List of people with given name James
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This is a list of people named James.
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 W. Douglass, American author, activist, Christian theologian, and investigative journalist
- 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 Horner (1953–2015), American film composer and conductor
- James P. Hosty, FBI agent who investigated Lee Harvey Oswald
- 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 de Lostock, English freeholder
- 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 Tague (1936–2014), a notable witness to the assassination of US President John F. Kennedy
- James Talarico (born 1989), American politician
- 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 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
- 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 TV series
- Professor James Moriarty, antagonist of Sherlock Holmes
- 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
- 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)
- All pages with titles beginning with James
- James (given name)
- James (surname)
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