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 "Bones" Mackay

First Name Jim
Last Name Mackay

Jim "Bones" Mackay is an American golf caddie and golf commentator. For 25 years, he was the caddie for Phil Mickelson. On June 20, 2017 it was announced that Phil and "Bones" were mutually parting ways. He had been on Mickelson's bag since 1992 including in all five of his major championships—the 2004 Masters, the 2005 PGA, the 2006 Masters, the 2010 Masters, and the 2013 Open Championship.

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Jim Chalmers

First Name Jim
Last Name Chalmers
Born on March 2, 1978 (age 48)

James Edward Chalmers is an Australian politician who has served as shadow treasurer since 2019. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013, representing the Division of Rankin in Queensland for the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

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Jim Beaton

James Wallace Beaton
First Name Jim
Last Name Beaton
Born on February 17, 1943 (age 83)

James Wallace Beaton, GC, CVO is a retired British police officer who was awarded the George Cross, Britain's highest gallantry award for civilians. He was Queen's Police Officer from 1983 to 1992.

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Jim Banks

First Name Jim
Last Name Banks
Born on July 16, 1979 (age 46)

James Edward Banks is an American military veteran and politician who is the U.S. Representative for Indiana's 3rd congressional district. A Republican, he previously served as a member of the Indiana Senate. Banks was first elected to serve in the state senate for the 17th district in 2010, and upon military deployment to Afghanistan, he took a leave of absence from the state senate in September, 2014. Invoking an Indiana state law which allows state and local officeholders to take leaves of absence during active duty military service, Banks was temporarily replaced by his wife, Amanda Banks, who held the office for the senate's 2015 legislative session. He returned to Indiana from overseas duty on April 14, 2015 and resumed his duties as state senator on May 8, 2015. On May 3, 2016 he won the primary election for the Republican nomination for Indiana's 3rd congressional district.

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Jim Cooper

First Name Jim
Last Name Cooper
Born on June 19, 1954 (age 71)

James Hayes Shofner Cooper is an American politician who has served since 2003 as the U.S. Representative for Tennessee's 5th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and the Blue Dog Coalition, and represented Tennessee's 4th congressional district from 1983 to 1995.

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Jim Yong Kim

First Name Jim
Last Name Kim
Born on December 8, 1959 (age 66)
Born in South Korea

Jim Yong Kim, also known as Kim Yong (김용/金墉), is a Korean-American physician and anthropologist who served as the 12th president of the World Bank from 2012 to 2019. On January 7, 2019, he announced that he would step down effective February 1, 2019.

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Jim Chong Shing

First Name Jim
Last Name Shing
Born on August 13, 1957 (age 68)

Jim Chong Shing, an infamous Hong Kong street car racer nicknamed "Mang Hang" and a member of "Wo On Lok" (和安樂), also known as "Shui Fong", one of the Hong Kong Triads. He is known by the local press as the 'God of Racing'.

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Jim Reeves

James Travis Reeves
First Name Jim
Last Name Reeves
Born on August 20, 1923
Died on July 31, 1964 (aged 40)

James Travis Reeves was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well known as a practitioner of the Nashville sound. Known as "Gentleman Jim", his songs continued to chart for years after his death. Reeves died in the crash of his private airplane. He is a member of both the Country Music and Texas Country Music Halls of Fame.

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Jim Rakete

First Name Jim
Last Name Rakete
Born on January 1, 1951 (age 75)
Born in Germany

Günther "Jim" Rakete is a photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker, writer and producer based in Berlin.

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Jim Lowe

James Ellsworth Lowe
First Name Jim
Last Name Lowe
Born on May 7, 1927
Died on December 12, 2016 (aged 89)

James Ellsworth Lowe was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1956 number-one hit song, "The Green Door". He also served as a disc jockey and radio host and personality, and was considered an expert on the popular music of the 1940s and 1950s.

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