Jim (given name)

Jim is a given name or a hypocorism of the given name James and a short form of Jimmy.

People

• Jim Acosta (born 1971), American journalist
• Jameel "Jim" Al-Khalili (born 1962), British physicist and author
• Jim Bakker (born 1940), American televangelist
• Jim Banks (born 1979), U.S. representative from Indiana
• Jim Belushi (born 1954), American actor
• Jim Boeheim (born 1944), American basketball coach
• Jim Breuer (born 1967), American comedian
• Jim Bridwell (1944–2018), American rock climber
• Jim Broadbent (born 1949), English actor
• Jim Brown, multiple people
• Jim Browne (1930–2003), American basketball player
• Jim Browne (American football) (born 1962), American football player
• Jim J. Bullock (born 1955), American actor
• Jim Caldwell, multiple people
• Jim Campbell, multiple people
• Jim Cantore (born 1964), American meteorologist and on-air TV personality
• Jim Carrey (born 1962), Canadian-American actor
• Jim Carroll (1949–2009), American poet and author
• Jim Caviezel (born 1968), American actor
• Jim Clark (1936–1968), British racing
• Jim Clyburn (born 1940), American politician
• Jim Conroy (born 1970), American voice actor
• Jim Courier (born 1970), American tennis player
• Jim Cramer (born 1955), American TV personality
• Jim Crawford (multiple people)
• Jim Croce (1943–1973), American folk and rock singer-songwriter
• Jim Cummings (born 1952), American voice actor
• Jim D'Arcy (1919–2001), British socialist
• Jim D'Arcy (born 1954), Irish politician
• Jim Davidson (born 1953), British stand-up comedian
• Jim Davis (born 1945), American cartoonist
• Jim Devine (born 1953), British politician
• Jim Downey (born 1952), American humorist
• Jim Doyle, multiple people
• Jim Bob Duggar (born 1965), American television personality
• Jim Farley (born 1962), CEO of Ford Motor Company
• Jim Florentine (born 1964), American comedian
• Jim Fitzgerald (businessman) (1926–2012), American businessman and professional sports owner
• Jim Fitzpatrick (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jim Folsom (1908-1987), governor of Alabama
  • Jim Folsom Jr. (born 1949), governor of Alabama, son of the above
• Jim Furyk (born 1970), American golfer
• Jim Gaffigan (born 1966), American comedian
• Jim Gordon (1945–2023), American musician
• Jim Grabb (born 1964), American tennis player ranked World No. 1 in doubles
• Jim Inhofe (born 1934), US Senator
• Jim Haadsma (born 1958), American politician, member of Michigan House of Representatives
• Jim Hanks (born 1961), American actor
• Jim Hanratty (1936–1962), British murderer
• Jim Harbaugh (born 1963), American football coach
• Jim Haslam (born 1930), American businessman
• Jim Henson (1936–1990), American film director and puppeteer
• Jim Hopper, multiple people
• Jim Jefferies (born 1977), Australian stand-up comedian
• Jim Jinkins (born 1953), American animator
• Jim Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jim Jones (1931–1978), American religious cult leader
• Jim Jordan (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jim Justice (born 1951), American politician
• Jim Kelly, multiple people
• Jim Lang (born 1950), American composer
• Jim Letherer (1933–2001), American civil-rights activist
• Jim Lovell (born 1928), American astronaut
• Jim Mattis (born 1950), retired United States Marine Corps general
• Jim McClarin (born 1945/1946), American politician
• Jim McGovern (born 1959), American politician
• Jim Melchert (1930–2023), American visual artist
• Jim Melenchuk (born 1953), Canadian politician
• Jim Moore (multiple people)
• Jim Morrison (1943–1971), American poet and singer of The Doors
• Jim Nabors (1930–2017), American actor
• Jim Nantz (born 1959), American sportscaster
• Jim Norton (disambiguation)
• Jim Parrack (born 1981), American actor
• Jim Parsons (born 1973), American actor
• Jim Ramey (born 1957), American gridiron football player
• Jim Reeves (1923–1964), American singer and songwriter
• Jim Rogers (born 1942), American businessman and writer
• Jim Rohn (1930–2009), American entrepreneur
• Jim Schwartz (born 1966), American football coach
• Jim Sturgess (born 1978), English actor
• Jim Guy Tucker (born 1943), American politician
• Jim Varney (1949–2000), American actor
• Jim Wise (born 1964), American actor
• Jim Wiseman (born 1949), Canadian politician

Fictional characters

• Jim, one of The Blues in Angry Birds
• Jim, one of two major characters in the classic novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Jim Bell, a character in the British sitcom Friday Night Dinner
• Jim Block, a character in the U.S. film Final Destination 5
• Jim Wilson, a character in Marvel comics
• Jim Halpert, a character in the U.S. version of the television sitcom The Office
• Jim Hawkins, the protagonist in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island
• Jim Hopper, a character in the television series Stranger Things
• Jim Robinson, a character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
• Jim Lahey, a trailer park supervisor on Trailer Park Boys
• Jim Lake Jr., the protagonist in Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
• Jim Raynor, a character in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
• Jim Rockford, a character on the television series The Rockford Files
• Jim Morita, a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
• Jim Ignatowski, a character in the 1970s television series Taxi
• Jim Clancy, a character from Ghost Whisperer
• Jim Walsh, a character in Beverly Hills, 90210
• James Donovan Halliday, a character in the novel Ready Player One
• Earthworm Jim, the titular character in the Earthworm Jim franchise

See also

• Jim (disambiguation)

References