James Adair

• James Makittrick Adair, Scottish doctor practising in Antigua
• James Adair (historian), Irish historian of the American Indians
• James Adair (serjeant-at-law), English Whig M.P. for Cockermouth and, subsequently, Higham Ferrars
• Jimmy Adair, American baseball infielder, manager and coach
• James Adair, American member of the band Dolorean