James Evans
Wikimedia disambiguation page
James, Jim, or Jimmy Evans may refer to:
In sport
James Evans (cricketer) (1891–1973), English cricketer
James Evans (rugby league) (born 1978), Australian rugby player
James Evans (running back) (1963–2015), American football player in the NFL
Jim Evans (rugby union) (born 1980), English rugby player
Jim Evans (rugby league) (1929–2013), Australian rugby player
Jim Evans (wide receiver) (born 1939), American football player in the AFL
Jim Evans (umpire) (born 1946), American baseball umpire
Jimmy Evans (footballer, born 1894) (1894–1975), Welsh international defender
Jimmy Evans (footballer, born 1999), Nigerian midfielder
In politics
James L. Evans (1825–1903), American politician from Indiana
James Evans (Ontario politician) (1821–1880), Canadian politician
Edgar James Evans (fl. 1919–1923), Canadian politician in Ontario
James Evans (Minnesota politician) (1927–2012), American politician
James Evans (Mississippi politician) (born 1950), American politician
James Evans (Utah politician) (born 1962), American politician, Utah Republican chair
James Evans (Welsh politician), Welsh politician, member of the Senedd
Jimmy Evans (politician) (1939–2021), American lawyer and politician
Others
James Evans (linguist) (1801–1846), English-Canadian missionary and writing system creator
James A. Evans (1827–1887), British-American civil engineer (1863–1869)
James R. Evans (1845–1918), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
James Guy Evans (1809–1859), American marine artist
Jim Evans (artist) (born 1950s), American album, comic and poster artist
James H. Evans (born 1954), American photographer
James D. Evans, president of Lindenwood University, Missouri, US
James Evans (historian) (born 1975), English historian and documentary maker
James Harington Evans (1785–1849), English Anglican cleric
James Allan Stewart Evans (1931–2023), Canadian historian
In fiction
James Evans, Sr.
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