James King, 5th Earl of Kingston (1800–1869), Irish peer and barrister * James King (pioneer) (1800–1857), Scottish-born Australian businessman and winemaker *

James King of William James King of William (January 28, 1822 – May 20, 1856) was a crusading San Francisco, California, newspaper editor whose assassination by James P. Casey, a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1856 resulted in the establishment ...

(1822–1856), American newspaper editor * Sir James King, 1st Baronet (1830–1911), Scottish businessman, and Lord Provost of Glasgow, 1886–89 * James King (architect) (fl. 1860s–1892), American architect *

James M. King James Marcus King (18 March 18393 October 1907) was an American Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist minister, writer, and political activist. He served as secretary of the Anti-Catholicism in the United States, anti-Catholic League for the Protec ...

(1839–1907), American Methodist minister, writer, and political activist * James Albert King (1864–1933), paternal grandfather of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. * James L. King (engineer) (1922–c. 1995), British engineer *

James Lawrence King James Lawrence King (born December 20, 1927) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and one of the longest serving federal judges in the United States. Education and car ...

(born 1927), United States federal judge * James Roger King (1927–1991), American ornithologist

Fictional

* Jimmy King (''Emmerdale''), a fictional character in the British TV soap ''Emmerdale'' *James King, a fictional character in the U.S. TV series '' Last Resort''