James White
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James White is a name shared by a number of notable men:
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[edit] In the military
- James White (General) (1747–1821), American pioneer who founded Knoxville, Tennessee
- James White (fighter pilot) (1893–1972), WW1 Royal Naval Air Service fighter ace
[edit] In politics
- James White (Irish businessman) (1938-), Irish businessman, hotelier, and former Fine Gael TD for Donegal
- James White (politician) (1749-1809), member of United States Congress
- James B. White (1835-1897), a U.S. Representative from Indiana
- James Bamford White (1842-1941), a U.S. Representative from Kentucky
- James White (Scottish politician) (1922-), MP for Glasgow Pollok 1970–1987
- James G. White (1962-), U.S. politician, Christian minister, recording artist, AKA "Ghetto Priest"
[edit] In religion
- James Springer White (1821–1881), husband of Ellen G. White and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- James Emery White, president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- James White (theologian) (1962-), American theologian
[edit] In sports
- James "Deacon" White (1847-1939), star baseball player of the 1870s and 1880s
- James White (basketball) (1982-), US basketball player
- Jimmy White MBE (1962-), English professional snooker player.
[edit] See also
[edit] In the arts and media
- Jim White (drummer), drummer for The Dirty Three
- Jim White (journalist), British sports television presenter and journalist, now with STV
- Jim White (musician), American southern singer/songwriter
- Jim White (presenter), Scottish sports television presenter and journalist, now with Sky Sports
- James White (writer and translator) (-1799)
- James White (rapper), American rapper with a German hip-hop group
- James White (sculptor) (1861–1918) English-born sculptor, emigrated to Australia
- James L. White (1936-1981), poet and author
- James L. White (screenwriter), writer of the Ray Charles biopic Ray (film)
- James White (author) (1928–1999), author of science fiction novellas, short stories and novels
- James Chance (1953-), New York jazz-funk no wave musician, aka James White, aka James Black
- James "White Jimmy" White (1959-), Punk rock singer
[edit] Miscellaneous
- James Boyd White (born 1938), American law professor, literary critic, scholar and philosopher
- James J. White, law professor, legal scholar.
- James White (1775-1820), advertising agent and author.
- James White (geographer) (born 1863), Canadian geographer
- Jimmy White, a member of the gang that committed the Great Train Robbery (1963)