James Shaw
Wikimedia disambiguation page
James or Jim Shaw may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
James Shaw (artist) (1815–1881), Scottish painter, topographical artist, and early colonist of South Australia
Jim Shaw (artist) (born 1952), American artist and musician
James Shaw (musician), Canadian indie rock guitarist of Metric and Broken Social Scene
Politics and law
Sir James Shaw, 1st Baronet (1764–1843), Lord Mayor of London and MP for the City of London 1806–1818
James Shaw (Canadian politician) (1798–1878), Canadian businessman and politician
James Shaw (Illinois politician) (1832–1906), American politician, judge, lawyer, and geologist
James Shaw (mayor) (1846–1910), Australian politician, mayor of Adelaide
James Pearson Shaw (1867–1937), Canadian political figure in British Columbia
Jim Shaw (South Dakota politician) (1946–2024), American politician, mayor of Rapid City, South Dakota
Jim Shaw (Oklahoma politician), member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
James Shaw (New Zealand politician) (born 1973), leader of the Green Party
James Johnston Shaw (1845–1910), Irish county court judge
James Shaw, Baron Kilbrandon (1906–1989), Scottish judge and law lord
Sports
Jemmy Shaw (James/Jimmy Shaw, fl. 1840s–1860s), pioneer of early dog shows, dog breeder and promoter of dog fighting and rat-baiting
Jem Shaw (James Coupe Shaw, 1836–1888), English cricketer for Nottinghamshire
James Shaw (Yorkshire cricketer) (1865–1921), English first-class cricketer
Jim Shaw (baseball) (1893–1962), American baseball player
James Shaw (footballer) (born 1904), British footballer
Jim Shaw (footballer) (1924–2009), Australian footballer for Melbourne
James Shaw (American football coach) (born c. 1938), American college football coach
Jim Shaw (ice hockey) (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Jim Shaw (swimmer) (born 1950), Canadian Olympic swimmer
James Shaw (wide receiver) (born 1989), American football player
James Shaw (volleyball) (born 1994), American volleyball player
James Shaw (cyclist) (born 1996), British road racing cyclist
James Shaw (athlete) (fl. 2000), Paralympic athlete from Canada
James Shaw (rugby union), English international rugby union player
Military
James Shaw (British Army officer, 19th century) (1788-1865), British army general
James Shaw (British Army officer, 20th century) (fl. 1972–2005), British army general
Others
James Shaw Jr.
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