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meaning "son of

James James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (disambiguation), various kings named James * Prince Ja ...

". It may also be a given name. Notable people with the name include:

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* Adam Jameson (1860–1907), Scottish physician * Andrew Jameson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Andy Jameson Andrew David Jameson (born 19 February 1965) is an English sports commentator and former competitive swimmer. Active as an elite swimmer in the mid-to-late 1980s he represented Great Britain in two consecutive Summer Olympics, the FINA World Ch ...

(born 1965), English sports commentator *

Anna Brownell Jameson Anna Brownell Jameson (17 May 179417 March 1860) was an Anglo-Irish art historian whose work spanned art and literary criticism, philosophy, travel writing, and feminism. She became very well known for her extensive writings. Jameson was conne ...

(1794–1860), Anglo-Irish artist *

Antony Jameson Guy Antony Jameson, FRS, FREng (born 20 November 1934, Gillingham, Kent) is Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University. Jameson is known for his pioneering work in the field of computational fluid dynamics. H ...

(born 1934), British aeronautical engineer *

Arron Jameson Arron Thomas Jameson (born 7 November 1989) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Matlock Town. Jameson started his career at Sheffield Wednesday and had loan spel ...

(born 1989), English footballer

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* Bert Jameson, English priest *

Betty Jameson Elizabeth May Jameson (May 9, 1919 – February 7, 2009) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) in 1950. She won three major championships and a total of thi ...

(1919–2009), American golfer *

Bobby Jameson Robert Parker Jameson (April 20, 1945 – May 12, 2015) was an American singer-songwriter who was briefly promoted as a major star in the early 1960s and later attracted a cult following with his 1965 album '' Songs of Protest and Anti-Protest'', ...

(1945–2015), American singer and songwriter

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Charles Davis Jameson Charles Davis Jameson (February 24, 1827 – November 6, 1862) was an American Civil War general and Democratic Party candidate for Governor of Maine. He contracted "camp fever" (typhoid) at the Battle of Fair Oaks, returned to his native ...

(1827–1862), American soldier and politician * Clarence Jameson (1872–1928), Canadian politician * Claude Jameson (1886–1943), American soccer player * Claudia Jameson, American writer

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* David Jameson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Derek Jameson Derek Jameson (29 November 1929 – 12 September 2012) was an English tabloid journalist and broadcaster. He began his career in the media in 1944 as a messenger at Reuters and worked his way up to become the editor of several British tabloi ...

(1929–2012), British journalist and broadcaster *

Dorothea Jameson Dorothea Jameson (November 16, 1920 – April 12, 1998) was an American cognitive psychologist who greatly contributed to the field of color and vision. She was born in Newton, Massachusetts. Jameson went to Wellesley College. She elected psychol ...

(1920–1998), American psychologist * Drey Jameson (born 1997), American baseball player

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* Freddie Jameson (born 1929), English trumpeter *

Fredric Jameson Fredric Ruff Jameson (April 14, 1934 – September 22, 2024) was an American literary critic, philosopher and Marxist political theorist. He was best known for his analysis of contemporary cultural trends, particularly his analysis of postmode ...

(1934–2024), American social theorist

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* Geoffrey Jameson (1928–2017), Australian wrestler * Geoff Jameson, New Zealand biochemist *

George Jameson (RNZAF officer) George Esmond Jameson, (20 November 1921 – 20 May 1998) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War, who is credited with the destruction of eleven enemy aircraft and two damaged. He wa ...

(1921–1998), New Zealand flying ace of the Second World War *

Graeme Jameson Graeme John Jameson (born 1936) is an Australia engineer who is a professor and Director of the Centre for Multiphase Processes at the University of Newcastle, Australia, in New South Wales, Australia. He is notable for being the inventor of the J ...

(born 1936), Australian engineer

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Harold Jameson Harold Gordon Jameson (25 January 1918 — 26 August 1940) was an Irish first-class cricketer and Royal Marines officer. The oldest son of the Reverend William Jameson and his wife Georgina Marjorie Gibbon, H G Jameson was born at Dundrum in ...

(1918–1940), Irish cricketer *

Helen Jameson Helen Jameson (born 25 September 1963) is an English former competitive swimmer. Swimming career Jameson represented Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She was a member of the silver-medal-winning British women's team in the ...

(born 1963), English swimmer *

Henry Jameson Henry Wood Jameson (April 19, 1883 – March 7, 1938) was an American amateur soccer player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in ...

(1883–1938), American soccer player *

Henry Lyster Jameson Henry Paul William Lyster Jameson (1875 – 26 February 1922) was an Irish zoologist who studied pearl-formation. He also made contributions to speleology and encouraged the study of psychology in adult education. Life H. Lyster Jameson was born ...

(1874–1922), Irish zoologist *

House Jameson House Baker Jameson (December 17, 1902 – April 23, 1971)DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 139. was an American actor in the era ...

(1902–1971), American actor

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* Jackie Jameson (1957–2002), Irish footballer *

James Jameson (disambiguation) James Jameson (1824–1896) was a New Zealand mayor. James Jameson may also refer to: * James Jameson Dickson (1815–1885), Scottish Swedish logging industrialist and philanthropist * James Jameson (priest) (1828–1899), Archdeacon of Leighl ...

, multiple people *

Jenna Jameson Jenna Marie Massoli (born April 9, 1974), known professionally as Jenna Jameson (), is an American businesswoman, writer, television personality, and former pornographic film actress. She has been named the world's most famous adult entertainm ...

(born 1974), American entrepreneur *

Jerry Jameson Jerry Jameson (born November 26, 1934) is an American television program, television and film director, film editing, editor and film producer, producer. Biography Highly prolific, he began his career in 1964 as an editor on the episode "List ...

(born 1934), American film director * J. Franklin Jameson (1859–1937), American historian *

J. J. Jameson J. J. Jameson (born Norman A. Porter Jr.; c. 1940 – 2023) was a self-proclaimed poet and activist, who was active in Chicago, Illinois, from the mid-1980s until March 2005. His work was marked by an ironic and humorous style. Background J ...

, American convicted murderer, poet * Joan Jameson (1892–1953), Irish artist * John Jameson (disambiguation), multiple people * Johnny Jameson (born 1958), Northern Irish footballer *

Jools Jameson Julian "Jools" Jameson (born 1968) is the CEO of Greenhill EnviroTechnologies Inc., based in Nova Scotia, Canada, having previously worked in England as a computer game developer, designer and producer. He was born in Sunderland, England. Green ...

(born 1968), British game designer and entrepreneur *

Joyce Jameson Joyce Jameson (born Joyce Beverly Kingsley; September 26, 1927 – January 16, 1987) was an American actress, known for many television roles, including recurring guest appearances as Skippy, one of the "fun girls" in the 1960s television seri ...

(1927–1987), American actress

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Kate Wetzel Jameson Kate Wetzel Jameson (October 15, 1870 – 1967) was a professor at several colleges and Dean of Women at Montana State University, the University of Arizona and then Oregon State College. Early life Kate Wetzel Jameson was born on October 15, 18 ...

(1870–1967), American professor *

Kyle Jameson Kyle Alexander Jameson (born 11 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back. Career Youth Born in Urmston, Jameson spent his early career with Southport, signing for Chelsea in January 2017. West Bromwich A ...

(born 1998), English footballer * Kylie Jameson (born 1976), New Zealand sailor

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Larry Jameson George Larry Jameson (born February 1, 1953) is a former National Football League (NFL) defensive tackle who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976. He attended Rantoul High School and then Indiana University before being taken in the 6th ...

(born 1953), American football player *

Leander Starr Jameson Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1st Baronet, (9 February 1853 – 26 November 1917), also known as Starr Jameson, was a British colonial politician, who was best known for his involvement in the ill-fated Jameson Raid. Early life and family He w ...

(1853–1917), British politician *

Louise Jameson Louise Marion Jameson (born 20 April 1951) is an English actress with a variety of television and theatre credits. Her roles on television have included playing Leela (Doctor Who), Leela in ''Doctor Who'' (1977–1978), Anne Reynolds in ''The O ...

(born 1951), English actress

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Malcolm Jameson Malcolm Routh Jameson (December 21, 1891 – April 16, 1945), commonly known as Malcolm Jameson, was an American science fiction author. An officer in the US Navy, he was active in American pulp magazines during the Golden Age of Science Fic ...

(1891–1945), American writer * Marc Jameson, American software developer * Melville Jameson (born 1944), British army officer * Michael Jameson (born 1979), American football player * Michael H. Jameson (1924–2004), American professor * Middleton Jameson (1851–1919), Scottish artist

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Natalie Jameson Natalie Jameson represented the Charlottetown-Hillsborough Park district, in the PEI Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2025. She has held cabinet portfolios in the Progressive Conservative government of Dennis King. Before entering politi ...

, Canadian politician * Nathan Jameson (born 1985), English footballer *

Nick Jameson Nick Jameson (born December 5, 1948) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and producer, known for his portrayal of Russian president Yuri Suvarov over three seasons on the show '' 24''. He currently resides in Reykjavík, doing live comedy, ...

(born 1950), American voice actor * Nicole LaPointe Jameson (born 1994), American businesswoman

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* Patrick Jameson (1912–1996), New Zealand Air Force officer * Paula Jameson, New Zealand physiologist *

Pauline Jameson Pauline Jameson (5 June 1920 – 8 April 2007) was an English actress whose work encompassed stage and screen. ''The Times'' called her "one of the most distinguished classical actresses of her generation". Life and career Early years Pauline Is ...

(1920–2007), English actress * Percy Jameson (1917–1981), English footballer * Peter Jameson (born 1993), English footballer * Philip Jameson (born 1941), American musician

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Rex Jameson Rex Jameson ( Coster; 11 June 1924 – 5 March 1983) was a British comedian and female impersonator known for his creation and stage persona MrsShufflewick. After radio and television success in the 1950s and early 1960s, his career declined sha ...

(1924–1983), English comedian *

Richard Jameson (disambiguation) Richard Jameson may refer to: * Richard Willis Jameson Richard Willis Jameson (12 July 1851 – 21 February 1899) was a Canadian politician who served as an alderman and 15th Mayor of Winnipeg, and as a Member of the House of Commons of Canada. ...

, multiple people *

Robert Jameson (disambiguation) Robert Jameson (1774–1854) was a naturalist and mineralogist. Robert Jameson may also refer to: * Robert Jameson (shipowner) (d. 1608) Scottish merchant * Bobby Jameson (1945–2015), American singer and songwriter * Robert Sympson Jameson (179 ...

, multiple people * Rod Jameson (born 1970), Australian rules footballer

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* Sally Y. Jameson, American politician * Sherifa Jameson (born 1996), Surinamese badminton player *

Shirley Jameson Shirley Jameson (March 29, 1918 – December 29, 1993) was an American center fielder who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , , Jameson batted right-handed and threw left-handed. She was born i ...

(1918–1993), American baseball player *

Stephanie Jameson Stephanie Jameson (born January 23, 1982) is a former Canadian women's field hockey international. Between 2012 and 2017 she held the record as Canada's most capped women's field hockey international. She represented Canada at the 2002, 2006 a ...

(born 1982), Canadian field hockey player * Stephen Jameson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Storm Jameson Margaret Ethel Storm Jameson (8 January 1891 – 30 September 1986) was an English journalist and author, known for her novels and reviews and for her work as President of English PEN between 1938 and 1944. Life and career Jameson was born in ...

(1891–1986), English journalist and author *

Susan Jameson Susan I. M. Jameson (born 13 August 1941) is an English actress. She is best known for three roles: portraying Esther Lane in the BBC crime drama series ''New Tricks'' between 2003 and 2013, voicing Mrs Wibbsey opposite the Fourth Doctor Tom B ...

(born 1941), English actress

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* Tameka Jameson (born 1989), Nigerian sprinter * Tami Jameson (born 1968), American handball player * Thomas Jameson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Tom Jameson Thomas Ormsby Jameson (4 April 1892 — 6 February 1965) was an Irish first-class cricketer and a soldier in the British Army. As a cricketer, he made 124 appearances in first-class cricket as an all-rounder. He was mostly associated with the B ...

(1892–1965), Irish cricketer * Toni Jameson (born 1968), American handball player

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* W. C. Jameson (born 1942), American singer-songwriter * William Jameson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Wilson Jameson Sir (William) Wilson Jameson (12 May 1885 – 18 October 1962) was a Scottish medical doctor and the ninth Chief Medical Officer of England, from 1940 to 1950. Jameson was born in Perth, Scotland and educated at the University of Aberdeen. He ...

(1885–1962), Scottish doctor

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Jameson Adams Sir Jameson Boyd Adams (6 March 1880 – 30 April 1962) was a British Antarctic explorer and Royal Naval Reserve officer. He participated in the Nimrod expedition, ''Nimrod'' expedition, the first expedition led by Ernest Shackleton in an ...

(1880–1962), British explorer *

Jameson Blake Jameson Andrew Blake (born June 17, 1997) is a Filipino-American actor, dancer, and model based in the Philippines. He is best known for his roles in the films '' 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten'' (2016), '' So Connected'' (2018), and ''Ang Babaeng Allergic ...

(born 1997), Filipino-American actor *

Jameson Bostic Jameson Bostic (born 29 January 1984) is an American professional boxer who now resides in Auckland, New Zealand. Bostic is a former OPBF light heavyweight champion and was ranked in the WBC after defeating WBC 13th-ranked Japanese boxer Yuzo K ...

(born 1984), American boxer *Jameson Chikowero (born 1996), Zimbabwean cricketer *

Jameson Clark Jameson Clark (8 July 1907, in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, Scotland – 4 January 1984, in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

(1907–1984), Scottish actor *

Jameson Clark (singer) Jameson Clark (born 1972 in Starr, South Carolina) is an American country music singer. Between 2001 and 2002, he recorded for Capitol Records and charted two singles: "Don't Play Any Love Songs" and "You da Man", in addition to releasing an al ...

(born 1972), American singer * JamesOn Curry (born 1986), American basketball player * Jameson Mbilini Dlamini (1932–2008), Swazi politician * Jameson Fisher (born 1995), American baseball player *

Jameson Houston Jameson Houston (born June 30, 1996) is an American professional football player who is a free agent cornerback. He played college football at Baylor. Professional career Cleveland Browns Houston was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undraf ...

(born 1996), American football player * Jameson Hsu, Taiwanese-American media executive * Jameson Konz (born 1986), American football player * Jameson Lopp, American engineer * Jameson Marvin (born 1941), American conductor * Jameson Mukombwe (born 1991), Zimbabwean footballer *

Jameson Parker Francis Jameson Parker Jr. (born November 18, 1947) is an American actor, best known for his roles as the first Brad Vernon in the soap opera ''One Life to Live'', and as A.J. Simon on the 1980s television series ''Simon & Simon''. Early life ...

(born 1947), American actor *

Jameson Rodgers Jameson Rodgers (born October 17, 1987) is an American country music singer and songwriter signed to Columbia Nashville/River House, whose debut single "Some Girls" charted on the Country Airplay chart. Early life Jameson Rodgers grew up in Bate ...

(born 1987), American musician * Jameson Strachan (born 1988), Bahamian athlete * Jameson Taillon (born 1991), Canadian-American baseball player *

Jameson Thomas Jameson Thomas (born Thomas Roland Jameson; 24 March 1888 – 10 January 1939) was an English film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1923 and 1939. Biography He was born in St George Hanover Square, London. On the stage from ...

(1888–1939), English actor * Jameson Timba, Zimbabwean politician *

Jameson Wang Jameson Jahan Wang (born July 30, 2001) is an American college football quarterback for the Frankfurt Galaxy. He played high school football at Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California. Wang is the first Cornell freshman to throw ...

(born 2001), American football player * Jameson Williams (born 2001), American football player

Fictional people

J. Jonah Jameson John Jonah Jameson Jr., known as J. Jonah Jameson, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the superhero Spider-Man. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist St ...

, character in the Marvel Comics universe, father of John Jameson *

John Jameson (character) John Jonah Jameson III (also known as Colonel Jupiter, the Man-Wolf and the Stargod) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as the son of J. Jonah Jameson, and a friend to ...

, character in the Marvel Comics universe, son of J. Jonah Jameson *Keoni Jameson, Lilo Pelekai's love interest only in '' Lilo & Stitch: The Series''

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