Famous People with Name James

James Jay Hughes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Jay Hughes: was an American Major League Baseball pitcher, who played four seasons from 1898 to 1902.He pitched a no-hitter on April 22, 1898 (another no-hitter, by Cincinnati's Ted Breitenstein, was thrown the same day, marking the first time that two no-hitters were thrown on the same day). Hughes was transferred to the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899; the Orioles and Superbas were both owned by the same group of individuals. Jennings, Keeler, and several other key Orioles were transferred, including manager Ned Hanlon, who had an ownership stake. The owners wanted to transfer McGraw and Robinson as well, but they refused to leave due to their business interests and family in Baltimore.

James Michael Hughes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Michael Hughes: is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched all or part of four seasons in the majors, from 1974 until 1977, all with the Minnesota Twins.

James Matthew Lentine            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Matthew Lentine: is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played all or part of three seasons in the majors, from 1978 until 1980, for the St. Louis Cardinals and Detroit Tigers.

James O'Neal Lofton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James O'Neal Lofton: is a former shortstop in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 2001 season. Listed at 5' 9", 170 lb., he was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed.Lofton also has played in the Boston, Baltimore and Cincinnati minor league systems (1993-2007), as well as in several independent leagues. He was named an All-Star in the Pioneer (1994) and Western (2000) leagues. In 14 minor league seasons, he is a .272 hitter with 55 home runs and 504 RBI in 1173 games.

James McAnany            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James McAnany: is a former Major League Baseball right fielder. He played all or part of five seasons in the majors, from 1958 until 1962, for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs.

Tim O'Connor James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Tim O'Connor James: is a former National Basketball Association player who, in a three-year career, played for the Miami Heat, the Charlotte Hornets and the Philadelphia 76ers.

Elmore James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elmore James: was an American blues guitarist, singer, song writer and band leader. He was known as The King of the Slide Guitar and had a unique guitar style, noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice.ames was born Elmore Brooks in the old Richland community in Holmes County, Mississippi, (not to be confused with two other locations of the same name in Mississippi, one in Humphreys County and the other in Rankin County). He was the illegitimate son of 15-year-old Leola Brooks, a field hand. His father was probably Joe Willie "Frost" James, who moved in with Leola, and so Elmore took this as his name. His parents adopted an orphaned boy, Robert Holston, at some point.

Harry James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Harry James: was a popular American musician and band leader, and a well-known trumpet virtuoso. James was one of the most outstanding instrumentalists of the swing era, employing a bravura playing style that made his trumpet work instantly identifiable. He was also one of the most popular bandleaders of the first half of the 1940s, and he continued to lead his band until just before his death, 40 years later

Mickie Laree James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mickie Laree James: is an American professional wrestler signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) appearing on its Raw brand.James began her professional wrestling career in 1999 as a valet on the independent circuit, where she was known under the name Alexis Laree.[8] She trained in several camps to improve her wrestling abilities before working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in June 2002, where she gained national attention.[8][10] After only a few appearances, she joined a stable called The Gathering and was written into angles with the group. She is also the first and only woman to be involved in Clockwork Orange House of Fun matches.[11]

LaRon Louis James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

LaRon Louis James: He currently plays for the Detroit Pistons as a power forward.A 6 ft 7 in, 245 lb power forward, Maxiell was selected by the Pistons with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2005 NBA Draft. He attended Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas. During his career at the University of Cincinnati, where he was coached by Bob Huggins, Jason earned All-Conference USA Second Team honors. He led Conference USA in blocked shots (2.8 bpg) and ranked 18th in the nation. His 91 blocks are the second-highest University of Cincinnati single-season total. He averaged 17.3 points in three postseason games and shot .607 from the field. Posted 22 points (8-of-11 shooting),