James or Jim Shaw may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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James Shaw (artist) (1815–1881), Scottish painter, topographical artist, and early colonist of South Australia
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Jim Shaw (artist)
Jim Shaw (born in 1952) is an American artist. His work is held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Education
Shaw received his B.F.A. from University of Michigan in 1974 and his M.F.A. ...
(born 1952), American artist and musician
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James Shaw (musician)
James Shaw (sometimes credited as Jimmy Shaw) is a founder and lead guitarist of Canadian indie rock band Metric. He is also a member of the band Broken Social Scene and an award-winning producer.
Life and career
Shaw was born in London, Englan ...
, Canadian indie rock guitarist of Metric and Broken Social Scene
Politics and law
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Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet
Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet (26 August 1764 – 22 October 1843), became Lord Mayor of London in 1805. (Requires login or UK library card for access) From humble beginnings in a farming family in Ayrshire, he became a successful merchant and ...
(1764–1843), Lord Mayor of London and MP for the City of London 1806–1818
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James Shaw (Canadian politician) (1798–1878), Canadian businessman and politician
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James Shaw (Illinois politician) (1832–1906), American politician, judge, lawyer, and geologist
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James Shaw (mayor) (1846–1910), Australian politician, mayor of Adelaide
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James Pearson Shaw (1867–1937), Canadian political figure in British Columbia
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Jim Shaw (politician) (born 1946), American politician, mayor of Rapid City, South Dakota
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James Shaw (New Zealand politician)
James Peter Edward Shaw (born 6 May 1973) is a New Zealand politician and a leader of the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand. Voters elected Shaw to the New Zealand parliament at the 2014 general election as a list representative of the Gree ...
(born 1973), leader of the Green Party
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James Johnston Shaw
James Johnston Shaw (4 January 1845 – 27 April 1910) was an Irish county court judge.
Early life
He was born at Kircubbin, County Down, Ireland on 4 January 1845, the second son among seven children of John Maxwell Shaw (died 1852), a merc ...
(1845–1910), Irish county court judge
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James Shaw, Baron Kilbrandon (1906–1989), Scottish judge and law lord
Sports
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Jemmy Shaw (James/Jimmy Shaw, fl. 1840s–1860s), pioneer of early dog shows, dog breeder and promoter of dog fighting and rat-baiting
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Jem Shaw
James Coupe "Jem" Shaw (11 April 1836 – 7 March 1888) was an English professional cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire from 1865 to 1875 making 115 appearances. According to WG Grace, few bowlers had a better record.
Shaw was born at Su ...
(James Coupe Shaw, 1836–1888), English cricketer for Nottinghamshire
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James Shaw (Yorkshire cricketer) (1865–1921), English first-class cricketer
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Jim Shaw (baseball)
James Aloysius Shaw (August 13, 1893 – January 27, 1962), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was a pitcher for the Washington Senators (1913–1921).
Career
Shaw led the American League in saves (4) and walks allowed (137) in 1914. He led Ameri ...
(1893–1962), American baseball player
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James Shaw (footballer) (born 1904), British footballer
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Jim Shaw (footballer) (1924–2009), Australian footballer for Melbourne
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James Shaw (American football coach) (born c. 1938), American college football coach
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Jim Shaw (ice hockey) (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
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Jim Shaw (swimmer) (born 1950), Canadian Olympic swimmer
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James Shaw (wide receiver) (born 1989), American football player
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James Shaw (volleyball) (born 1994), American volleyball player
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James Shaw (cyclist) (born 1996), British road racing cyclist
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James Shaw (athlete)
James Shaw is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category F38 throwing events.
James has competed in three Paralympics. In 1996 he won gold in both the F34/37 discus and shot and bronze in the javelin. For the 200 ...
(fl. 2000), Paralympic athlete from Canada
Others
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James Shaw (British Army officer) (fl. 1972–2005), British army general
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James Shaw Jr. (born 1988), American electrical technician and hero of the Nashville Waffle House shooting
See also
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James Shaw Kennedy
General Sir James Shaw Kennedy, (13 October 1788 – 30 May 1865) was a British soldier and military writer.
Personal background
Shaw Kennedy was the son of Captain John Shaw, a former captain in the 76th Highlanders, of Dalton, Kirkcudbrightsh ...
(1788–1865), born James Shaw, British Army officer of the Napoleonic era
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Jamie Shaw (disambiguation)
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