James Simmons

• James Simmons (poet), Irish poet, literary critic and songwriter
• James Simmons (1741–1807), Canterbury newspaper proprietor, banker, mill owner, mayor and M.P.
• James A. Simmons, American researcher in bat echolocation
• James Aubrey Simmons, Canadian politician and notary
• James B. Simmons, recording secretary American Baptist Home Mission Society, 1867–1874
• James E. Simmons Jr., American lawyer and judge in Southern California
• James F. Simmons, United States Senator from Rhode Island
• James S. Simmons (New York politician), United States Representative from New York
• James S. Simmons (Mississippi politician), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
• Jim Simmons (footballer), English footballer who played for Sheffield United
• James M. Simmons, musician and President of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas
• James Simmons (actor), in films such as Henry V
• Jim Simmons (American football), American football player