James Gray
Wikimedia disambiguation page
James, Jim, or Jimmy Gray may refer to:
Politicians
James Gray (Australian politician) (1820–1889), member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
James Gray (British politician) (born 1954), British politician
James Gray (mayor) (1862–1916), American journalist and mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota
James A. Gray Jr. (1889–1952), American tobacco executive and state senator
James H. Gray Sr. (1916–1986), mayor of Albany, Georgia
James P. Gray (New Hampshire politician) (born 1949), member of the New Hampshire Senate, and previously of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
James W. Gray (1915-1987), American politician and judge
Jim Gray (American politician) (born 1953), American politician, mayor of Lexington, Kentucky
Jim Gray (jurist) (born 1945), American jurist, writer and Libertarian Party candidate
Jim Gray (UDA member) (1958–2005), leader of the Ulster Defence Association
James Roan Gray (1961–2026), Osage politician
Sports
Association football (soccer)
James Gray (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1937), English footballer
James Gray (footballer, born 1992), Northern Irish footballer
James Gray (Scottish footballer) (1893–1917), Scottish footballer
Jimmy Gray (footballer) (1900–1978), Scottish footballer
Other sports
James Gray (New Zealand cricketer) (1887-1975), played for Canterbury
Jim Gray (infielder) (1862–1938), professional baseball infielder from 1884 to 1893 with Pittsburgh
Jim Gray (third baseman) (fl. 1929), American baseball player
Jim Gray (sportscaster) (born 1959), American sportscaster
Jimmy Gray (English cricketer) (1926–2016), played for Hampshire from 1948 to 1966
Jimmy Gray (GAA) (1929–2023), Irish sportsman
Academics and writers
Sir James Gray, 2nd Baronet (c.
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