James or Jim Blake may refer to:

Entertainment

James W. Blake James William Blake (23 September 1862 – 24 May 1935) was a lyricist who is most famous for the words to the 1894 song, "The Sidewalks of New York". Early years and family Blake was one of seven children of Michael and Elizabeth Blake, immigr ...

(1862–1935), American lyricist *

James Blake (pianist) James Blake (1922February 20, 1979) was a jazz musician and petty thief who became a literary sensation in the 1950s when he published his letters in the The Paris Review, ''Paris Review''. Early life James Blake was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, a ...

(1922–1979), British-American jazz musician * James Carlos Blake (born 1947), American writer, winner of ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize for fiction, 1997 *

James Blake (musician) James Blake Litherland (born 26 September 1988) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first received recognition for a series of 2010 EPs including ''CMYK'' and '' Klavierwerke'', and he released his self-titled ...

(born 1988), British singer-songwriter ** ''James Blake'' (album), self-titled debut album *

Eubie Blake James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote ''Shuffle Along'', one of the first Bro ...

(James Hubert Blake, 1887–1983), American musician * Jim Blake, character in the film '' Across the Plains'' (1928)

Politics

* James H. Blake (1768–1819), American politician, mayor of Washington, D.C. *

Jim Blake (Australian politician) James Robert Henry Blake (6 October 1921 – 9 April 2010) was a sugarcane farmer and member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Blake was born in Childers, Queensland, to parents Harold Joseph Blake and his wife Eva Lillian (n ...

(1921–2010), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly *

James B. Blake James Barnard Blake (June 19, 1827 – December 18, 1870) was an American politician who served as the 15th Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts from 1866 to 1870. Blake was born in Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsa ...

(1827–1870), American politician, mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts

Other uses

James "Spanish" Blake James "Spanish" Blake, Anglo-Irish merchant, soldier, and spy, born after 1560, died 20 February 1630. A member of one of The Tribes of Galway, Blake was the second son of Walter Blake (died 1575) and Juliana Browne. His grandfather and brothe ...

(died 1635), Irish Nine Years' War figure *

James Henry Blake James Henry Blake (October 7, 1808 – August 1, 1874) was the City Marshal of Boston from 1840–1845. He was the son of Edward Blake and Sarah (Parkman) Blake and nephew of Dr. George Parkman.Blake 73 The Parkmans and Blakes were two prominent ...

(1808–1874), Boston Police Marshal in 1840 *

James Vila Blake James Vila Blake (18421925) was an American Unitarian minister, essayist, playwright and hymn writer and poet. Blake was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 21, 1842. He graduated from Harvard College in 1862, and from Harvard Divinity School ...

(1842–1925), American Unitarian minister, essayist, playwright and hymn writer and poet * James F. Blake (1912–2002), American bus driver defied by Rosa Parks *

Ronald James Blake Ronald James Blake, GBS, OBE, JP (, born 2 April 1934) is a civil engineer, and a former Secretary for Works in the government of colonial Hong Kong. He was appointed to the post of acting CEO of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) on 1 ...

(born 1934), aka James Blake, British civil engineer in Hong Kong, CEO of KCRC *

James Blake (tennis) James Riley "The Baker" Blake (born December 28, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player. He was known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. During his career, Blake amassed 24 singles finals appearances (winning 10 of them), ...

(born 1979), American professional tennis player * James Blake House, oldest house in Boston {{DEFAULTSORT:James Blake Blake, James