List of Famous people named Jimmy

Often it's a shorthand for James. Similar names: James, Jim, Jimmie, Jimi, Jemma, Jimmi, Jem. Here are some famous Jimmys:

Jimmy Maketta

First Name Jimmy

Born on November 30, 1963 (age 62)

Serial Killer

Jimmy Maketta is a South African rapist and serial killer who in 2007 pleaded guilty and was convicted on 16 counts of murder and 19 counts of rape. A state psychiatrist described him as a psychopath.

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Jimmy Wong

First Name Jimmy

Born on February 25, 1967 (age 59)

Actor

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Jimmy Siu

First Name Jimmy

Born on January 1, 1951 (age 75)

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Jimmy Sakoda

First Name Jimmy

Born on August 17, 1935 (age 91)

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Jimmy Liao

First Name Jimmy

Born on November 15, 1958 (age 67)

Born in Taiwan, Taiwan Province

Jimmy Liao is a Taiwanese illustrator as well as a picture book writer. His Chinese pen name, 幾米, is phonetically derived from his English given name Jimmy.

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Jimmy Lennon, Jr.

First Name Jimmy

Born on August 5, 1958 (age 68)

Born in United States of America, California

Jimmy Lennon Jr. is an American boxing ring announcer who is employed primarily by Showtime and Fox Sports as ring announcer for their Showtime Championship Boxing and Premier Boxing Champions, also by Bob Arum's Top Rank on ESPN events. Lennon was also employed by Fox Sports when it previously had rights to professional boxing and was the ring announcer for Don King Promotions' fights that aired on various networks. He is best known for his catchphrase, "It's show time!" but the catchphrase is not spoken during Fox's fight coverage.

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