title: James Cole
text: # James Cole
  
  James, Jim, or Jimmy Cole may refer to:
  
  ## Politics
  
  * James Cole (politician) (1808–1861), architect and politician in the colony of South Australia
  * James Cole Mountflorence (died 1820), born James Cole, American businessman and diplomat
  * James D. Cole (born 1937), American politician, Texas House of Representatives
  * James Cole Jr., official in the United States Department of Education
  * James Cole (Oregon politician), see list of members of the Oregon Territorial Legislature#1857
  * James L. Cole (c. 1814–1883), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
  
  ## Sports
  
  * Jim Cole (footballer) (1925–1997), Welsh footballer
  * Jim Cole (ice hockey) (born 1951), Canadian former professional ice hockey player
  * Jim Cole (American football) (born 1952), American football coach
  * Jimmy Cole (American football) (1931/1932–2022), American football player and official
  * James Cole (racing driver) (born 1988), British racing driver
  
  ## Characters
  
  * James Cole, a character in the film 12 Monkeys, and the subsequent TV series
  * James Cole, a character in the TV series Lie to Me, played by Jake Thomas
  
  ## Other
  
  * James Kelly Cole (1885–1909), poet and Industrial Workers of the World member
  * James M. Cole (born 1952), former U.S. Deputy Attorney General
  * James W. "Catfish" Cole (1924–1967), Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan of North Carolina and South Carolina
  * James Cole, musician in Europeans and Brazil
  * James Cole, namesake of Cole's Hill
  