# Jim (given name)

Jim is a given name or a hypocorism of the given name James or Jimena, and a short form of Jimmy.

## People

* Jim Acosta (born 1971), American journalist
* Jim Adkins (born 1975), American rock musician, lead guitarist and vocalist of band Jimmy Eat World
* Jameel "Jim" Al-Khalili (born 1962), British physicist and author
* Jim Bakker (born 1940), American televangelist
* Jim Banks (born 1979), U.S. representative from Indiana
* Jim Belushi (born 1954), American actor
* Jim Boeheim (born 1944), American basketball coach
* Jim Breuer (born 1967), American comedian
* Jim Bridwell (1944–2018), American rock climber
* Jim Broadbent (born 1949), English actor
* Jim Brown, multiple people
* Jim Browne (1930–2003), American basketball player
* Jim Browne (American football) (born 1962), American football player
* Jim J. Bullock (born 1955), American actor
* Jim Caldwell, multiple people
* Jim Campbell, multiple people
* Jim Cantore (born 1964), American meteorologist and on-air TV personality
* Jim Carrey (born 1962), Canadian-American actor
* Jim Carroll (1949–2009), American poet and author
* Jim Caviezel (born 1968), American actor
* Jim Clark (1936–1968), British racing
* Jim Clyburn (born 1940), American politician
* Jim Conroy (born 1970), American voice actor
* Jim Courier (born 1970), American tennis player
* Jim Cramer (born 1955), American TV personality
* Jim Crawford (multiple people)
* Jim Croce (1943–1973), American folk and rock singer-songwriter
* Jim Cummings (born 1952), American voice actor
* Jim D'Arcy (1919–2001), British socialist
* Jim D'Arcy (born 1954), Irish politician
* Jim Davidson (born 1953), British stand-up comedian
* Jim Davis (born 1945), American cartoonist
* Jim Devine (born 1953), British politician
* Jim Downey (born 1952), American humorist
* Jim Doyle, multiple people
* Jim Bob Duggar (born 1965), American television personality
* Jim Eastwood, Northern Irish businessman
* Jim Farley (born 1962), CEO of Ford Motor Company
* Jim Florentine (born 1964), American comedian
* Jim Fitzgerald (businessman) (1926–2012), American businessman and professional sports owner
* Jim Fitzpatrick (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jim Folsom (1908-1987), governor of Alabama
** Jim Folsom Jr. (born 1949), governor of Alabama, son of the above
* Jim Furyk (born 1970), American golfer
* Jim Gaffigan (born 1966), American comedian
* Jim Gordon (1945–2023), American musician
* Jim Grabb (born 1964), American tennis player ranked World No. 1 in doubles
* Jim Inhofe (born 1934), US Senator
* Jim Haadsma (born 1958), American politician, member of Michigan House of Representatives
* Jim Hanks (born 1961), American actor
* Jim Hanratty (1936–1962), British murderer
* Jim Harbaugh (born 1963), American football coach
* Jim Haslam (born 1930), American businessman
* Jim Hellwig (1959–2014), American professional wrestler better known as The Ultimate Warrior
* Jim Henson (1936–1990), American film director and puppeteer
* Jim Hooks (born 1950), American football player
* Jim Hopper, multiple people
* Jim Jefferies (born 1977), Australian stand-up comedian
* Jim Jinkins (born 1953), American animator
* Jim Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jim Jones (1931–1978), American religious cult leader
* Jim Jordan (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jim Justice (born 1951), American politician
* Jim Kelly, multiple people
* Jim Lang (born 1950), American composer
* Jim Lee (born 1964), Korean-American comic book artist, writer, and editor
* Jim Letherer (1933–2001), American civil-rights activist
* Jim Lovell (born 1928), American astronaut
* Jim Mattis (born 1950), retired United States Marine Corps general
* Jim McClarin (born 1945/1946), American politician
* Jim McGovern (born 1959), American politician
* Jim Melchert (1930–2023), American visual artist
* Jim Melenchuk (born 1953), Canadian politician
* Jim Moore (multiple people)
* Jim Morrison (1943–1971), American poet and singer of The Doors
* Jim Nabors (1930–2017), American actor
* Jim Nantz (born 1959), American sportscaster
* Jim Norton (disambiguation)
* Jim Parrack (born 1981), American actor
* Jim Parsons (born 1973), American actor
* Jim Ramey (born 1957), American gridiron football player
* Jim Reeves (1923–1964), American singer and songwriter
* Jim Rogers (born 1942), American businessman and writer
* Jim Rohn (1930–2009), American entrepreneur
* Jim Schwartz (born 1966), American football coach
* Jim Sturgess (born 1978), English actor
* Jim Thorpe (1888–1953), U.S. athlete
* Jim Guy Tucker (born 1943), American politician
* Jim Varney (1949–2000), American actor
* Jim Wise (born 1964), American actor
* Jim Wiseman (born 1949), Canadian politician

## Fictional characters

* Jim, one of The Blues in Angry Birds
* Jim, one of two major characters in the classic novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
* Jim Bell, a character in the British sitcom Friday Night Dinner
* Jim Block, a character in the American film Final Destination 5
* Jim Wilson, a character in Marvel comics
* Jim Halpert, a character in the American version of the television sitcom The Office
* Dr. Jim Hansen, a character in the American television series Providence
* Jim Hawkins, the protagonist in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island
* Jim Hopper, a character in the television series Stranger Things
* Jim Robinson, a character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
* Jim Lahey, a trailer park supervisor on Trailer Park Boys
* Jim Lake Jr., the protagonist in Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
* Jim Medina, a character in Soy Luna
* Jim Raynor, a character in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
* Jim Rockford, a character on the television series The Rockford Files
* Jim Morita, a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
* Jim Ignatowski, a character in the 1970s television series Taxi
* Jim Clancy, a character from Ghost Whisperer
* Jim Walsh, a character in Beverly Hills, 90210
* James Donovan Halliday, a character in the novel Ready Player One
* Earthworm Jim, the titular character in the Earthworm Jim franchise