James Robert "Jim" Davis (born July 28, 1945), is an American cartoonist who created the popular comic strip Garfield. Other comics that he has worked on include Tumbleweeds, Gnorm Gnat, and a strip about Mr. Potato Head. He has written Emmy-award winning TV specials and two major films featuring Garfield have been released by Twentieth Century Fox: Garfield: The Movie (2004) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006). Davis was also behind the "Garfield & Friends" TV show which aired on CBS from 1988-1995.
James Oscar "Jim" Davis III (born October 11, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. He is a Democrat and served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007, representing Florida's 11th district. He was the Democratic nominee for governor of Florida in the 2006 election. He was defeated by Republican candidate Charlie Crist.
Marlin "Jim" Davis (August 26 1909 – April 26 1981), was an American actor, best known for his role as Jock Ewing in the CBS prime-time soap Dallas, a role which he held up until his death in April 1981.
James Bennett Davis (born September 15, 1924 in Red Bluff, California; died November 30, 1995 in San Mateo, California) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. In 1956, he had the unique distinction of being the first pitcher in forty years to record four strikeouts in a single inning. http://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/feats19.shtml
James W. Davis (born December 18, 1941 in Muncie, Indiana) is an American former professional basketball player.
A 6'9" center from the University of Colorado, Davis played in the National Basketball Association from 1967 to 1975 as a member of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks, Houston Rockets, and Detroit Pistons. He averaged 6.7 points and 5.2 rebounds in his career.
Tall, rangy character actor in many westerns and outdoor dramas. Born and raised in Missouri, Jim Davis' relaxed, easygoing manner and Southern drawl typified the image of the cowboy, and he spent many years at Republic doing just that. He alternated between good-guy and villain roles, one of his better roles being that of the devious, murderous fur trapper working for Kirk Douglas (I)' competition in Big Sky, The (1952). He is best known, however, for his role as the Ewing family patriarch Jock in the long-running TV series "Dallas" (1978).
