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James Bond music The James Bond series of films from EON Productions has had numerous signature tunes over the years, many of which are now considered classic pieces of cinematic music. The best known of these pieces of music was the ubiquitous "James Bond Theme.
James Bond parodies The James Bond series of novels and films have been parodied numerous times in a number of different media including books, films, video games, and television shows. Most notable of all these parodies is the 1967 spoof Casino Royale, which was produced using the actual film rights purchased from Ian Fleming over a decade prior to its release.
James Bond Pun A "James Bond Pun" or a "007 Pun" is a popular trait of the fictional spy James Bond. It is a pun uttered after a certain event, such as the death of an enemy, which creates a true 'groan factor'.
James Bond uncollected short stories In the late 1990s, Raymond Benson, who at the time was the official novelist of the James Bond literary franchise, became the first author since Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, to write officially sanctioned short stories featuring the superspy.
James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 is a fictional biography of Ian Fleming's famous secret agent, James Bond, which was published in 1973. The book was written by John Pearson, who had published a well-received biography of Fleming, The Life of Ian Fleming in 1966.
James Bond: The Duel James Bond: The Duel is a James Bond video game released for the Sega Master System, the Sega Game Gear and the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It is loosely based on the spy films featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, 007.
James Boothe James Boothe, formerly known as Mark Preston, is a fictional character on Passions. James has been played by Jackson and Ryan Keane from July 22, 2005 until October 2006 and by Seth Stern since October 26, 2006.
James Boswell James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the eldest son of a judge, Alexander Boswell, 8th Laird of Auchinleck and his wife Euphemia Erskine, Lady Auchinleck.
James Boswell (artist) James Edward Buchanan Boswell (1906-1971) was a New Zealand-born British artist who came to London in 1925 and made many drawings of life in Britain during the 1930's and perceptive sketches of life in war-time Britain. Despite not being an official war artist, he is known for his scenes of life in the armed services into which he was drafted in 1940, including his overseas service in Iraq.
James Bowdoin James Bowdoin (August 7, 1726 – November 6, 1790) was an American political and intellectual leader from Boston, Massachusetts during the American Revolution. He served in both the colonial council (senate) and house and was President of the state's constitutional convention.
James Bowdoin III James Bowdoin III (September 22, 1752 – October 11, 1811) was an American philanthropist and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. He has born to James Bowdoin in Boston, and graduated from Harvard University in 1771.
James Boyd White James Boyd White (born 1938) is an American law professor, literary critic, scholar and philosopher who is generally credited with founding the "Law and Literature" movement and is the preeminent proponent of the analysis of constitutive rhetoric in the analysis of legal texts.
James Boyle James Boyle is the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina. He joined the faculty in July 2000.
James Boyle (broadcasting) James Boyle is one of the leading public figures in the British arts world, with a long track record in broadcasting in particular. His take-no-prisoners style has earned him numerous plaudits, but also resulted in controversy, most famously at BBC Radio Four.
James Boyle Uniacke James Boyle Uniacke (Halifax 1799 – 26 March 1858 Halifax) led the first responsible government in Canada or any colony of the British Empire. He was the first Premier of Nova Scotia from 1848 to 1854 serving concurrently as the colony's Attorney-General.
James Brabazon Leslie James Smith (born 12 January 1923), known as James Brabazon, is author of two well-received biographies of Albert Schweitzer and Dorothy Sayers. He has also recently compiled and translated some of Albert Schweitzer's writings in Albert Schweitzer:
James Bradley Thayer James Bradley Thayer (1831-1902), American legal writer and educationist, was born at Haverhill, Massachusetts, on the isth of January 1831. He graduated at Harvard College in 1852, and at the Harvard Law School in 1856, in which year he was admitted to the bar of Suffolk county and began to practice in Boston.
James Brady James Scott “Jim” Brady (born August 29, 1940) was Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan. After nearly being killed and becoming permanently disabled as a result of an assassination attempt on Reagan in 1981, Brady became an ardent supporter of gun control.
James Braid (golfer) James Braid (February 6, 1870 - November 27, 1950) was a Scottish professional golfer, who was one of the "Great Triumvirate" of British golfers in the early 20th century alongside Harry Vardon and J.H.
James Braid Taylor Sir James Braid Taylor was the second Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 July 1937 till he died in office on 17 February 1943. He succeeded Sir Osborne Smith who was the Governor from 1 April 1935 to 30 June 1937.
James Braidwood (fire fighter) James Braidwood (1800 - 1861) was the first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment (the brigade which was eventually to become the London Fire Brigade). London Fire Brigade website and is credited with the development of the modern municipal fire service.
James Bramston James Bramston (circa 1694 - 1744), satirist, educated at Westminster School and Oxford, took orders and was latterly Vicar of Hastings. His poems are The Art of Politics (1729), in imitation of Horace, and The Man of Taste (1733), in imitation of Pope.
James Branaman James Branaman is a male model and a recovering drug addict notable for his appearance on The Amazing Race 10, which he had won along with teammate Tyler Denk. Branaman and Denk both traveled four continents, 13 countries and 44,000 miles before crossing the finish line in Garrison, New York.
James Brandon James Brandon (born 20 September 1980) is a British journalist, most recently working in Iraq freelance on assignment from the Sunday Telegraph and The Scotsman, covering the occupation and insurgency. During this assignment, he was kidnapped and held hostage, but eventually released.
James Branch Cabell James Branch Cabell (April 14, 1879 - May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. While Cabell's surname is often mispronounced "Ka-BELL", he himself pronounced it "CAB-ble".
James Bratt James Donald Bratt is a leading scholar on Abraham Kuyper, and is currently a full-time professor at Calvin College. An alumnus of Calvin, Bratt received his PhD from Yale University after writing his dissertation, Dutch Calvinism in Modern America.
James Bregman James ("Jim") Steven Bregman (born November 17, 1941 in Arlington, Virginia) was a member of the first American team to compete in judo in the Summer Olympics. Judo was first in included in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and Bregman won a bronze medal in the under-80-kg category in those games--the only American to bring home a medal in judo in the 1964 Summer Games.
James Bridges (architect) James Bridges was an architect working in Bristol between 1757 and 1763. He was the son of a Hertfordshire clockmaker and arrived in Bristol after taking his father's clock, the Microcosm, on a tour of the American colonies: this gave rise to the story that he was an American.
James Broderick James Wilke Broderick (March 7 1927 - November 1 1982) was an American actor, and the father of actor Matthew Broderick. He played the father on the television show Family from 1976 to 1980, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1978.
James Brolan James Brolan (April 7, 1964 – May 29, 2006) was a British freelance television soundman who was killed with cameraman Paul Douglas in an explosion in Iraq on May 29, 2006 while working for CBS. CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier was critically injured in this attack.
James Brooker James Kent "Jim" Brooker (August 12, 1902 - September, 1973) was an American athlete who competed in the men's pole vault. He competed in Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and won bronze, behind fellow American polevaulters Glen Graham who received silver and Lee Barnes who took gold.
James Brown (director) James Brown is a film director who has shot music videos for Tori Amos, The Spice Girls and Faithless as well as various television commercials. His first short film is called Yashmak and was screened with Guy Ritchie's film Snatch in various theaters in the United Kingdom.
James Brown (ecologist) James Hemphill Brown, an ecologist, is Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico. His work has focused on two distinct aspects of ecology: the population and community ecology of rodents and harvester ants in the Chihuahuan Desert and large-scale questions relating to the distribution of body size, abundance and geographic range of animals, leading to the development of the field of macroecology, a term that was coined in a paper Brown co-authored with Brian Maurer of Michigan State University.
James Brown Craven Archdeacon James Brown Craven (1850 - 17 April 1924) was author of the History of the Church in Orkney and several other works on ecclesiastical history. He was a founder and the first president of the Orkney Antiquarian Society.
James Brown Is Dead "James Brown Is Dead" and "James Brown Is Still Alive" are two of the earliest and best known of a series of electronic dance music references to iconic American entertainer James Brown. One basis for these lyrics is the widespread sampling of Brown's music, particularly the rhythmic breaks in "Funky Drummer", possibly the most sampled piece of music of all time.
James Browne (athletics) James Browne is a retired long jumper, who finished in 17th position at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, as a representative of Antigua, where he grew up as a soccer player. A five-time NCAA Division II national champion representing the Abilene Christian University, Browne was one of only two three-time triple jump champions at the Division II outdoor championships.
James Browne (engineer) Sir James Browne (1839 - 13 June, 1896) was a Scottish-Indian engineer and administrator, the son of Robert Browne of Falkirk in Scotland. He was educated at the military college, Addiscombe, and received a commission in the Bengal engineers in 1857.
James Bruce (bishop) James Bruce (La: Jacobus de Brois; (†1447)) was a 15th century cleric who was bishop of Dunkeld, Chancellor of Scotland, and bishop of Glasgow. He was the son of one Robert Bruce, a middling landowner in Clackmannanshire.
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (20 July 1811 – 20 November 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. He was the son of the 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine.
James Brunton James Brunton is a judge on the Quebec Superior Court who gained notoriety in late 2005 when he ruled that no restrictions should be placed upon Karla Homolka's freedom following the completion of her jail term earlier that year.
James Bryant Conant James Bryant Conant (March 26, 1893 - February 11, 1978) was a chemist, educational administrator, and government official. He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1893 and graduated from the Roxbury Latin School in Boston in 1910.
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1673 - 9 August 1744) had been member of parliament for Hereford from 1698 to 1714, and, three days after his father's death, was created Viscount Wilton and earl of Carnarvon.
James Buchanan James Buchanan (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States (1857–1861). He was the only bachelor president and the only resident of Pennsylvania to hold the office of President.
James Bulger James Patrick Bulger (March 16, 1990 – February 12, 1993) was a two-year old toddler who was abducted and murdered by two ten-year-old boys, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson (both born in 1982), in Merseyside, in the United Kingdom. The murder of a child by two other children caused an immense public outpouring of shock, outrage, and grief, particularly in Liverpool and surrounding towns.
James Bulmer Johnson James Johnson (31 December 1889 - 23 March 1943) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
James Burbage James Burbage (1531-1597), An English actor, is said to have been born at Stratford-on-Avon. He was a member of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester's players, probably for several years before he is first mentioned (1574) as being at the head of the company.
James Burden James Burden was married to Adele Sloane Burden, the daughter of William Sloane a rug and furniture magnate who commisioned the James Burden Mansion for his daughter and her husband. Designated a historic site in the 1970s, it was designed by Warren and Wetmore, who designed Grand Central Terminal.
James Burke (Australian politician) James Patrick Burke (born February 4, 1971) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2005, representing the electorate of Brennan.
James Burke (science historian) James Burke (born December 22, 1936) is a British science historian, author and television producer best known for his documentary television series called Connections, focusing on the history of science and technology leavened with a sense of humour.
James Burkee James Burkee is co-founder of Americans for Responsibility in Washington, is a history professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, and is a public figure in southeast Wisconsin on national politics. He is most notably a critic of many prominent national politicians who he characterizes as disconnected from the American public in both personal and political priorities, and he frequently speaks out on issues of fiscal responsibility in government.
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (October 25, 1714 - May 26, 1799) was a Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosopher. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics (Hobbs,1992).
James Burney James Burney (13 June, 1750 – 1821) was an English Rear-Admiral who accompanied Captain Cook in his last two voyages and wrote a series of History of Voyages of Discovery. He was a son of the composer Charles Burney, brother to Charles Burney and the novelist Fanny Burney.
James Burnham James Burnham (1905–1987) was an American popular political theorist, former Communist activist and intellectual, known for his work The Managerial Revolution, published in 1941, which heavily influenced George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four".
James Burns (shipowner) Sir James Burns, KCMG (10 February 1846-22 August 1923 at Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), was a noted businessman, shipowner and philanthropist in Australia. In particular, he is known as the co- founder of Burns- Philp and Company, a shipping and trading company, and for establishing the Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children in North Parramatta, a children and family welfare organisation.
James Burris Angell James Burris Angell (1829-1916) was a graduate from and professor of languages at Brown University, editor of the Providence Journal (1860-1866), president of the University of Vermont (1866-1871) and of the University of Michigan (1871-1909). He also served as U.
James Burrow Sir James Burrow FRS FSA, (born 28 November 1701, died 5 November 1782 at Starborough Castle, Lingfield, Surrey), was a Legal Reporter at Inner Temple, London, and was Vice President and twice briefly President of the Royal Society. He was knighted in 1773.
James Busby James Busby (7 February 1801 - 15 July 1871) was involved in the drafting of the Treaty of Waitangi and is widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry, as he took the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia. He was born in Scotland, the son of English engineer John Busby, and the family emigrated from Britain to New South Wales in 1824.
James Butler Knill Kelly James Butler Knill Kelly (18 February, 1832 – 15 May, 1907) was a Bishop of the Church of England active in the British colony of Newfoundland and in Scotland. Kelly was a participant in the first Lambeth Conference, which was a crucial step in the creation of the Anglican Communion.
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (October 19, 1610 – July 21 1688), was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier. He is best known for his involvement in the Irish Confederate Wars of the 1640s, when he commanded the English Royalist forces in Ireland.
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (April 29, 1665 - November 16, 1745), Irish statesman and soldier, son of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory and his wife Emilia von Nassau, Countess of Ossory, and grandson of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, was born in Dublin and was educated in France and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford. On the death of his father in 1680 he became Earl of Ossory by courtesy.
James Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde James Hubert Theobald Charles Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde was born on 19 April 1899 and died on 25 October 1997. He was the son of Reverend James Theobald Bagot John Butler and Lady Annabella Brydon Gordon.
James Butt James Butt (1929–2003) was an English composer of classical music. Combining careers as composer, pianist, publisher, James Henry Baseden Butt was born in Middlesex in 1929 and educated at Kidstones School in Yorkshire before studying composition from 1944 onwards with Dr.
James Byars James Lee Byars (1932 - May 23 1997) was a modern artist specializing in installation sculpture and in performance art. His works include "The Death of James Lee Byars" and "The Perfect Smile".
James Byrne (VC) James Byrne, VC (1822 – 6 December 1872), born at Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
James C. Auchincloss James Coats Auchincloss (January 19 1885 in New York City – October 2 1976 in Alexandria, Virginia) was an American business and political figure, serving eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1943–1965 as a Republican from the 3rd congressional district of New Jersey.
James C. Collins Jim Collins is considered to be one of the major American business gurus, who is like "a student of and a teacher for" great companies. He learns: how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies.
James C. Corman James Charles Corman (October 20, 1920-December 30, 2000) was the Democratic Representative from the 22nd district and later 21st district. Prior to serving in Washington, he served on the Los Angeles City Council from July 1 1957 to January 3 1961.
James C. Jones James Chamberlain Jones (April 20, 1809–October 29, 1859) was governor of Tennessee from 1841 to 1845, and a United States Senator from that state from 1851 to 1857. While governor he was a Whig and was initially elected to the Senate as a Whig; however while in that body he switched parties, leaving the moribund Whigs for the Democrats.
James C. McDearmon James Calvin McDearmon was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on June 13, 1844 in New Canton, Virginia in Buckingham County.
James C. Quayle James Cline Quayle (May 25, 1921 - July 7, 2000) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the Huntington Herald-Press in Indiana and the Wickenburg Sun in Arizona. He was the father of Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice-President of the United States.
James C. Wofford James Cunningham Wofford (born November 3, 1944) is an American equestrian, who has competed in many international competitions in the sport of eventing. Today he is most known as a trainer of both horses and riders, and as a retired president of the AHSA and vice-president of the USET.
James Caird (boat) James Caird is a 23-foot (7 m) whaleboat in which Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions made the epic open boat voyage of 800 miles (1,300 km) from Elephant Island, 500 miles (800 km) south of Cape Horn, to South Georgia during the Antarctic winter of 1916.
James Caldwell High School James Caldwell High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school in West Caldwell, in Essex County, New Jersey, as part of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools. The school is named after American Revolutionary War figure Reverend James Caldwell.
James Calhoun (soldier) James Calhoun (August 24, 1845 – June 25, 1876) was a soldier in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Black Hills War. He was the brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer and was killed along with Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
James Callaghan Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March, 1912 – 26 March, 2005), was Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. He was commonly known as James, shortened to Jim, giving his nicknames 'Sunny Jim' or 'Big Jim'.
James Campbell James Campbell (February 4, 1826 – April 21, 1900) is the founder of the Estate of James Campbell, one of the largest and wealthiest landowners in the United States Territory of Hawai'i and present-day State of Hawai'i. It is on land owned by the heirs of James Campbell that the Second City of Kapolei is being developed, the largest and most modern of the suburbs of Honolulu.
James Campbell (Falkirk) James Campbell inherited the Scottish feudal barony of Barrichbean and the Chieftainship of Clan Campbell of Craignish on his father's death in 1908, becoming 15th Baron and 25th Chieftain. He was born in 1874 in Falkirk and joined his father, John Campbell, in his coal sales business with his brother Colin.
James Campbell (Postmaster General) James Campbell (September 1, 1812–January 27, 1893) was a politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served as Attorney-General of Pennsylvania and United States Postmaster General during the presidency of Franklin Pierce.
James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy James Henry Mussen Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy PC (April 4, 1851 – March 22, 1931) was an Irish lawyer and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was born in Dublin and educated at Kingstown and Dublin University, graduating BA in 1874.
James Cardinal Gibbons His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons (23 July, 1834 - 24 March, 1921) was an American prelate, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore from 1877 until his death. In 1886 he became the second man from the United States to be made a cardinal.
James Cardinal Stafford James Francis Cardinal Stafford (born July 26, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American prelate, the Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Denver and the current Major Penitentiary, making him one of the highest ranking members of the Roman Curia from the United States and incidentally the second American to serve as Major Penitentiary in recent years.
James Carne James Power Carne (VC, DSO) (April 11, 1906 - April 19, 1986) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (born 23 September 1929) is a great grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and a member of the extended British Royal Family, 53rd in line of succession to the British Throne (and the first person in the succession who is not a descendant of King George V). As a female line great grandson of a British Sovereign, he does not carry out royal and official duties or receive any monies from the Civil List.
James Carrol (Author) James Carroll (born 1943) is an American author and former priest. He left the Catholic Church because of a difference in opinion he had with the church involving birth control and the American church's bishops supporting the Vietnam War.
James Carroll (New Zealand politician) James Carroll (1857-1926), known to MÄori as Timi Kara, was a New Zealand politician of Irish and Ngati Kahungunu (MÄori) descent. Beginning his career as an interpreter and land agent, Carroll was elected to the Eastern MÄori seat in 1887.
James Carville James Carville (born October 25, 1944), is an American political consultant, commentator, and pundit. Also known as the "Ragin' Cajun" or "Corporal Cueball", Carville gained national attention for his work as the strategist of the successful 1992 presidential campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton.
James Cassels (soldier) Field Marshal Sir Charles Archibald James Halkett Cassels , GCB, KBE, DSO (1907-1996) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1965 and 1968. Earlier he was BGS of 21st Army Group during World War II, commanded the 1st Commonwealth Division during the Korean War and the British Army of the Rhine from 1960 to 1963.
James Cassidy James Cassidy was one of the founding members of the band Information Society. He worked with the band from its beginning in the early 1980s until 1992 and the release of Information Society's final album as a trio, Peace and Love, Inc.
James Castle James Nathan Castle was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Shefford, Province of Quebec, Canada, May 23, 1836; attended the public schools; studied law; moved to Afton, Washington County, Minn., in 1862 and taught school; completed his law studies; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Stillwater, Washington County, Minn.
James Castle (sculptor) James Castle is a Scottish sculptor and artist based in Malmesbury,_ Wiltshire. The majority of James' work is carved in wood; but there are also sculptures modelled in plaster and clay, some of which have been cast into bronze.
James Cavill James 'Jim' Cavill, a Brisbane hotelier, was one of the pioneers of development on the Gold Coast, Australia. Many years after Johan Meyer's initial entrepreneurial endeavours failed, James Cavill purchased 25 acres (101,000 m²) of land in the Elston subdivision.
James City (Virginia Company) James City (or citiie as it was then called) was one of four incorporations established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 by the proprietor, the Virginia Company. The plantations and developments were divided into four "incorporations" or "cities", as they were called.
James City County, Virginia James City County (formally, the County of James City) is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Its population is 48,102 (as of 2000), and it is often associated with Williamsburg, an independent city which borders James City County.
James Clark (XML expert) James Clark, (February 23 1964) is the author of groff and expat and has done much work with open-source software and XML. Born in London, and educated at Charterhouse and Merton College, Oxford, Clark has lived in Bangkok, Thailand since 1995, and is now a permanent resident.
James Clark McReynolds James Clark McReynolds (February 3, 1862–August 24, 1946) was an American lawyer and judge who served both as United States Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson and as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
James Clark Ross Sir James Clark Ross (April 15, 1800 – April 3, 1862), was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.
James Clarke James Clarke (6 April 1894–10 June 1947) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
James Clavell James Clavell, born Clavell, Charles Edmund Dumaresq (10 October, 1924 – 7 September, 1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II hero and POW. Clavell is a best known for his epic Asian Saga series of novels, their televised adaptations, along with his films such as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love.
James Clavell's ShĹŤgun James Clavell's ShĹŤgun is an interactive fiction computer game written by Dave Lebling and released by Infocom in 1989. Like most of Infocom's games, it was released for several popular computer platforms of the time, such as the Apple II and PC.
James Cleland Richardson James (Jimmy) Cleland Richardson (25 November 1895 – 8 or 9 October 1916) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
James Bond parodies The James Bond series of novels and films have been parodied numerous times in a number of different media including books, films, video games, and television shows. Most notable of all these parodies is the 1967 spoof Casino Royale, which was produced using the actual film rights purchased from Ian Fleming over a decade prior to its release.
James Bond Pun A "James Bond Pun" or a "007 Pun" is a popular trait of the fictional spy James Bond. It is a pun uttered after a certain event, such as the death of an enemy, which creates a true 'groan factor'.
James Bond uncollected short stories In the late 1990s, Raymond Benson, who at the time was the official novelist of the James Bond literary franchise, became the first author since Bond's creator, Ian Fleming, to write officially sanctioned short stories featuring the superspy.
James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 is a fictional biography of Ian Fleming's famous secret agent, James Bond, which was published in 1973. The book was written by John Pearson, who had published a well-received biography of Fleming, The Life of Ian Fleming in 1966.
James Bond: The Duel James Bond: The Duel is a James Bond video game released for the Sega Master System, the Sega Game Gear and the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It is loosely based on the spy films featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, 007.
James Boothe James Boothe, formerly known as Mark Preston, is a fictional character on Passions. James has been played by Jackson and Ryan Keane from July 22, 2005 until October 2006 and by Seth Stern since October 26, 2006.
James Boswell James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the eldest son of a judge, Alexander Boswell, 8th Laird of Auchinleck and his wife Euphemia Erskine, Lady Auchinleck.
James Boswell (artist) James Edward Buchanan Boswell (1906-1971) was a New Zealand-born British artist who came to London in 1925 and made many drawings of life in Britain during the 1930's and perceptive sketches of life in war-time Britain. Despite not being an official war artist, he is known for his scenes of life in the armed services into which he was drafted in 1940, including his overseas service in Iraq.
James Bowdoin James Bowdoin (August 7, 1726 – November 6, 1790) was an American political and intellectual leader from Boston, Massachusetts during the American Revolution. He served in both the colonial council (senate) and house and was President of the state's constitutional convention.
James Bowdoin III James Bowdoin III (September 22, 1752 – October 11, 1811) was an American philanthropist and statesman from Boston, Massachusetts. He has born to James Bowdoin in Boston, and graduated from Harvard University in 1771.
James Boyd White James Boyd White (born 1938) is an American law professor, literary critic, scholar and philosopher who is generally credited with founding the "Law and Literature" movement and is the preeminent proponent of the analysis of constitutive rhetoric in the analysis of legal texts.
James Boyle James Boyle is the William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law and co-founder of the Center for the Study of the Public Domain at Duke University School of Law in Durham, North Carolina. He joined the faculty in July 2000.
James Boyle (broadcasting) James Boyle is one of the leading public figures in the British arts world, with a long track record in broadcasting in particular. His take-no-prisoners style has earned him numerous plaudits, but also resulted in controversy, most famously at BBC Radio Four.
James Boyle Uniacke James Boyle Uniacke (Halifax 1799 – 26 March 1858 Halifax) led the first responsible government in Canada or any colony of the British Empire. He was the first Premier of Nova Scotia from 1848 to 1854 serving concurrently as the colony's Attorney-General.
James Brabazon Leslie James Smith (born 12 January 1923), known as James Brabazon, is author of two well-received biographies of Albert Schweitzer and Dorothy Sayers. He has also recently compiled and translated some of Albert Schweitzer's writings in Albert Schweitzer:
James Bradley Thayer James Bradley Thayer (1831-1902), American legal writer and educationist, was born at Haverhill, Massachusetts, on the isth of January 1831. He graduated at Harvard College in 1852, and at the Harvard Law School in 1856, in which year he was admitted to the bar of Suffolk county and began to practice in Boston.
James Brady James Scott “Jim” Brady (born August 29, 1940) was Assistant to the President and White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan. After nearly being killed and becoming permanently disabled as a result of an assassination attempt on Reagan in 1981, Brady became an ardent supporter of gun control.
James Braid (golfer) James Braid (February 6, 1870 - November 27, 1950) was a Scottish professional golfer, who was one of the "Great Triumvirate" of British golfers in the early 20th century alongside Harry Vardon and J.H.
James Braid Taylor Sir James Braid Taylor was the second Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1 July 1937 till he died in office on 17 February 1943. He succeeded Sir Osborne Smith who was the Governor from 1 April 1935 to 30 June 1937.
James Braidwood (fire fighter) James Braidwood (1800 - 1861) was the first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment (the brigade which was eventually to become the London Fire Brigade). London Fire Brigade website and is credited with the development of the modern municipal fire service.
James Bramston James Bramston (circa 1694 - 1744), satirist, educated at Westminster School and Oxford, took orders and was latterly Vicar of Hastings. His poems are The Art of Politics (1729), in imitation of Horace, and The Man of Taste (1733), in imitation of Pope.
James Branaman James Branaman is a male model and a recovering drug addict notable for his appearance on The Amazing Race 10, which he had won along with teammate Tyler Denk. Branaman and Denk both traveled four continents, 13 countries and 44,000 miles before crossing the finish line in Garrison, New York.
James Brandon James Brandon (born 20 September 1980) is a British journalist, most recently working in Iraq freelance on assignment from the Sunday Telegraph and The Scotsman, covering the occupation and insurgency. During this assignment, he was kidnapped and held hostage, but eventually released.
James Branch Cabell James Branch Cabell (April 14, 1879 - May 5, 1958) was an American author of fantasy fiction and belles lettres. While Cabell's surname is often mispronounced "Ka-BELL", he himself pronounced it "CAB-ble".
James Bratt James Donald Bratt is a leading scholar on Abraham Kuyper, and is currently a full-time professor at Calvin College. An alumnus of Calvin, Bratt received his PhD from Yale University after writing his dissertation, Dutch Calvinism in Modern America.
James Bregman James ("Jim") Steven Bregman (born November 17, 1941 in Arlington, Virginia) was a member of the first American team to compete in judo in the Summer Olympics. Judo was first in included in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, and Bregman won a bronze medal in the under-80-kg category in those games--the only American to bring home a medal in judo in the 1964 Summer Games.
James Bridges (architect) James Bridges was an architect working in Bristol between 1757 and 1763. He was the son of a Hertfordshire clockmaker and arrived in Bristol after taking his father's clock, the Microcosm, on a tour of the American colonies: this gave rise to the story that he was an American.
James Broderick James Wilke Broderick (March 7 1927 - November 1 1982) was an American actor, and the father of actor Matthew Broderick. He played the father on the television show Family from 1976 to 1980, receiving an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1978.
James Brolan James Brolan (April 7, 1964 – May 29, 2006) was a British freelance television soundman who was killed with cameraman Paul Douglas in an explosion in Iraq on May 29, 2006 while working for CBS. CBS correspondent Kimberly Dozier was critically injured in this attack.
James Brooker James Kent "Jim" Brooker (August 12, 1902 - September, 1973) was an American athlete who competed in the men's pole vault. He competed in Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and won bronze, behind fellow American polevaulters Glen Graham who received silver and Lee Barnes who took gold.
James Brown (director) James Brown is a film director who has shot music videos for Tori Amos, The Spice Girls and Faithless as well as various television commercials. His first short film is called Yashmak and was screened with Guy Ritchie's film Snatch in various theaters in the United Kingdom.
James Brown (ecologist) James Hemphill Brown, an ecologist, is Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico. His work has focused on two distinct aspects of ecology: the population and community ecology of rodents and harvester ants in the Chihuahuan Desert and large-scale questions relating to the distribution of body size, abundance and geographic range of animals, leading to the development of the field of macroecology, a term that was coined in a paper Brown co-authored with Brian Maurer of Michigan State University.
James Brown Craven Archdeacon James Brown Craven (1850 - 17 April 1924) was author of the History of the Church in Orkney and several other works on ecclesiastical history. He was a founder and the first president of the Orkney Antiquarian Society.
James Brown Is Dead "James Brown Is Dead" and "James Brown Is Still Alive" are two of the earliest and best known of a series of electronic dance music references to iconic American entertainer James Brown. One basis for these lyrics is the widespread sampling of Brown's music, particularly the rhythmic breaks in "Funky Drummer", possibly the most sampled piece of music of all time.
James Browne (athletics) James Browne is a retired long jumper, who finished in 17th position at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, as a representative of Antigua, where he grew up as a soccer player. A five-time NCAA Division II national champion representing the Abilene Christian University, Browne was one of only two three-time triple jump champions at the Division II outdoor championships.
James Browne (engineer) Sir James Browne (1839 - 13 June, 1896) was a Scottish-Indian engineer and administrator, the son of Robert Browne of Falkirk in Scotland. He was educated at the military college, Addiscombe, and received a commission in the Bengal engineers in 1857.
James Bruce (bishop) James Bruce (La: Jacobus de Brois; (†1447)) was a 15th century cleric who was bishop of Dunkeld, Chancellor of Scotland, and bishop of Glasgow. He was the son of one Robert Bruce, a middling landowner in Clackmannanshire.
James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine (20 July 1811 – 20 November 1863) was a British colonial administrator and diplomat, best known as Governor General of the Province of Canada and Viceroy of India. He was the son of the 7th Earl of Elgin and 11th Earl of Kincardine.
James Brunton James Brunton is a judge on the Quebec Superior Court who gained notoriety in late 2005 when he ruled that no restrictions should be placed upon Karla Homolka's freedom following the completion of her jail term earlier that year.
James Bryant Conant James Bryant Conant (March 26, 1893 - February 11, 1978) was a chemist, educational administrator, and government official. He was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1893 and graduated from the Roxbury Latin School in Boston in 1910.
James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos (1673 - 9 August 1744) had been member of parliament for Hereford from 1698 to 1714, and, three days after his father's death, was created Viscount Wilton and earl of Carnarvon.
James Buchanan James Buchanan (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) was the 15th president of the United States (1857–1861). He was the only bachelor president and the only resident of Pennsylvania to hold the office of President.
James Bulger James Patrick Bulger (March 16, 1990 – February 12, 1993) was a two-year old toddler who was abducted and murdered by two ten-year-old boys, Jon Venables and Robert Thompson (both born in 1982), in Merseyside, in the United Kingdom. The murder of a child by two other children caused an immense public outpouring of shock, outrage, and grief, particularly in Liverpool and surrounding towns.
James Bulmer Johnson James Johnson (31 December 1889 - 23 March 1943) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
James Burbage James Burbage (1531-1597), An English actor, is said to have been born at Stratford-on-Avon. He was a member of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester's players, probably for several years before he is first mentioned (1574) as being at the head of the company.
James Burden James Burden was married to Adele Sloane Burden, the daughter of William Sloane a rug and furniture magnate who commisioned the James Burden Mansion for his daughter and her husband. Designated a historic site in the 1970s, it was designed by Warren and Wetmore, who designed Grand Central Terminal.
James Burke (Australian politician) James Patrick Burke (born February 4, 1971) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2005, representing the electorate of Brennan.
James Burke (science historian) James Burke (born December 22, 1936) is a British science historian, author and television producer best known for his documentary television series called Connections, focusing on the history of science and technology leavened with a sense of humour.
James Burkee James Burkee is co-founder of Americans for Responsibility in Washington, is a history professor at Concordia University Wisconsin, and is a public figure in southeast Wisconsin on national politics. He is most notably a critic of many prominent national politicians who he characterizes as disconnected from the American public in both personal and political priorities, and he frequently speaks out on issues of fiscal responsibility in government.
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (October 25, 1714 - May 26, 1799) was a Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosopher. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics (Hobbs,1992).
James Burney James Burney (13 June, 1750 – 1821) was an English Rear-Admiral who accompanied Captain Cook in his last two voyages and wrote a series of History of Voyages of Discovery. He was a son of the composer Charles Burney, brother to Charles Burney and the novelist Fanny Burney.
James Burnham James Burnham (1905–1987) was an American popular political theorist, former Communist activist and intellectual, known for his work The Managerial Revolution, published in 1941, which heavily influenced George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four".
James Burns (shipowner) Sir James Burns, KCMG (10 February 1846-22 August 1923 at Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland), was a noted businessman, shipowner and philanthropist in Australia. In particular, he is known as the co- founder of Burns- Philp and Company, a shipping and trading company, and for establishing the Burnside Presbyterian Homes for Children in North Parramatta, a children and family welfare organisation.
James Burris Angell James Burris Angell (1829-1916) was a graduate from and professor of languages at Brown University, editor of the Providence Journal (1860-1866), president of the University of Vermont (1866-1871) and of the University of Michigan (1871-1909). He also served as U.
James Burrow Sir James Burrow FRS FSA, (born 28 November 1701, died 5 November 1782 at Starborough Castle, Lingfield, Surrey), was a Legal Reporter at Inner Temple, London, and was Vice President and twice briefly President of the Royal Society. He was knighted in 1773.
James Busby James Busby (7 February 1801 - 15 July 1871) was involved in the drafting of the Treaty of Waitangi and is widely regarded as the "father" of the Australian wine industry, as he took the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia. He was born in Scotland, the son of English engineer John Busby, and the family emigrated from Britain to New South Wales in 1824.
James Butler Knill Kelly James Butler Knill Kelly (18 February, 1832 – 15 May, 1907) was a Bishop of the Church of England active in the British colony of Newfoundland and in Scotland. Kelly was a participant in the first Lambeth Conference, which was a crucial step in the creation of the Anglican Communion.
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde (October 19, 1610 – July 21 1688), was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier. He is best known for his involvement in the Irish Confederate Wars of the 1640s, when he commanded the English Royalist forces in Ireland.
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (April 29, 1665 - November 16, 1745), Irish statesman and soldier, son of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory and his wife Emilia von Nassau, Countess of Ossory, and grandson of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, was born in Dublin and was educated in France and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford. On the death of his father in 1680 he became Earl of Ossory by courtesy.
James Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde James Hubert Theobald Charles Butler, 7th Marquess of Ormonde was born on 19 April 1899 and died on 25 October 1997. He was the son of Reverend James Theobald Bagot John Butler and Lady Annabella Brydon Gordon.
James Butt James Butt (1929–2003) was an English composer of classical music. Combining careers as composer, pianist, publisher, James Henry Baseden Butt was born in Middlesex in 1929 and educated at Kidstones School in Yorkshire before studying composition from 1944 onwards with Dr.
James Byars James Lee Byars (1932 - May 23 1997) was a modern artist specializing in installation sculpture and in performance art. His works include "The Death of James Lee Byars" and "The Perfect Smile".
James Byrne (VC) James Byrne, VC (1822 – 6 December 1872), born at Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
James C. Auchincloss James Coats Auchincloss (January 19 1885 in New York City – October 2 1976 in Alexandria, Virginia) was an American business and political figure, serving eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1943–1965 as a Republican from the 3rd congressional district of New Jersey.
James C. Collins Jim Collins is considered to be one of the major American business gurus, who is like "a student of and a teacher for" great companies. He learns: how they grow, how they attain superior performance, and how good companies can become great companies.
James C. Corman James Charles Corman (October 20, 1920-December 30, 2000) was the Democratic Representative from the 22nd district and later 21st district. Prior to serving in Washington, he served on the Los Angeles City Council from July 1 1957 to January 3 1961.
James C. Jones James Chamberlain Jones (April 20, 1809–October 29, 1859) was governor of Tennessee from 1841 to 1845, and a United States Senator from that state from 1851 to 1857. While governor he was a Whig and was initially elected to the Senate as a Whig; however while in that body he switched parties, leaving the moribund Whigs for the Democrats.
James C. McDearmon James Calvin McDearmon was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 9th congressional district of Tennessee. He was born on June 13, 1844 in New Canton, Virginia in Buckingham County.
James C. Quayle James Cline Quayle (May 25, 1921 - July 7, 2000) was an American newspaper publisher and businessman who owned several newspapers in the United States including the Huntington Herald-Press in Indiana and the Wickenburg Sun in Arizona. He was the father of Dan Quayle, the 44th Vice-President of the United States.
James C. Wofford James Cunningham Wofford (born November 3, 1944) is an American equestrian, who has competed in many international competitions in the sport of eventing. Today he is most known as a trainer of both horses and riders, and as a retired president of the AHSA and vice-president of the USET.
James Caird (boat) James Caird is a 23-foot (7 m) whaleboat in which Sir Ernest Shackleton and five companions made the epic open boat voyage of 800 miles (1,300 km) from Elephant Island, 500 miles (800 km) south of Cape Horn, to South Georgia during the Antarctic winter of 1916.
James Caldwell High School James Caldwell High School is an American four-year comprehensive public high school in West Caldwell, in Essex County, New Jersey, as part of the Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools. The school is named after American Revolutionary War figure Reverend James Caldwell.
James Calhoun (soldier) James Calhoun (August 24, 1845 – June 25, 1876) was a soldier in the United States Army during the American Civil War and the Black Hills War. He was the brother-in-law of George Armstrong Custer and was killed along with Custer in the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
James Callaghan Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March, 1912 – 26 March, 2005), was Labour Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979. He was commonly known as James, shortened to Jim, giving his nicknames 'Sunny Jim' or 'Big Jim'.
James Campbell James Campbell (February 4, 1826 – April 21, 1900) is the founder of the Estate of James Campbell, one of the largest and wealthiest landowners in the United States Territory of Hawai'i and present-day State of Hawai'i. It is on land owned by the heirs of James Campbell that the Second City of Kapolei is being developed, the largest and most modern of the suburbs of Honolulu.
James Campbell (Falkirk) James Campbell inherited the Scottish feudal barony of Barrichbean and the Chieftainship of Clan Campbell of Craignish on his father's death in 1908, becoming 15th Baron and 25th Chieftain. He was born in 1874 in Falkirk and joined his father, John Campbell, in his coal sales business with his brother Colin.
James Campbell (Postmaster General) James Campbell (September 1, 1812–January 27, 1893) was a politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He served as Attorney-General of Pennsylvania and United States Postmaster General during the presidency of Franklin Pierce.
James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy James Henry Mussen Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy PC (April 4, 1851 – March 22, 1931) was an Irish lawyer and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was born in Dublin and educated at Kingstown and Dublin University, graduating BA in 1874.
James Cardinal Gibbons His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons (23 July, 1834 - 24 March, 1921) was an American prelate, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore from 1877 until his death. In 1886 he became the second man from the United States to be made a cardinal.
James Cardinal Stafford James Francis Cardinal Stafford (born July 26, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American prelate, the Roman Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Denver and the current Major Penitentiary, making him one of the highest ranking members of the Roman Curia from the United States and incidentally the second American to serve as Major Penitentiary in recent years.
James Carne James Power Carne (VC, DSO) (April 11, 1906 - April 19, 1986) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (born 23 September 1929) is a great grandson of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom and a member of the extended British Royal Family, 53rd in line of succession to the British Throne (and the first person in the succession who is not a descendant of King George V). As a female line great grandson of a British Sovereign, he does not carry out royal and official duties or receive any monies from the Civil List.
James Carrol (Author) James Carroll (born 1943) is an American author and former priest. He left the Catholic Church because of a difference in opinion he had with the church involving birth control and the American church's bishops supporting the Vietnam War.
James Carroll (New Zealand politician) James Carroll (1857-1926), known to MÄori as Timi Kara, was a New Zealand politician of Irish and Ngati Kahungunu (MÄori) descent. Beginning his career as an interpreter and land agent, Carroll was elected to the Eastern MÄori seat in 1887.
James Carville James Carville (born October 25, 1944), is an American political consultant, commentator, and pundit. Also known as the "Ragin' Cajun" or "Corporal Cueball", Carville gained national attention for his work as the strategist of the successful 1992 presidential campaign of then-Arkansas governor Bill Clinton.
James Cassels (soldier) Field Marshal Sir Charles Archibald James Halkett Cassels , GCB, KBE, DSO (1907-1996) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1965 and 1968. Earlier he was BGS of 21st Army Group during World War II, commanded the 1st Commonwealth Division during the Korean War and the British Army of the Rhine from 1960 to 1963.
James Cassidy James Cassidy was one of the founding members of the band Information Society. He worked with the band from its beginning in the early 1980s until 1992 and the release of Information Society's final album as a trio, Peace and Love, Inc.
James Castle James Nathan Castle was a Representative from Minnesota; born in Shefford, Province of Quebec, Canada, May 23, 1836; attended the public schools; studied law; moved to Afton, Washington County, Minn., in 1862 and taught school; completed his law studies; was admitted to the bar and practiced; moved to Stillwater, Washington County, Minn.
James Castle (sculptor) James Castle is a Scottish sculptor and artist based in Malmesbury,_ Wiltshire. The majority of James' work is carved in wood; but there are also sculptures modelled in plaster and clay, some of which have been cast into bronze.
James Cavill James 'Jim' Cavill, a Brisbane hotelier, was one of the pioneers of development on the Gold Coast, Australia. Many years after Johan Meyer's initial entrepreneurial endeavours failed, James Cavill purchased 25 acres (101,000 m²) of land in the Elston subdivision.
James City (Virginia Company) James City (or citiie as it was then called) was one of four incorporations established in the Virginia Colony in 1619 by the proprietor, the Virginia Company. The plantations and developments were divided into four "incorporations" or "cities", as they were called.
James City County, Virginia James City County (formally, the County of James City) is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Its population is 48,102 (as of 2000), and it is often associated with Williamsburg, an independent city which borders James City County.
James Clark (XML expert) James Clark, (February 23 1964) is the author of groff and expat and has done much work with open-source software and XML. Born in London, and educated at Charterhouse and Merton College, Oxford, Clark has lived in Bangkok, Thailand since 1995, and is now a permanent resident.
James Clark McReynolds James Clark McReynolds (February 3, 1862–August 24, 1946) was an American lawyer and judge who served both as United States Attorney General under President Woodrow Wilson and as an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
James Clark Ross Sir James Clark Ross (April 15, 1800 – April 3, 1862), was a British naval officer and explorer. He explored the Arctic with his uncle Sir John Ross and Sir William Parry, and later led his own expedition to Antarctica.
James Clarke James Clarke (6 April 1894–10 June 1947) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
James Clavell James Clavell, born Clavell, Charles Edmund Dumaresq (10 October, 1924 – 7 September, 1994) was a novelist, screenwriter, director and World War II hero and POW. Clavell is a best known for his epic Asian Saga series of novels, their televised adaptations, along with his films such as The Great Escape and To Sir, with Love.
James Clavell's ShĹŤgun James Clavell's ShĹŤgun is an interactive fiction computer game written by Dave Lebling and released by Infocom in 1989. Like most of Infocom's games, it was released for several popular computer platforms of the time, such as the Apple II and PC.
James Cleland Richardson James (Jimmy) Cleland Richardson (25 November 1895 – 8 or 9 October 1916) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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