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Jim Tedisco
Jim Tedisco is an American politician and Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing the 44th district, known for animal cruelty legislation including Buster's Law.
Jim Thomas (Ohio politician)
Jim Thomas is an American politician and Republican member of the Ohio House of Representatives, representing the 49th district in Stark County, now in his second term.
Jim Thome
Jim Thome, born 1970 in Peoria, Illinois, is a Hall of Fame first baseman and designated hitter who hit 612 home runs (8th all-time) and 1,747 walks (7th) over 22 MLB seasons, mostly with Cleveland, and holds the record of 13 walk-off home runs.
Jim Thompson (designer)
Jim Thompson (James H.W. Thompson, 1906–1967), American architect and former OSS officer who founded the Thai Silk Company, revived Thai silk weaving, built the Jim Thompson House museum, and vanished in Malaysia in 1967.
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe (Wa-Tho-Huk, Bright Path), Sac and Fox athlete (1888-1953): 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon gold medalist, stripped 1913 for semi-pro baseball, reinstated sole champion 2022; first NFL president, Pro Football Hall of Fame 1963.
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania (formerly Mauch Chunk), borough and Carbon County seat renamed in 1954 for the athlete buried there; population 4,507; known for Victorian architecture, the Lehigh Gorge, and scenic railway tourism.
Jim Thwaites
Jim Thwaites (Jim Alec Joseph Thwaites, born 2007), English midfielder for Manchester United's academy; defensive/central midfielder, free-kick specialist, 0 senior Premier League appearances, called into first-team training by Amorim in 2024.
Jim Tomes
Jim Tomes is an American politician, a Republican member of the Indiana Senate representing the 49th district, and a Vietnam combat veteran and retired truck driver.
Jim Tomsula
Jim Tomsula, American football coach; 49ers DL coach 2007-14, head coach 2015 (5-11, fired, $14M payout); NFL Europe Rhein Fire 2006; Washington and Dallas DL coach; Rhein Fire ELF champion 2023-24; now AFLE president.
Jim Tressel
Jim Tressel (born 1952), Ohio's 67th lieutenant governor, won four I-AA titles at Youngstown State and the 2002 BCS championship at Ohio State, resigned in the 2011 NCAA scandal, and led YSU as president 2014-2023.
Jim Tyrer
Jim Tyrer (James Efflo Tyrer, 1939-1980), American AFL/NFL offensive tackle for the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs and Washington, nine-time Pro Bowler, Super Bowl IV champion, Chiefs Hall of Honor 1977, never elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame after his 1980 murder-suicide.
Jim Valvano
Jim Valvano (1946-1993), American college basketball coach and broadcaster; led NC State to the 1983 NCAA title over Houston, gave the 1993 ESPYs 'Don't give up' speech, and co-founded the V Foundation; Hall of Fame 2023.
Jim Varney
Jim Varney (June 15, 1949 - February 2000), American comedic actor from Lexington, Kentucky, played Ernest P. Worrell in hundreds of commercials and five Disney films, plus Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies.
Jim Wahlberg
Jim (James M.) Wahlberg, born 1965 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, is an American film producer, brother of Mark Wahlberg, executive director of the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation, and maker of addiction-recovery and Catholic documentaries including The Big Hustle and Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality.
Jim Walsh
Jim Walsh (James Patrick Walsh, 1930-1976) was an American basketball forward, Stanford graduate, Phillips 66ers AAU Player of the Year, 1956 Olympic gold medalist at Melbourne, and a 10-game NBA player with the 1957-58 Philadelphia Warriors.
Jim Walton
Jim Walton is an American billionaire banker, a son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, who chairs Arvest Bank Group and crossed $100 billion in net worth in 2024.
Jim Watkins (businessman)
Jim Watkins, born James Arthur Watkins, is an American businessman and former Army soldier who owns 8chan, its successor 8kun, and the Japanese forum 2channel.
Jim Webb
Jim Webb (James Henry Webb Jr., born 1946) is a former Democratic U.S. Senator from Virginia (2007–2013), decorated Vietnam Marine, Secretary of the Navy under Reagan, author of Fields of Fire, and brief 2016 presidential candidate.
Jim Weddle
Jim Weddle, also known as James D. Weddle, is an American financial services executive who served as the fifth managing partner of Edward Jones from 2006 to 2018.
Jim Weekes
Jim Weekes (James Higginson Weekes, 1911–1977), American sailor and Seawanhaka YC member; won 6-Metre gold at the 1948 London Olympics aboard Llanoria; US Navy executive officer in the Pacific during World War II.
Jim Yang Lee
Jim Yang Lee is a Singapore-based chemical engineer and professor at the National University of Singapore, known for research on battery electrodes, fuel-cell catalysts, and electrochromic smart windows.
Jim Yong Kim
Jim Yong Kim is a Korean American physician who served as president of the World Bank Group from 2012 to 2019, after leading Dartmouth College and the WHO's HIV/AIDS department.
Jim Zhang (张金铭)
Jim Zhang (张金铭) is a partner at GSR Ventures who invests in early-stage AI applications, embodied intelligence, and smart hardware, joining the firm in 2026.
Jim Zorn
Jim Zorn (born 1953) is a former NFL quarterback and coach, the Seattle Seahawks' first starting quarterback (1976-1984, 20,122 yards, 107 TDs, Ring of Honor 1991) and Washington Redskins head coach 2008-2009.
Jim'll Fix It
Jim'll Fix It (1975–1994) was a BBC One wish-fulfilment series presented by Jimmy Savile and produced by Roger Ordish, in which viewer requests were 'fixed'; later central to the Savile abuse scandal.
Jimah East power station
The Jimah East power station, officially the Tuanku Muhriz Power Station, is a 2,000 MW ultra-supercritical coal-fired plant in Port Dickson, Malaysia, commissioned in 2019.
Jimah power station
Jimah power station is a 1,400 MW coal-fired power station at Jimah, Port Dickson, Malaysia, with two 700 MW units completed in 2009 and planned retirement in 2033.
Jimbo Fisher
Jimbo Fisher (born 1965) is an American college football coach, head coach at Florida State 2010-17 (83-23, 2013 BCS national title) and Texas A&M 2018-23 (45-25), fired in 2023 with a record $77 million buyout.
Jimeng (即梦) (Dreamina)
Jimeng (即梦), known internationally as Dreamina, is ByteDance's consumer AI app for generating images and videos, launched in 2024 and powered by the Seedance and Seedream models.
Jimeta
Jimeta, town in Adamawa State, Nigeria, twin of Yola on the Benue River; headquarters of Yola North LGA, established 1912 by the British, river port merged with Yola 1935, population about 198,000-248,000.