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Jimmy Valiant
Jimmy Valiant (James Harold Fanning, born 1942), American wrestler, 1964–2026; 'Handsome Jimmy' of the Valiant Brothers (WWE Hall of Fame 1996) and 1980s 'Boogie Woogie Man' of Mid-Atlantic wrestling; final match at 83.
Jimmy Vesey
Jimmy Vesey, American winger, 2016 Hobey Baker winner from Harvard; refused to sign with Nashville (66th overall, 2012), signed with the Rangers, played nine NHL seasons for six teams (626 GP, 194 points), traded to Colorado in 2025, now with Genève-Servette.
Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales, born 1966 in Huntsville, Alabama, is an American internet entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Wikipedia, the Wikimedia Foundation, and the wiki host Fandom.
Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)
Jimmy Walker (James Walker, 1944-2007), Providence College guard, first overall pick of the 1967 NBA Draft by Detroit; 9-year NBA career, two-time All-Star, father of Jalen Rose.
Jimmy Walker (golfer)
Jimmy Walker (born 1979, Oklahoma City) is an American PGA Tour golfer from Boerne, Texas, a Baylor alumnus with six Tour wins including the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol, and a 2014 and 2016 Ryder Cup player.
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Webb (James Layne Webb, born 1946, Elk City, Oklahoma) is an American songwriter and pianist who wrote "Up, Up and Away," "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," and "MacArthur Park," and is the only artist with Grammys for music, lyrics, and orchestration.
Jimmy White
Jimmy White (born 1962), nicknamed The Whirlwind, is an English snooker player, six-time World Championship runner-up, winner of 10 ranking titles including the 1992 UK Championship, and four-time World Seniors Champion.
Jimmy Wong
Jimmy Wong (James Franklin Wong, 黄谷悦), born 1987, is a Chinese American actor known for Video Game High School, Mulan (2020), and voicing Din in Wish Dragon (2021).
Jimmy Woo
Jimmy Woo (James Woo) is a Marvel Comics fictional FBI agent, first appearing in Yellow Claw #1 (October 1956) under Atlas Comics, one of comics' first Asian-American leads, heir to the Atlas Foundation and leader of the Agents of Atlas, played by Randall Park in the MCU.
Jimmy Wopo
Jimmy Wopo (Travon Smart) was a Pittsburgh rapper from the Hill District, known for "Elm Street" and mixtapes Woponese and Jordan Kobe; killed in a 2018 drive-by at 21.
Jimmy Workman
Jimmy Workman (born 1980, Fairfax, Virginia) is an American former child actor, Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993); retired from acting, later Teamsters Local 399 transportation crew, brother of Ariel Winter.
Jimmy Young (boxer)
Jimmy Young (1948-2005), Philadelphia heavyweight contender of the 1970s; lost disputed decisions to Ali and Norton, beat Foreman and Lyle twice; record about 35-18-3, 12 KOs.
Jimo Ancient City Site
即墨故城遗址 (Jimo Ancient City Site): ancient city remains at Dazhumao Village, Guxia Town, Pingdu, Qingdao; also called Zhumao City and Kangwang City; Qi's eastern center, Jiaodong capital, Tian Dan's 279 BC fire-oxen victory, national heritage site since 2001.
Jimothy (raccoon)
Jimothy is a wild raccoon in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, viral since July 2026 for a round shape from likely short spine syndrome; inspired a Google Easter egg, Roku City cameo, Jimothy Summer proclamation, and a $10.99 Costco plushie.
Jimoto Saiko!
Jimoto Saiko! (地元最高！), "My Hometown is the Best!", is usagi's web manga on X since 2021, published by Saizusha in 8 volumes; a MAPPA anime for Netflix was announced June 2026, distinct from other works sharing the phrase.
Jimpa
Jimpa is a 2025 semi-autobiographical drama by Australian director Sophie Hyde, starring Olivia Colman, John Lithgow, and Aud Mason-Hyde; it premiered at Sundance 2025 and follows a family visiting their gay grandfather Jim ("Jimpa") in Amsterdam.
Jimpster
Jimpster is the alias of Jamie Odell, a British deep house producer, DJ, and label owner who has released music since the early 1990s and co-founded Freerange Records in 1996.
Jimsar Wucaiwan Beisan power station
Jimsar Wucaiwan Beisan power station is a coal-fired power station in Jimsar County, Xinjiang, China, whose two 660 MW units began operating in 2021 and 2022.
Jimu (积目)
Jimu (积目) is a Chinese interest- and subculture-based social and dating app for young people, launched in 2016 in Beijing and acquired by Inke for $85 million in 2019.
Jimutavahana
Jimutavahana (जिमूतवाहन) was a twelfth-century Sanskrit jurist and religious writer from Radha in Bengal, best known for the Dayabhaga, the governing authority on Hindu inheritance law in eastern India until the Hindu Succession Act of 1956.
Jimyōin line
The Jimyōin line (持明院統) was a branch of the Japanese imperial house descended from Emperor Go-Fukakusa, rivaling the Daikakuji line and supplying the Northern Court emperors.
Jin (김석진) (singer)
Jin (김석진), real name Kim Seok-jin, born 1992, is the eldest member and sub-vocalist of BTS. Known for The Astronaut, solo albums Happy and Echo, the #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR, and first BTS military discharge in June 2024.
Jin (斤) (mass)
The jin (斤) is a Chinese customary unit of mass, about 500 g in mainland China and around 600 g in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Jin Anjie
Jin Anjie (金安节), courtesy name Yanting, was a Song dynasty official from Xiuning who served Emperors Gaozong and Xiaozong and was known for resisting chief councilor Qin Hui.
Jin Billy Li
Jin Billy Li is a molecular geneticist at Stanford University whose laboratory develops methods for detecting A-to-I RNA editing and created the RADAR database of editing sites.
Jin Canrong
Jin Canrong (金灿荣), born 1962 in Wuhan, is a Chinese international-relations scholar and associate dean at Renmin University of China, known for commentary on US-China relations.
Jin Cheng
Jin Cheng (金城, 1878–1926), courtesy name Gongbei, was a Chinese painter, collector, and educator who led Beijing's traditionalist movement and founded the Chinese Painting Society in 1920.
Jin Chinese
Jin Chinese (晋语, ISO cjy) is the Sinitic group of Shanxi and adjacent Inner Mongolia, Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi, defined by retention of the entering tone; about 45 million speakers, China's only northern non-Mandarin branch.
JIN Co., Ltd. (eyewear retailer; now JINS Holdings)
JIN Co., Ltd., now JINS Holdings, is a Japanese company founded by Hitoshi Tanaka in Maebashi in 1988, whose JINS brand, launched in 2001, runs Japan's largest eyewear chain.
Jin Code
The Jin Code (金律) is the statutory law of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234), culminating in the Taihe Code of 1201 and still used by Yuan courts.