Namesakes for JAMES:
American Presidents:
6 presidents
James Madison 1809-1817 
James Monroe 1817-1825
James K. Polk 1845-1849
James Buchanan 1857-1861
James A. Garfield 1881
James Earl Carter Jr. 1977-1981
Australian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
James Scullin 1929-1932
Bob Hawke (a.k.a. James) 1983-1991
Biblical Characters:
4 characters
James (m) Luke 6:16
James (m) Matt. 4:21/Mark 3:17
James (m) Matt. 10:3
James (m) Matt. 13:55
British Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
Arthur Balfour (a.k.a. James) 1902-1905
Ramsay MacDonald (a.k.a. James) 1924; 1929-1935
Harold Wilson (a.k.a. James) 1964-1970; 1974-1976
James Callaghan 1976-1979
Gordon Brown (a.k.a. James) 2007-2010
Emmy Award Winners:
4 actors
(actor) James Garner 1977 The Rockford Files
(actor) James Earl Jones 1991 Gabriel's Fire
(actor) James Gandolfini 2000; 2001; 2003 The Sopranos
(actor) James Spader 2004; 2005; 2007 The Practice; Boston Legal
English and British Kings and Queens:
2 kings
King James I 1603-1625
King James II 1685-1688
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters, 1 hero, 1 villain
James Morland 1817 Northanger Abbey
James Benwick 1818 Pride and Prejudice
Professor James Moriarty 1894 The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Harry Potter (a.k.a. James) 1997 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball, 2 football, 1 baseball
(baseball) James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell 1974
(basketball) James C. Pollard 1977
(football) Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson 1985
(football) James Lofton 2003
(basketball) James Worthy 2003
Harry Potter Characters:
3 characters
James Potter
James Sirius Potter
Harry Potter (a.k.a. James)
Nobel Prize Winners:
5 economics, 4 physics, 3 medicine, 2 chemistry, 1 peace
(medicine) John James Richard Macleod 1923
(physics) James Franck 1925
(physics) James Chadwick 1935
(chemistry) James Batcheller Sumner 1946
(medicine) James Dewey Watson 1962
(physics) James Rainwater 1975
(economics) James E. Meade 1977
(physics) James Cronin 1980
(economics) James Tobin 1981
(economics) James M. Buchanan Jr. 1986
(medicine) Sir James W. Black 1988
(chemistry) Elias James Corey 1990
(economics) James A. Mirrlees 1996
(economics) James J. Heckman 2000
(peace) James Earl Carter Jr. 2002
Notable Actors and Actresses:
27 actors
James Cagney 1899-1986
James Dunn 1901-1967
James Stewart 1908-1997
James Coburn 1928-2002
James Garner 1928-
James Dean 1931-1955
James Earl Jones 1931-
James Fox 1939-
James Cromwell 1940-
James Caan 1940-
James Brolin 1940-
James Reynolds 1946-
James Woods 1947-
James Belushi 1954-
James Pickens Jr. 1954-
James Spader 1960-
James Spader 1960-
James Gandolfini 1961-
James Marsters 1962-
James Purefoy 1964-
James Nesbitt 1965-
James Tupper 1965-
James Marsden 1973-
James Van Der Beek 1977-
James Franco 1978-
James McAvoy 1979-
James Lafferty 1985-
Notable Artists:
1 painter
James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903
Notable Businesspeople:
3 businesspersons
J. Howard Marshall (a.k.a. James) 1905-1995
James McLamore 1926-1996
James Packer 1967-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
4 explorers
James Cook 1728-1779
James Bruce 1730-1794
Sir James Clark Ross 1800-1862
James Augustus Grant 1827-1892
Notable Filmmakers:
4 directors
Franklin J. Schaffner (a.k.a. James) 1920-1989
Mel Brooks (a.k.a. James) 1926-
James L. Brooks 1940-
James Cameron 1954-
Notable Hosts and Presenters:
1 television
Television James May 1963-
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians, 2 composers, 1 singer
James Brown Jr. 1933-2006
Jimi Hendrix (a.k.a. James) 1942-1970
Jim Morrison (a.k.a. James) 1943-1971
Jimmy Page (a.k.a. James) 1944-
James Newton Howard 1951-
James Horner 1953-
Notable Professional Athletes:
2 basketball, 2 football, 1 baseball
(football) James Lofton
(basketball) James C. Pollard
(basketball) James Worthy
(baseball) James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell 1903-1991
(football) Orenthal James "O.J." Simpson 1947-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 biologist, 1 inventor, 1 physicist
James Watt 1736-1819
James Clerk Maxwell 1831-1879
James Dewey Watson 1928-
Notable Writers:
3 authors
James Fenimore Cooper 1789-1851
J. M. Barrie (a.k.a. James) 1860-1937
James Joyce 1882-1941
Oscar Award Winners:
4 actors, 3 directors
(actor) James Stewart 1940 The Philadelphia Story
(actor) James Cagney 1942 Yankee Doodle Dandy
(actor) James Dunn 1945 A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
(director) Franklin J. Schaffner (a.k.a. James) 1970 Patton
(director) James L. Brooks 1983 Terms of Endearment
(director) James Cameron 1997 Titanic
(actor) James Coburn 1998 Affliction
Pulitzer Award Winners:
4 winners
James A. Michener 1948 Tales of the South Pacific
James Gould Cozzens 1949 Guard of Honor
James Agee 1958 A Death in the Family
James Alan McPherson 1978 Elbow Room
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
James Brown Jr. 1986
Saints:
23 blessed, 20 saints
Saint James the Greater ?-44
Saint James ?-0xx
Saint James the Just ?-62
Saint James ?-259
Saint James ?-338
Saint James ?-344
Saint James of Nisibis ?-350
Saint James Intercisus ?-421
Saint James of Tarentaise ?-429
Saint James the Syrian ?-500
Saint James the Deacon ?-769
Saint James ?-769
Saint James of Sasseau ?-865
Blessed Giacomo of Bevagna (a.k.a. James) 1220-1301
Blessed Giacomo Salomoni (a.k.a. James) 1231-1314
Blessed Giacomo of Viterbo (a.k.a. James) ?-1308
Blessed Giacomo Benefatti (a.k.a. James) ?-1332
Blessed Giacomo Oldo (a.k.a. James) 1364-1404
Saint Giacomo of the March (a.k.a. James) 1394-1476
Blessed Jakob Griesinger of Ulm (a.k.a. James) 1407-1491
Blessed Jakub Strepa (a.k.a. James) ?-1409
Blessed Giacomo Bertoni (a.k.a. James) 1444-1483
Blessed Giacomo of Bitetto (a.k.a. James) ?-1490
Blessed James Walworth ?-1537
Blessed James Fenn 1540-1584
Blessed Jacques Sales (a.k.a. James) 1556-1593
Saint Jacobus Lacobs (a.k.a. James) ?-1572
Blessed James Thompson ?-1582
Blessed James Claxton ?-1588
Blessed James Bird ?-1593
Saint Diego Kisai (a.k.a. James) ?-1597
Blessed James Duckett ?-1602
Blessed James Guengoro ?-1620
Blessed James Denshi ?-1622
Blessed James Fayashida ?-1628
Saint James Kyushei Tomonaga ?-1633
Blessed Giacomo Cusmano (a.k.a. James) 1834-1888
Saint James Nam ?-1838
Blessed Jacques Berthieu (a.k.a. James) 1838-1896
Blessed Giacomo Alberione (a.k.a. James) 1884-1971
Saint James Buzabalio ?-1886
Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal (a.k.a. James) 1898-1937
Blessed Santiago Mestre Iborra de Rafelbunol (a.k.a. James) 1909-1936
Scottish Kings and Queens:
7 kings
King Seumas I (a.k.a. James) 1406-1437
King Seumas II (a.k.a. James) 1437-1460
King Seumas III (a.k.a. James) 1460-1488
King Seumas IV (a.k.a. James) 1488-1513
King Seumas V (a.k.a. James) 1513-1542
King Seumas VI (a.k.a. James) 1567-1625
King Seumas VII (a.k.a. James) 1685-1689
Shakespearian Characters:
4 characters
Sir James Blunt Richard III
Lord James Fiennes Say Henry VI (2)
James Gurney King John
Sir James Tyrrel Richard III
Spanish Kings and Queens:
2 kings
King Jaime I the Conqueror (Aragon) (a.k.a. James) 1213-1276
King Jaime II the Just (Aragon) (a.k.a. James) 1291-1327
Tony Award Winners:
1 director
(director) Mel Brooks (a.k.a. James) 2001 The Producers
