William James Simpson (born 1954), commonly known as James Simpson, academic
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James B. Simpson (died 2002), American journalist and Episcopal priest, known for Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
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James H. Simpson (1813–1883), surveyor of the American West for the U.S. Army.
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James Young Simpson (1811–1870), Scottish doctor and pioneer in use of chloroform as anaesthetic
He attended Red House School & Sedbergh School in the Yorkshire Dales, which has produced a number of professional rugby union players including Will Greenwood, Will Carling and Phil Dowson, with whom he played alongside in the same XV.
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The couple had one child Richard James Simpson (a.k.a. Richard James of bands Invisiblechains (Carla Bozulich singer) and Teardrain (bassist Jill Emery ).