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Jim Clark

Born: Mar. 14, 1936Scottish auto racer 2-time Formula One world champion (1963,65); won Indy 500 in 1965; killed in car crash.Died: Apr. 7, 1968

Jim Courier

Born: Aug. 17, 1970Tennis No. 1 player in world in 1992, won 2 Australian Opens (1992-93) and 2 French Opens (1991-92); played on 1992 Davis Cup winner; Nick Bollettieri Academy classmate of Andre…

Jim Fixx

Born: Apr. 23, 1932Running author who popularized the sport of running; his 1977 bestseller The Complete Book of Running, is credited with helping start America's fitness revolution; died of a…

Jim Kelly

Born: Feb. 14, 1960Football QB led Buffalo to four straight Super Bowls, and is only QB to lose four times; named to AFC Pro Bowl team 5 times; inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Jim Valvano

Born: Mar. 10, 1946Basketball coach at N.C. State whose team upset Houston to win national title in 1983; in 19 seasons as a coach appeared in 8 NCAA tournaments; twice voted ACC Coach of the Year…

Jim Parque

Born: Feb. 8, 1976Baseball LHP went 13-6 with a 4.28 ERA for Chicago in 2000 as the White Sox won the A.L. Central Division; All-American in 1997 as a junior at UCLA; member of U.S. team that won…

Jim Sheridan

film directorBorn: 2/6/1949Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Sheridan's movies most often deal with the realities of Irish working-class life and the human consequences of Northern Ireland's troubles. In…

Jim Broadbent

actorBorn: 1949Birthplace: Lincolnshire, England A versatile British character actor, Broadbent began his career on the London stage, performing with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal…

Jim Marshall

Born: Dec. 30, 1937Football longtime Vikings DE and NFL ironman; played in an NFL-record 282 consecutive games (1960-1979); also famous for picking up a fumble and running 66 yards the wrong way…

Jim Henson

puppeteerBorn: 9/24/1936Birthplace: Greenville, Mississippi A life-long puppet lover, Henson was instrumental in developing one of America's longest-running and best-loved children's television…