James, Jim, or Jimmy Evans may refer to:

In sports

* James Evans (running back) (1963–2015), American football running back * James Evans (cricketer) (1891–1973), English cricketer *

Jim Evans (wide receiver) James Evans (born October 24, 1939) is a former American football wide receiver in the American Football League (AFL) for the New York Jets. He played college football at Texas Western University (UTEP). Early years Evans attended Big Spring H ...

(born 1939), American football wide receiver and kick returner * Jimmy Evans (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1975), Welsh international footballer *

Jim Evans (umpire) James Bremond Evans (born November 5, 1946) is an American former umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB) who worked in the American League (AL) from 1971 to 1999, and ran a professional umpiring school from 1990 through 2012. Career Evans began u ...

(born 1946), baseball umpire * James Evans (rugby league) (born 1978), Australian rugby league player, Wales international *

Jim Evans (rugby union) Jim Evans (born 2 August 1980, in Orsett) is a former English rugby union player who played in the position of lock for Harlequins in the Guinness Premiership. Evans joined Harlequins in 1999, making his League debut against the Northampton ...

(born 1980), English rugby union player * Jim Evans (rugby league) (1929–2013), Australian rugby player * Jimmy Evans (footballer, born 1999), Nigerian footballer

In politics and government

* James L. Evans (1825–1903), American politician from Indiana * James Evans (Ontario politician) (1848–1880), Canadian politician * Edgar James Evans, Canadian politician in Ontario * James Evans (Minnesota politician) (1927–2012), American politician from Minnesota * James Evans (Mississippi politician) (born 1950), American politician from Mississippi * James Evans (Utah politician) (born 1962), American politician, chairman of the Utah Republican Party *

James Evans (Welsh politician) James Evans is a Welsh Conservative Party politician and farmer, who has served as the Member of the Senedd (MS) for Brecon and Radnorshire since the 2021 Senedd election, as Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care since December 20 ...

, Welsh politician, member of the Senedd * Jim Evans (politician) (born 1948), American politician, congressional candidate from Missouri * Jimmy Evans (politician) (1939–2021), American lawyer and politician

Other

* James Evans, Sr. and J.J. Evans, fictional characters on the American television series ''Good Times'' *

James Evans (linguist) James Evans (January 18, 1801 – November 23, 1846) was an English-Canadian Wesleyan Methodist missionary and amateur linguist. He is known for creating the syllabic writing system for Ojibwe and Cree, which was later adapted to other lang ...

(1801–1846), Canadian missionary *

James A. Evans James Armstrong Evans (1827–1887) was a British-born civil engineer who was part of the effort to build the Union Pacific railroad to Promontory Point, Utah in 1869. Evans was present at the Golden spike ceremony on May 10, 1869, connecting the ...

(1827–1887), English born civil engineer on the Union Pacific railroad (1863–1869) *

James R. Evans James Robert Evans (September 12, 1843 – December 27, 1918) was an American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient (date of issue: February 25, 1895). Biography Evans was born in New York City on September 12, 1843. He died December 27 ...

(1845–1918), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * James Guy Evans (1809–1859), American painter *

Jim Evans (artist) Jim Evans, sometimes known as TAZ, is an American painter, printmaker, and creative director who was a contributing figure in the visual art movement known as underground comix. After success as an illustrator of Underground Comix, Evans became ...

(born 1950s), American painter * James H. Evans (born 1954), American photographer * James D. Evans, president of Lindenwood University * James Evans (historian) (born 1975), English historian, author and television producer *

James Harington Evans James Harington Evans (1785-1849) was ordained as a Church of England clergyman in 1810. During his early years as a curate he suffered a crisis following the death of his first child. One of his parishioners suggested he study a volume of serm ...

(1785–1849), Church of England clergyman *

James Allan Stewart Evans James Allan Stewart Evans (March 24, 1931 – November 15, 2023) was a Canadian historian and professor emeritus of classical Near Eastern and religious studies. Biography *From 1955 to 1960 he was assistant professor of Classics at the Univers ...

(1931–2023), Canadian historian {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, James