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Jimmy Johnson (American football coach)
Jimmy Johnson (James William Johnson, born 1943), Hall of Fame coach of the Miami Hurricanes' 1987 national champions and the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl XXVII-XXVIII winners, later Dolphins coach and Fox NFL Sunday analyst.
Jimmy Johnstone
Jimmy 'Jinky' Johnstone (1944-2006), Scottish right winger for Celtic, Lisbon Lion in the 1967 European Cup win, nine league titles, 515 appearances, 130 goals, 23 Scotland caps, voted greatest ever Celt.
Jimmy King
Jimmy King (born 1973) is an American former basketball player, a Fab Five member at Michigan (1991-95), 1,542 career points, drafted 35th overall by Toronto in 1995, two NBA seasons.
Jimmy Kirkwood
Jimmy Kirkwood (James William Kirkwood, born 1962, Lisburn) is a Northern Irish field hockey forward who won 1988 Olympic gold with Great Britain, earned 79 caps for Ireland and Britain, and also played cricket for Ireland.
Jimmy McRae
Jimmy McRae, Scottish rally driver, five-time British Rally Champion (1980s record) and Irish Tarmac champion; father of Colin (1995 WRC champion) and Alister McRae.
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 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 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 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.
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 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 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 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.
Jin Gap Yong
Jin Gap Yong (진갑용, Kab-Yong Jin), born 1974, South Korean catcher; 2008 Beijing Olympic baseball gold medalist, 1996 Olympian, Samsung Lions KBO catcher with seven Korean Series titles.
Jin Kazama
Jin Kazama (風間 仁) is the protagonist of Bandai Namco's Tekken fighting game series, debuting in Tekken 3. Son of Kazuya Mishima and Jun Kazama, he bears the Devil Gene, fights with karate, and purifies it as Angel Jin in Tekken 8 (2024).
Jin Seon Yu
Jin Seon Yu (진선유, 陳善有, Jin Sun-yu), South Korean short track speed skater born 1988 in Daegu; won three golds at the 2006 Turin Olympics (1,000 m, 1,500 m, 3,000 m relay), first Korean woman to sweep three Winter Olympic golds; retired 2011, now a Dankook University coach.
Jin Yang
Jin Yang (金杨), Chinese pair figure skater born 1994 in Harbin; 2012 Youth Olympic pairs champion with Yu Xiaoyu, two-time Olympian with Peng Cheng (17th in 2018, 5th in 2022). Distinct from Korean shooter Jiin Yang and other namesakes.
Jin Ziwei
Jin Ziwei (金紫薇, born 1985) is a Chinese rower who won gold in the women's quadruple sculls at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China's first Olympic rowing title.
Jinder Mahal
Jinder Mahal (Yuvraj Singh Dhesi, now Raj Dhesi) is a Canadian WWE wrestler, born 1986 in Calgary, who in 2017 became the first WWE Champion of Indian descent, holding the title about four months before losing to AJ Styles; released by WWE in April 2024.
Jinny (wrestler)
Jinny, "The Fashionista", English retired professional wrestler; first female graduate of PROGRESS Wrestling's school, two-time PROGRESS Women's Champion, inaugural RevPro British Women's Champion, NXT UK 2018–2022; retired January 2023 due to a concussion; married to Gunther.
Jinx (League of Legends)
Jinx, the Loose Cannon, is a marksman champion in League of Legends, released October 2013 with the Get Jinxed video; a late-game hyper carry with Pow-Pow/Fishbones weapon swap, and an Arcane protagonist.
Jirès Kembo Ekoko
Jirès Kembo Ekoko is a French former professional footballer, born in 1988 in Kinshasa, who played as a winger for Stade Rennais in Ligue 1.
Jiri Daler
Jiri Daler (Jiří Daler), born 8 March 1940 in Brno, Czechoslovak track cyclist, first Czechoslovak Olympic cycling champion, winning the 4,000 m individual pursuit at Tokyo 1964, plus five world medals and 1967 world records.
Jiri Dopita
Jiri Dopita (Jiří Dopita), Czech ice hockey center born 1968 in Šumperk; 1998 Nagano Olympic champion, three-time world champion (1996, 2000, 2001), seven-time Czech Extraliga champion, later briefly with the Flyers and Oilers.
Jiri Havlis
Jiri Havlis (Jiří Havlis), 1932–2010, Czechoslovak rower; won gold in the men's coxed four at Helsinki 1952 with Mejta, Jindra, Lusk, and cox Koranda, the first Czechoslovak Olympic rowing gold, plus 1953 European gold.
Jiri Liptak
Jiri Liptak (Jiří Lipták) is a Czech trap shooter, born in 1982 in Brno, who won the men's trap gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.