James or Jim White may refer to:

Military

* James White (general) (1747–1821), American pioneer; founded Knoxville, Tennessee *

James White (RAF officer) Captain James Butler White, DFC, RNAS (7 July 1893 – 2 January 1972) was a World War I Royal Naval Air Service flying ace. White was born on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. He served with No. 8 Naval Squadron RNAS, which was renamed No. ...

(1893–1972), World War I fighter ace

Politics

Australian politics

James White (South Australian politician) James "Nobby" White (c. 1820 – 20 August 1890) was a pastoralist, land agent and politician in the colony of South Australia. History James White arrived in South Australia in 1845. His first occupation was as overseer at C. H. Bagot's head s ...

(1820–1892), land agent and MHA *

James White (New South Wales politician) James White (19 July 1828 – 13 July 1890) was a pastoralist, politician in colonial New South Wales, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and later, the New South Wales Legislative Council. White was best known as a racehorse ...

(1828–1890), member of Legislative Assembly, then Council; racehorse owner *

James Cobb White James Cobb White (29 November 1855 – 18 January 1927) was an Australian grazier and politician, predominantly in New South Wales. He was born at the property Edinglassie (New South Wales), Edinglassie, near Muswellbrook, New South Wales, ...

(1855–1927), New South Wales politician, member of Legislative Council, nephew of the above *

James Wharton White James Wharton White (17 February 1857 – 30 January 1930), often referred to as "Wharton White", was an auctioneer, pastoralist and politician in colonial South Australia. He spent the latter half of his life in Western Australia. He was born t ...

(1857–1930), MHA in South Australia

UK politics

James White (English politician) James White (1809 – 9 January 1883) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons between 1857 and 1874. White was the second son of William White of Tulse Hi ...

(1809–1883), MP for Plymouth and Brighton *

Martin White (politician) James Martin White (usually known to as Martin White or J. Martin White) (1858 – 7 July 1928) was a wealthy Scottish businessman and Liberal Party politician. He also took a keen interest in the establishment of the scientific study of sociolo ...

(James Martin White, 1857–1928), businessman and Member of Parliament for Forfar *

J. D. White James Dundas White (10 July 1866 – 30 April 1951), known as J. D. White, was a Scottish Liberal Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) from 1906 to 1918, with a short break in 1911. Background White was the nephew of Lord Overtoun. ...

(James Dundas White, 1866–1951), Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire and Glasgow Tradeston *

James White (Scottish politician) James White (10 April 1922 Glasgow – 19 February 2009) was a British Labour Party politician. White was Member of Parliament for Glasgow Pollok from 1970 to 1987, when he retired. He served in the Eighth Army under Field Marshal Montgomer ...

(1922–2009), MP for Glasgow Pollok *

James White (Irish politician) James White (2 January 1938 – 2 September 2014) was an Irish businessman and hotelier, and a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for constituencies in County Donegal. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as Fine Gael TD for the Donegal–Leitrim consti ...

(1938–2014), Irish businessman, hotelier and politician

US politics

James White (North Carolina politician) James White (June 16, 1749 – October, 1809) was an American physician, lawyer, and politician. He was an early settler at Nashville, Tennessee and in Louisiana. He was a member of the Province of North Carolina House of Burgesses and a del ...

(1749–1809), Congressman from North Carolina *

James White (Maine politician) James White (September 2, 1792 – December 24, 1870) was an American attorney and Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Maine. He served as Maine State Treasurer from 1842 to 1847. Early life and career White was born in Chester, Ne ...

(1792–1870), Maine State Treasurer, 1842–1846 *

James Bain White James Bain White (June 26, 1835 – October 9, 1897) was an American Civil War veteran who served one term as a United States Representative from Indiana from 1887 to 1889. Biography White was born in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland, where h ...

(1835–1897), U.S. Representative from Indiana *

James T. White (politician) James T. White (August 25, 1837 – March 13, 1892) was a Baptist Minister (Christianity), minister and state legislator from Helena, Arkansas, Helena and Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Rep ...

(1837–1892), African-American Baptist minister and politician from Arkansas *

James Bamford White James Bamford White (June 6, 1842 – March 25, 1931) was an American educator, lawyer, Confederate Civil War veteran, and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky from 1901 to 1903. Biography Born near Winche ...

(1842–1931), U.S. Representative from Kentucky *

James Stephen White James Stephen White (December 6, 1838August 8, 1908) was an American businessman, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1871 session, and was later imprisoned for embe ...

(1838–1908), politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin * James F. White (born 1941), American politician *

Jim White (politician) Jim White (born November 22, 1944) is an American politician who served as a member of the South Dakota Senate for the 22nd district from 2013 to 2021. White served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 11, 2011, until Janu ...

(born 1944), member of the South Dakota Senate *

James White (Texas politician) James Earl White (born July 16, 1964) is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 19, which encompassed Polk, Hardin, Jasper, Newton, and Tyler counties. A member of the Republican Party, White was first elected in Dis ...

(born 1964), member of Texas House of Representatives * James White (New Mexico politician), member of the New Mexico House of Representatives

Religion

* James White (Archdeacon of Armagh) (died 1530) *

James Springer White James Springer White (August 4, 1821 – August 6, 1881), also known as Elder White, was a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and husband of Ellen G. White. In 1849 he started the first Sabbatarian Adventist periodical entitled '' Th ...

(1821–1881), husband of Ellen G. White and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church * James

Edson White James Edson White (28 July 1849 – 3 June 1928), known as "Edson", was an author, publisher and the second son of two of the pioneers of the Seventh-day Adventist Church – James White and Ellen G. White. In 1870 he married Emma McDearmon, bu ...

(1849–1928), adventist and author, son of James Springer White and Ellen G. White *

James Rowland White James Jezreel, born James Rowland White (c. 1851 – 2 March 1885), was a nineteenth-century soldier and self-proclaimed prophet. Life Jezreel started off as a follower of John Wroe signing as a member of the Christian Israelite Church at Chatham ...

(c. 1851–1885), self-proclaimed prophet *

James Emery White James Emery White (born December 20, 1961), is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte, North Carolina; President of Serious Times, a ministry that explores the intersection of faith and culture and hosts Churc ...

(born 1961), president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary *

James White (theologian) James Robert White is a Baptist theologian, the director of Alpha and Omega Ministries, an evangelical Reformed Baptist Christian apologetics organization based in Phoenix, Arizona and a Christian scholar. He is the author of several books. ...

(born 1962), American theologian

Sports

American football

Jim White (American football) James Joseph William White (February 8, 1920 – April 5, 1987) was an American football tackle who played five seasons with the New York Giants of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and at ...

(1920–1987), American football tackle for the New York Giants *

James White (defensive tackle) James C. "Duck" White
(born October 26, 1953) is a former

James White (running back) James Calvin White (born February 3, 1992) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons with the New England Patriots. He played college football at Wisconsin and was selected b ...

(born 1992), former NFL running back for the New England Patriots

Association football

James White (Scottish footballer) James White (21 August 1899 – August 1983), also known as Jimmy White or Tec White, is a Scottish former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Fall River Marksmen in the American Soccer League. He was born in Airdrie, North Lan ...

(1899–1983), Scottish footballer *

Jimmy White (Irish footballer) Jimmy White was an Irish footballer who played as a forward during the 1920s and 1930s. Bohemians White was a number 9 during this era in the League of Ireland and spent most of his career with Bohemians whom he joined in 1923. Jimmy made his ...

(fl. 1923–1969), Irish international football (soccer) player * Jimmy White (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2017), English football (soccer) player

Australian rules football

Jim White (footballer, born 1878) James Augustine White (27 January 1878 – 19 January 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon Football Club, Essendon in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links

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(1878–1956), Australian rules footballer for Essendon in 1897 *

Jim White (footballer, born 1922) Jim White (25 April 1922 – 25 May 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn Football Club, Hawthorn in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links

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(1922–2006), Australian rules footballer *

James White (Australian footballer) James White (born 21 January 1980) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules foot ...

(born 1980), Australian rules footballer for Richmond

Basketball

Jim White (basketball) James White (born ) is an American former basketball player who is best known for winning the Haggerty Award while in college. He played for St. John's for three seasons (between 1939–40 and 1941–42) and was a proficient scorer in an era wh ...

, American basketball player fl. 1940s *

James White (basketball) James William White IV (born October 21, 1982) is an American professional basketball player and coach. White is well known for his athleticism and ability to dunk. Since high school, his most famous dunk has been the between-the-legs dunk, wit ...

(born 1982), American basketball player *

James White (basketball, born 1993) James or Jim White may refer to: Military * James White (general) (1747–1821), American pioneer; founded Knoxville, Tennessee * James White (RAF officer) (1893–1972), World War I fighter ace Politics Australian politics * James White (South ...

, American basketball player for

Columbian Dyip The Terrafirma Dyip is a professional basketball team playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The team is owned by Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation and originally played under its affiliate company Columbian Autocar Cor ...

Rugby union

Jim White (rugby union) James Matthew White (c. 1883 - c. 1935) was a rugby union player who represented Australia. White, a flanker (rugby union), flanker, was born in Orange, New South Wales and claimed one international rugby caps for Australia, playing against Grea ...

, Australian rugby union player * Jimmy White (rugby union) (1911–1997), South African rugby union player

Other sports

Jim White (wrestler) James White (July 11, 1942 – January 7, 2010) was an American professional wrestler during the 1960s and 1970s in the southern United States. He was frequently the tag team partner of Jerry Lawler. Professional wrestling career White entered ...

(1942–2010), wrestler in the Southern United States * James White, known as

Deacon White James Laurie "Deacon" White (December 2, 1847 – July 7, 1939) was an American baseball player who was one of the principal stars during the first two decades of the sport's professional era. The outstanding catcher of the 1870s during baseball ...

(1847–1939), baseball player *

James L. White (coach) James Livingston White Jr. (January 12, 1893 – December 10, 1949) was an American college baseball, basketball and football head coach for three different Southern universities, the University of Virginia, Wake Forest College and the University o ...

(1893–1949), American college baseball, basketball and football head coach *

Jim White (cricketer) James or Jim White may refer to: Military * James White (general) (1747–1821), American pioneer; founded Knoxville, Tennessee * James White (RAF officer) (1893–1972), World War I fighter ace Politics Australian politics * James White (South A ...

(1901–1964), Australian cricketer *

James White (baseball) James White, nicknamed "Babe", was an American Negro league The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to incl ...

, American Negro league baseball player *

James White (cross-country) Jimmie "Jim" White (born May 14, 1941, in Sweetwater, Texas) is an American track and field coach, a former high school cross country coach at McFarland High School. From 1987 to 2003, his team won nine state championships in Divisions III and IV ...

(born 1941), American high school cross country coach *

Jimmy White James Warren White (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player who has won three seniors World titles. Nicknamed "The Whirlwind" because of his fluid, attacking style of play, White is the 1980 World Amateur Champion, 2009 ...

(born 1962), English snooker player

Arts and media

James White (writer and translator) James White (1759–1799), historical novelist, was born in Dublin. He was List of Scholars of Trinity College Dublin, elected a scholar of Trinity College Dublin, in 1778 and graduated BA in 1780. Nothing is known about his family, or the reasons ...

(1759–1799), historical novelist *

James White (sculptor) James White (2 December 1861 – 14 July 1918) was an Australian sculptor, winner of the Wynne Prize in 1902. Early life White was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, the son of Robert White, journeyman shipwright, and his wife Janet, '' ...

(1861–1918), English-born sculptor who emigrated to Australia *

James H. White James Henry White (March 1872 – 1944) was a Canadian film pioneer, who worked as a film director, director, film producer, producer, and cinematographer. He also appeared as an actor in several movie, films. He was employed by the Edison Manufac ...

(1872–1944), Canadian film pioneer *

James White (author) James White (7 April 1928 – 23 August 1999) was a Northern Irish author of science fiction novellas, short stories and novels. He was born in Belfast and returned there after spending some early years in Canada. After a few years working in t ...

(1928–1999), writer of science fiction novellas, short stories, and novels *

James L. White (poet) James L. White (March 26, 1936July 13, 1981) was an American poetry, poet, editing, editor and teacher. Biography Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, White attended Indiana University and Colorado State University where he attained an MA in Literary Cr ...

(1936–1981), poet and author *

James C. White James Charles White, Jr. (April 6, 1937 – September 2, 2009) was an American radio personality, radio talk-show host. He is best known for his 30 years of work at KMOX, in St. Louis, Missouri. Youth and early radio career Jim White began his ra ...

(1937–2009), American radio talk show host *

James P. White (writer) James Patrick White (born 1940 in Wichita Falls, Texas) is the former executive director of the Christopher Isherwood Foundation and has published five books of fiction as well as stories, poems, and articles. He has edited a number of literary coll ...

(born 1940), author and editor * James L. White (1947–2015), American screenwriter *

Jimmy White (singer) Jimmy White is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Background James Albert White was born in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of James Robert White and Lois Elaine Costa. At the age of nineteen, he sold his first song to MCA Music i ...

(born 1955), American singer-songwriter and record producer *

Jim White (journalist) Jim White (born 1957) is a British journalist and presenter. He attended Manchester Grammar School and read English at Bristol University. Writing White was a founding member of staff at ''The Independent'' in 1986. He has covered major sporti ...

(1957), British sports television announcer and journalist, now with STV *

Jim White (guitarist) Michael Davis Pratt (born March 10, 1957), known professionally as Jim White, is an American singer-songwriter, visual artist and author. Early life White was born in California but moved to Pensacola, Florida at the age of 5. He was deeply in ...

(born 1957), American southern singer/songwriter *

Jim White (presenter) James White (born 16 July 1957 in Glasgow) is a Scottish radio and television presenter, known primarily for his work with Sky Sports and Talksport. Early life After completing a pre-entry journalist course at Napier College in Edinburgh, Whit ...

(born 1957) Scottish sports television announcer and journalist *

Jim White (drummer) Jim Ronald White (born 1962) is an Australian drummer, songwriter, and producer. In 1992 he formed Dirty Three, an instrumental rock band, with fellow mainstays Warren Ellis on violin; and Mick Turner on guitar. In Dirty Three, White sometimes ...

(born 1962), Australian drummer for Dirty Three *

James Chance James Chance, also known as James White (born James Siegfried, April 20, 1953), is an American saxophonist, keyboard player, and singer. A key figure in no wave, Chance has been playing a combination of improvisational jazz-like music and pun ...

or James White (born 1963), American musician *

James White (rapper) James or Jim White may refer to: Military * James White (general) (1747–1821), American pioneer; founded Knoxville, Tennessee * James White (RAF officer) (1893–1972), World War I fighter ace Politics Australian politics * James White (South A ...

, American rapper with German hip-hop group C-Block *

James Gordon White James Gordon White was a screenwriter best known for his work in the exploitation field. Select Credits *''The Glory Stompers'' (1967) *''The Hellcats'' (1968) *''The Mini-Skirt Mob'' (1968) *''The Young Animals'' (1968) *''The Devil's 8'' (1969) ...

, screenwriter

Others

James White (1775–1820) James White was an English advertising agent, author and lifelong friend of Charles Lamb. Personal life He was the son of Samuel and Mary White and was baptised at the Church of St. John in Bedwardine, Worcester, on 17 April 1775. At the age of 8 ...

, advertising agent and author * James White (1812–1884), Scottish lawyer and chemicals manufacturer *

James Terry White James Terry White (July 3, 1845 in Newburyport, Massachusetts – April 3, 1920 in Manhattan, New York) was an American publisher and poet. Given his wide range of interests and involvement in various businesses and cultural activities, he ...

(1845–1920), editor of ''The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography'' *

James Landrum White James Landrum White (January 22, 1847 – March 8, 1925) was a shape note singing teacher, composer, and a reviser of his father's shape note tunebook known as ''The Sacred Harp''. Musical career In 1844, three years before J. L. White's birth, ...

(1847–1925), shape note singing teacher and composer *

James White (geographer) James White (February 3, 1863 – February 26, 1928) was a Canadian geographer. White studied geology at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario. In 1883, he became the Geographer and Chief Draftsman for the Geological Survey of ...

(1863–1928), Canadian geographer *

James White (financier) James White (17 May 1877 – 29 June 1927) was an English financier, property developer and speculator. From a working-class family in Lancashire, he worked at a number of jobs before becoming well known in the years before the First World Wa ...

(1877–1927), English property speculator *

James Larkin White James Larkin White (July 11, 1882– April 26, 1946) was a cowboy, guano miner, Caving, cave explorer, and park ranger for the National Park Service. He is best remembered as the discoverer, early promoter and explorer of what is known today a ...

(1882–1946), discoverer and explorer of Carlsbad Caverns *

James White (art expert) James White (16 September 1913 – 2 June 2003) was an Irish art expert and author. He contributed many articles on art to Irish newspapers and was Director of the National Gallery of Ireland from 1964 to 1980. Biography White was born in Dubli ...

(1913–2003), Irish art expert and author *

James Boyd White James Boyd White (born 1938) is an American law professor, literary critic, scholar and philosopher who is generally credited with founding the "law and Literature" movement. He is a proponent of the analysis of constitutive rhetoric in the anal ...

(born 1938), American law professor, literary critic, scholar and philosopher *

James J. White James Justesen White (born 1934) is an American legal scholar working as the Robert A. Sullivan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School. He has published the most widely recognized treatise on commercial law, ''Uniform Commercial ...

(born 1934), law professor, legal scholar *

James White (engineer) James Lindsay White (January 3, 1938 – November 26, 2009) was an American polymer scientist. White was a key figure in defining the field of polymer engineering. He founded two polymer engineering programs, one at the University of Tennessee a ...

(1938–2009), American polymer scientist *

James Clarke White (dermatologist) James Clarke White (18331916) was an American dermatologist and professor at Harvard Medical School. He was the first professor of dermatology in the United States. Contributions White is one of the namesakes of Darier–White disease, having ...

(1833–1916), American dermatologist and professor at Harvard Medical School *

James Clarke White (neurosurgeon) James Clarke White (died 1981) was an American neurosurgeon, specialist in the surgical control of pain, and professor at Harvard Medical School. White graduated from Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate med ...

(died 1981), American neurosurgeon and professor at Harvard Medical School * Jimmy White, a member of the gang that committed the Great Train Robbery

Other uses

* ''James White'' (film), a 2015 drama