# James White

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**James** or **Jim White** may refer to:

## Politics

### Australian politics

- [James White (South Australian politician)](/source/James_White_(South_Australian_politician)) (1820–1892), land agent and MHA
- [James White (New South Wales politician)](/source/James_White_(New_South_Wales_politician)) (1828–1890), member of Legislative Assembly, then Council; racehorse owner
- [James Cobb White](/source/James_Cobb_White) (1855–1927), New South Wales politician, member of Legislative Council, nephew of the above
- [James Wharton White](/source/James_Wharton_White) (1857–1930), MHA in South Australia

### Canadian politics

- [James George White](/source/James_George_White), MPP in Ontario

### UK politics

- [James White (English politician)](/source/James_White_(English_politician)) (1809–1883), MP for Plymouth and Brighton
- [Martin White (politician)](/source/Martin_White_(politician)) (James Martin White, 1857–1928), businessman and Member of Parliament for Forfar
- [J. D. White](/source/J._D._White) (James Dundas White, 1866–1951), Member of Parliament for Dunbartonshire and Glasgow Tradeston
- [James White (Scottish politician)](/source/James_White_(Scottish_politician)) (1922–2009), MP for Glasgow Pollok
- [James White (Irish politician)](/source/James_White_(Irish_politician)) (1938–2014), Irish businessman, hotelier and politician

### US politics

- [James White (North Carolina politician, died c. 1789)](/source/James_White_(North_Carolina_politician,_died_c._1789)) (c. 1742–c. 1789) member of the North Carolina House of Burgesses
- [James White (general)](/source/James_White_(general)) (1747–1821), Franklin, North Carolina, and Tennessee politician, founder of Knoxville, Tennessee
- [James White (Southwest Territory politician)](/source/James_White_(Southwest_Territory_politician)) (1749–1809), delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from North Carolina and to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Southwest Territory
- [James Bunbury White](/source/James_Bunbury_White) (1774–1819), North Carolina politician, founder of Whiteville, North Carolina
- [James White (Maine politician)](/source/James_White_(Maine_politician)) (1792–1870), Maine state treasurer, 1842–1846
- [James Bain White](/source/James_Bain_White) (1835–1897), congressman from Indiana
- [James T. White (politician)](/source/James_T._White_(politician)) (1837–1892), African-American Baptist minister and Arkansas politician
- [James Stephen White](/source/James_Stephen_White) (1838–1908), Wisconsin politician
- [James Bamford White](/source/James_Bamford_White) (1842–1931), congressman from Kentucky
- [James F. White](/source/James_F._White) (born 1935), Minnesota politician
- [James White (New Mexico politician)](/source/James_White_(New_Mexico_politician)) (1942–2021)
- [Jim White (politician)](/source/Jim_White_(politician)) (born 1944), former member of the South Dakota Senate
- [James Lee White](/source/James_Lee_White), member of the Maine House of Representatives
- [James White (Texas politician)](/source/James_White_(Texas_politician)) (born 1964), former member of Texas House of Representatives

## Religion

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

## Sports

### American football

- [Jim White (New York Giants)](/source/Jim_White_(New_York_Giants)) (1920–1987), American football tackle for the New York Giants
- [Jim White (defensive end)](/source/Jim_White_(defensive_end)) (1948–1981), American football defensive end
- [James White (defensive tackle)](/source/James_White_(defensive_tackle)) (born 1953), former NFL defensive/nose tackle for the Minnesota Vikings
- [James White (running back)](/source/James_White_(running_back)) (born 1992), former NFL running back for the New England Patriots

### Association football

- [James White (Scottish footballer)](/source/James_White_(Scottish_footballer)) (1899–1983), Scottish footballer
- [Jimmy White (Irish footballer)](/source/Jimmy_White_(Irish_footballer)) (fl. 1923–1969), Irish international football (soccer) player
- [Jimmy White (footballer, born 1942)](/source/Jimmy_White_(footballer,_born_1942)) (1942–2017), English football (soccer) player

### Australian rules football

- [Jim White (footballer, born 1878)](/source/Jim_White_(footballer,_born_1878)) (1878–1956), Australian rules footballer for Essendon in 1897
- [Jim White (footballer, born 1922)](/source/Jim_White_(footballer,_born_1922)) (1922–2006), Australian rules footballer
- [James White (Australian footballer)](/source/James_White_(Australian_footballer)) (born 1980), Australian rules footballer for Richmond

### Basketball

- [Jim White (basketball)](/source/Jim_White_(basketball)) (fl.), American basketball player
- [James White (basketball)](/source/James_White_(basketball)) (born 1982), American basketball player

### Rugby union

- [James White (rugby union)](/source/James_White_(rugby_union)) (born 2003), New Zealand rugby union player
- [Jim White (rugby union)](/source/Jim_White_(rugby_union)) (c. 1883–1995), Australian rugby union player
- [Jimmy White (rugby union)](/source/Jimmy_White_(rugby_union)) (1911–1997), South African rugby union player

### Other sports

- James White, known as [Deacon White](/source/Deacon_White) (1847–1939), baseball player
- [James L. White (coach)](/source/James_L._White_(coach)) (1893–1949), American college baseball, basketball and football head coach
- [Jim White (cricketer)](/source/Jim_White_(cricketer)) (1901–1964), Australian cricketer
- [James White (baseball)](/source/James_White_(baseball)), American Negro league baseball player
- [James White (cross-country)](/source/James_White_(cross-country)) (born 1941), American high school cross country coach
- [Jim White (wrestler)](/source/Jim_White_(wrestler)) (1942–2010), wrestler in the Southern United States
- [Jimmy White](/source/Jimmy_White) (born 1962), English snooker player
- [Jay White](/source/Jay_White) (born 1992), New Zealand professional wrestler
- [Jimmy White (Gaelic footballer)](/source/Jimmy_White_(Gaelic_footballer)), Gaelic football referee, manager and player

## Arts and media

### Writers

- [James White (writer and translator)](/source/James_White_(writer_and_translator)) (1759–1799), historical novelist
- [James White (author)](/source/James_White_(author)) (1928–1999), writer of science fiction novellas, short stories, and novels
- [James L. White (poet)](/source/James_L._White_(poet)) (1936–1981), poet and author
- [James P. White (writer)](/source/James_P._White_(writer)) (born 1940), author and editor

### Musicians

- [Jimmy White (singer)](/source/Jimmy_White_(singer)) (born 1955), American singer-songwriter and record producer
- [Jim White (drummer)](/source/Jim_White_(drummer)) (born 1962), Australian drummer for Dirty Three
- [James Chance](/source/James_Chance) or James White (1953-2024), American musician
- [James White (rapper)](/source/James_White_(rapper)), American rapper with German hip-hop group C-Block
- [Jim White (guitarist)](/source/Jim_White_(guitarist)) (born 1957), American southern singer/songwriter

### Film

- [James H. White](/source/James_H._White) (1872–1944), Canadian film pioneer
- [James L. White (screenwriter)](/source/James_L._White_(screenwriter)) (1947–2015), American screenwriter
- [James Gordon White](/source/James_Gordon_White), screenwriter

### Other

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

## Others

- [James White (inventor)](/source/James_White_(inventor)) (1762–1825), English engineer and inventor
- [James White (1775–1820)](/source/James_White_(1775%E2%80%931820)), advertising agent and author
- [James White (1812–1884)](/source/James_White_(1812%E2%80%931884)), Scottish lawyer and chemicals manufacturer
- [James Terry White](/source/James_Terry_White) (1845–1920), editor of *The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography*
- [James Landrum White](/source/James_Landrum_White) (1847–1925), shape note singing teacher and composer
- [James White (geographer)](/source/James_White_(geographer)) (1863–1928), Canadian geographer
- [James White (financier)](/source/James_White_(financier)) (1877–1927), English property speculator
- [James Larkin White](/source/James_Larkin_White) (1882–1946), discoverer and explorer of Carlsbad Caverns
- [James White (RAF officer)](/source/James_White_(RAF_officer)) (1893–1972), World War I fighter ace
- [James White (art expert)](/source/James_White_(art_expert)) (1913–2003), Irish art expert and author
- [James Boyd White](/source/James_Boyd_White) (born 1938), American law professor, literary critic, scholar and philosopher
- [James J. White](/source/James_J._White) (born 1934), law professor, legal scholar
- [James White (engineer)](/source/James_White_(engineer)) (1938–2009), American polymer scientist
- [James Clarke White (dermatologist)](/source/James_Clarke_White_(dermatologist)) (1833–1916), American dermatologist and professor at Harvard Medical School
- [James Clarke White (neurosurgeon)](/source/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](/source/Great_Train_Robbery_(1963))

## Other uses

- [*James White* (film)](/source/James_White_(film)), a 2015 drama

## See also

- [James Whyte (disambiguation)](/source/James_Whyte_(disambiguation))

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