James Garfield vs James A. Garfield

James Garfield and James A. Garfield both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
James Garfield	Yes	No	No	No
James A. Garfield	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, James Garfield and James A. Garfield are synonyms defined as:

James Garfield and James A. Garfield: 20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)

Other synonyms of James Garfield include Garfield, James Abraham Garfield, President Garfield.

James Garfield (noun)	James A. Garfield (noun)
20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)	20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)