Jim (given name)
{{Infobox given name
| name = Jim
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| pronunciation ={{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɪ|m}}
| gender = Male
| meaning ="He may/will/shall follow/heed/seize by the heel/watch/guard/protect”, "Supplanter/Assailant", "May God protect" or "May he protect" {{cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/james|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name James|first=Mike|last=Campbell|access-date=13 February 2017}}
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| origin =Hebrew
| related names = Jimmy, Jimi, Jimmi, Jimmie, James, Jack, Jimbo, Jacob, Jimena
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Jim is a given name or a hypocorism of the given name James or Jimena, and a short form of Jimmy.
People
- Jim Acosta (born 1971), American journalist
- Jim Adkins (born 1975), American rock musician, lead guitarist and vocalist of band Jimmy Eat World
- Jameel "Jim" Al-Khalili (born 1962), British physicist and author
- Jim Bakker (born 1940), American televangelist
- Jim Banks (born 1979), U.S. representative from Indiana
- Jim Belushi (born 1954), American actor
- Jim Boeheim (born 1944), American basketball coach
- Jim Breuer (born 1967), American comedian
- Jim Bridwell (1944–2018), American rock climber
- Jim Broadbent (born 1949), English actor
- Jim Brown, multiple people
- Jim Browne (1930–2003), American basketball player
- Jim Browne (American football) (born 1962), American football player
- Jim J. Bullock (born 1955), American actor
- Jim Caldwell, multiple people
- Jim Campbell, multiple people
- Jim Cantore (born 1964), American meteorologist and on-air TV personality
- Jim Carrey (born 1962), Canadian-American actor
- Jim Carroll (1949–2009), American poet and author
- Jim Caviezel (born 1968), American actor
- Jim Clark (1936–1968), British racing
- Jim Clyburn (born 1940), American politician
- Jim Coffeen (1887–1955), American football player
- Jim Conroy (born 1970), American voice actor
- Jim Courier (born 1970), American tennis player
- Jim Cramer (born 1955), American TV personality
- Jim Crawford (multiple people)
- Jim Croce (1943–1973), American folk and rock singer-songwriter
- Jim Cummings (born 1952), American voice actor
- Jim D'Arcy (1919–2001), British socialist
- Jim D'Arcy (born 1954), Irish politician
- Jim Davidson (born 1953), British stand-up comedian
- Jim Davis (born 1945), American cartoonist
- Jim Devine (born 1953), British politician
- Jim Downey (born 1952), American humorist
- Jim Doyle, multiple people
- Jim Bob Duggar (born 1965), American television personality
- Jim Eastwood (born 1978), Northern Irish businessman
- Jim Farley (born 1962), CEO of Ford Motor Company
- Jim Florentine (born 1964), American comedian
- Jim Fitzgerald (businessman) (1926–2012), American businessman and professional sports owner
- Jim Fitzpatrick (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jim Folsom (1908-1987), governor of Alabama
- Jim Folsom Jr. (born 1949), governor of Alabama, son of the above
- Jim Furyk (born 1970), American golfer
- Jim Gaffigan (born 1966), American comedian
- Jim Gordon (1945–2023), American musician
- Jim Grabb (born 1964), American tennis player ranked World No. 1 in doubles
- Jim Inhofe (born 1934), US Senator
- Jim Haadsma (born 1958), American politician, member of Michigan House of Representatives
- Jim Hanks (born 1961), American actor
- Jim Hanratty (1936–1962), British murderer
- Jim Harbaugh (born 1963), American football coach
- Jim Haslam (born 1930), American businessman
- Jim Hellwig (1959–2014), American professional wrestler better known as The Ultimate Warrior
- Jim Henson (1936–1990), American film director and puppeteer
- Jim Hooks (born 1950), American football player
- Jim Hopper, multiple people
- Jim Jefferies (born 1977), Australian stand-up comedian
- Jim Jinkins (born 1953), American animator
- Jim Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jim Jones (1931–1978), American religious cult leader
- Jim Jordan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Jim Justice (born 1951), American politician
- Jim Kelly, multiple people
- Jim Lang (born 1950), American composer
- Jim Lee (born 1964), Korean-American comic book artist, writer, and editor
- Jim LeMaster, American politician
- Jim Letherer (1933–2001), American civil-rights activist
- Jim Lovell (born 1928), American astronaut
- Jim Mattis (born 1950), retired United States Marine Corps general
- Jim McClarin (born 1945/1946), American politician
- Jim McGovern (born 1959), American politician
- Jim Melchert (1930–2023), American visual artist
- Jim Melenchuk (born 1953), Canadian politician
- Jim Moore (multiple people)
- Jim Morrison (1943–1971), American poet and singer of The Doors
- Jim Nabors (1930–2017), American actor
- Jim Nantz (born 1959), American sportscaster
- Jim Norton (disambiguation)
- Jim Parrack (born 1981), American actor
- Jim Parsons (born 1973), American actor
- Jim Ramey (born 1957), American gridiron football player
- Jim Reeves (1923–1964), American singer and songwriter
- Jim Rogers (born 1942), American businessman and writer
- Jim Rohn (1930–2009), American entrepreneur
- Jim Schwartz (born 1966), American football coach
- Jim Sturgess (born 1978), English actor
- Jim Thorpe (1888–1953), U.S. athlete
- Jim Guy Tucker (born 1943), American politician
- Jim Varney (1949–2000), American actor
- Jim Wise (born 1964), American actor
- Jim Wiseman (born 1949), Canadian politician
Fictional characters
- Jim, one of The Blues in Angry Birds
- Jim, one of two major characters in the classic novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Jim Bell, a character in the British sitcom Friday Night Dinner
- Big Jim, a supporting character in the comic book series Dog Man
- Jim Block, a character in the American film Final Destination 5
- Jim Wilson, a character in Marvel comics
- Jim Halpert, a character in the American version of the television sitcom The Office
- Dr. Jim Hansen, a character in the American television series Providence
- Jim Hawkins, the protagonist in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island
- Jim Hopper, a character in the television series Stranger Things
- Jim Robinson, a character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
- Jim Lahey, a trailer park supervisor on Trailer Park Boys
- Jim Lake Jr., the protagonist in Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
- Jim Medina, a character in Soy Luna
- Jim Raynor, a character in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
- Jim Rockford, a character on the television series The Rockford Files
- Jim Morita, a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
- Jim Ignatowski, a character in the 1970s television series Taxi
- Jim Clancy, a character from Ghost Whisperer
- Jim Walsh, a character in Beverly Hills, 90210
- James Donovan Halliday, a character in the novel Ready Player One
- Earthworm Jim, the titular character in the Earthworm Jim franchise