James Carson
James Carson may refer to:
- James H. Carson, Second Sergeant in the US Army in the mid-1850s
- James Harvey Carson, Virginia politician and militia general
- Captain James Carson, pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the five volume "Saddle Boys" series
- James Carson (American football), head coach of Jackson State University
- James Carson (physician), Scottish physician
- Jim Carson (musician), New Zealand tuba player and military band leader
- James Carson (rugby union), Australian rugby union player
- James Carson (water polo), American Olympic water polo player
- James Carson (field hockey), Welsh field hockey player
- James S. Carson, American corporate executive and Spanish–American War veteran
- James H. Carson Jr., American lawyer
- Jimmy Carson, American ice hockey player