James Carson may refer to:
- James H. Carson (1821âÂÂ1853), Second Sergeant in the US Army in the mid-1850s
- James Harvey Carson (1808âÂÂ1884), Virginia politician and militia general (Confederate)
- Captain James Carson, pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the five volume "Saddle Boys" series
- James Carson (American football) (1940âÂÂ1999), head coach of Jackson State University
- James Carson (physician) (1772âÂÂ1843), Scottish physician
- Jim Carson (musician) (1934âÂÂ2008), New Zealand tuba player and military band leader
- James Carson (rugby union) (1870âÂÂ1903), Australian rugby union player
- James Carson (water polo) (1901âÂÂ1964), American Olympic water polo player
- James Carson (field hockey) (born 1994), Welsh field hockey player
- James S. Carson (1874âÂÂ1960), American corporate executive and SpanishâÂÂAmerican War veteran
- James H. Carson Jr. (1935âÂÂ2015), American lawyer
- Jimmy Carson (born 1968), American ice hockey player