# James Douglas

James Douglas may refer to:

## Scottish noblemen
### Lords of Angus

* James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus (1426–1446), Scottish nobleman
* James Douglas, Earl of Angus (1671–1692), son of the 2nd Marquess of Douglas

### Lords of Douglas

* James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286–1330), ("the Good", "the Black"), Scottish warlord and champion of Robert the Bruce
* James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (c. 1358–1388)
* James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (1371–1443), "the Gross"
* James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas (1426–1488), Scottish nobleman
* Lord James Douglas (1617–1645), son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas
* James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (1646–1700)

### Lords of Morton

* James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton (1426–1493)
* James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (died 1548)
* James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516–1581)
* James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton (died 1686), Earl of Morton
* James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton (died 1715), Earl of Morton
* James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (1702–1768), Scottish astronomer and peer

### Elsewhere

* James Douglas, 5th Earl of Buchan (died 1601), Scottish courtier and landowner
* James Douglas of Parkhead (died 1608), Scottish landowner
* James Douglas of Spott (died 1615), Scottish landowner and conspirator
* James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry (died 1671)
* James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712)
* James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry (1662–1711), also 1st Duke of Dover
* James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry (1697–1715), lunatic and cannibal
* James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (born 1942), former MP and MSP, also briefly 11th Earl of Selkirk
* James Douglas, 1st Lord Mordington (died 1656)
* James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington (1651–?)
* James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig (died 1578), Scottish nobleman
* James Douglas, 1st Lord Dalkeith, Scottish nobleman
* James Douglas, 4th Baron Douglas (1787–1857)

## Politicians

* James Douglas Stoddart Douglas (1793–1875), MP for Rochester
* James Douglas (died 1751), British member of parliament for Malmesbury and St. Mawes
* James Douglas (1878–1956), Polish diplomat
* James Lester Douglas (1881–1950), Canadian member of Parliament for Queen's, Prince Edward Island
* James McCrie Douglas (1867–1950), politician in Alberta, Canada and former mayor of Edmonton
* James Moffat Douglas (1839–1920), Canadian member of parliament and senator from Saskatchewan
* James G. Douglas (1887–1954), supporter of Michael Collins, architect of Irish Free State Constitution, member of Irish Senate
* Jim Douglas (born 1951), governor of Vermont
* Sir James Douglas (governor) (1803–1877), governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia; head of Hudson's Bay Company operations in the Columbia District
* James Douglas (British Army officer) (1785–1862), British Army officer and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
* James Robson Douglas (1876–1934), lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia
* James W. Douglas (1851–1883), political figure in British Columbia
* James Postell Douglas (1836–1901), soldier, politician, and businessman in the state of Texas
* James Douglas (Australian politician) (died 1905), New South Wales colonial politician
* James Douglas (plumber) (1872–1957), New Zealand plumber and mayor of Dunedin

## Sportspeople

* Jimmy Douglas (American soccer) (1898–1972), goalkeeper
* Jimmy Douglas (Canadian soccer) (born 1948), midfielder and coach
* James Douglas (cricketer) (1870–1958), English cricketer
* Jimmy Douglas (Scottish footballer) (1859–1919), Scottish international footballer
* Buster Douglas (James Douglas, born 1960), American boxer
* James Scott Douglas (1930–1969), British racing driver

## Military

* James Douglas (English Army officer) (died 1691), colonel of the Scots Regiment of Footguards, a regiment on the establishment of the English Army
* James H. Douglas Jr. (1899–1988), United States secretary of the Air Force and United States deputy secretary of Defense
* Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703–1787), commodore for Newfoundland and Labrador

## Other

* James Douglas (antiquary) (1753–1819), English clergyman
* James Douglas (physician) (1675–1742), Scottish anatomist and physician
* James Douglas (businessman) (1837–1918), Canadian-born U.S. mining engineer, industrialist, and philanthropist
* James Douglas Jr. (1868–1949), Canadian-American businessman and mining executive
* James Douglas (composer) (1932–2022), Scottish composer
* James Douglas (journalist) (1867–1940), British newspaper editor, author and critic
* James Douglas (actor) (1929–2016), American soap opera actor
* James W. B. Douglas (died 1992), social researcher
* James Douglas (architect), American architect in Wisconsin
* James Douglas (judge) (born 1950), justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
* Jim Douglas (guitarist) (born 1942), Scottish jazz guitarist
* James Sholto Douglas (1757–1833), Scottish diplomat
* James Douglas (River City), fictional character