List of Famous people named Jim

Name Jim is among the most common names in USA, Canada, Australia. Often it's a shorthand for James. Similar names: James, Jimmy, Jimmie, Jimi, Jemma, Jimmi, Jem. Here are some famous Jims:

Jim Risch

First Name Jim
Last Name Risch

James Elroy Risch is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the junior United States Senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho from 2003 to 2006 and from 2007 to 2009, and as governor of Idaho from 2006 to 2007.

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Jim Paredes

First Name Jim
Last Name Paredes
Born on August 30, 1951 (age 74)

Jaime Ramon "Jim" Paredes is a Filipino musician, producer, educator, writer, photographer, television personality, workshop facilitator, and activist best known for being one of the members of APO Hiking Society, along with Danny Javier and Boboy Garovillo.

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Jim Boylen

First Name Jim
Last Name Boylen
Born on April 18, 1965 (age 61)

James Francis Boylen is an American professional basketball coach. He was most recently the head coach for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2018 to 2020. Previously, Boylen served as head coach for the University of Utah, coaching the program from 2007 to 2011 before being fired on March 12, 2011. The Utah job was his first head coaching position after spending over a decade as an assistant at both the NBA and NCAA levels. He replaced Ray Giacoletti, who was fired from Utah on March 3, 2007. Prior to joining Utah, Boylen spent two years at Michigan State University (MSU) as assistant coach under Tom Izzo.

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Jim Plunkett

James William Plunkett is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for sixteen seasons. He achieved his greatest professional success during his final eight seasons with the Raiders franchise, whom he helped win two Super Bowl titles.

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Jim Cornelison

First Name Jim
Last Name Cornelison
Born on June 20, 1968 (age 57)

James Cornelison is an American singer who sings "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "O Canada" at the beginning of home games for the Chicago Blackhawks, accompanied by organist Frank Pellico. Cornelison started singing the anthem for the Blackhawks part-time in 1996; he has been singing the national anthem for the Blackhawks full-time since 2007. He has also performed the anthem before Chicago Bears home games at Soldier Field during the 2010–11 NFL playoffs, as well as the 2011 season opener against the Atlanta Falcons, which fell on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. He also sang the National Anthem at the home opener of the 2019 season, the opening game of the 100th anniversary of the NFL.

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Jim Davidson

First Name Jim
Last Name Davidson
Born on December 13, 1953 (age 72)

James Cameron Davidson is an English stand-up comedian who hosted the television shows Big Break and The Generation Game. He also developed adult pantomime shows such as Boobs in the Wood and Sinderella.

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Jim McIngvale

First Name Jim
Last Name McIngvale
Born on February 11, 1951 (age 75)

James Franklin McIngvale, also known as Mattress Mack, is a businessman from Houston, Texas. He is known for owning and operating the Gallery Furniture retail chain.

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Jim J. Bullock

First Name Jim
Last Name Bullock
Born on February 9, 1955 (age 71)

James Jackson Bullock, sometimes credited as Jim J. Bullock or Jm J. Bullock, is an American actor and comedian of stage, television and motion pictures.

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Jim Norton

First Name Jim
Last Name Norton
Born on July 19, 1968 (age 57)

James Joseph Norton is an American comedian, radio personality, actor, author, and television and podcast host. Norton has been the co-host of the podcast UFC Unfiltered with Matt Serra and the morning radio show Jim Norton & Sam Roberts on SiriusXM Radio since 2016, and The Chip Chipperson Podacast from 2017 to 2020.

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Jim Wong-Chu

First Name Jim
Last Name Wong-Chu
Born on January 28, 1949
Died on July 11, 2017 (aged 68)

Jim Wong-Chu was a Canadian poet, author, editor, and historian. He was a community organizer known for his work in establishing organizations that contributed to multicultural arts and culture in Canada. He also co-edited several anthologies featuring Asian Canadian writers.

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