James William Valentine (November 10, 1926 – April 7, 2023) was an American evolutionary biologist, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and curator at the University of California Museum of Paleontology.

[1][2] Valentine was born in Los Angeles, California on November 10, 1926.

[3] He died in Walnut Creek, California, on April 7, 2023, at the age of 96.

[4] Valentine published widely, and in addition to peer-reviewed publications wrote several books:

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