James (Doc) CounsilmanBorn: Dec. 28, 1920Swimming coached Indiana men's swim team to 6 NCAA championships (1968-73); coached the 1964 and '76 U.S. men's Olympic teams that won a combined 21…
James (Buster) DouglasBorn: Apr. 7, 1960Boxer 42-1 shot who knocked out undefeated Mike Tyson in 10th round on Feb. 10, 1990 to win heavyweight title in Tokyo; 81/ 2 months later, lost only…
James CamerondirectorBorn: 8/16/1954Birthplace: Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada If he does nothing else, Cameron will always be remembered as the Oscar-winning director of Titanic (1997), the top-…
James FarmerAge: 79 the last surviving member of the “Big Four” civil rights leaders of the 1960s, he helped found the Congress of Racial Equality in 1942. His contributions and his courage…
James Spader
actorBorn: 2/7/1960Birthplace: Boston
Spader made his film debut in 1981's Endless Love. He went on to co-star, often as a confused member of the upper class, in Pretty in Pink (…
James CagneyactorBorn: 7/17/1899Birthplace: New York City Academy Award-winning actor best known for his brash gangster role in Public Enemy (1931). But Cagney first performed as a song-and-dance…
James D. NorrisBorn: Nov. 6, 1906Boxing promoter and NHL owner president of International Boxing Club from 1949 until U.S. Supreme Court ordered its break-up (for anti-trust violations) in…
James Eadsengineer, inventorBorn: 5/23/1820Birthplace: Lawrenceburg, Ind. With little formal education, he began his career as a purser on a Mississippi River steamboat in 1838. He began a…
James Phelanbiographer, reporterBorn: 7/31/1912Birthplace: Alton, Illinois After working as a newspaper reporter, in 1954 Phelan went freelance and eventually wrote for more than 60 magazines…
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