James Brady (1940–2014) was an assistant to the U.S. President and the fifteenth White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan. James Brady or Jim Brady may also refer to: James Brady (columnist) (1928–2009), American celebrity columnist James Brady (criminal) (1875–1904), American criminal James Brady (Medal of Honor) (1842–1904), American soldier James Brady (SS) (born 1920), one of two Irishmen known to have served in the Waffen-SS during World War II Jimmy Brady (1901–1976), Irish water polo player James Charles Brady (1876–1962), Canadian politician, school principal and teacher James Dennis Brady (1843–1900), U.S. Representative from Virginia James H. Brady (1862–1918), Republican politician from Idaho who served as the state's governor and a U.S. senator representing the state James J. Brady (Illinois official) (born 1878), Illinois state auditor James Joseph Brady (1944–2017), American lawyer James M. Brady, American journalist and an expert in digital journalism James P. Brady (born 1908), Canadian Métis political leader James T. Brady (1815–1869), American lawyer Jim Brady (baseball) (born 1936), American economist, retired university educator and administrator, and a former left-handed pitcher in professional baseball Jim Brady (boxer) (died 1980), Scottish professional bantam/feather/lightweight boxer Jim Brady (quarterback) (1907–1984), American football player and broadcasting entrepreneur Jim Brady (rugby league), former professional rugby league footballer Jim Brady (sailor) (born 1963), American former competitive sailor Jim Brady, a member of The Sandpipers Diamond Jim Brady (1856–1917), American businessman, financier and philanthropist of the Gilded Age