James Bell

James, Jim, Jimmy and Jamie Bell may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * James Bell (actor) (1891–1973), American character actor
 * James Madison Bell (1826–1902), African-American poet, orator, and political activist
 * Jamie Bell (born 1986), English actor
 * Jimmy Velvit (born 1941), US singer who used the pseudonym James Bell

Business

 * James Bell (merchant) (c. 1739–1814), Scottish-born merchant in Canada
 * James Ford Bell (1879–1961), American entrepreneur; founder of General Mills
 * James George Bell (1831–1911), American settler and businessman
 * James A. Bell (born 1948), American business executive; Boeing Chief Financial Officer

Military

 * James Bell (Medal of Honor) (1845–1901), American; US Army private
 * James B. Bell (1835–1910), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
 * J. Franklin Bell (1856–1919), Chief of Staff of the United States Army

Politicians and government officials

 * James Bell (Australian politician) (1836–1908), Australian businessman and politician, Victorian Legislative Council member 1880–1904
 * James Bell (New Hampshire politician) (1805–1857), American; U.S. Senator
 * Sir James Bell (town clerk) (1866–1937), Town Clerk of London, 1902–1935
 * James Bell (trade unionist) (1872–1955), English Labour MP for Ormskirk
 * James A. Bell (New York politician) (1814–?), New York politician
 * James F. Bell (judge) (1915–2005), Democratic lawyer and judge of the Ohio Supreme Court
 * James H. Bell (1825–1892), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas
 * James M. Bell (1878–1953), Iowa state legislator and mayor
 * James Martin Bell (1796–1849), American; U.S. Congressman
 * James Spencer-Bell (1818–1872), known until 1866 as James Bell, MP for Guildford
 * James W. Bell (d. 1881), deputy sheriff in Lincoln, New Mexico
 * Sir James Bell, 1st Baronet (1850–1929), Scottish shipowner and yachtsman, Lord Provost of Glasgow 1892 to 1896

Religion

 * James Bell (bishop) (born 1950), English clergyman
 * James Bell (priest) (1524–1584), Catholic martyr
 * James Bell (reformer) (died 1596), English Reformer

Science

 * James Bell (chemist) (1825–1908), Irish chemist
 * James F. Bell III (born 1965), American scientist
 * James Mackintosh Bell (1877–1934), New Zealand geologist, writer and company director

Sport

 * Cool Papa Bell (James Thomas Bell, 1903–1991), American baseball player
 * James Bell (Australian footballer) (born 1999), Australian rules footballer (Sydney Swans)
 * James Bell (basketball) (born 1992), American basketball player
 * James Bell (footballer, born 1866) (1866–?), Scottish footballer (Dumbarton, Celtic and Kilmarnock)
 * James Bell (footballer, born 1883) (1883–1962), Middlesbrough, Portsmouth and Exeter City player
 * James Bell (rugby league) (born 1994), New Zealand rugby league footballer
 * Jay Bell (footballer) (James Bell, born 1989), English footballer
 * Jim Bell (footballer) (1935–2019), footballer who represented New Zealand
 * Jim Bell (ice hockey) (died 1998), American ice hockey player and head coach

Others

 * James Bell (geographical writer) (1769–1833), Scottish geographical writer
 * James Stanislaus Bell (1797–1858), British adventurer in Circassia
 * Jim Bell (born 1958), American crypto-anarchist
 * J. Carleton Bell (1872–1946), American educational psychologist and professor of education
 * James Bell, character in Pure Genius
 * James "Jim" Bell, character in Friday Night Dinner