James, Jim or Jimmy Short may refer to: Sportspeople James Short (footballer) (1896–?), English footballer (Birmingham, Watford, Norwich City) Jimmy Short (1909–?), English footballer (Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion, Barrow) James Short (rugby union) (born 1989), English rugby union player James Short (figure skater), coach and participant of the 1959 and 1960 United States Figure Skating Championships Others James Short (mathematician) (1710–1768), Scottish mathematician, telescope, and scientific instrument maker Jim Short (politician) (born 1936), Australian politician and diplomat Jim Short (comedian) (born 1967), American stand-up comedian in San Francisco Jimmy Logan (James Allen Short, 1928–2001), Scottish actor James F. Short (1902–1986), American businessman, rancher, and politician James F. Short Jr. (1924–2018), American sociologist See also