# List of people named James

The name James refer to:

## Notable people with the name
### Multiple people

* James II (disambiguation)
* James Arthur (disambiguation)
* James Avery (disambiguation)
* James Blount (disambiguation)
* James Brown (disambiguation)
* James Buchanan (disambiguation)
* James Caan (disambiguation)
* James Cameron (disambiguation)
* James Coburn (disambiguation)
* James Connolly (disambiguation)
* James Cook (disambiguation)
* James Craik (disambiguation)
* James Dean (disambiguation)
* James Garfield (disambiguation)
* James Graham (disambiguation)
* James Ingram (disambiguation)
* James Madison (disambiguation)
* James Martin (disambiguation)
* James McEvoy (disambiguation)
* James Monroe (disambiguation)
* James Polk (disambiguation)
* James Reid (disambiguation)
* James Rodríguez (disambiguation)
* James Taylor (disambiguation)
* James Watt (disambiguation)
* James Yap (disambiguation)

### Academia

* James S. Ettema, American academic
* James Morgan Hart (1839-1916), American academic, philologist and translator
* James M. Honeycutt (born 1958), American academic
* James Patrick Manyenye Ntozi, Ugandan academic

### In crime

* James Lutgen, American murderer
* James Warnock (born 1959), British serial killer

### In film and television

* James Blanco (born 1981), Filipino actor, model, singer and songwriter
* James L. Brooks (born 1940), American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films
* James Corden (born 1978), English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and former television host
* James Franco (born 1978), American actor and filmmaker
* James Lontayao - American actor, comedian and former VJ of MyxTV
* James "Jimmie" Mannas Jr. (born 1941), African American film director and cinematographer
* James McAvoy (born 1979), Scottish actor
* James Ricardo, American film director, producer, screenwriter
* James Saito, Japanese-American actor
* James Teng (born 1998), Filipino actor

### In literature and journalism

* James F. Bandrowski, author and global keynote speaker
* James Parkyns Derriman (1922–2007), British writer
* James Monteith (1831–1890), American author

### In military

* James T. Crossland III (1829–1863), lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army of Tennessee
* James Glerum (died 2020), Central Intelligence Agency Paramilitary Case Officer
* James Ernest Paschall (1923–2024), United States Air Force major general
* James Trousdale (1736–1818), captain in the American Revolution

### In politics and government

* James F. Bockelman (born 1934), American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives
* James Bowen Brandt (1909–1983), American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
* James Russell Brashears (1858–1917), American lawyer, politician, and judge
* James Griswold (1828–1892), American politician
* James Haffey (1857–1910), American politician
* James Holshouser (1934–2013), American lawyer and politician
* James D. Mockler (1939-2014), American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
* James M. O'Brien (1890-1958), American politician, Mayor of Revere, Massachusetts
* James Troupe Sr. (1909–1994), state legislator in Missouri
* James Yems (1812–1868), New Zealand politician and auctioneer, member of the Taranaki Provincial Council for New Plymouth
* James H. Wolff (1847–1913) American lawyer, war veteran, civil rights activist

### In religion

* James Fanstone (1890–1987), British Christian medical missionary

### In sports

* James Eugene Avant (1963−2018), American jockey
* James Connor (1867–1929), English footballer
* James Hanning, professional footballer
* James Honeyben, rugby union coach and former English professional rugby player
* James Hoyle (born 1985), England rugby union player
* James Ignatowich (born 2000), American professional pickleball player
* James William Kirkaldy (1885–1911), British footballer
* James Mandler (1922–2007), American basketball player
* James Rosette (born 1938), American boxer

### Music
#### Composers

* James Dorsa, composer and harpsichordist

#### Singers and musicians

* James Andrew Antcliff (born 1993), English singer
* James Blunt (born 1974), English musician
* James Dean Bradfield (born 1969), Welsh singer-songwriter, musician and record producer
* James Paul McCartney (born 1942) English musician, songwriter and former member of bands The Beatles and Wings
* James Iheakanwa, Nigerian-Australian rapper
* James Hetfield (born 1963), American singer
* James "The Rev" Sullivan (1981-2009), American drummer

### Scientists
#### Empiricial scientists

* James E. Banta, American health scientist
* James Bliska, American molecular biologist
* James D. Brenton, clinician scientist
* James R. Broach, American biochemist and molecular biologist
* Sir James Chadwick (1891–1974), English physicist
* James M. Cheverud, American biologist
* James W. Le Duc, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Director at University of Texas Medical Branch, and Director of the Galveston National Laboratory
* James H. Geer, American psychologist
* James Kutsch, American computer scientist
* James Young Oldshue (1925–2007), chemical engineer
* James M. Sodetz, American biologist
* James "Jim" Specht, American agronomist
* James Spotila, American biologist
* James M. Tepper, American neuroscientist
* James D. Watson, American molecular biologist

#### Social scientists

* James A. Holstein, American sociologist
* James Robert "Jim" Kluegel (born 1947), American sociologist
* James Shortle, American economist

### Other

* James Adomian (born 1980), American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist
* James F. Blake (1912–2002), American bus driver
* James Byrd Jr. (1949–1998), American murder victim
* James W. Davant (1915–2009), chief executive of Paine Webber
* James D. Duncan (1806-1881), Irish artist
* James Flawn (1837–1917), English restaurateur and tent revivalist
* James Joseph Grazioplene (born 1949), former general officer in the United States Army and convicted sex offender
* James Holzhauer (born 1984), American game show contestant and professional sports gambler
* James Kynvyn, English craftsman
* James Luckcock (1761–1835), English jeweller
* James MacCash (1834–1922), founder of the Order of Scottish Clans
* James E. "Jim" Nevels, American business executive and entrepreneur
* James L. Nuckolls (1938–1987), American lighting designer, author and educator
* James Pernotto (born 1950), American contemporary artist
* James Riady (born 1957), Indonesian businessman and the deputy chairman of the Lippo Group, a major Indonesian conglomerate
* James T. Prokopanko, former president and Chief Executive Officer of The Mosaic Company
* James Rymer (1750–1829), Scottish naval surgeon and medical writer
* James Staiano, executive chef of the Madison Room and Bar at the New York Palace Hotel
* James Stanford, American contemporary artist
* James G. Thimmes (1896–1955), American labour unionist
* James Edward Tuttiett (born 1963), British businessman
* James Wannerton, English IT professional, artist and writer
* James X. Zhan, Director of Investment and Enterprise at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) since 2009

## Fictional characters

* James, a character from Pokémon
* James, vampire and main antagonist of Twilight
* James Bond, a spy character from a series of films of the same name.
* James Diamond, one of the members of Big Time Rush
* James Garrett, a character in season 4 of Zoey 101
* James Henry Trotter, the main character from the Roald Dahl story, James and the Giant Peach.
* James Howlett (aka Logan), better known as Wolverine from Marvel Comics
* James MacDonald, a recurring character in the television series Arthur
* James Marcus, a video game character in Resident Evil Zero
* 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 Wilson, a character and M.D in the medical drama House
* James is the name of the boy in the children's book and tv special, The Snowman by Raymond Briggs.
* James the Red Engine, engine and character in Thomas & Friends
* Prince James, from the Disney animated series Sofia the First