James Elphinstone

• James Elphinstone, 1st Lord Balmerino, Scottish nobleman and politician, disgraced in 1609
• James Elphinstone, 18th Lord Elphinstone, British nobleman, farmer, and financier
• James Elphinstone Roe, convict transported to Western Australia
• James Dalrymple-Horn-Elphinstone, British Conservative Party politician
• Sir James Elphinstone, 1st Baronet, of the Elphinstone baronets
• Sir James Elphinstone, 3rd Baronet, of the Elphinstone baronets