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Jimmy O. Yang
Jimmy O. Yang (歐陽萬成, born 1987, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kongese-American actor and stand-up comedian known as Jian-Yang on Silicon Valley, Bernard Tai in Crazy Rich Asians, and Willis Wu in Interior Chinatown.
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen (James Bartholomew Olsen), DC Comics character, Superman's pal and Daily Planet photographer-journalist; debuted on 1940 radio and in Superman #13 (1941); starred in a 163-issue solo title where Jack Kirby introduced Darkseid.
Jimmy Osmond
Jimmy Osmond (James Arthur Osmond, born 1963, Canoga Park, California), also Little Jimmy Osmond, youngest Osmond sibling; youngest solo UK No. 1 artist with "Long Haired Lover from Liverpool" (1972); later businessman and producer.
Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page (born 1944) is the English guitarist, producer, and Led Zeppelin founder who was also a prolific 1960s British session player and Yardbirds lead guitarist.
Jimmy Panetta
Jimmy Panetta (James Varni Panetta, born 1969), Democratic U.S. Representative for California's 19th District since 2023 (20th District 2017–2023), son of Leon Panetta, former Monterey County prosecutor and Navy Reserve Afghanistan veteran serving on Ways and Means and Budget.
Jimmy Patronis
Jimmy Patronis, born 1972, is an American Republican who won a 2025 special election for Florida's 1st congressional district after serving as Florida Chief Financial Officer.
Jimmy Perry
Jimmy Perry (1923–2016), English sitcom writer and actor, co-created Dad's Army, It Ain't Half Hot Mum, Hi-de-Hi! and You Rang, M'Lord? with David Croft, drawing on his Home Guard, army concert party and Butlin's experiences.
Jimmy Pop
Jimmy Pop (James Moyer Franks, born 1972, Trappe, Pennsylvania) is the frontman, vocalist, and chief lyricist of alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, known for "The Bad Touch" and albums Use Your Fingers through Hefty Fine.
Jimmy Quinn
Jimmy Quinn (James Francis Quinn, 1906–2004), American sprinter with NYAC; won 1928 Olympic gold in the 4x100 m relay at Amsterdam, second leg, 41.0 =WR; distinct from painter James Peter Quinn and boxer Jimmy Quinn.
Jimmy Rane
Jimmy Rane, born James W. Rane in 1946, is an American businessman from Abbeville, Alabama, who founded Great Southern Wood Preserving, producer of YellaWood pressure-treated lumber.
Jimmy Rolder
Jimmy Rolder (born 2004) is a Detroit Lions linebacker from Orland Park, Illinois; a Michigan All-Big Ten linebacker drafted 118th overall in the 2026 NFL Draft, known for run defense and instincts.
Jimmy Rollins
Jimmy Rollins, Phillies shortstop 2000-2014, 2007 NL MVP, 2008 World Series champion, franchise-record 2,306 hits, only shortstop with 200 HR and 400 SB, 38-game hitting streak, later Dodgers and White Sox, now TBS analyst.
Jimmy Ruffin
Jimmy Ruffin (Jimmy Lee Ruffin, 1936-2014), American Motown soul singer from Collinsville, Mississippi, elder brother of Temptations lead David Ruffin; known for "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (1966) and "Hold On (To My Love)".
Jimmy Savile
Jimmy Savile (1926–2011), British DJ and host of Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It, revealed after his October 2011 death as a serial sexual abuser; inquiries found hundreds of victims across the BBC, NHS hospitals, schools and children's homes.
Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal
The Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal: posthumous revelations from the 2012 ITV Exposure documentary that BBC presenter Jimmy Savile was a prolific sexual abuser, triggering Operation Yewtree, the Pollard and Dame Janet Smith reports, and NHS investigations.
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story
Jimmy Savile: A British Horror Story is a two-part 2022 Netflix documentary directed by Rowan Deacon about the BBC presenter and charity fundraiser exposed after his 2011 death as a serial sexual predator, with over 450 abuse allegations.
Jimmy Sheirgill (ਜਸਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਗਿੱਲ)
Jimmy Sheirgill (ਜਸਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਗਿੱਲ), born Jasjit Singh Gill in 1970, is an Indian actor and producer in Hindi and Punjabi cinema, known for Maachis, Mohabbatein, A Wednesday!, and Mel Karade Rabba.
Jimmy Smith (musician)
Jimmy Smith (James Oscar Smith, 1928-2005), American jazz organist from Norristown, Pennsylvania, called the Charlie Parker of the Hammond B-3; Blue Note and Verve soul-jazz pioneer, NEA Jazz Master 2005.
Jimmy Smith discography
Jimmy Smith discography: catalog of jazz organist Jimmy Smith (1928-2005), over 100 albums; Blue Note 1956-63 (The Sermon!, Back at the Chicken Shack), Verve 1962-72 with Wes Montgomery, later Milestone and Dot Com Blues.
Jimmy Smits
Jimmy Smits (born 1955, Brooklyn) is an American actor, Emmy winner for L.A. Law (1990) as Victor Sifuentes, and star of NYPD Blue, The West Wing, Dexter, and Sons of Anarchy; co-founder of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts.
Jimmy Snuka
Jimmy 'Superfly' Snuka (James Reiher, 1943–2017), Fijian-born American pro wrestler; pioneer of high-flying via the Superfly Splash and 1983 MSG cage dive; WWE Hall of Famer 1996; 1983 Argentino murder charge dismissed 2017.
Jimmy Snyder (sports commentator)
Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder (Dimetrios Georgios Synodinos, 1918-1996 era oddsmaker), CBS NFL Today prognosticator 1976-1988, fired January 1988 for racist remarks about black athletes; not the composer or other namesakes.
Jimmy Somerville
Jimmy Somerville (James William Somerville, born 1961, Glasgow) is a British synth-pop singer with a soaring falsetto, lead singer of Bronski Beat ('Smalltown Boy') and the Communards ('Don't Leave Me This Way', UK No. 1, 1986), solo from 1989.
Jimmy Sturr
Jimmy Sturr (born 1941, Florida, NY) is an American polka bandleader leading Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, winner of 18 Grammys from 24 nominations, mostly in Best Polka Album/Recording, with over 100 albums and a mainstream pop-country polka style.
Jimmy Swaggart
Jimmy Swaggart (1935–2025) was an American Pentecostal televangelist and gospel musician who reached 2.1 million households weekly before a 1988 prostitution scandal led to his defrocking.
Jimmy Tarbuck
Jimmy Tarbuck (James Joseph Tarbuck OBE, "Tarby", born 1940, Liverpool), English stand-up comedian and presenter, schoolmate of John Lennon, Palladium host from 1965; arrested 2013 under Operation Yewtree, released without charge.
Jimmy Tatro
Jimmy Tatro (born 1992), American actor, comedian, and YouTuber behind LifeAccordingToJimmy; known for American Vandal's Dylan Maxwell, The Real Bros of Simi Valley, Home Economics, Theater Camp, and as Gorilla Grodd in DC Crime.
Jimmy Treybig
Jimmy Treybig, also known as James G. Treybig, is an American technology entrepreneur who founded Tandem Computers in 1974, builder of the first commercial fault-tolerant computers.
Jimmy Urine
Jimmy Urine is the professional name of James Euringer (born 1969), an American musician and actor best known as co-founder and frontman of the electropunk band Mindless Self Indulgence.
Jimmy Uso
Jimmy Uso (Jonathan Fatu) is a WWE wrestler, twin brother of Jey Uso and son of Rikishi; as half of The Usos he is a record-setting, multi-time WWE tag team champion and Bloodline member.