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Jimmie V. Reyna
Jimmie V. Reyna, born in 1952, is an American judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, appointed by Barack Obama in 2011.
Jimmie Vaughan
Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951, Dallas) is an American blues-rock guitarist and singer, founder and lead guitarist of the Fabulous Thunderbirds and older brother of Stevie Ray Vaughan; known for Tuff Enuff, Family Style, and a restrained traditional blues style.
Jimmie Walker
Jimmie Walker (James Carter Walker, born 1947, Bronx) is the American stand-up comedian and actor who played J.J. Evans on CBS's Good Times (1974–79) and coined "Dyn-o-mite!"; Time named him Comedian of the Decade.
Jimmy (2026 film)
Jimmy (2026) refers to two unrelated films: Yashaddai Owens' 67-minute indie drama about young James Baldwin in Paris (Strand Releasing, July 31) and Aaron Burns' KJ Apa Jimmy Stewart biopic (Fathom, November 6).
Jimmy Akingbola
Jimmy Akingbola (James Olatokunbo Akingbola) is a British-Nigerian actor and producer, born in 1978 in Plaistow, London, best known as Geoffrey in Bel-Air and DC Steve Bradshaw in The Tower.
Jimmy Bain
Jimmy Bain, full name James Stewart Bain (1947–2016), was a Scottish bassist who played in Rainbow and Dio, co-wrote "Rainbow in the Dark", and co-founded Wild Horses.
Jimmy Barnes
Jimmy Barnes (James Dixon Barnes, born 1956, Glasgow) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer, former Cold Chisel frontman and solo artist with fifteen #1 solo ARIA albums, twice in the ARIA Hall of Fame.
Jimmy Bennett
Jimmy Bennett, full name James Michael Bennett, is an American actor and musician born in 1996, a child actor in Hostage, Orphan, and Star Trek.
Jimmy Borland
Jimmy Borland (James Andrew Borland, 1910–1970), British ice hockey defenceman/forward born in Stalybridge, raised in Canada; won 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Olympic gold with Great Britain; Brighton Tigers captain; not the Glasgow-born 1905 Eurohockey namesake.
Jimmy Bower
Jimmy Bower (James Joseph Bower III, born 1968) is a New Orleans multi-instrumentalist, drummer and founding member of Down and guitarist and founding member of sludge band Eyehategod, also of Crowbar and Superjoint.
Jimmy Breslin
Jimmy Breslin (1928–2017), New York columnist and author, Pulitzer Prize for Commentary 1986, famous for the JFK gravedigger column, Son of Sam letters, and 16 books.
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett (1946-2023), American singer-songwriter, creator of "Margaritaville" and leader of the Coral Reefer Band; built the Margaritaville business empire, led the Parrothead fan culture, and died September 1, 2023, aged 76.
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville is a hospitality and lifestyle brand named for Buffett's 1977 song, spanning Key West-rooted restaurants, hotels and resorts since 2010, Margaritaville at Sea cruises, and licensed food, spirits and merchandise.
Jimmy Bullard
Jimmy Bullard (James Richard Bullard, born 1978), English midfielder who rose from non-league Gravesend & Northfleet to Wigan, Fulham, and Hull City, famous for the Phil Brown team-talk celebration, England call-up without a cap, and knee-injury-forced 2012 retirement.
Jimmy Butler
Jimmy Butler III (born Sept. 14, 1989) is an NBA forward, Marquette product, six-time All-Star, 2015 MIP, and 2016 Olympic gold medalist; led Miami to the 2020 and 2023 Finals, traded to Golden State in February 2025, now rehabbing a January 2026 torn ACL.
Jimmy Capps
Jimmy Capps (James D. Capps, 1939–2020), American country guitarist, Grand Ole Opry staff band lead guitarist from 1967 and Nashville A-Team session player on "The Gambler," "Stand By Your Man," "He Stopped Loving Her Today," and "Amarillo By Morning."
Jimmy Carl Black
Jimmy Carl Black (James Inkanish, Jr., 1938-2008), American drummer and vocalist of Cheyenne ancestry, original drummer of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, later Geronimo Black, the Grandmothers, and the Muffin Men.
Jimmy Carr
Jimmy Carr, British stand-up comedian and TV host famous for dark one-liners; hosts 8 Out of 10 Cats and Big Fat Quiz; known for the 2012 K2 tax scheme and the 2021 Holocaust joke controversy.
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), 39th U.S. president (1977–1981), Georgia Democrat, Camp David broker, Nobel Peace Prize 2002, Carter Center founder, longest-lived president, died at 100.
Jimmy Carter rabbit incident
The Jimmy Carter rabbit incident, or "killer rabbit" episode: on April 20, 1979 President Carter splashed a swimming swamp rabbit away from his fishing boat in Plains, Georgia; leaked in August 1979, it became a lasting metaphor for his presidency.
Jimmy Carter UFO incident
Jimmy Carter UFO incident: October 1969 sighting of a bright, color-changing object near Leary, Georgia, witnessed by Carter and about a dozen others; reported to the International UFO Bureau in 1973, publicized in the 1976 campaign, and identified skeptically as Venus.
Jimmy Chamberlin
Jimmy Chamberlin (born 1964, Joliet, Illinois) is an American jazz-trained rock drummer, founding drummer of the Smashing Pumpkins, later of Zwan and the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, known for technique and unmuffled open drum sounds.
Jimmy Chappell
Jimmy Chappell (James William Chappell, 1915-1973), English-born Canadian-raised ice hockey player; won 1936 Olympic gold with Great Britain, played 1948 Olympics, European titles 1937-38, Brighton Tigers, D-Day veteran.
Jimmy Chérizier
Jimmy Chérizier, known as "Barbecue" and Babekyou, is a Haitian gang leader and former police officer who founded the G9 Family and Allies gang alliance in Port-au-Prince in 2020.
Jimmy Chin
Jimmy Chin is an American mountaineer, photographer, and filmmaker who made the first ascent of Meru's Shark's Fin in 2011 and co-directed the Academy Award-winning Free Solo.
Jimmy Choo
Jimmy Choo (周仰杰), born 1948 in Penang, Malaysia, is the cobbler-trained designer of handmade women's shoes favored by Princess Diana, co-founder of the 1996 luxury brand sold in 2001, now part of Capri Holdings.
Jimmy Ciarlo
Jimmy Ciarlo (born 2001, Ringwood, NJ) is an NFL linebacker from Army; undrafted 2024 Jets signee who missed his rookie year with a knee injury, played one game for Buffalo in 2025, and joined Seattle's practice squad in 2026.
Jimmy Clausen
Jimmy Clausen (born 1987), Notre Dame quarterback under Charlie Weis, 2009: 3,722 yards, 28 TD; drafted 48th overall by Carolina in 2010 after a projected top-10 slide; 21 NFL games, 2,520 yards, 7 TD, 14 INT.
Jimmy Cliff
Jimmy Cliff (James Chambers, 1944-2025), Jamaican reggae pioneer, star of The Harder They Come, two-time Best Reggae Album Grammy winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Order of Merit recipient.
Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors (born 1952, Belleville, Illinois), American left-handed tennis great with a two-fisted backhand; eight Grand Slam titles, Open Era record 109 singles titles, year-end No. 1 1974-78, and the 1991 US Open semifinal run at age 39.