Jim (given name)

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

People

 * Jim Acosta (born 1971), American journalist
 * 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 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 Henson (1936–1990), American film director and puppeteer
 * 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 U.S. film Final Destination 5
 * Jim Wilson, a character in Marvel comics
 * Jim Halpert, a character in the U.S. version of the television sitcom The Office
 * Dr. Jim Hansen, a character in the U.S. 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 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