Other Uses
- James White, a musician living and performing in the Cayman Islands whose music is played regularly on Radio Margaritaville is also known as "Sunny Jim". https://sunnyjim.com/About_sunnyjim.html
- Nickname of James Rolph (1869–1934), American politician.
- Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons (1874–1966) was a famous thoroughbred horse trainer.
- Nickname of James Mackay (1880–1953), Australian cricketer.
- Nickname of James Young of Celtic FC (1882 - 1922), one of Celtic's greatest ever players
- James Joyce (1882–1941), when young, was sometimes called "Sunny Jim" by family members.
- Performing name of juvenile film actor "Sunny Jim McKeen"(born Lawrence David McKeen Jr.), sometimes billed only as "Sunny Jim" (1924-1933).
- Nickname of Jim Bottomley (1900–1959), American baseball player.
- James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979, was nicknamed 'Sunny Jim' for his optimistic forecasting to the public.
- By the 1920s, "Sunny Jim" had become a popular sobriquet for someone who is being grumpy.
- A character named Sunny Jim appears in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin, making his debut in Tintin and the Picaros as the costume designer for the Jolly Follies.
- General Alexander A. Vandegrift, 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps, was known as "Sunny Jim," a nickname given to him by his mentor Smedley J. Butler
- At the La Jolla Cove beach in San Diego, California, there is a sea cave called "Sunny Jim Cave." When the cave is viewed from a certain angle, the opening of the cave bears a striking similarity to the cartoon character. The cave is accessible by swimming from the cove, but also is accessible from a neaby store that charges a nominal fee to walk down some in-store steps leading to the cave.
- Jed Stone, a character on the UK soap opera Coronation Street, had a cat named "Sunny Jim".
- There is a British hero in DC Comics called Sunny Jim. He appears on Superman #689 and is depicted as a working class superhero.
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