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Jim E. Riviere
Jim E. Riviere is a veterinary pharmacologist who directed research at NC State University and Kansas State University. His work focuses on drug absorption and residue science.
Jim Edgar
Jim Edgar (1946–2025), 38th governor of Illinois 1991–1999, Republican former secretary of state; restored Illinois's finances, pursued welfare and education reform, founded the Edgar Fellows, and died of pancreatic cancer at 79.
Jim Edmonds
Jim Edmonds (James Patrick Edmonds, born 1970) is a former MLB center fielder for the Angels and Cardinals; 393 home runs, eight Gold Gloves, 64.5 WAR, but only 2.5% of the 2016 Hall of Fame vote.
Jim Elder
Jim Elder (James Robert Elder, born 27 July 1934, Toronto) is a Canadian equestrian who competed at six Olympics from 1956 to 1984, winning team eventing bronze in 1956 and surprise team jumping gold at Mexico City 1968, plus five Pan Am medals and the 1970 world team title.
Jim Elliot
Jim Elliot (Philip James Elliot, 1927–1956) was an American evangelical missionary who worked among the Quechua of eastern Ecuador and was killed with four colleagues while contacting the Waorani in 1956.
Jim Esposito
Jim Esposito is an American finance executive who became the first president of Citadel Securities in 2024, hired from Goldman Sachs after a 29-year career there.
Jim Everett
Jim Everett (James Samuel Everett III, born 1963) is a former NFL quarterback, Purdue star, 1986 draft's 3rd pick; Rams 1986-93, Saints, Chargers; 34,837 yards, 203 TDs, 1990 Pro Bowl.
Jim Fan
Linxi "Jim" Fan is an AI researcher who leads NVIDIA's Project GR00T for general-purpose robotics; he earned a PhD at Stanford under Fei-Fei Li and created the Minecraft agent Voyager.
Jim Farley (businessman)
Jim Farley (born 1962) is an American business executive who has served as president and CEO of Ford Motor Company since October 2020, after leading marketing at Toyota.
Jim Fassel
Jim Fassel (1949-2021), American football coach, head coach of the New York Giants 1997-2003, 1997 NFL Coach of Year, led Giants to Super Bowl XXXV after a 2000 playoff guarantee; later Las Vegas Locomotives UFL coach.
Jim Feuille
Jim Feuille is an American venture capital investor at Crosslink Capital, best known for leading early investments in six billion-dollar outcomes, including Pandora, Omniture, Ancestry.com, Personal Capital, and Chime.
Jim Fifer
Jim Fifer (James Thomas Fifer, 1930–1986), American rower and US Navy oarsman; with Duvall Hecht he won gold in the coxless pairs at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics after competing in the coxed pairs at Helsinki 1952.
Jim Fiore
Jim Fiore (born 1968) is an American sports executive, ninth athletic director at Stony Brook University 2003-2013, 2011-12 NACDA Northeast Region AD of the Year, dismissed in 2013 amid harassment allegations, later CEO of Dynamic Sports Management.
Jim Fitzpatrick
Jim Fitzpatrick (1892–1973) was an American rugby union player who won Olympic gold with the United States at the 1920 Antwerp Games and later became a lawyer.
Jim Fixx
Jim Fixx (1932-1984), American author of The Complete Book of Running (1977), which sparked the US running boom; died of a heart attack at 52 while running in Vermont, with severe coronary disease and a strong family history.
Jim Flanigan
Jim Flanigan (James Showers Flanigan, 1878-1937), American rower of Philadelphia's Vesper Boat Club; won 1904 Olympic gold in the men's eight, fourth seat, beating Toronto Argonauts; also spelled Flanagan.
Jim Florentine
Jim Florentine (born 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, prank-call artist, and actor, voice of Special Ed and Bobby Fletcher on Comedy Central's Crank Yankers, creator of Terrorizing Telemarketers, and former co-host of VH1 Classic's That Metal Show.
Jim Folsom
Jim Folsom (James Elisha Folsom Sr., "Big Jim," 1908-1987), Alabama populist Democratic governor 1947-51 and 1955-59, championed reapportionment, Black voting rights, and constitutional reform; father of Governor Jim Folsom Jr.
Jim Folsom Jr.
Jim Folsom Jr., Alabama Democratic politician born 1949, was the state's 50th governor 1993-1995 after Guy Hunt's ethics conviction, then lieutenant governor 2007-2011; son of Governor Big Jim Folsom Sr.
Jim Fox
Jim Fox (Jeremy Robert Fox, 1941-2023), British modern pentathlete; four-time Olympian, 1976 Montreal team gold medallist, ten-time British champion, and the fencer who exposed Boris Onischenko's cheating.
Jim Fregosi
Jim Fregosi (1942-2014), American MLB shortstop and manager; six-time All-Star with the Angels, traded for Nolan Ryan in 1971, managed the 1993 NL-champion Phillies.
Jim Fuchs
Jim Fuchs (James Emanuel Fuchs, 1927-2010), American shot putter, two-time Olympic bronze medalist, set four shot put world records (17.79-17.95 m) and won 88 straight meets, 1949-1950.
Jim Furyk
Jim Furyk, American golfer (born 1970), 17 PGA Tour wins, 2003 U.S. Open champion, first 58 in PGA Tour history (2016 Travelers), nine Ryder Cups, 2018 and 2027 U.S. captain, 2021 U.S. Senior Open winner.
Jim Gaffigan
Jim Gaffigan, American stand-up comedian and actor from Chesterton, Indiana, known for clean observational comedy about food and fatherhood, Hot Pockets bits, Georgetown finance graduate, 1999 Letterman break, and specials through The Skinny.
Jim Garrison
Jim Garrison (Earling Carothers Garrison, "Big Jim"), three-term New Orleans district attorney who investigated the JFK assassination, arrested and unsuccessfully prosecuted Clay Shaw in 1969, and later inspired Oliver Stone's film JFK.
Jim Gilmore
Jim Gilmore (James Stuart Gilmore III, born 1949) is a Republican who served as Virginia's 68th governor (1998–2002), championed the car-tax repeal, chaired the RNC in 2001, ran for president in 2008 and 2016, and was nominated OSCE ambassador in 2020.
Jim Goetz
Jim Goetz is an American venture capitalist and Sequoia Capital partner since 2004, best known as the only outside investor in WhatsApp, which Facebook bought for $19 billion in 2014.
Jim Golliday
Jim Golliday (James J. Golliday, born 23 April 1931) was an American sprinter for Northwestern who tied the 100-yard world record at 9.3 in 1955, won NCAA and AAU sprint titles, and missed both the 1952 and 1956 Olympics through injury; died 1971.
Jim Gordon (Gotham)
Jim Gordon (Gotham) is the Ben McKenzie portrayal of James Gordon in Fox's Gotham (2014–2019), a rookie detective turned commissioner in a Batman-free prequel, first case the Wayne murders, partner Harvey Bullock, fiancée Barbara Kean, later wife Leslie Thompkins.
Jim Gordon (musician)
Jim Gordon (James Beck Gordon, 1945–2023) was an American session drummer and pianist who co-wrote Eric Clapton's "Layla" and recorded the "Apache" drum break that shaped hip-hop.