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Jim Boyd
Jim Boyd is an American Republican politician serving as Majority Leader of the Florida Senate. He represented Bradenton in the Florida House from 2010 to 2018.
Jim Breyer
Jim Breyer, born James W. Breyer, is an American venture capitalist who led Accel's 2005 Series A investment in Facebook and later founded Breyer Capital in Austin, Texas.
Jim Bridenstine
Jim Bridenstine, also known as James Frederick Bridenstine, is an American politician and former Navy pilot who served as a Republican congressman from Oklahoma and as NASA administrator from 2018 to 2021.
Jim Bridger
Jim Bridger (1804-1881) was an American mountain man, fur trader, and Army guide who founded Fort Bridger in 1843, explored Yellowstone early, and became legendary for tall tales about its geysers and petrified forests.
Jim Bridger Steam Plant
The Jim Bridger Steam Plant is a four-unit coal-fired power station in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, near Rock Springs, owned two-thirds by PacifiCorp and one-third by Idaho Power Company.
Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent (born 1949, Lincoln) is an English character actor, LAMDA-trained, Oscar winner for Iris (2002), double BAFTA winner, Mike Leigh collaborator, known for Moulin Rouge!, Paddington, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones.
Jim Broderick
Jim Broderick is an American biotech entrepreneur who co-founded and leads Palleon Pharmaceuticals, founded in 2015 to develop glyco-immunology drugs for cancer and autoimmune disease.
Jim Brown
Jim Brown (James Nathaniel Brown, 1936-2023), Cleveland Browns fullback 1957-1965, 12,312 rushing yards, eight-time NFL rushing leader, four-time MVP, 1964 champion, Hall of Fame 1971, later actor and activist.
Jim Brown (investor)
Jim Brown is an American growth-equity investor who founded Long Ridge Equity Partners, a New York firm focused on financial technology, in 2007 and leads it as Managing Partner.
Jim Buck
Jim Buck is an American Republican politician who served in the Indiana House from 1994 to 2008 and in the Indiana Senate, representing District 21, since 2008.
Jim Bunning
Jim Bunning (1931-2017), Hall of Fame pitcher, won 224 games 1955-1971 with Tigers and Phillies, threw the 1964 Father's Day perfect game, and served as a U.S. congressman and senator from Kentucky.
Jim Burgin
Jim Burgin, full name James Andrew Burgin, is a Republican North Carolina state senator for the 12th district, elected in 2018 after serving as a Harnett County Commissioner.
Jim Burrow
Jim Burrow (James Arthur Burrow Jr.), father of Bengals QB Joe Burrow, is a former Nebraska safety/cornerback, 1976 Green Bay Packer, five-season CFL defensive back, and longtime Ohio University defensive coordinator (2005-2019).
Jim Buss
Jim Buss, son of Lakers owner Jerry Buss, was the Lakers' executive vice president of basketball operations until Jeanie Buss removed him in February 2017 after the Howard and Nash trades; he retained an ownership stake.
Jim Butcher
Jim Butcher is an American fantasy author and New York Times bestseller known for The Dresden Files, urban fantasy novels about Chicago wizard detective Harry Dresden.
Jim Caldwell (American football)
Jim Caldwell, American football coach from Beloit, Wisconsin; head coach of Wake Forest, Indianapolis Colts, and Detroit Lions; two-time Super Bowl assistant champion; 62-50 NFL head coaching record.
Jim Calhoun
Jim Calhoun (b. 1942), Hall of Fame college basketball coach; built UConn into three-time NCAA champion (1999, 2004, 2011), 920-397 career record; also coached Northeastern and Saint Joseph.
Jim Cantore
Jim Cantore is an American on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, which he joined in 1986, known for field coverage of hurricanes, tornadoes, and blizzards including Hurricane Katrina.
Jim Capaldi
Jim Capaldi (Nicola James Capaldi, 1944-2005), English drummer, singer, and lyricist who co-founded Traffic with Steve Winwood in 1967, co-wrote "Paper Sun" and "Dear Mr. Fantasy", scored the solo hit "Love Hurts", and entered the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey, Canadian-American actor and comedian born 1962 in Newmarket, Ontario, star of Ace Ventura, The Mask, The Truman Show, Man on the Moon, and the Sonic films; two Golden Globe wins and honorary César 2026.
Jim Carrey filmography
Jim Carrey filmography: screen career of the Canadian-American actor born 1962, from 1984's Finders Keepers through 1994's Ace Ventura, The Mask, and Dumb and Dumber, The Truman Show, the Grinch, Eternal Sunshine, and the Sonic films, with Sonic 4 due 2027.
Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll, full name James Dennis Carroll, was an American poet and musician whose 1978 memoir The Basketball Diaries became a 1995 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Jim Carter (actor)
Jim Carter (born 1948, Harrogate) is a British actor, husband of Imelda Staunton, best known as butler Mr. Carson in Downton Abbey (2010-16) and its three films, with four Emmy nominations and roles in Shakespeare in Love and The Madness of King George.
Jim Caviezel
Jim Caviezel (James Patrick Caviezel Jr., born 1968) is an American actor known for Jesus in The Passion of the Christ (2004), John Reese in Person of Interest, and Tim Ballard in Sound of Freedom (2023).
Jim Chalmers
Jim Chalmers is an Australian Labor politician serving as Treasurer of Australia and as the Member for Rankin in the House of Representatives since 2013.
Jim Charade
Jim Charade (James E. Charade) was a Canadian businessman who co-founded Tim Hortons with hockey player Tim Horton, opening its first doughnut franchise in Hamilton in 1964.
Jim Chee
Jim Chee, fictional Navajo Tribal Police officer created by Tony Hillerman in People of Darkness (1980), co-protagonist with Joe Leaphorn, hataalii trainee, husband of Bernadette Manuelito, continued by Anne Hillerman.
Jim Ciston
Jim Ciston is an American materials scientist and Deputy Director of the Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, known for 4D-STEM electron microscopy and ultralow-dose imaging.
Jim Clark
Jim Clark (1936–1968), Scottish Formula 1 driver for Lotus; world champion 1963 and 1965, 25 Grand Prix wins (then a record), 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner; killed in an F2 crash at Hockenheim.
Jim Clyburn
Jim Clyburn (James Enos Clyburn, born 1940), Democratic U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 6th District since 1993, first African American to serve multiple terms as House Majority Whip, and the 2020 endorser whose backing revived Joe Biden's presidential campaign in South Carolina.