James Hill
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James Hill may refer to:
- James Hill (American football)James Hill (American football)James Hill is a former professional American football tight end. He played ten games in the 2000 NFL season with the Seattle Seahawks. Hill is an alumnus of Abilene Christian University. He played high school football for Riverhead High School in Riverhead, New York.-External links:*...
(born 1974), former professional American football tight end - James Hill (British director)James Hill (British director)James Hill was a British film and television director, screenwriter and producer whose career spanned 52 years between 1937–1989, best remembered for his documentaries and short subjects such as Giuseppina and The Home Made Car, and as director of the internationally acclaimed Born Free.Hill...
(1919–1994), British film and television director - Sir James Hill (Conservative politician) (1926–1999), British Member of Parliament (MP) for Southampton Test
- James Hill (Labour politician)James Hill (Labour politician)James Meecham Hill was a British Labour Member of Parliament for Midlothian from 1959 to 1966, when he retired. His successor was Alexander Eadie. Hill died nine months later.-References:...
(1899–1966), British MP for Midlothian - James Hill (film producer) (1916–2001), American film producer
- James Hill (folk musician)James Hill (folk musician)James Hill was a British fiddler-composer and publican who lived in Newcastle and Gateshead for most or all of his short life. He is famous as the composer of many fine common-time hornpipes for fiddle, including The High Level Bridge, The Beeswing, The Hawk and The Omnibus...
(c. 1811–1853), British fiddler and musical composer - James Hill (footballer)James Hill (footballer)-Playing career:Hill most likely joined Port Vale in the summer of 1917. He scored on his debut at outside-left in a 4–1 defeat at local rivals Stoke on 6 October 1917. He was a regular in the first team from the following month, though was on active duty from March 1918 to January 1919 and so was...
(fl. 1910–1920s), English footballer - James Hill (master mason)James Hill (master mason)James Hill was a master mason in Cheltenham, England.He rebuilt St Mary's Church, Newent in 1675-1679 with Francis Jones of Hasfield. He repaired the steeple of St Mary's Church, Cheltenham in 1693 and rebuilt the collapsed central tower of St Michael and All Angels Church, Bishop's Cleeve in 1699...
(died 1734), British master mason - James Hill (stenographer) (1908–1971), creator of the shorthand system Teeline
- James Hill (Medal of Honor recipient from Iowa), American Civil War soldier
- James Hill (Medal of Honor recipient from New York), American Civil War soldier
- James Hill (British Army officer) (1911–2006), British paratroop commander
- James A. HillJames A. HillGeneral James Arthur Hill was a U.S. Air Force four star general who served as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force.He was born in 1923 in Lancaster, Ohio Orphaned at sixteen, he graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1940 and attended Ohio State University in 1942...
(1923–2010), United States Air Force 4-star general - James B. HillJames B. HillJames B. Hill was an American inventor.Hill worked as a drainage tiler in northwestern Ohio in the 1870s and 1880s, during which time he devised a machine that he later named the Buckeye Traction Ditcher...
(1856–1945), American inventor - James Clinkscales HillJames Clinkscales HillJames Clinkscales Hill is a United States federal judge.Born in Darlington, South Carolina, Hill was in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He received a J.D. from Emory University School of Law in 1948 and a B.S.C. from the University of South Carolina in 1948...
(born 1924), American federal judge - James E. HillJames E. HillGeneral James E. Hill was a World War II flying ace, U.S. Air Force General, and commander in chief of the North American Air Defense Command and the U.S. Air Force Aerospace Defense Command, with consolidated headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado.-Biography:Hill was...
(1921–1999), United States Air Force 4-star general - James Enoch HillJames Enoch HillJames Enoch Hill is a sports shooter and Olympic medalist for the United States. He won a silver medal in the 50 metre rifle prone event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.-References:...
(born 1929), American Olympic athlete - James Jerome Hill (1838–1916), American/Canadian railroad magnate
- James L. HillJames L. HillJames L. Hill was Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin. He held the office from 1872 to 1873.-References:...
(1834–1888), Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin - James N. HillJames N. HillJames N. Hill was a prominent processualist archaeologist .Hill did most of his work in the American South West, published several papers on the Broken K Pueblo, Arizona. This study in particular has been described as "a classic example of how social organization may be reflected in the...
(1943–1997), American archaeologist - James Peter HillJames Peter HillJames Peter Hill was a British embryologist.Born in Edinburgh he gained a DSc at Edinburgh University but went to Australia in 1892. In Australia he formed with a group dubbed "The Fraternity of Duckmaloi" that did studies on the platypus and was named for a noted "hunting ground" for the animal....
(1873–1954), British-born Australian embryologist - James T. HillJames T. HillGeneral James Thomas Hill is a retired U.S. Army General and former commander of United States Southern Command from 2002 to 2004. Hill also served as the Commanding General, I Corps and Fort Lewis.-Military career:...
(born 1946), United States Army 4-star general - James T. Hill, Jr.James T. Hill, Jr.James T. Hill, Jr. was a lawyer with the United States Department of the Navy and the United States Department of the Air Force.Hill joined the Department of the Navy's Office of General Counsel in 1944. From August 24, 1946 until May 15, 1947, he was General Counsel of the Navy.In 1950,...
, American military attorney - James William HillJames William HillJames William Hill is a political theorist and filmmaker. His most notable film work is an independent feature entitled The Streetsweeper within which many of Hill's radical and often controversial views are intertwined....
(born 1953), American filmmaker and political theorist - Sir James Hill, 1st BaronetSir James Hill, 1st BaronetSir James Hill, 1st Baronet was a British Liberal Party politician.He was elected unopposed as Member of Parliament for Bradford Central at a by-election in 1916, following the death of the Liberal MP Sir George Scott Robertson...
(1849–1936), British political figure - James Hill (rower)James Hill (rower)James Hill is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls...
, New Zealand rower
See also
- Jim Hill (disambiguation)
- Jimmy Hill (disambiguation)Jimmy Hill (disambiguation)Jimmy Hill may refer to:* Jimmy Hill, former English professional footballer and current football personality* Jimmy Hill , former Northern Irish professional footballer and manager...