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James Holman James Holman (October 15, 1786 – July 29, 1857), known as the "Blind Traveler," was a British adventurer, author and social observer, best known for his writings on his extensive travels. Not only completely blind but suffering from debilitating pain and limited mobility, he undertook a series of solo journeys that were unprecedented in their extent.
James Honeyman-Scott James Honeyman-Scott (November 4, 1956 – June 16, 1982) was an English rock guitarist, songwriter and founding member of the band, The Pretenders. Honeyman-Scott, commonly referred to as "Jimmy," was the group's lead guitarist until his death in 1982.
James Hood James Hood was one of the first two African Americans to enroll at the University of Alabama in 1963 and was made famous when Alabama Governor George Wallace tried to block them from entering, triggering a showdown with federal troops.
James Horan (Monsignor) James Horan (May 5, 1911 – August 1, 1986) born in Partry, County Mayo, a late Parish Priest of Knock. He is most widely known for his successful campaign to bring an airport to Knock, his work on Knock Basilica, and is also credited for inviting Pope John Paul II to visit Knock Shrine in 1979.
James Horner James Roy Horner (born August 14 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is an American Oscar and Golden Globe award-winning composer of orchestral music. He is noted for his effective integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of traditional Irish (Celtic) musical elements.
James Houssemayne Du Boulay Sir James Houssemayne Du Boulay (born Hampshire 15 April 1868 - Died - 26 November 1943) CIE (1906); KCIE (Knight Commander Indian Empire) (1911); CSI (Companion The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India) (1916). He was the son of James Thomas Houssemayne Du Boulay and Alice Mead Du Boulay (née Cornish).
James Houston Thomas James Houston Thomas (1808 - 1876) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for Tennessee's 6th congressional district. He was born in Iredell County, North Carolina on September 22, 1808.
James Howard Kunstler James Howard Kunstler (born 1948) is an American author, social critic, and [who is perhaps best known for his book The Geography of Nowhere], a history of [[suburbia and urban development in the United States. In his most recent book, The Long Emergency (2005), he argues that declining oil production will result in the end of industrialized society and force Americans to live in localized, agrarian communities.
James Howden MacBrien Major-General Sir James Howden MacBrien KCB CMG DSO CStJ (30 June 1878 – 5 March 1938) was a Canadian soldier and Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Army from 1923 until 1927. He also served as the eighth Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, from August 1, 1931 to March 5, 1938.
James Hubbard James Hubbard (March 7, 1930 - August 5, 2004) was sentenced to death in 1977 for the murder of Lillian Montgomery, with whom he was living after having been released from prison. Hubbard had served a 20-year sentence for murder, and called police to report a shooting on January 10, 1977.
James Hubert Blake High School James Hubert Blake High School was named after James Hubert Blake, a jazz musician of the early and mid-20th century. Founded in 1998, Blake High School is a public high school that serves 1932 students in grades 9-12.
James Hunter Dr James Hunter CBE (Born 1948) is currently Director for the UHI Centre for History, Chairman of the Isle of Eigg Heritage Trust and vice Chairman of Highland 2007 and formerly the Chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the Inverness-based development and training agency for the North of Scotland.
James Hurtle Fisher Sir James Hurtle Fisher (1790 – January 28 1875) was a lawyer and prominent South Australian pioneer. He was the first Resident Commissioner of South Australia, the first Mayor of Adelaide and the first resident South Australian to be knighted.
James Hutchinson (VC) James Hutchinson (9 July 1895- 22 January 1972) 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 Hutchinson Woodworth James Hutchinson Woodworth (born: December 4, 1804 in Greenwich, New York; died: March 26, 1869; buried in Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, twice served as Mayor of Chicago, Illinois (1848-1850) for the Independent Democratic Party.
James Hutchison Stirling James Hutchison Stirling (January 22, 1820–March 19, 1909), philosopher, born in Glasgow, and educated there and at Edinburgh, where he studied medicine, which he practised until the death of his father in 1851, after which he devoted himself to philosophy.
James Hyde James Hyde (born October 9, 1962) is an American actor and former male fashion model, who plays the role of Sam Bennett on the television soap opera Passions. Hyde is a native of Lancaster, Ohio where he was born and raised.
James Chace James Clark Chace (October 16, 1931 - October 8, 2004) was an eminent historian, writing on American diplomacy and statecraft. His 12 books include the critically acclaimed Acheson: The Secretary of State Who Created the American World (1998), the definitive biography of former Secretary of State Dean Acheson.
James Champion James Champion (VC, MSM) (1834- May 4, 1904) 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 Chance and the Contortions One of the original punk-jazz groups of the New York No Wave scene, the Contortions were led by saxophone player James Chance, aka James White. Their first recorded appearance, credited solely as the Contortions, was on the 1978 compilation, No New York.
James Chanos James Chanos is the president and founder of Kynikos Associates, a New York City investment company that is focused on short selling. Kynikos is one of the few firms specializing in short selling that survived the bull market of the 1990s.
James Charles Kopp James Charles Kopp (born in Pasadena, California on August 2, 1954) is an American who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 murder of Dr. Barnett Slepian, an Amherst, New York physician who legally performed abortions.
James Charnley Residence The James Charnley Residence is located in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, at 1365 North Astor Street, and is now called the Charnley-Persky House. Officially an Adler & Sullivan design, the townhouse is the work of Louis Sullivan and a young junior draftsman working in his office by the name of Frank Lloyd Wright.
James Chesnut, Jr. James Chesnut, Jr. (January 18, 1815 – February 1, 1885) of Camden, South Carolina, was a United States Senator, a signatory of the Constitution of the Confederate States of America, and a Confederate Army officer.
James Chikerema James Robert Dambaza Chikerema (2 April, 1925 – 22 March, 2006) was a Zimbabwean politician and a veteran African nationalist who had opposed the Rhodesian government of Ian Smith. Although a militant supporter of armed struggle, he changed his views in the late 1970s and supported the 'internal settlement', serving in the attempted power-sharing governments.
James Childress James Franklin Childress (born 4 October 1940) is a philosopher and theologian mainly concerned with ethics, particularly biomedical ethics. Currently he is the John Allen Hollingsworth Professor of Ethics at the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia.
James Chin James (Jim) Chin has been a public health epidemiologist for close to a half century. His work has entailed field research, program management, and teaching, mostly in public health surveillance and prevention of communicable diseases.
James Christie James Lyoll Christie (born June 9, 1891 in Glenboro, Manitoba; died January 19, 1953) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive representative from 1932 until the time of his death.
James Chu James Chu (朱家良) is the founder, chairman and CEO of ViewSonic Corporation, a provider of visual display products. A native of Taiwan, Chu held a variety of sales positions before immigrating to the United States in 1986 to become president of U.
James I of Aragon James I of Aragon (Catalan: Jaume I, Spanish: Jaime I, Occitan: Jacme I) (Montpellier, February 2, 1208 – July 27, 1276) surnamed the Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276.
James I. Poynter James Irsley Poynter (1 December 1916– 4 November 1950) was a United States Marine who was posthumously awarded the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his action on 4 November 1950, in which he was killed while he singled handedly eliminated three enemy machine gun crews. He was the eleventh Marine to be awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in Korea.
James II of Aragon James II, King of Aragon (10 August 1267 – 2 November 1327), in Spanish Jaime II, in Catalan Jaume II, also James II of Barcelona, called The Just (Catalan: El Just) was the second son of Peter III of Aragon and Constance of Sicily.
James II of England James II of England (VII of Scotland; 14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of England, and Kingdom of Ireland.
James III of Scotland James III of Scotland (1451/ 1452 – June 11, 1488) was the son of James II and Mary of Gueldres, created Duke of Rothesay at birth, and King of Scots from 1460 to 1488. James was an unpopular and ineffective monarch owing to an unwillingness to administer justice fairly, a policy of pursuing alliance with the Kingdom of England, and a disastrous relationship with nearly all his extended family.
James Indus Farley James Indus Farley, (February 4, 1871 - June 16, 1948), was a three-term member of the United States Congress from Indiana during the New Deal. Born on a farm near Hamilton, Indiana, he attended Tri-State College in nearby Angola, and Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa.
James Ingstad James Ingstad is a Fargo, North Dakota resident who owns Radio Fargo-Moorhead, Inc., consisting of KDAM, KFAB-FM, KFGO, KKBX, KRVI, KVOX (AM), and WDAY-FM, which were formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications.
James Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 7th Duke of Roxburghe (5 September 1839–23 October 1892), became Duke of Roxburghe on the death of his father, James Henry Robert Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe, his mother was Susanna Stephenia Dalbiac.
James Iredell James Iredell (October 5, 1751 – October 20, 1799) was one of the original Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was appointed by President George Washington and served from 1790 until his death in 1799.
James Iremonger James 'Jimmy' Iremonger (5 March 1876 - 25 March 1956) was an English cricketer. Born in Norton, Yorkshire, he played 334 first-class matches for Nottinghamshire between 1899 and 1914, scoring 16,622 runs at 35.
James Irvine (chemist) Sir James Colquhoun Irvine, KBE, FRS, (May 9 1877-June 12 1952) was a British chemist and Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews from 1921 until his death. As a research chemist, Irvine worked on the application of methylation techniques to carbohydrates, and isolated the first methylated sugars, trimethyl and tetramethyl glucose.
James Isbister James Isbister (29 November 1833 – 16 October 1915) was a Canadian Métis leader of the nineteenth century. Prominent among the Anglo-Metis of the area, he is considered by some to be the founder of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
James Island (South Carolina) James Island is a large triangular island in the Atlantic very near Charleston, South Carolina. Located on the south of Charleston Harbor, it shares an historic and military importance with Sullivan's Island on the north.
James Iver McKay James Iver McKay (1793 - 1853) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Elizabethtown, North Carolina, in 1793; pursued classical studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and practiced; appointed United States attorney for the district of North Carolina on March 6, 1817; served in the State senate 1815-1819, 1822, 1826, and 1830; elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-second through Twenty-fourth Congresses and as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth through Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1831-March 3, 1849); chairman, Committee on Military Affairs (Twenty-fifth Congress), Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads (Twenty-sixth Congress), Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Twenty-seventh Congress), Ways and Means Committee (Twenty-eighth and Twenty-ninth Congresses); died in Goldsboro, North Carolina, September 4, 1853.
James Ivory (director) James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an award-winning American film director, best known for the results of his long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, which included both Indian-born producer Ismail Merchant and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. Their films won six Academy Awards.
James J. Archer James Jay Archer (December 19, 1817 – October 24, 1864) was a lawyer and an officer in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Taken as a prisoner of war at the Battle of Gettysburg, Archer was the first general captured from Robert E.
James J. Barry Jr James J Barry (November 5, 1946 in Orange, New Jersey) is a former member of the New Jersey General Assembly and former Director of the New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs under Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean.
James J. Bulger James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger (born on September 3, 1929) is a wanted fugitive and alleged leader, along with fellow mobster Stephen Flemmi, of the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish American organized crime group operating in the area of Boston, Massachusetts. He is the brother of William Michael "Billy" Bulger who rose to become President of the Massachusetts State Senate and president of the University of Massachusetts while "Whitey" was rising in the ranks of his mob.
James J. Coogan James Jay Coogan (1845-October 24, 1915) was the Borough president of Manhattan, New York from 1899 to 1901. He was a graduate of New York University Law School and a successful merchant and real estate owner.
James J. Corbett James John Corbett, born September 1, 1866 in San Francisco, California, United States – died February 18, 1933 in Bayside, New York, was a heavyweight boxing champion. He was best known as "Gentleman Jim", the man who defeated the great John L Sullivan.
James J. Hill James Jerome Hill (September 16 1838 – May 29 1916), was a noted Canadian-American railroad executive. He was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railroad, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest.
James J. Storrow James Jackson Storrow II was a Boston-area investment banker instrumental in forming General Motors and its third president (for just two months, 1910-11). He was a partner with Henry Lee Higginson, founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
James Jack Eagan James Jack Eagan was an American lightweight and welterweight boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won two medals in Boxing at the 1904 Summer Olympics, a silver medal in the lightweight category losing to Harry Spanger in the final and a tied bronze medal in the welterweight category against fellow American boxer, Joseph Lydon.
James Jackman James Joseph Bernard Jackman (born in Dublin 19 March 1916 - 26 November 1941), 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 Jackson (congressman) James Jackson (October 18 1819 - January 13, 1887) was a United States Representative from Georgia, a judge advocate in the American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Jackson was also a trustee of the University of Georgia.
James Jacobs James Jacobs is the current editor-in-chief of Dungeon magazine, published by Paizo Publishing. He has authored and co-authored several products for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, including the Dungeon Masters Guide II, Lords of Madness, and The Red Hand of Doom.
James Jamerson James Jamerson (January 29, 1936 - August 2, 1983) was an American musician. He was the uncredited bassist on most of Motown Records' hits in the 1960s and early 1970s, and he has become regarded as one of the most influential electric bass players in modern music history.
James James James James (also known by the bardic name Iago ap Ieuan) (1833-1902) was a harpist and musician from Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf. He composed the tune of the Welsh national anthem Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (also known as Land of my Fathers).
James Jarvis James "Bud" Jarvis (Born - December 7, 1907 in Fort Williams, Ontario, Canada) was a Canadian Professional Hockey Left Winger who played 3 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Quakers and Toronto Maple Leafs.
James Jesus Angleton James Jesus Angleton (December 9, 1917–May 12, 1987), known to friends and colleagues as Jim and nicknamed "the Kingfisher", was a long-serving chief of the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) counter-intelligence (CI) staff (Associate Deputy Director of Operations for Counterintelligence/ADDOCI).
James Jett James S. Jett (born December 28, 1970 in Charleston, West Virginia), is a former American football wide receiver and Olympic sprinter who played nine seasons for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders from 1993 to 2002 in the National Football League.
James John Bell James John Bell is currently an award winning advocacy advertising writer and producer for print, television, radio and the web for the non-profit communications firm smartMeme that he co-founded in 2003. His clients include national nonprofits, like Greenpeace and the Breast Cancer Fund, as well as local grassroots organizations.
James John McLeod Innes James John McLeod Innes (February 5 1830-December 13 1907) (VC, CB) was a Scottish 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 John Parker James John "Jim" Parker (born December 21, 1967) is a healthcare administrator who ran for Congress in the Second District of Ohio in (map) in the special primary held June 14, 2005. Parker sought the Democratic nomination in 2006 to challenge Congresswoman Jean Schmidt in the same district but lost the primary to Victoria Wells Wulsin
James Jordan (conductor) James Mark Jordan is a writer, conductor, and professor at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, New Jersey where he is currently the conductor of the select touring ensemble Williamson Voices. Jordan received a Bachelor of Music (B.
James Joseph Feuling James J. Feuling (born March 11, 1945 - died December 4, 2002) was a land speed record holder, member of the 200 and 300 mph clubs, inventor, author, publisher, philosopher, pilot, motorcycle and automobile designer/builder/racer and leading-edge researcher/developer in the field of engine design and fluid dynamics.
James Joseph Magennis James Joseph Magennis (27 October 1919 in Belfast, Northern Ireland – 12 February 1986 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK) was a Belfast-born 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. He was the only native of Northern Ireland to receive the Victoria Cross for World War II service.
James Joseph Mann A native of Holbrook, Massachusetts and a professional baseball player James Joseph ("Jim") Mann was taken in the 54th round (1468th overall) of the 1993 amateur entry draft by the Toronto Blue Jays]. After being traded to the [[New York Mets, he made his Major League Debut against the Los Angeles Dodgers at the age of 25.
James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (Irish Seamus Seoighe; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish writer and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. Along with Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf, he is a key figure in the development of the modernist novel.
James Joyce Centre The James Joyce Centre is based in a restored 18th century Georgian townhouse, dating from a time when the north inner city of Dublin was at the height of its grandeur. On permanent exhibit is the door to number 7 Eccles Street - home to Leopold Bloom, possibly the most famous address in all literature - and furniture from the apartment of Paul Leon in Paris where Joyce wrote much of Finnegans Wake.
James Jupp James Jupp (1932 - ) is a British-Australian political scientist and author. He is Director of the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies in the Research School of Social Sciences at the Australian National University and an Adjunct Professor of the RMIT University in Melbourne.
James K. Gordon James K. (Jim) Gordon (born March 6, 1937 in Noranda, Quebec) is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario for seventeen years, and as the city's Member of Provincial Parliament for six years.
James K. Polk James Knox Polk (November 2 1795–June 15 1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. Polk was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, but mostly lived in and represented the state of Tennessee.
James Kabare James Kabare was the Tutsi chief military strategist in Laurent-Désiré Kabila's rebel Alliance of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Congo (ADFL) during the 1996/1997 stage of the Second Congo War (including the capture of Kinshasa).
James Kakalios James Kakalios is a physics professor at the University of Minnesota. Known within the scientific community for his work with amorphous semiconductors, granular materials, and 1/f noise, he is known to the general public as the author of the book The Physics of Superheroes, which considers comic book superheroes from the standpoint of fundamental physics.
James Kelly (Australian explorer) James Kelly (1791-1859), Australian mariner, explorer and port official, was born on 24 December 1791 at Parramatta, New South Wales. He was probably the son of James Kelly, a cook in the convict transport Queen, and Catherine Devereaux, a convict transported for life from Dublin in the same ship.
James Kelman James Kelman (born in Glasgow on June 9 1946) is an influential writer of novels, short stories, plays and political essays. His novel A Disaffection was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction in 1989.
James Kenneth Stephen James Kenneth Stephen (February 25, 1859–February 3, 1892), poet and tutor to Prince Albert Victor ("Eddy"), Duke of Clarence and Avondale. Perceived as a misogynist, he suffered from serious physical and mental problems after an accident occurring during the winter of 1886/1887.
James Kent James Kent (July 31, 1763–December 12, 1847), American jurist and legal scholar, was born at New York. He graduated from Yale College in 1781, having helped establish the Phi Beta Kappa society there in 1780, and began to practise law at Poughkeepsie, New York in 1785 as an attorney, and in 1787 at the bar.
James Kenward James Macara Kenward (1908–94), English author and illustrator of the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s best known for his accounts of suburban and prep school life, was born on 1st January 1908 in Lewisham, the son of the Lloyds insurance broker who invented rain insurance. He received his prep school education at Ripple Vale School near Deal in Kent until entering Brighton College in 1919.
James Key Caird Sir James Key Caird, 1st Baronet (January 7 1837 – March 6 1916) was a jute baron and philanthropist. Born in Dundee, he was one of the city's most successful entrepreneurs, who used the latest technology in his Ashton and Craigie Mills.
James Kilian James Killian (born October 24, 1980) is a former quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs and currently a free agent. The Chiefs drafted James with the 229th selection in the 2005 NFL Draft, however he was released by the team prior to the start of the 2006 season.
James Kim James Kim (August 9, 1971–c. December 4, 2006) was an American television personality and technology analyst who worked in front of the camera for the former TechTV international cable television network, reviewing products for shows including The Screen Savers, Call for Help, and Fresh Gear.
James Kimber James Kimber, age 33, is a Captain in the United States Marine Corps and was removed from command regarding a hazing incident recorded and aired by the BBC He was removed with the commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey R. Chessani and the Captain Luke McConnell according to a report by The Times on April 8 2006
James Kingston Tuckey James Kingston Tuckey (1776-1816) was a British explorer who, in 1816, attempted to find the source of the River Congo in the HMS Congo. The expedition was a failure but raised interest in the exploration of Africa.
James Kinstle James Kinstle is the dynamic Artistic Director of the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival, acclaimed for its productions of awesomely professional classical theatre and exciting educational programs. Taking over as Artistic Director in 2001, he has become a major force in the Baltimore Theatre scene by leading BSF.
James Kirchner James Kirchner is professor of Earth and Planetary Science at University of California, Berkeley. His current research spans the fields of geomorphology, hydrology, environmental geochemistry, evolutionary ecology, and paleobiology.
James Kirk James Kirk (January 27, 1897 - November 4, 1918) 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 Kirkland James Ian Kirkland (1954 to the present) is an American paleontologist and geologist. He has worked with dinosaur remains from the south west United States of America and has been responsible for discovering new and important genera.
James Klugmann Norman John Klugmann, generally known as James Klugmann,Concise Dictionary of National Biography (1912-1977) was a leading British Communist writer who became the official historian of the Communist Party of Great Britain
James Koehnline James Koehnline (pronounced KEN-line) is a collage artist whose work has graced many anarchist periodicals & books as well as music CDs; has co-edited a number of books and had his work collected in Magpie Reveries.
James Kreuser James Kreuser (born May 20, 1961) is a member of the Democratic Party from Kenosha, Wisconsin who has served in the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 64th Assembly District since 1993. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside with a degree in Political Science in 1983, and received a Masters of Public Administration degree from UW-Parkside in 1986.
James Kurth James Kurth is the Claude Smith Professor of Political Science at Swarthmore College, where he teaches defense policy, foreign policy, and international politics. In 2004 Kurth also became the editor of Orbis, a professional journal on international relations and U.
James Kwalia James Kwalia C'Kurui (born James Kwalia Chepkurui on 12 June 1984 in Trans Nzoia) is an athlete who represents Qatar after switching from his homeland Kenya. Specializing in the 3000 and 5000 metres, his personal best times are 7:28.
James L. Alcorn James Lusk Alcorn (November 4, 1816 – December 19, 1894) was a prominent American political figure in Mississippi during the 19th century. He was the leading Scalawag during Reconstruction in Mississippi, where he served as governor.
James L. Buckley James Buckley (born March 9, 1923 in New York City) was a United States Senator from the state of New York as a member of the Conservative Party of New York State. Buckley served from January 3, 1971 to January 3, 1977.
James L. Cate Professor James L. Cate was an Air Force intelligence official and part of the Air Force Historical Division during World War II, and author of at least two pieces of Air Force literature, one entitled Origins of the Eighth Air Force: Plans, Organization, Doctrines, the other entitled History of the Twentieth Air Force: Genesis.
James L. Day Major General James Lewis Day (5 October 1925-28 October 1998) was a United States Marine, who as a Corporal, serving in World War II, was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism at Sugar Loaf Hill on Okinawa. Day continued his distinguished service with the Marine Corps as an officer, reaching the rank of Major General.
James L. Farmer, Sr. James Leonard Farmer (June 12, 1886–May 14, 1961) was an American author, theologian, educator, and the first African-American Texan to earn a doctorate. Farmer served as a deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church and as an administrator at several Historically black colleges and universities in the U.
James L. Gelvin James Gelvin is an American scholar of Middle Eastern history. He has been a faculty member in the department of history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) since 1995 and has written extensively on the history of the modern Middle East, with particular emphasis on nationalism and the social and cultural history of the modern Middle East.
James L. Kemper James Lawson Kemper (June 11, 1823 – April 7, 1895) was a lawyer, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and a governor of Virginia. He was the youngest of the brigade commanders, and the only non-professional military officer, in the division that led Pickett's Charge, in which he was wounded and captured.

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