James Phelan
James Phelan may refer to:
- James Phelan (American football), American football player and coach
- James Phelan (literary scholar), American literary critic
- James Phelan Jr., American politician, son of James Phelan, Sr.
- James Phelan Sr., Confederate States of America politician
- James Clancy Phelan, Australian thriller writer
- James D. Phelan, American politician; Mayor of San Francisco and U.S. Senator from California
- Jim Phelan (basketball), American college basketball coach
- Jim Phelan (Irish writer), Irish tramp who wrote on tramp and prison life
- Jimmy Phelan (hurler), Irish hurler
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