James Oswald may refer to:
- James Oswald (elder) (1650âÂÂ1716), of Dunniker, Scottish politician, MP for Dysart Burgh, 1710âÂÂ15
- James Oswald (composer) (1710âÂÂ1769), Scottish composer, arranger, cellist, and music publisher
- James Oswald (younger) (1715âÂÂ1769), of Dunnikier, Scottish Whig politician and Privy Counsellor
- James Townsend Oswald (1748âÂÂ1814), of Dunnikier, Scottish politician
- James Oswald (merchant) (1779-1853), of Shieldhall, Scottish merchant and MP for Glasgow
- James Francis Oswald (1838âÂÂ1908), British politician, Member of Parliament for Oldham
- Jimmy Oswald (1868âÂÂ1948), Scottish footballer
- James Oswald (writer), Scottish writer
- James Oswald (moderator) (1703âÂÂ1793), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1765