James White

James White is a name shared by a number of notable men:

In the military

* James White (General) (1747–1821), American pioneer who founded Knoxville, Tennessee
* James White (fighter pilot) (1893–1972), WW I Royal Naval Air Service fighter ace

In politics

*James White (Irish businessman) (1938-), Irish businessman, hotelier, and former Fine Gael TD for Donegal
* James White (politician) (1749-1809), delegate for North Carolina in the Continental Congress and non-voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the Southwest Territory
* James B. White (1835-1897), U.S. Representative from Indiana
* James Bamford White (1842-1941), 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"

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

In sports

* James White, known as 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.

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 who emigrated to Australia
* James L. White (1936-1981), poet and author
* James L. White (screenwriter), writer of the Ray Charles biopic "Ray"
* 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, known as White Jimmy (1959-), punk rock singer

Miscellaneous

* James Boyd White (born 1938), American law professor, literary critic, scholar and philosopher
* James J. White, law professor, legal scholar
* James Larkin White, discoverer and explorer of Carlsbad Caverns
* 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)