Famous People with Name James

James Anthony Hughes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Anthony Hughes: was a member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of West Virginia.He was a member of the West Virginia Senate from 1894 to 1898. In 1896 Hughes was appointed postmaster of Huntington, West Virginia. He was a delegate to every Repu

James French Strother            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James French Strother: was the grandson of Congressman James French Strother (1811-1860) of Virginia and great-grandson of Congressman George French Strother, also of Virginia. Strother was a lawyer, judge, and U. S. Representative from West Virginia.Strother was elected from W

James Sproat Brown            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Sproat Brown: was an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Wisconsin who served in Congress.Brown was elected prosecuting attorney for Milwaukee County in 1846, and from 1848 to 1850 served as the first attorney general of Wisconsin. In 1861 Brown served as ma

James Ole Davidson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Ole Davidson: was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.Davidson was twice elected village president there, which led him to the Wisconsin State Assembly, serving three terms as a Republican from 1893 to 1899. He was elected Wisconsin state treasurer in 1898

James William Murphy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James William Murphy: was an American politician from Wisconsin.He was elected Mayor of Platteville for a two-year term in 1904, and was then elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1906, defeating Joseph W. Babcock for the seat from Wisconsin's

Rick James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rick James: was one of the most popular artists on the Motown label during the late 1970s and early 1980s. James gained notoriety for his different style of music with few similarities to other Motown groups (which he labeled "punk-funk": a combination of both punk rock and funk) and perhaps his wild life style

Lionel 'Little Train' James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Lionel 'Little Train' James: is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the 5th round of the 1984 NFL Draft. Undersized at 5'6" and 171 lbs., James played running back at Auburn University and spent his entire 5 year NFL career with the Chargers from 1984-1988.

Paul John James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul John James: a soccer analyst, former head coach and Canadian national team player .James developed into a top class midfield player while with the Toronto Blizzard and became a regular with the national team. He scored a critical goal for Canada against Costa Rica in Toronto in 1985 that helped Canada qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals. A member of the 1986 World Cup team, he played in all three games in the finals. Later James played and coached in the Canadian Soccer League,NCAA, and CIS. In the late 1990s James became coach of the Canadian national youth team, leading the team to the FIFA finals of the World Youth Championship in Argentina 2001.

Jonathan Joseph James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jonathan Joseph James: was an American hacker who was the first juvenile incarcerated for cybercrime in the United States.[1] The South Florida native was 15 years old at the time of the first offense and 16 years old on the date of his sentencing. He died on May 18th, 2008.

Etta James            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Etta James: is an American blues, soul, R&B, rock & roll, gospel and jazz singer and songwriter. James is the winner of four Grammys and seventeen Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001, and the