James or Jim Wood may refer to:

Politics and government

James Wood (governor) James Wood (January 28, 1741June 16, 1813) was an officer of the U.S. Continental Army during the American Revolution and the 11th Governor of Virginia. Early life Born in Winchester Frederick County, Virginia. on January 28, 1741, Wood w ...

(1741–1813), Governor of Virginia and officer in the American Revolutionary War *

James Wood (New York politician) James Wood (April 4, 1820 – February 25, 1892) was an American lawyer, Union Army General and Senator from New York. Life Wood was born in Alstead, New Hampshire. The family removed to New York in 1824, and eventually settled in Lima, in Li ...

(1820–1892), New York politician and Union Army general * James Wood (Irish politician) (1865–1936), Member of Parliament for East Down, 1902–1906 * Jim Wood (California politician) (born 1960), member of the California State Assembly *

Jim Wood (Arkansas politician) Jim Wood, an American politician, is a former State Auditor of the U.S. state of Arkansas, and is a former State Legislator. He served from 2003 to 2011. Biography Jim Wood was born in Newport, Arkansasbr> and attended elementary school in Tu ...

(fl. late 20th century), State Auditor of Arkansas *

Sebastian Wood Sir James Sebastian Lamin Wood, (; born 6 April 1961), usually known by his middle name Sebastian, is a British diplomat who was the Ambassador to China from 2010 to 2015,James Wood (footballer) James William Wood (born 8 March 1893) was a professional footballer, who played for South Shields, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool. While at Huddersfield he won the 1921–22 FA Cup and the 1922 FA Charity Shield The 1922 Football Associatio ...

(1893–?), professional footballer, who played for South Shields, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool *

Jamie Wood Jamie Wood (born 21 September 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was born in Salford, England and started his career as a youth player at Manchester United. Wood has represented the Cayman Islands internatio ...

(born 1978), footballer * Jimmy Wood (1842–1927), American baseball player and manager * Jim Wood (American football) (born 1936), American gridiron football player and coach * James Wood (South African cricketer) (born 1985), South African cricketer, played for Durham UCCE * James Wood (Lancashire cricketer) (1933–1977), English cricketer for Lancashire 1954–56 * James Wood (New Zealand cricketer) (1854–1937), New Zealand cricketer * Jim Wood (Sussex cricketer) (1914–1989), English cricketer, played for Sussex 1936–55 *

Jim Wood (biathlete) Jim Wood (13 October 1952 – 26 August 2020) was a British biathlete. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and ...

(born 1952), British Olympic biathlete *

James Wood (baseball) James Irvin Wood (born September 17, 2002) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Washington Nationals organization. Early life and amateur career Wood grew up in Olney, Maryland and initially attended school in DC where he pl ...

Religion

* James Wood (mathematician) (1760–1839), Dean of Ely 1820–1839 * James Wood (minister) (1672–1759), Presbyterian minister of Atherton and Chowbent Chapels in Atherton, Greater Manchester, England * James Frederick Wood (1813–1883), Archbishop of Philadelphia * James Julius Wood (1800–1877), Scottish minister

Military

James Wood (Canadian admiral) Vice Admiral James Crilly Wood (born 29 August 1934) is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as Commander Maritime Command from 29 July 1983 to 3 July 1987. Career Wood joined the Royal Canadian Navy in 1951.James Athol Wood Sir James Athol Wood CB (1756 – July 1829), was an officer of the Royal Navy. After serving on merchant ships for the East India Company from a young age, he entered the Royal Navy in 1774. Wood served in the navy for almost his whole life, a ...

(1756–1829), British rear-admiral *

James W. Wood James Wayne Wood (August 9, 1924 – January 1, 1990), ( Col, USAF), was an American aeronautical engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and astronaut in the X-20 Dyna-Soar program. Early life and education Wood was born on August 9, 192 ...

(1924–1990), U.S. Air Force colonel and senior test pilot on the Dyna-Soar program *

Sir James Wood, 2nd Baronet Sir James Wood, 2nd Baronet (died 1738) was a Scottish officer of the Dutch States Army and later the British Army. He was the son of Sir John Wood, 1st Baronet, of Bonyngtoun in Forfarshire, by his wife Anne, daughter of James Ogilvy, 2nd Earl ...

(died 1738), Scottish officer of the Dutch States Army and later the British Army *

James Wood (Royal Navy officer) James or Jim Wood may refer to: Politics and government * James Wood (governor) (1741–1813), Governor of Virginia and officer in the American Revolutionary War * James Wood (New York politician) (1820–1892), New York politician and Union A ...

(died 1860), commander of HMS ''Pandora'' during its commission at the Royal Navy's Pacific Station

Others

* James Wood (musician) (born 1953), British composer and percussionist * James Wood (critic) (born 1965), British literary critic and novelist *

James Wood (encyclopaedist) James Wood (12 October 1820 – 17 March 1901) was a Scottish writer, editor, and Free Church minister.Stirling 1902, pp.vii–viii Life Born in Leith, Wood studied at the University of Edinburgh and was ordained as a minister of the Free Chur ...

(1820–1901), British editor of ''The Nuttall Encyclopaedia'' *

James Wood, Lord Irwin Earl of Halifax is a title that has been created four times in British history—once in the Peerage of England, twice in the Peerage of Great Britain, and once in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. The name of the peerage refers to Halifax, We ...

(born 1977), British courtesy peer *

James Edward Wood James Edward Wood (born James Godwin; December 9, 1947 – February 1, 2004) was an American murderer, serial rapist and self-confessed serial killer. A violent sex offender with an extensive criminal record, Wood was convicted and sentenced to d ...

(1947–2004), American murderer * James N. Wood (1941–2010), American director of the Art Institute of Chicago * James Roland Wood (born 1941), Australian Royal Commissioner and jurist *

James Rushmore Wood James Rushmore Wood (September 14, 1816 – May 4, 1882), born in Mamaroneck, New York, was an American surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in diffe ...

(1816–1882), American physician *

Jim Wood (fiddler) Jim Wood (born August 28, 1964) is an American fiddler and five-time Tennessee State Fiddle Champion. Early life and career Wood was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on August 28, 1964, and raised outside Fairview, a little country town twenty-f ...

(born 1964), American fiddler * James Wood (engineer), American engineer *

James Wood Bush James Wood Bush ( – April 24, 1906) was an American Union Navy sailor of British and Native Hawaiian descent. He was among a group of more than one hundred Native Hawaiian and Hawaii-born combatants in the American Civil War, at a time when th ...

(c. 1844–1906), Hawaiian-American Civil War combatant * James Wood (screenwriter), British screenwriter

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