James Baker James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930) is an American attorney, diplomat and statesman. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 10th White House chief of staff and 67th United States secretary ...

(born 1930) is an American attorney and statesman. James, Jim(mie), Jimmy, or Jamie Baker may also refer to:

Lawyers

James A. Baker (born 1821) James Addison Baker ("the elder") (March 3, 1821 – February 24, 1897) was a state legislator, state judge, and a lawyer. He is the first of four generations of persons named James Addison Baker, all of whom practiced law. He was known as ...

(1821–1897), American jurist and politician; often called "Judge Baker" * James A. Baker (born 1857) (1857–1941), American attorney often called "Captain Baker" * James A. Baker Jr. (1892–1973), American attorney * James A. Baker (government attorney), American attorney and FBI general counsel from 2014 to 2017.

Musicians

* James "Iron Head" Baker (1884–1944), African American traditional folk singer *

James Baker (musician) James Lawrence Baker (7 March 1954 – 5 May 2025) was an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of various rock and punk rock groups, including the Victims, the Scientists, Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, and the Dubrovniks. In 200 ...

(1954–2025), Australian rock drummer and songwriter * James Baker (composer) (fl. 2000s–2010s), composer and percussionist with the New York City Ballet Orchestra *

BlocBoy JB James Lee Baker (born May 19, 1996), known professionally as BlocBoy JB, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee. Baker is best known for his 2018 single " Look Alive" (featuring Drake), which peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot ...

or James Baker (born 1996), American musician

Public officials

* James Baker (Roundhead) (died 1689), English lawyer and politician *

(1821–1897), American jurist and politician in Texas *

James McNair Baker James McNair Baker (July 20, 1821 – June 20, 1892) was a lawyer, politician, and Senator from Florida in the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Baker was born in Robeson County, North Carolina, a son of Archi ...

(1821–1892), American jurist and politician in the Confederate Senate during Civil War * James H. Baker (politician) (1829–1913), politician who was Ohio Secretary of State and Minnesota Secretary of State * James H. Baker (DOD), American foreign policy advisor *

James Baker (Canadian politician) James Baker (January 6, 1830 – July 31, 1906) was an English-born soldier and British Columbia political figure. He represented Kootenay from 1886 to 1890, East Kootenay from 1890 to 1898 and East Kootenay South from 1898 to 1900 in th ...

(1830–1906), British soldier and politician in British Columbia, Canada *

James Marion Baker James Marion Baker (August 18, 1861 – November 21, 1940) was an American political figure, who held the position of Secretary of the United States Senate from 1913 to 1919. Life and career Baker was born in South Carolina, and came to serv ...

(1861–1940), 11th Secretary of the United States Senate * James A. Baker (justice) (1931–2008), American jurist who served on the Texas Supreme Court from 1995 to 2003 *

James M. Baker (mayor) James M. Baker (born 1942) is an American politician who served as the 54th List of mayors of Wilmington, Delaware, mayor of Wilmington, Delaware, from 2001 to 2013. He took office in January 2001, during a Special Meeting of the Wilmington City ...

(born 1942), mayor of Wilmington, Delaware from 2001 to 2013 * James M. Baker (Virginia politician) (1845–1927), member of the Virginia House of Delegates * James E. Baker (born 1960), Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces * James A. Baker (government attorney) (fl. 1980s–2010s), American DOJ official; Counsel for Intelligence Policy; former counsel at Twitter, Inc. *

Jim Baker (politician) Jim Baker is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Baker represented the district of Labrador West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Baker was first ...

(fl. 2000s–2010s), Canadian legislator from Labrador West in Newfoundland/Labrador House of Assembly * James O. Baker, candidate in the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri

Religious figures

* James Chamberlain Baker (1879–1969), American Bishop of Methodist Episcopal Church and United Methodist Church *

Father Yod Father Yod ( ), or YaHoWha, born James Edward Baker (July 4, 1922 – August 25, 1975), was an American new religious movement founder and owner of one of the country's first health food restaurants, on Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. He foun ...

or James Edward Baker (1922–1975), American spiritual leader *

Jim Bakker James Orsen Bakker (; born January 2, 1940) is an American televangelist and convicted felon. Between 1974 and 1987, Bakker hosted the television program ''The PTL Club'' and its cable television platform, the PTL Satellite Network, with his ...

(born 1940), American televangelist at the center of a sex scandal and accounting fraud

Sportspeople

* James Baker (English cricketer) (1792–1839), English cricketer mostly for Sussex * James Clark Baker (1866–1939), New Zealand cricketer * James Mitchell Baker (1878–1956), South African Olympic runner * Jim Baker (footballer) (1891–1966), English professional centre back during the 1910s and 1920s for Leeds United A.F.C. * Jimmy Baker (footballer, born 1904) (1904–1979), Welsh-born football wing half who played for Coventry City * James Baker (footballer, born 1911) (1911–1974), English football player *

Jimmie Baker (basketball) Jimmie Baker Jr. (born December 25, 1953) is an American former basketball forward who played collegiately for the University of Nevada – Las Vegas and University of Hawaii. He played for Olney High School in Philadelphia. Baker was selecte ...

(born 1953), American basketball player *

Jim Baker (bowls) Jim Baker is a former Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Baker was born in Belfast on 18 February 1958. After finishing runner-up in the 1982 World Indoor Bowls Championship he went one better in 1984 clinching ...

(born 1958), Northern Irish and combined Irish lawn and indoor bowls player *

Jamie Baker (ice hockey) James Paul Baker (born August 31, 1966) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, having played for the Quebec Nordiques, Ottawa Senators, San Jose Sharks, and Toronto Maple Leafs. He was a former radio personality for the San Jose Sharks and was th ...

(born 1966), Canadian professional hockey centre and sports broadcaster *

Jamie Baker (tennis) Jamie Baker (born 5 August 1986) is a retired British professional male tennis player, who was British No. 2 in 2008. He won the first match of Leon Smith (tennis coach), Leon Smith's tenure as Davis Cup captain, in the tie against 2010 Davis ...

(born 1986), British former tennis player *

James Baker (New Zealand cricketer) James Baker (born 16 February 1988) is a Somoan cricketer who plays for Northern Districts and captains the Samoa cricket team. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season for Northern Districts, with 34 dismissals i ...

(born 1988), New Zealand cricketer for Northern Districts * Jim Baker (runner), winner of the 1968

4 × 880 yard relay at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hi ...

Other people

Jim Baker (frontiersman) Jim Baker (1818–1898), known as "Honest Jim Baker", was a frontiersman, trapper, hunter, army scout, interpreter, and rancher. He was first a trapper and hunter. The decline of the fur trade in the early 1840s drove many trappers to quit, but ...

(1818–1898), American trapper, scout and guide * James Baker (university president) (1848–1925), American academic administrator * James A. Baker (trade unionist) (before 1875–after 1903), Canadian miner and trade unionist *

James Gilbert Baker James Gilbert Baker (November 11, 1914 – June 29, 2005) was an American astronomer and designer of optics systems. Biography He was born in Louisville, Kentucky to Jesse B. Baker and Hattie M. Stallard, the fourth child of that couple. He at ...

(1914–2005), American astronomer and optics expert * Jimmy Baker (Australian artist) (c. 1915–2010), Australian Aboriginal artist * Jimmie Baker (television producer) (1920–2003), American television producer * A. J. Baker or Jim Baker (1922–2017), Australian philosopher * D. James Baker (born 1937), American oceanographer * Jim B. Baker (1941–2014), American actor *

James Robert Baker James Robert Baker (October 18, 1947 – November 5, 1997) was an American author of sharply satirical, predominantly gay-themed transgressional fiction. A native Californian, his work is set almost entirely in Southern California. After grad ...

(1947–1997), American author * James Baker-Jarvis (1950–2011), American applied physicist * James Baker, art collector who owned the Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane, 1987–1994 *

James K. Baker James K. Baker is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist. Along with his wife Janet M. Baker, they co-founded the Dragon Systems and together credited with the creation of Dragon NaturallySpeaking. James Baker is an expert in speech rec ...