- Born
- Birth nameJames Van Dyke Evers
- Nickname
- Van
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- James Van Evers is an actor, known for Women of the Movement (2022), Black Cake (2023) and Duster. He is married to Mimi. They have two children.
- SpouseMimi(? - present) (2 children)
- Parents
- RelativesMary Ruth Evers(Aunt or Uncle)Liz Evers(Aunt or Uncle)Patricia Evers(Cousin)Charlene Evers(Cousin)Carolyn Evers(Cousin)Darrell Evers(Sibling)Reena Evers(Sibling)Charles Evers(Aunt or Uncle)
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Pronounshe/him
- Sexual orientationStraight
- Race / EthnicityBlack / African American
- Son of Medgar Evers and Myrlie Evers-Williams. Nephew of Charles Evers, Mary Ruth Evers, and Liz Evers.
- Brother of Darrell Evers and Reena Evers. Cousin of Charlene Evers, Patricia Evers, Carolyn Evers, Sheila Evers Blackmond, Yvonne Evers, Wanda Evers, and Rachel Evers.
- Bob Dylan dedicated his song "Only a Pawn in Their Game" to the memory of his murdered father Medgar Evers. The song appeared on his album "The Times They Are A-Changin'" (1964).
- A very young child when his father was assassinated, he barely remembered him. A scene from the film Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) mirrored his real life experience - he actually went to the exhumation of his father's body in Washington, D.C.
- Grandson of Jessie Wright, James Evers, James Van Dyke Beasley, and Mildred Washington Beasley.
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