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James Garfield

Born in a log cabin to poor, uneducated parents, James Garfield went on to be a scholar, Civil War hero, U.S. congressman and, eventually, president of the United States. First elected to congress in…

James Gandolfini

Name at birth: James Gandolfini, Jr.James Gandolfini will always be remembered as Tony Soprano, the brutal yet strangely sensitive mob boss at the heart of the mobster soap opera The Sopranos. James…

James Franco

James Franco was nominated for an Oscar as best actor for his role as an ill-fated climber in the 2010 movie 127 Hours. But he may still be best known for his earliest roles, including Freaks and…

James Madison

James Madison is considered the most influential contributor to the United States Constitution, and he worked vigorously to see it ratified. James Madison also contributed to The Federalist Papers…

James Easton

James EastonBorn: July 26, 1935Olympics archer and sporting goods manufacturer (Easton softball bats); one of 4 American delegates to the International Olympic Committee; president of…

King James I

King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England in 1603. He was the first monarch of the House of Stewart (or Stuart) and succeeded Queen Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the House of Tudor…

James Agee

Name at birth: Rufus James AgeeWriter James Agee made his name in the 1940s as a journalist and film critic, and he was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his autobiographical novel, A Death…

Craig, James

(Encyclopedia) Craig, James: see Craigavon, James Craig, 1st Viscount.

Dalrymple, James

(Encyclopedia) Dalrymple, James: see Stair, James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount.