James Webb (disambiguation)
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James Webb or Jim Webb may refer to:
Politics
- Jim Webb (born 1946), former US Secretary of the Navy and Senator from Virginia
- Jim Webb (Canada), a Canadian politician
- James Webb (governor) (died 1761), Commodore Governor for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador for 1760
Sciences
- James Edwin Webb (1906–1992), second administrator of NASA
- James Webb Space Telescope, space infrared observatory, planned launch 2013
Arts
- James Hamilton Webb, contemporary artist from South Africa
- James Webb (historian) (1946–1980), English historian and biographer
- Jimmy Webb (born 1946), idiosyncratic American popular music composer
- James Webb, American screenplay writer (also known as James R. Webb)
Other
- James Webb (Medal of Honor), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient