List of people named James

The name James may refer to:

People

• James I (disambiguation)
• James II (disambiguation)
• James III (disambiguation)
• James IV of Scotland (1473–1513), King of Scotland
• James IV of Majorca (c. 1336–1375), unsuccessful claimant of the thrones of the Kingdom of Majorca and the Principality of Achaea

A

• James Adomian (born 1980), American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist
• Jim Aldred (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey coach and player
• James Anderson (disambiguation)
• James Arthur (disambiguation)
• James E. Avant (1963−2018), American jockey
• James Avery (disambiguation)

B

• James Baldwin, American writer and civil rights activist
• James F. Bandrowski, author and global keynote speaker
• James E. Banta, American health scientist
• James Murray Beck (1914–2011), Canadian historian
• James F. Blake (1912–2002), American bus driver
• James Blanco (born 1981), Filipino actor, model, singer, and songwriter
• James Bliska, American molecular biologist
• James Blunt (born 1974), English musician
• James F. Bockelman (born 1934), American politician
• James B. Bolger (1935–2025), 35th prime minister of New Zealand
• James Boness, American finance academic
• James Dean Bradfield (born 1969), Welsh singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
• James B. Brandt (1909–1983), American politician
• James R. Brashears (1858–1917), American lawyer, politician, state senator, and judge
• James D. Brenton, clinician scientist
• James Broach, American biochemist and molecular biologist
• James Brockermeyer (born 2002), American football player
• James L. Brooks (born 1940), American director, producer, and screenwriter
• James Blount (disambiguation)
• James Braithwaite (1838–1919), English obstetric physician
• James Brown (disambiguation)
• James Buchanan (disambiguation)
• James Byrd Jr. (1949–1998), American murder victim

C

• James Caan (disambiguation)
• James M. Cain, American crime fiction writer
• James Cameron (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Carter (1924–2024), 39th president of the United States
• James Chadwick (1891–1974), English physicist
• James Cherry (born 1993), English singer
• James Cheverud, American biologist
• James Coburn (disambiguation)
• James Connolly (disambiguation)
• James Connor (disambiguation)
• James Cook (disambiguation)
• James Fenimore Cooper, American novelist
• James Corden (born 1978), English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and former television host
• James Craik (disambiguation)
• James T. Crossland (1829–1863), Confederate lieutenant colonel in the Civil War

D

• James Davant (1915–2009), chief executive of Paine Webber
• James Dean (disambiguation)
• James Derriman (1922–2007), British writer
• James Dobson (1936–2025), American evangelical Christian psychologist
• James Dorsa, composer and harpsichordist
• James Duncan (disambiguation)

E

• James Elliott (disambiguation), including people named James Elliot
• James Ellroy, American crime fiction writer and essayist
• James S. Ettema, American academic

F

• James Fanstone (1890–1987), British Christian medical missionary
• James Files, American murderer
• James Flawn (1837–1917), English restaurateur and tent revivalist
• James Franco (born 1978), American actor and filmmaker
• James Freeman (disambiguation)

G

• James Gandolfini (1961–2013), American actor
• James Garfield (disambiguation)
• James H. Geer, American psychologist
• James Gillespie (disambiguation)
• James Glerum (died 2020), Central Intelligence Agency Paramilitary Case Officer
• James Graham (disambiguation)
• James Grant (disambiguation)
• James Grazioplene (born 1949), former United States Army major general and convicted sex offender
• James Green (disambiguation)
• James Gunn (disambiguation)
• James Griswold (1828–1892), American politician, member of the Connecticut General Assembly

H

• James Haffey (1857–1910), American politician
• James M. Halsey (1825–1899), American farmer, merchant, and politician
• James Hanning, English footballer
• James Harden, American basketball player
• James Morgan Hart (1839–1916), American academic, philologist, and translator
• James Heath (disambiguation)
• James Hetfield (born 1963), American singer
• James William Hindle, British singer-songwriter
• James Holshouser (1934–2013), American lawyer and politician, 68th governor of North Carolina
• James Holstein, American sociologist
• James Holzhauer (born 1984), American game show contestant and professional sports gambler
• James Honeyben, English rugby union coach and former professional rugby player
• James Honeycutt (born 1958), American academic
• James Howard (disambiguation)
• James Hoyle (born 1985), England rugby union player
• James H. Hurley, American university professor

I

• James Iheakanwa, Nigerian-Australian rapper
• James Ignatowich (born 2000), American professional pickleball player
• James Ingram (disambiguation)

J

• James Mike Johnson (born 1972), American politician, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• James Jordan (disambiguation)
• James Joyce, Irish novelist, poet and literary critic

K

• James Kirkaldy (1885–1911), British footballer
• James Kluegel (born 1947), American sociologist
• James Kutsch, American computer scientist
• James Kynvyn, English craftsman

L

• James Lankford (born 1968), American politician, U.S. senator from Oklahoma
• James W. Le Duc, American virologist and epidemiologist
• James Lewis (disambiguation)
• James Lichtenstein (born 1994), American high diver
• James Lockhart (disambiguation)
• James Lontayao, American actor, comedian and former VJ of MyxTV
• James H. Lubowitz (born 1962), American orthopedic surgeon
• James Luckcock (1761–1835), English jeweller
• James Lutgen, American murderer

M

• James Madison (disambiguation)
• James Mandler (1922–2007), American basketball player
• James M. Mannas (born 1941), African-American film director and cinematographer
• James Marriott (disambiguation)
• James Martin (disambiguation)
• James May (born 1963), British television presenter
• James McAvoy (born 1979), Scottish actor
• James Paul McCartney (born 1942) English musician, songwriter, and former member of bands The Beatles and Wings
• James MacCash (1834–1922), founder of the Order of Scottish Clans
• James McEvoy (disambiguation)
• James Miller (disambiguation)
• James D. Mockler (1939-2014), American politician
• James Monroe (disambiguation)
• James Monteith (1831–1890), American author
• James Mosley (1935–2025), British librarian and book historian
• James Mueller (disambiguation)

N

• James Neff, American journalist and writer
• James Nevels, American business executive and entrepreneur
• James P. M. Ntozi, Ugandan academic
• James Nuckolls (1938–1987), American lighting designer, author, and educator

O

• James M. O'Brien (1890-1958), American politician
• James Oldshue (1925–2007), chemical engineer

P

• James Parker (disambiguation)
• James E. Paschall (1923–2024), United States Air Force major general
• James Pendleton (disambiguation)
• James Pernotto (born 1950), American contemporary artist
• James Petras (1937–2026), American sociologist and political writer
• James Plummer (disambiguation)
• James Polk (disambiguation)
• James Powell (disambiguation)
• James T. Prokopanko, former president and Chief Executive Officer of The Mosaic Company
• James Purdy (1914–2009), American writer, poet and playwright
• James H. Purkins (1814-?), American politician

R

• James Ransone (1979–2025), American actor
• James Earl Ray, American assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
• James Reid (disambiguation)
• James Riady (born 1957), Indonesian businessman
• James Ricardo, American film director, producer, and screenwriter
• James Rodríguez (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Rolder (born 2004), American football player
• James Rosette (1938–2019), American boxer
• James Rymer (1750–1829), Scottish naval surgeon and medical writer

S

• James Saito, Japanese-American actor
• James Sallis (1944–2026), American writer
• James Salter (1925–2015), American writer
• James Shortle, American economist
• James Simpson (disambiguation)
• James Smith (disambiguation)
• James Sodetz, American biologist
• James Sorrie (1885–1955), Scottish first-class cricketer
• James Specht, American agronomist
• James Spotila, American biologist
• James Staiano, executive chef of the Madison Room and Bar at the New York Palace Hotel
• James Stanford, American contemporary artist
• James Stone (disambiguation)
• James "The Rev" Sullivan (1981-2009), American drummer

T

• James Taylor (disambiguation)
• James Teng (born 1998), Filipino actor
• James Tepper, American neuroscientist
• James G. Thimmes (1896–1955), American labor unionist
• James P. Trevelyan (born 1948), Australian engineer and researcher
• James Troupe (1909–1994), American politician
• James Trousdale (1736–1818), captain in the American Revolution
• James Tuttiett (born 1963), British businessman

V

• James D. Vance (born 1984), 50th vice president of the United States
• James Van Der Beek (1977–2026), American actor

W

• James Wannerton, English IT professional, artist, and writer
• James Warnock (engineer), American electrical engineer
• James Warnock (murderer) (born 1959), British murderer
• Jimmy Warnock (1912–1987), Northern Ireland boxer
• James Watson (1928–2025), American molecular biologist, geneticist, and zoologist
• James Leonard Waldrop (1955–1986), American actor and model
• James Watt (disambiguation)
• James Wharton (disambiguation)
• James White (disambiguation)
• James Whitfield (disambiguation)
• James H. Wolff (1847–1913) American lawyer, war veteran, and civil rights activist

Y

• James Yap (disambiguation)
• James Yems (1812–1868), New Zealand politician and auctioneer

Z

• James X. Zhan, Director of Investment and Enterprise at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development since 2009

Fictional characters

• James, a character from Pokémon
• James, vampire and main antagonist of Twilight
• James, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series
• James the Red Engine from The Railway Series
• James, the main character of Raymond Briggs' The Snowman
• James, the step-brother of Princess Sofia from Sofia the First
• James Bond, a spy character from a series of films of the same name. |
• James Buchanan Barnes, aka Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier from Marvel
• James Diamond, one of the members of Big Time Rush
• James Garrett, a character in season 4 of Zoey 101
• James Hook, the captain from the Peter Pan franchise
• James Howlett (aka Logan), better known as Wolverine from Marvel Comics
• James Jones, the nephew of Fireman Sam and the brother of Sarah
• James T. Kirk, starship commander in the Star Trek television and motion picture franchise
• James Morgan "Jimmy" McGill, attorney and villain in the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul television series
• Professor James Moriarty, antagonist of Mr. Sherlock Holmes in the Sherlock Holmes novels
• James MacDonald, a recurring character in the television series Arthur
• James Marcus, a video game character in Resident Evil Zero
• James McCloud, father of Fox McCloud, the protagonist of the Star Fox video game franchise
• James McEwan, a character from Heartstopper
• James Potter, father of Harry Potter in the series of the same name
• James Rogers, father of Tiana in The Princess and the Frog
• James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, a character from Monsters, Inc. franchise
• James Sunderland, the main character of the video game Silent Hill 2
• James Henry Trotter, the main character from the Roald Dahl story, James and the Giant Peach
• James Wilson, a character and M.D in the medical drama House

See also

• Admiral James (disambiguation)
• General James (disambiguation)
• Judge James (disambiguation)
• Justice James (disambiguation)
• Senator James (disambiguation)
• James (given name)
• James (surname)