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

Arts and entertainment

James Robertson (photographer) James Robertson (1813–1888) was an English gem and coin engraver who worked in the Mediterranean region, and who became a pioneering photographer working in the Crimea and possibly India. He is noted for his Orientalist photographs and for bei ...

(1813–1888), English photographer and gem and coin engraver * James D Robertson (1931–2010), Scottish painter and senior lecturer at the Glasgow School of Art *

James Logie Robertson James Logie Robertson (18 September 1846 – June 1922) was a literary scholar, editor and author, who also wrote under the pen name Hugh Haliburton. His poems, published regularly in The Scotsman newspaper, were affectionately known as "The H ...

(1846–1922), literary scholar, editor and author *

James Robertson (conductor) James Robertson Order of the British Empire, CBE (17 June 1912 – 18 May 1991) was an English conductor, best known as musical director of English National Opera, Sadler's Wells Opera. Robertson was born in Liverpool and was educated at Winches ...

(1912–1991), English conductor and musical director of Sadler's Wells Opera *

James Robertson (novelist) James Robertson (born 1958) is a Scottish writer who grew up in Bridge of Allan, Stirlingshire. He is the author of several short story and poetry collections, and has published six novels: '' The Fanatic'', '' Joseph Knight'', ''The Testament ...

(born 1958), Scottish novelist and poet *

Jamie Robertson Jamie Robertson (born May 30, 1981) is an English film score composer. Born in Essex, Robertson studied music from a very young age. With a theatrical background from just 10 he grew up knowing his love of music was to aim for film, TV and rad ...

(born 1981), film score composer from England *

James Napier Robertson James William Napier Robertson (born 24 March 1982) is a New Zealand writer, film director, actor and producer, who wrote and directed 2009 film ''I'm Not Harry Jenson'', and 2014 film ''The Dark Horse'', for which he won Best Director, Best Sc ...

(born 1982), New Zealand writer, film director and producer

Academia

James Robertson (orientalist) James Robertson FRSE (1714–1795) was a Scottish orientalist. In 1783 he was a founding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Life Born in the parish of Cromarty, Robertson studied for many years at Leyden University under Jan Jacob Schult ...

(1714–1795), Scottish minister, professor * James I. Robertson Jr. (1930–2019), scholar on the American Civil War and professor at Virginia Tech * James Burton Robertson (1800–1877), historian * J. R. Robertson (James Robert Robertson, 1867–1928), educator and Freemason in South Australia *

James Alexander Robertson James Alexander Robertson (August 19, 1873 – March 20, 1939) was an American academic historian, archivist, translator and bibliographer. He is most noted for his contributions to the history and historiography of the Philippines and other ...

(1873–1939), American academic historian, archivist, translator and bibliographer *

James Craigie Robertson James Craigie Robertson (1813 – 9 July 1882) was a Scottish Anglican churchman, canon of Canterbury Cathedral, and author of a ''History of the Christian Church''. Life Robertson was born at Aberdeen, where his father was a merchant; his mother ...

(1813–1882), Scottish Anglican churchman and historian * James Duncan Robertson (1912–1993), Scottish professor of zoology

Military

James Robertson (British Army officer) James Robertson (1717 – 4 March 1788) was a British general and colonial official who served as the 40th Governor of New York from 1779 to 1783. He was a stage actor in his early adulthood. Life Robertson was born in Newbigging, Fife, Sc ...

(1717–1788), civil governor of the Province of New York, 1779–1783 * James Robertson (Australian Army officer) (1878–1951), Australian Army officer *

James Peter Robertson James Peter Robertson (26 October 1883 – 6 November 1917) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for valour in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. D ...

(1883–1917), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross * Jim Robertson (British Army officer) (1910–2004), British Army officer who commanded the 17th Gurkha Division *

James Madison Robertson James Madison Robertson (also referred to as Robinson) (May 28, 1817 – January 21, 1891) was a career United States Army artillery officer who commanded the First Brigade of U.S. Horse Artillery during the American Civil War. Biography Early ...

(died 1891), artillery officer in the United States Army

Politics

* James William Robertson (1826–1876), first mayor of Queenstown, New Zealand *

James Edwin Robertson James Edwin Robertson (October 8, 1840 – October 30, 1915) was a Canadian physician and politician. Born in New Perth, Prince Edward Island, the son of Peter Robertson and Annie McFarlane, Robertson was educated at McGill University where ...

(1840–1915), Canadian physician and politician *

James Robertson, Baron Robertson James Patrick Bannerman Robertson, Baron Robertson, (19 August 1845 – 1 February 1909), was a Scottish judge and Conservative politician. Life Robertson was born in the manse at Forteviot, the son of Helen Bannerman, daughter of Rev. J. Banner ...

(1845–1909), Scottish judge and Conservative politician *

James Wilson Robertson (educator) James Wilson Robertson (2 November 1857 – 19 March 1930) was a Canadian educator and cheese producer. He emigrated from Scotland to Canada at the age of 18, and was later appointed Canada's first Commissioner of Agriculture and Dairying. He ...

(1857–1930), Canada's first Commissioner of Agriculture and Dairying *

James B. A. Robertson James Brooks Ayres Robertson (March 15, 1871 – March 7, 1938), sometimes called J. B. A. Robertson, was an American lawyer, judge and the fourth governor of Oklahoma. Robertson was appointed by the state's first governor, Charles N. Haskell, ...

(1871–1938), American lawyer and governor of Oklahoma *

James Wilson Robertson Sir James Wilson Robertson, (27 October 189923 September 1983) was a British civil servant who served as the last colonial governor-general of Nigeria from 1955 to 1960. Early life and education He was educated at Merchiston Castle School ...

(1899–1983), last British Head of Nigeria * James Robertson (judge) (1938–2019), United States federal judge *

Jim Robertson (politician) The Hon James Murray Robertson is a former Australian politician. He was born 16 February 1945 in Renmark, South Australia; son of Murray and Anna Robertson of Kapunda, South Australia. He married Mary, daughter of Bert and Mary Baskeyfiel ...

(born 1945), Australian politician in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly *

James Robertson (Jamaican politician) Dr. James Robertson (born 9 June 1966) is a Jamaican politician from the Labour Party. He served as the Minister of Mining and Energy in Jamaica between March 2009 and May 2011. He has been the MP for Saint Thomas Western Saint Thomas Western ...

(born 1966), Minister of Mining and Energy 2009 -May 2011 *

James Robertson (Trotskyist) James Robertson (1928–2019) was the long-time and founding National Chairman of the Spartacist League (US), the original national section of the International Communist League. In his later years, Robertson was consultative member of the ICL' ...

(1928–2019), National Chairman of the Spartacist League of the United States *

James N. Robertson James Nelson Robertson (May 24, 1913 – October 3, 1990) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for Delaware County from 1949 to 1952. Early life and education ...

(1913–1990), member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives * James L. Robertson (Mississippi judge), justice on the Supreme Court of Mississippi

Sports

Football

* James Robertson (footballer, born 1873) (1873–?), footballer (place of birth unknown) * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1880) (1880–?), Scottish footballer who played as an inside right * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1885) (1885–1968), Scottish football forward (Blackburn Rovers, Falkirk) * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1913) (1913–?), for Bradford City * James Robertson (footballer, born 1929) (1929–2015), Scottish footballer who played as a winger * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1944), Scottish footballer who played for Scotland * Jimmy Robertson (footballer, born 1955), Scottish footballer who played as a left winger *

Jimmy Robertson (American football) James A. Robertson (March 8, 1901 – December 31, 1974) was an American football player and coach. Playing career Carnegie Tech After playing high school football in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, Robertson was expected to go to West Point. Instead, ...

(1901–1974), American football player, coach at Geneva College (1933) * Jim Robertson (American football), American football player at Dartmouth College (1919–1921), coach at Oglethorpe University * Jim Robertson (footballer) (1903–1985), Australian footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL *

James Robertson (soccer) James Mearns Robertson (23 March 1891 – 9 October 1948) was an American soccer full back who played the first two U.S. national team games in 1916. Robertson was born in New York City. In 1916, Robertson was with Brooklyn Celtic of the New Yor ...

(1891–1948), U.S. soccer full back * James Robertson (rugby union, born 1883) (1883–?), Scottish international rugby union player *

James Robertson (rugby union, born 1854) James George Robertson (c.1854 – February 1900) was a Scottish rugby union player. He is the first black rugby union player in the world. The Scottish sports historian Andy Mitchell, who researched Robertson's life, stated: "It is intriguing ...

(1854–1900), Scottish rugby union player

Other sports

* James Robertson (cricketer, born 1850) (1850–1927), Scottish cricketer * James Robertson (cricketer, born 1844) (1844–1877), English cricketer *

Jim Robertson (baseball) Alfred James Robertson (January 29, 1928 - October 21, 2015) was an American Major League Baseball catcher who played in 69 games for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (–). Prior to playing professionally, he attended Bradley Univers ...

(1928–2015), Major League Baseball catcher * Jimmy Robertson (snooker player) (born 1986), English snooker player

Other

James Robertson (activist) James Robertson (born 11 August 1928), a British-born political and economic thinker and activist, became an independent writer and speaker in 1974 after an early career as a British civil servant. He studied Greats at Balliol College, Oxfo ...

(born 1928), British-born political and economic thinker and activist *

James Robertson (explorer) James Robertson (June 28, 1742 – September 1, 1814) was an American explorer, soldier and Indian agent, and one of the founding fathers of what became the State of Tennessee. An early companion of explorer Daniel Boone, Robertson helped e ...

(1742–1814), explorer and pioneer in what is now the State of Tennessee *

James Robertson (grocer) Robertson's is a British brand of marmalades and fruit preserves that was founded by James Robertson in 1864. The firm was run as a partnership until 1903, when it was incorporated as a limited company - James Robertson & Sons, Preserve Manufactu ...

(c. 1831–1914), founder of Robertson's, a UK brand of marmalades and jams * James Robertson (monk) (1758–1820), Scottish Benedictine monk and British Napoleonic War intelligence agent *

James Robertson (psychoanalyst) James Robertson (1911–1988) was a psychiatric social worker and psychoanalyst based at the Tavistock Clinic and Institute, London from 1948 until 1976. John Bowlby said of him, "(He) was a remarkable person who achieved great things. His sens ...

(1911–1988), psychiatric social worker and psychoanalyst *James Robertson Automobiles manufactured the

Robertson Robertson may refer to: People * Robertson (surname) (includes a list of people with this name) * Robertson (given name) * Clan Robertson, a Scottish clan * Robertson, stage name of Belgian magician Étienne-Gaspard Robert (1763–1837) Places ...

in Manchester in 1914 * James Robertson (surveyor) (1753–1829), Scottish mapmaker in Jamaica *

James Robertson (moderator) James Robertson FRSE (1803–1860) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. He was also a noted chemist. Life He was born on 2 January 1803 at Ardlaw Farm near Old Pitsligo in Aberdee ...

(1803–1860), Scottish minister and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland