James Boyd
James or Jim Boyd may refer to:
Academia
- James Boyd (schoolmaster), Scottish schoolmaster and author
- James E. Boyd (scientist), American scientist and academician; director of the Georgia Tech Research Institute
- James Dixon Boyd, Irish-American professor of anatomy
- James I. C. Boyd, British author and narrow gauge railway historian
- James Boyd (engineer), American mining engineer and educator
Arts and entertainment
- James Boyd (novelist), American novelist
- Jim Boyd (actor), American actor who appeared on the 1971 iteration of The Electric Company
- Jimmy Boyd, American singer
- Jim Boyd (newscaster), American news anchor and reporter
- Jim Boyd (musician), American musician from the Colville Indian Reservation
Politics and law
- James H. Boyd (mayor), American politician, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
- James P. Boyd, Canadian businessman and political figure
- James E. Boyd (politician), American politician, governor of Nebraska
- James Edmund Boyd, U.S. federal judge
- James Boyd (Australian politician), member of the Australian House of Representatives
- James H. Boyd (Atlantic City politician), Atlantic City politician and crime and political boss
- Jimmy Boyd (Louisiana politician), member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Jim Boyd (politician), American politician in the Florida Senate
Sports
- James Boyd (sportsman), Scottish cricketer, rugby union international and Royal Navy officer
- Jimmy Boyd (footballer), Scottish footballer
- Jimmy Boyd (baseball), American Negro league baseball player
- Jim Boyd (boxer), American boxer
- Jim Boyd (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jim Boyd (racing driver), New Zealand racing driver in the 1967 Tasman Series
- James Boyd (American football), American football player
Others
- James Boyd, 2nd Lord Boyd, Scottish peer
- James Boyd, 9th Lord Boyd, Scottish noble
- James William Boyd, American military officer; supposed double of John Wilkes Booth
- James Harbottle Boyd, Hawaiian colonel
- James Boyd of Trochrig, Scottish clergyman
- James Matthew Boyd, American man fatally shot by police in James Boyd shooting
Other uses
- James H. Boyd Intermediate School, primary school in Huntington, New York