James White

James or Jim White may refer to:

Military

• James White (general) (1747–1821), American pioneer; founded Knoxville, Tennessee
• James White (RAF officer) (1893–1972), World War I fighter ace

Politics

Australian politics

• James White (South Australian politician) (1820–1892), land agent and MHA
• James White (New South Wales politician) (1828–1890), member of Legislative Assembly, then Council; racehorse owner
• James Cobb White (1855–1927), New South Wales politician, member of Legislative Council, nephew of the above
• James Wharton White (1857–1930), MHA in South Australia

Canadian politics

• James George White, MPP in Ontario

UK politics

• James White (English politician) (1809–1883), MP for Plymouth and Brighton
• Martin White (politician) (James Martin White, 1857–1928), businessman and Member of Parliament for Forfar
• J. D. White (James Dundas White, 1866–1951), Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire and Glasgow Tradeston
• James White (Scottish politician) (1922–2009), MP for Glasgow Pollok
• James White (Irish politician) (1938–2014), Irish businessman, hotelier and politician

US politics

• James White (North Carolina politician) (1749–1809), congressman from North Carolina
• James White (Maine politician) (1792–1870), Maine state treasurer, 1842–1846
• James Bain White (1835–1897), U.S. representative from Indiana
• James Lee White, Member of the Maine House of Representatives
• James T. White (politician) (1837–1892), African-American Baptist minister and politician from Arkansas
• James Bamford White (1842–1931), U.S. representative from Kentucky
• James Stephen White (1838–1908), politician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• James F. White (born 1941), American politician
• Jim White (politician) (born 1944), member of the South Dakota Senate
• James White (Texas politician) (born 1964), member of Texas House of Representatives
• James White (New Mexico politician), member of the New Mexico House of Representatives

Religion

• James White (archdeacon of Armagh) (died 1530)
• James S. White (1821–1881), husband of Ellen G. White and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
• James Edson White (1849–1928), adventist and author, son of James Springer White and Ellen G. White
• James Rowland White (c. 1851–1885), self-proclaimed prophet
• James Emery White (born 1961), president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
• James White (theologian) (born 1962), American theologian

Sports

American football

• Jim White (American football) (1920–1987), American football tackle for the New York Giants
• James White (defensive tackle) (born 1953), former NFL defensive/nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings
• James White (running back) (born 1992), former NFL running back for the New England Patriots

Association football

• James White (Scottish footballer) (1899–1983), Scottish footballer
• Jimmy White (Irish footballer) (fl. 1923–1969), Irish international football (soccer) player
• Jimmy White (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2017), English football (soccer) player

Australian rules football

• Jim White (footballer, born 1878) (1878–1956), Australian rules footballer for Essendon in 1897
• Jim White (footballer, born 1922) (1922–2006), Australian rules footballer
• James White (Australian footballer) (born 1980), Australian rules footballer for Richmond

Basketball

• Jim White (basketball), American basketball player fl. 1940s
• James White (basketball) (born 1982), American basketball player

Rugby union

• Jim White (rugby union), Australian rugby union player
• Jimmy White (rugby union) (1911–1997), South African rugby union player

Other sports

• Jim White (wrestler) (1942–2010), wrestler in the Southern United States
• James White, known as Deacon White (1847–1939), baseball player
• James L. White (coach) (1893–1949), American college baseball, basketball and football head coach
• Jim White (cricketer) (1901–1964), Australian cricketer
• James White (baseball), American Negro league baseball player
• James White (cross-country) (born 1941), American high school cross country coach
• Jimmy White (born 1962), English snooker player

Arts and media

Writers

• James White (writer and translator) (1759–1799), historical novelist
• James White (author) (1928–1999), writer of science fiction novellas, short stories, and novels
• James L. White (poet) (1936–1981), poet and author
• James P. White (writer) (born 1940), author and editor

Musicians

• Jimmy White (singer) (born 1955), American singer-songwriter and record producer
• Jim White (drummer) (born 1962), Australian drummer for Dirty Three
• James Chance or James White (born 1963), American musician
• James White (rapper), American rapper with German hip-hop group C-Block
• Jim White (guitarist) (born 1957), American southern singer/songwriter

Film

• James H. White (1872–1944), Canadian film pioneer
• James L. White (1947–2015), American screenwriter
• James Gordon White, screenwriter

Other

• James White (sculptor) (1861–1918), English-born sculptor who emigrated to Australia
• James C. White (1937–2009), American radio talk show host
• Jim White (journalist) (1957), British sports television announcer and journalist, now with STV
• Jim White (presenter) (born 1957) Scottish sports television announcer and journalist

Others

• James White (inventor) (1762–1825), English engineer and inventor
• James White (1775–1820), advertising agent and author
• James White (1812–1884), Scottish lawyer and chemicals manufacturer
• James Terry White (1845–1920), editor of The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
• James Landrum White (1847–1925), shape note singing teacher and composer
• James White (geographer) (1863–1928), Canadian geographer
• James White (financier) (1877–1927), English property speculator
• James Larkin White (1882–1946), discoverer and explorer of Carlsbad Caverns
• James White (art expert) (1913–2003), Irish art expert and author
• James Boyd White (born 1938), American law professor, literary critic, scholar and philosopher
• James J. White (born 1934), law professor, legal scholar
• James White (engineer) (1938–2009), American polymer scientist
• James Clarke White (dermatologist) (1833–1916), American dermatologist and professor at Harvard Medical School
• James Clarke White (neurosurgeon) (died 1981), American neurosurgeon and professor at Harvard Medical School
• Jimmy White, a member of the gang that committed the Great Train Robbery

Other uses

• James White (film), a 2015 drama

See also

• James Whyte (disambiguation)