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Jaime Harrison

Jaime Harrison (born 1976, Orangeburg, SC) is an attorney and Democratic Party official, first African American chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party (2013-2017), DNC chair 2021-2025, and 2020 Senate nominee against Lindsey Graham.

Jaime Herrera Beutler

Jaime Herrera Beutler, Republican U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd District 2011-2023 and first Hispanic to represent the state in Congress; lost her 2022 primary after voting to impeach Trump over January 6.

Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. (HY-may HAH-kez), born 2001, is an NBA forward from UCLA, drafted 18th overall by Miami in 2023, 2023 Pac-12 Player of the Year, first Mexican NBA first-round pick, now with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Jaime Jaramillo Escobar

Jaime Jaramillo Escobar, who wrote under the pseudonym X-504, was a Colombian poet from Antioquia and co-creator of the Nadaísmo movement; he died in Medellín in 2021 at 89.

Jaime Jorba

Jaime Jorba (Jaime Jorba Sendra, 1918–2009) was a Spanish-born Mexican businessman who co-founded Panificación Bimbo in Mexico City in 1945, then founded a Bimbo bakery in Catalonia.

Jaime King

Jaime King, also known in modeling as James King, is an American actress and model from Omaha, Nebraska; star of Hart of Dixie and Sin City, former 1990s runway model turned actress and producer.

Jaime Lannister

Jaime Lannister, the Kingslayer, is a George R. R. Martin character in A Song of Ice and Fire and HBO's Game of Thrones, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; he killed Aerys II while a Kingsguard knight and later loses his sword hand.

Jaime Munguía

Jaime Munguía (Jaime Aaron Munguia Escobedo), Mexican boxer from Tijuana; WBO super-welterweight champion 2018, lost to Canelo Álvarez 2024, cleared in a 2025 doping case, WBA super-middleweight champion 2026.

Jaime Murray

Jaime Murray (Jaime Erica Murray), English actress born 1976 or 1977 in Hammersmith, London, daughter of actor Billy Murray. Known for Stacie Monroe in Hustle, Lila in Dexter season 2, H.G. Wells in Warehouse 13, and Stahma Tarr in Defiance.

Jaime Ortiz-Patiño

Jaime (Jimmy) Ortiz-Patiño, 1930-2013, Paris-born Bolivian-descent Swiss bridge administrator; World Bridge Federation President 1976-1986, introduced table screens, credentials rules, youth championship and Ortiz-Patiño Trophy.

Jaime Pressly

Jaime Pressly (born 1977), American actress and producer; Emmy-winning Joy Turner on My Name Is Earl (2005-2009), Jill Kendall on Mom, and producer-star of the 2026 drama Last Shot via her company Liston James Productions.

Jaime Ray Newman

Jaime Ray Newman (born 1978) is an American actress, singer, and producer known for General Hospital's Kristina Cassadine, Eastwick, Eureka, and the Oscar-winning short film Skin with Guy Nattiv.

Jaime Roldós Aguilera

Jaime Roldós Aguilera was an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, president from 1979 until his death in a plane crash in 1981, leading Ecuador's return to constitutional civilian rule.

Jaime Sabines

Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez (1926–1999) was a Mexican poet from Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, one of the most widely read Mexican poets of the late twentieth century.

Jaime Sáenz

Jaime Sáenz (Jaime Sáenz Guzmán, 1921–1986) was a Bolivian poet, novelist, and essayist regarded as Bolivia's most important writer, known for poetry linked to alcohol, night, and marginality in La Paz.

Jaime Sendra

Jaime Sendra (1910–1985) was a Mexico City-born businessman who co-founded Panificación Bimbo in 1945, the bakery that grew into Grupo Bimbo, the world's largest baking company.

Jaime Sepulveda Amor

Jaime Sepúlveda Amor is a Mexican epidemiologist and global health leader who designed Mexico's Universal Vaccination Program, eliminating polio, measles, and diphtheria, and leads UCSF's global health institute.

Jaime Sin

Jaime Lachica Sin (辛海棉) was a Filipino cardinal who served as Archbishop of Manila from 1974 to 2003 and helped oust two Philippine presidents through radio appeals.

Jaime Williams

Jaime R. Williams is an American Democratic politician who has represented Brooklyn's 59th district in the New York State Assembly since 2016, after working as a social worker.

Jaime Winstone

Jaime Winstone (born 1985, Camden, London) is an English actress, daughter of Ray Winstone, known for Kidulthood, Made in Dagenham, Babs, and EastEnders; a Strictly Come Dancing 2026 contestant with Carlos Gu.

Jaime Zobel de Ayala

Jaime Zobel de Ayala, born 1934, is a Filipino businessman who chaired Ayala Corporation, the Philippines' oldest business group, until 2006, and is credited with developing Makati into the country's financial district.

Jaimes Almeida Júnior

Jaimes Almeida Júnior is a Brazilian business executive who founded Almeida Junior, which operates six malls in Santa Catarina, and remains its CEO and sole shareholder.

Jaimi van Essen

Jaimi van Essen (born 1991) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 party, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature in the 2026 Jetten government.

Jaimie Alexander

Jaimie Alexander (Jaimie Lauren Tarbush, born 1984) is an American actress known for Jessi on Kyle XY, Lady Sif in Marvel's Thor films, and Jane Doe on NBC's Blindspot (2015-2020).

Jaimini

Jaimini (जैमिनि) is the traditional author of the Mimamsa Sutras, the foundational text of the Purva Mimamsa school of Hindu philosophy, and a disciple of Vyasa.

Jaimini Bharata

Jaimini Bharata (ಜೈಮಿನಿ ಭಾರತ) is a Kannada epic poem by the poet Lakshmisha, written around 1500, that retells Yudhishthira's horse sacrifice and was recited in villages through the Gamaka tradition.

Jaimoe

Jaimoe (Jai Johanny Johanson, born John Lee Johnson, 1944, Ocean Springs, Mississippi) is a founding drummer of the Allman Brothers Band (1969–1980, 1989–2014), later of Sea Level and Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

Jain (singer)

Jain (Jeanne Louise Galice, born 1992, Toulouse) is a French pop singer of Zanaka, Souldier, and The Fool, known for Come and Makeba, her melting-pop blend of electro and African rhythms, and the 2023 TikTok revival.

Jain cosmology

Jain cosmology, or the Jain loka tradition: the eternal, uncreated three-tiered universe of six substances, seven hells, Jambūdvīpa, cyclical time, and karma as matter, distinct from Buddhist and Hindu cosmologies.

Jain Global

Jain Global is a New York-based multi-strategy hedge fund founded by former Millennium co-CIO Bobby Jain, launching in 2024 with $5.3 billion, the largest debut since 2018.