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 Bolger

First Name Jim
Last Name Bolger
Born on May 31, 1935 (age 90)

James Brendan Bolger is a retired New Zealand politician of the National Party who was the 35th Prime Minister of New Zealand, serving from 1990 to 1997.

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Jim Wetherbee

First Name Jim
Last Name Wetherbee
Born on November 27, 1952 (age 73)

James Donald "Wxb" Wetherbee, is a retired United States Navy office and aviator, test pilot, aerospace engineer, and NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of six Space Shuttle missions and is the only American to have commanded five spaceflight missions.

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Jim Steranko

First Name Jim
Last Name Steranko
Born on November 5, 1938 (age 87)

James F. Steranko is an American graphic artist, comic book writer/artist, comics historian, magician, publisher and film production illustrator.

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Jim Dine

First Name Jim
Last Name Dine


Born on 16 June 1935 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Jim Dine is a seminal and prolific contemporary artist whose œuvre extends over sixty years. Dine’s exceptionally diverse practice includes painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and photography; his early works encompassed assemblage and happenings, while in recent years his poetry output, both in publications and readings, has increased.

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Jim Mathers

First Name Jim
Last Name Mathers
Born on May 5, 1955 (age 71)

James Mathers is an American cinematographer and director of photography. He is the younger brother of former child television star Jerry Mathers of Leave It to Beaver fame.

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Jim Al-Khalili

First Name Jim
Last Name Al-Khalili
Born on September 20, 1962 (age 63)

Jameel Sadik "Jim" Al-Khalili is a British theoretical physicist, author and broadcaster. He is professor of theoretical physics and chair in the public engagement in science at the University of Surrey. He is a regular broadcaster and presenter of science programmes on BBC radio and television, and a frequent commentator about science in other British media.

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Jim Henderson

Donald James Henderson
First Name Jim
Last Name Henderson
Born on August 7, 1940
Died on May 2, 2020 (aged 79)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Donald James Henderson was a Canadian politician, who served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1995. He represented the ridings of Humber and Etobicoke—Humber.

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Jim McGreevey

James Edward McGreevey
First Name Jim
Last Name McGreevey
Born on August 6, 1957 (age 68)

James Edward McGreevey is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd Governor of New Jersey from 2002 until his resignation in 2004 following the revelation of his extramarital affair with a gubernatorial appointee.

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Jim Houghton

First Name Jim
Last Name Houghton
Born on November 7, 1948 (age 77)

Jim Houghton born James Carter Houghton is an American actor and soap opera writer. He is best known as an original cast member of CBS prime time soap opera Knots Landing and played the role of Kenny Ward during seasons one through four (1979-1983).

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Jim Gray

First Name Jim
Last Name Gray
Born on January 12, 1944
Died on January 28, 2012 (aged 68)

James Nicholas Gray was an American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1998 "for seminal contributions to database and transaction processing research and technical leadership in system implementation".

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