James Forbes

James or Jim Forbes may refer to:

Politicians

James Alexander Forbes (1805–1881), British vice-consul to Mexican California and founder of the town of Los Gatos
James Forbes (statesman) (c. 1731–1780), U.S. statesman, Continental Congressman for Maryland
James Fraser Forbes (1820–1887), Canadian Member of Parliament
James Randy Forbes (born 1952), U.S. Representative from Virginia
Jim Forbes (Australian politician) (1923–2019), former Australian politician

Sportspeople

James Forbes (basketball) (1952–2022), U.S. basketball player, Olympic silver medalist
Jim C. Forbes (1908–1981), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
Jim Forbes (footballer) (1908–1996), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne

Military

James Forbes (hospital inspector) (1779–1837), Scottish inspector-general of army hospitals
James Forbes, 17th Lord Forbes (1765–1843), Scottish colonel
James Forbes-Robertson (1884–1955), English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his service in World War I

Religion

James Forbes (divine) (c. 1629–1712), Scottish nonconformist minister
James Forbes (minister) (1813–1851), Australian clergyman and educator
James A. Forbes (born 1935), senior minister of New York's Riverside Church

Others

James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes (died 1804), Scottish nobleman
James Forbes (artist) (1749–1819), British artist
James Forbes (botanist) (1773–1861), British gardener and botanist
James Forbes (portrait painter) (1797–1881), Scottish-American portrait painter
James David Forbes (1809–1868), Scottish physicist
James Staats Forbes (1823–1904), Scottish railway engineer, railway administrator and art collector
James Forbes (playwright) (1871–1938), Canadian-American writer
James Forbes (storekeeper) (1828–1906), early Western Australian settler
Jim Forbes (journalist) (born 1955), American writer, producer and correspondent
James Edwin Forbes (1876–1955), British architect

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