William James (disambiguation)

William James (1842–1910) was an American psychologist and philosopher.

William James may also refer to:

Military

• William James (Royal Navy admiral) (1881–1974), British admiral
• William C. James (1896–1974), U.S. Marine Corps general
• William James (Australian general) (1930–2015), Australian Army general
• William K. James (1935–2022), U.S. Air Force Major General

Politics

• Sir William James, 1st Baronet (1721–1783), British naval officer and politician
• William James (Carlisle MP) (1791–1861), Member of Parliament for Carlisle 1820–1826
• William A. James (1838–1893), American politician in Illinois
• William H. James (1831–1920), second governor of Nebraska
• W. Frank James (1873–1945), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• William S. James (1914–1993), State Treasurer of Maryland
• William James (MP for Kent), Member of Parliament for Kent, 1654–59
• William James Lowe, Canadian politician

Sports

• William James (cricketer) (fl. 1858–1881), English cricketer
• William James (rugby league), rugby league footballer in the 1920s and 1930s
• William James (bowls) (born 1969), Eswatini (formerly named Swaziland) lawn bowler
• William James (American football) (born 1979), American footballer
• Knucks James (William James, 1878–1966), American baseball player

Other

• William James (bishop) (1542–1617), English academic and bishop of Durham, 1606–17
• William James (slave trader) (1735–1798), operating out of the Port of Liverpool
• William James (railway promoter) (1771–1837), British
• William James (naval historian) (1780–1827), British naval historian during the Age of Sail
• William Milbourne James (judge) (1807–1881), British judge
• William James (engineer) (1854–1889), British engineer
• William Dodge James (1854–1912), big game hunter
• William James (photographer) (1866–1948), British-Canadian photographer
• William P. James (1870–1940), U.S. federal judge
• William Warwick James (1874–1965), British dentist and maxillofacial surgeon
• William G. James (1892–1977), Australian pianist
• William "Froggie" James (died 1909), African-American man lynched in Cairo, Illinois

See also

• Willy F. James Jr. (1920–1945), Medal of Honor recipient
• Bill James (disambiguation)
• Billy James (disambiguation)
• Will James (disambiguation)
• James Williams (disambiguation)