James Short

• James Short (footballer) (1896–?), English footballer (Birmingham, Watford, Norwich City)
• Jimmy Short (1909–?), English footballer (Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion, Barrow)
• James Short (rugby union) (born 1989), English rugby union player
• James Short (figure skater), coach and participant of the 1959 and 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships

• James Short (mathematician) (1710–1768), Scottish mathematician, telescope, and scientific instrument maker
• Jim Short (politician) (born 1936), Australian politician and diplomat
• Jim Short (comedian) (born 1967), American stand-up comedian in San Francisco
• Jimmy Logan (James Allen Short, 1928–2001), Scottish actor
• James F. Short (1902–1986), American businessman, rancher, and politician
• James F. Short Jr. (1924–2018), American sociologist

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