James or Jim Blake may refer to:

Civil administration, military or politics

* James B. Blake (1827–1870), American politician, mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts * James H. Blake (1768–1819), American politician, mayor of Washington, D.C. * James Henry Blake (1808–1874), Boston Police Marshal in 1840 * James Henry Blake (zoologist) (1845–1941), American zoologist and scientific illustrator *

James "Spanish" Blake James "Spanish" Blake ( – 20 February 1635), known by the aliases Caddell, Blackcaddell, Blague, and Diego de Blacadell, was an Irish merchant, soldier and double agent. On various occasions, Blake seemingly worked as a spy for English, Irish ...

(died 1635), Irish spy during the Irish Nine Years' War * Jim Blake (Australian politician) (1921–2010), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Entertainment

* James W. Blake (1862–1935), American lyricist *

James Blake (pianist) James Blake (1922February 20, 1979) was a jazz musician and petty thief who became a literary sensation in the 1950s when he published his letters in the ''Paris Review''. Early life James Blake was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and moved with th ...

(1922–1979), British-American jazz musician *

James Carlos Blake James Carlos Blake (May 26, 1943 – January 11, 2025) was an American novelist as well as a writer of novellas, short stories, and essays. His work has received extensive critical favor and several notable awards. He has been called “one of th ...

(1943–2025), American writer, winner of ''Los Angeles Times'' Book Prize *

James Blake (musician) James Blake Litherland (born 26 September 1988) is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first gained recognition following the release of three extended plays—''The Bells Sketch'', ''CMYK (EP), CMYK'' and ''Klavierwerke (EP), ...

(born 1988), English singer-songwriter ** ''James Blake'' (album), self-titled debut album *

Eubie Blake James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. Blake began his career in 1912, and during World War I he worked in partnership with the singer, drum ...

(James Hubert Blake, 1887–1983), American musician * Jim Blake, character in the film '' Across the Plains'' (1928)

Other

James Blake (tennis) James Riley Blake (born December 28, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player. He won 10 titles on the ATP Tour (out of 24 finals contested), reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4. His career highlights included rea ...

(born 1979), American professional tennis player, and later MIami tournament director * James F. Blake (1912–2002), American bus driver defied by Rosa Parks *

James Vila Blake James Vila Blake (18421925) was an American Unitarian minister, essayist, playwright and hymn writer and poet. Blake was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 21, 1842. He graduated from Harvard College in 1862, and from Harvard Divinity School ...

(1842–1925), American Unitarian minister, playwright and poet *

Ronald James Blake Ronald James Blake, GBS, OBE, JP ( zh, t=詹伯樂, born 2 April 1934) is a civil engineer, and a former Secretary for Works in the government of colonial Hong Kong. He was appointed to the post of acting CEO of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corpora ...

(born 1934), British civil engineer in Hong Kong, CEO of KCRC * James Blake House, oldest house in Boston {{DEFAULTSORT:James Blake Blake, James