title: James Duncan
text: # James Duncan
  
  James, Jim, or Jimmy Duncan may refer to:
  
  ## Politicians
  
  * James Duncan (Pennsylvania politician) (1756–1844), American politician from Pennsylvania
  * James Duncan (MP for Barrow-in-Furness) (1858–1911), British lawyer and Liberal politician
  * James H. Duncan (1793–1869), American politician from Massachusetts
  * James Hastings Duncan (1855–1928), British Liberal Member of Parliament for Otley, 1900–1918
  * Jim Duncan (Alaska politician) (born 1942), former Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives, congressional candidate
  * Jimmy Duncan (politician) (born 1947), American politician from Tennessee
  * Sir James Duncan, 1st Baronet (1899–1974), British politician
  
  ## Sportspeople
  
  * James Duncan (discus thrower) (1887–1955), American athlete
  * James Duncan (left back) (fl. 1878–1882), Scottish footballer (Alexandra Athletic, Rangers and Scotland)
  * James Duncan (outside left) (fl. 1890–1893), Scottish footballer (Sheffield United)
  * James Duncan (basketball) (born 1977), basketball coach
  * Jamie Duncan (born 1975), American football linebacker
  * Jim Duncan (baseball) (1871–1901), American catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball
  * Jim Duncan (cornerback) (1946–1972), American football player
  * Jim Duncan (defensive end) (1924–2011), American football player and coach
  * Jim Duncan (footballer) (born 1938), English professional footballer
  * Jimmy Duncan (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2014), Scottish footballer
  * Jimmy Duncan (rugby union) (1869–1953), New Zealand rugby union footballer, coach and referee
  
  ## Others
  
  * James Duncan (art collector) (1834–1905), Scottish sugar refiner and philanthropist
  * James Duncan (bishop) (1913–2000), Episcopal bishop in America
  * James Duncan (missionary) (1813–1907), New Zealand missionary and Presbyterian minister
  * James Duncan (musician) (born 1968), Canadian-born musician, improviser and house music producer
  * James Duncan (surgeon) (1810–1866), Scottish surgeon and main manufacturer of chloroform in 19th century Britain
  * James Duncan (union leader) (1857–1928), Scottish-American union leader
  * James Duncan (United States Army officer) (1811–1849), American artillery officer of the Mexican–American War
  * James Duncan (zoologist) (1804–1861), Scottish naturalist
  * Jimmy Duncan (songwriter) (1927–2011), American songwriter
  * James K. L. Duncan (1845–1913), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
  * James Matthews Duncan (1826–1890), Scottish physician
  * James Duncan (tailor), Scottish tailor and landowner
  