James, Jim, or Jimmy Allen may refer to:

Academics

James Allen (educator) James Allen (4 May 1683 – 28 October 1746) was a prominent 18th-century educationalist, Master of the College of God's Gift The College of God's Gift, often referred to as the Old (Dulwich) College, was a historic Foundation (charity), char ...

(1683–1746), English educationalist * James F. Allen (computer scientist) (born 1950), professor of computer science *

James Peter Allen James Peter Allen (born April 22, 1945) is an American Egyptologist, specializing in language and religion. He was curator of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from 1990 to 2006. In 2007, he became the Charles Edwin Wilbour Profes ...

(born 1945), Egyptologist *

James Van Allen James Alfred Van Allen (September 7, 1914August 9, 2006) was an American space physicist at the University of Iowa. He was instrumental in establishing the field of magnetospheric research in space. The Van Allen radiation belts were named af ...

(1914–2006), space scientist * James Vincent Allen (born 1959), Canadian philosopher *

Jim Allen (archaeologist) Jim Allen is an Australian archaeologist specialising in the archaeology of the South Pacific. Allen led the first professional excavation of a European site in Australia, the 1840s military settlement of Victoria, which was established at Port ...

, Australian archaeologist

Military

James Allen (Army engineer) James Allen (February 15, 1806 – August 23, 1846) was a U.S. Army officer who organized the Mormon Battalion and was commander of Fort Des Moines (1843–1846), the fort from which the City of Des Moines grew. He was also in charge of impr ...

(1806–1846), organizer of the Mormon Battalion, helped found Des Moines, Iowa, and helped design the Chicago harbor *

James Allen (Medal of Honor) James Allen (May 5, 1843 – August 31, 1913) was an Irish-born Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He earned the Medal of Honor for bravery at the Battle of South Mountain on September 14, 1862, during the Maryland Campaign. On ...

(1843–1913), Medal of Honor recipient during the American Civil War *

James R. Allen General James Rodgers Allen (17 November 1925 – 11 August 1992) was commander-in-chief of the Military Airlift Command, with headquarters at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in the United States. Early life and education Allen was born ...

(1925–1992), superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy

Politics

James Allen (New Zealand politician) Sir James Allen (10 February 1855 – 28 July 1942) was a prominent New Zealand politician and diplomat. He held a number of the most important political offices in the country, including Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs. H ...

(1855–1942), cabinet minister * James Allen (Virginia politician) (1802–1854), member of the Virginia House of Delegates *

James Allen (Alabama politician) James Browning Allen (December 28, 1912June 1, 1978) was an American Democratic politician serving as U.S. senator representing Alabama. Allen previously served as the Lieutenant Governor of Alabama and also served in the Alabama Senate and the ...

(1912–1978), U.S. senator from Alabama *

James C. Allen James Cameron Allen (January 29, 1822 – January 30, 1912) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Shelby County, Kentucky to Benjamin and Margaret (née Youel) Allen, the seventh of ten children. His family moved to Parke County, Ind ...

(1822–1912), U.S. representative from Illinois * James E. Allen Jr. (1911–1971), commissioner of education for New York State * James P. Allen (politician) (1848–1922), American politician, mayor of Oklahoma City and a Mississippi state senator * Jim Allen (Wyoming politician) (born 1952), member of the Wyoming House of Representatives * Jim L. Allen (1934–2003), member of the Kansas state legislature

Sports

James Allen (cricketer) James Stephen Allen (4 November 1881 – 4 April 1958) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Northamptonshire in 1905 as a left-handed tail-end batsman and a slow left-arm spin bowler. He played in two matches, one of which was th ...

(1881–1958), English cricketer *

James Allen (journalist) James Allen (born 5 November 1966) is a British former TV commentator and journalist who is the president, Autosport Business, and F1 of Motorsport Network. He worked as Formula One commentator for ITV from 2000 to 2008, and subsequently as BBC ...

(born 1966), who has worked in, and commentated on, Formula One * James Allen (linebacker) (born 1979), American football linebacker * James Allen (running back) (born 1975), American football running back *

James Allen (racing driver) James Allen (born 4 July 1996) is a professional racing driver from Australia. He currently competes in the European Le Mans Series. Career European Le Mans Series Allen first contested the European Le Mans Series in 2017 with Graff Racing's ...

(born 1996), Australian racing driver *

Jim Allen (cricketer) Charles Henry "Jim" Allen (born 15 August 1951) is a former Montserratian first-class cricketer who was a part of the World Series Cricket West Indies XI and is considered the greatest ever Montserrat sportsperson.Fergus, H. (1996) ''Gallery ...

(born 1951), Montserratian cricketer *

Jim Allen (footballer) Albert James Allen (25 November 1912 – 21 January 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Austr ...

(1912–1972), Australian rules footballer *

Jim Allen (hurdler) Jim Allen (born August 3, 1941) is an American track and field athlete, primarily known as a hurdler. 1963 was his one year of success, rising to be ranked #4 in the world in the 400 meters hurdles. Running as a walk on for Washington State Uni ...

(born 1941), American track and field athlete *

Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1909) James Phillips Allen (16 October 1909 – 5 February 1995) was an English footballer and football manager who played and coached in the Football League. He played as a defender for Portsmouth and Aston Villa, making over 250 league appearances ...

(1909–1995), Portsmouth, Aston Villa and England footballer *

Jimmy Allen (footballer, born 1913) James Allen (18 August 1913 – 1979) was a professional footballer, who played for Stakeford Albion, Huddersfield Town and Queens Park Rangers and Clapton Orient. Biography James Allen was born in Amble, Northumberland, on 18 August 1913. He ...

(1913–1979), Queens Park Rangers footballer *

Jimmy Allen (American football) James Lee Allen (March 6, 1952 - December 21, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was selected by the Pittsburg ...

(1952–2019), American football player *

Jimmy Allen (basketball) James Byars Allen Jr. (born June 15, 1971) is an American college basketball coach. He was named the head men's basketball coach at Emory & Henry College on May 17, 2024. Allen was the head men's basketball coach at the United States Military A ...

(born 1971), American college basketball coach

Writers

James Allen (newspaperman) James Allen (1806 – 21 March 1886), nicknamed "Dismal Jemmy", was an English-born writer, journalist and newspaper owner in Australia and New Zealand. Biography Allen was born in Birmingham and educated at Horton College. He was for som ...

(1806–1886), English-born writing in colonial Australia and New Zealand *

James Allen (author) James Allen (28 November 1864 – 24 January 1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. His best known work, ''As a Man Thinketh'', has been mass-produced sin ...

(1864–1912), philosophical writer from England *

James Allen (collector) James Allen (born June 16, 1954) is an American antique collector, known in particular for his collection of 145 photographs of lynchings in America, published in 2000 with Congressman John Lewis as ''Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in Ame ...

(born 1954), antique collector, co-author of ''Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America'' * James B. Allen (historian) (1927–2024), historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * James Lane Allen (1849–1925), American writer * James S. Allen (1906–1986), American Communist historian and journalist * Jim Allen (Atlantis hypothesis), British author of the hypothesis that the lost land of Atlantis is South America *

Jim Allen (playwright) James Allen (7 October 1926 – 24 June 1999) was an English socialist playwright, best known for his collaborations with Ken Loach. Early life Allen was born in the Miles Platting area of Manchester, Lancashire, on 7 October 1926, the sec ...

(1926–1999), English playwright * James Allen, cartoonist who wrote and illustrated ''

Mark Trail ''Mark Trail'' is a newspaper comic strip created by the American cartoonist Ed Dodd. Introduced April 15, 1946, the strip centers on Environmentalism, environmental and ecological themes. As of 2020, King Features syndicated the strip to "near ...

'' from 2014 to 2020

Other

* James Allen (died 1829),

female husband A female husband is a natal female, living as a man, who marries a woman. The term was used from the seventeenth century, and was popularised in 1746 by Henry Fielding's fictionalised account of the trial of Charles Hamilton (female husband), Ma ...

James Allen (highwayman) James Allen (November 16, 1809July 17, 1837), also known as George Walton, Jonas Pierce, James H. York, and Burley Grove, was an American highwayman. Start in crime According to his confession, Allen made many attempts to find work in his earl ...

(1809–1837), Massachusetts criminal and memoirist * James Allen (nurseryman) (1830–1906), British nurseryman *

James Allen (priest, born 1802) James Allen (15 July 1802 – 26 June 1897) was an Anglican clergyman, the second Dean of St David's. Allen was born in Burton, Pembrokeshire. He was educated at Westminster, Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1825. He ...

(1802–1897), Anglican dean of St David's, 1878–1895 * James Allen (priest, born 1805) (1805–1880), Irish Anglican priest, dean of Killaloe *

James Allen da Luz James Allen da Luz (21 December 1938 – disappeared 24 March 1973 or 16 November 1977) was a Brazilian guerrilla and member of the far-left organization Palmares Armed Revolutionary Vanguard (VAR-Palmares), a group that participated in armed r ...

(1938–1973), Brazilian guerrilla * James Baylis Allen (1803–1876), English line-engraver * James C. Allen (engraver) (1790–1833), English engraver *

James E. Allen (artist) James Edmund Allen (February 23, 1894 – September 9, 1964) was an American illustrator, printmaker, and painter. His works include a significant body of lithographs and etchings showing steelworkers, pipe workers, and other aspects of American i ...

(1894–1964), American illustrator, printmaker, and painter * James F. Allen (businessman) (born 1960), with Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming *

James H. Allen James H. Allen (May 15, 1928 – July 28, 2015) was an American actor who portrayed the clown character Rusty Nails and was the host of various children's television shows in the Portland, Oregon television market from 1957–1972. His program o ...

(1928–2015), actor who played clown "Rusty Nails", inspired "Krusty the Clown" *

James L. Allen James Lane Allen (November 21, 1904 – November 5, 1992) was an American businessman who was one of the founders of the management consulting firms Booz Allen Hamilton and Strategy&, a division of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Biography Allen was bo ...

(1904–1992), co-founder of Booz Allen Hamilton; with PricewaterhouseCoopers * James Latimer Allen (1907–1977), photographer and portraitist *

James Mountford Allen James Mountford Allen (14 August 1809, Crewkerne, Somerset – 1883, St Pancras, London) was an English architect. Allen was the son of Rev. John Allen, vicar of Bleddington, Gloucestershire, and formerly the master of Crewkerne Grammar Schoo ...

(1809–1883), British architect * Jim Allen (artist) (1922–2023), New Zealand visual artist *

Jimmy Allen (musician) James, Jim, or Jimmy Allen may refer to: Academics * James Allen (educator) James Allen (4 May 1683 – 28 October 1746) was a prominent 18th-century educationalist, Master of the College of God's Gift The College of God's Gift, often refe ...

, member of American rock band Puddle of Mudd * Jimmy Allen (pastor) (1927–2019), American Southern Baptist pastor *

Jimmie Allen James Edward Allen (born June 18, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He was signed to Broken Bow Records imprint Stoney Creek, for which he released the two singles " Best Shot" and " Make Me Want To" and the 2018 album '' ...

(born 1985), American country singer * James Allen, jewelry retailer owned by

Signet Jewelers Signet Jewelers Ltd. (Ratner Group 1949–1993 then Signet Group plc to September 2008) is, as of 2015, the world's largest retailer of diamond jewellery. The company is domiciled in Bermuda and headquartered in Akron, Ohio through the Fair ...

* James Allen, protagonist in the 1932 film, ''

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang ''I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang'' is a 1932 American pre-Code crime tragedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Paul Muni as a convicted man on a chain gang who escapes to Chicago. It was released on November 10, 1932. The film r ...

'' *

James Allen's Girls' School James Allen's Girls' School, abbreviated JAGS, is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private day school situated in Dulwich, South London, England. Founded in 1741, it is the second oldest girls’ independent school in Great Britain, with ...