List of people named James

The name James refer to:

Notable people with the name

Multiple people

Academia

James Murray Beck, Canadian historian
James S. Ettema, American academic
James Morgan Hart, American academic, philologist, and translator
James Mosley, British librarian and book historian
James Honeycutt, American academic
James H. Hurley, American university professor
James P. M. Ntozi, Ugandan academic

In crime

James Lutgen, American murderer
James Earl Ray, American convicted assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
James Warnock, British serial killer

In film and television

James Blanco, Filipino actor, model, singer, and songwriter
James L. Brooks, American director, producer, screenwriter, and co-founder of Gracie Films
James Corden, English actor, comedian, singer, writer, producer, and former television host
James Franco, American actor and filmmaker
James Gandolfini, American actor
James Lontayao - American actor, comedian and former VJ of MyxTV
James "Jimmie" Mannas Jr., African American film director and cinematographer
James May, British television presenter
James McAvoy, Scottish actor
James Ransone, American actor
James Ricardo, American film director, producer, screenwriter
James Saito, Japanese-American actor
James Teng, Filipino actor

In literature and journalism

James Baldwin, American writer and civil rights activist
James F. Bandrowski, author and global keynote speaker
James M. Cain, American crime fiction writer
James Fenimore Cooper, American novelist
James Parkyns Derriman, British writer
James Ellroy, American crime fiction writer and essayist
James Joyce, Irish novelist, poet and literary critic
James Monteith, American author
James Neff, American journalist and writer

In military

James T. Crossland III, lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army of Tennessee
James Glerum, Central Intelligence Agency Paramilitary Case Officer
James Ernest Paschall, United States Air Force major general
James Trousdale, captain in the American Revolution

In politics and government

James F. Bockelman, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives
James Bowen Brandt, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
James Russell Brashears, American lawyer, politician, and judge, member of the Maryland State Senate
James E. Carter, 39th President of the United States
James Griswold, American politician, member of the Connecticut General Assembly
James Haffey, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives
James M. Halsey, American farmer, merchant, and politician, member of the New York State Assembly
James Holshouser, American lawyer and politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina
James Michael Johnson, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
James Lankford, American politician, U.S. senator from Oklahoma
James D. Mockler, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
James M. O'Brien, American politician, Mayor of Revere, Massachusetts
James H. Purkins, state legislator in Arkansas, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives and the Arkansas Senate
James Troupe Sr., state legislator in Missouri
James D. Vance, Vice President of the United States
James Yems, New Zealand politician and auctioneer, member of the Taranaki Provincial Council for New Plymouth
James H. Wolff American lawyer, war veteran, civil rights activist

In religion

James Dobson, American evangelical Christian psychologist and founder of Focus on the Family
James Fanstone, British Christian medical missionary

In sports

James Aldred, Canadian ice hockey coach and player
James Eugene Avant, American jockey
James Brockermeyer, American football player
James Connor, English footballer
James Hanning, English footballer
James Harden, American basketball player
James Honeyben, rugby union coach and former English professional rugby player
James Hoyle, England rugby union player
James Ignatowich, American professional pickleball player
James William Kirkaldy, British footballer
James Lichtenstein, American high diver
James Mandler, American basketball player
James "Jimmy" Rolder, American football player
James Rosette, American boxer
James Sorrie, Scottish first-class cricketer
James Wharton, Australian racing driver

Music

Composers

James Dorsa, composer and harpsichordist

Singers and musicians

James Andrew Antcliff, English singer
James Blunt, English musician
James Dean Bradfield, Welsh singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer
James Paul McCartney English musician, songwriter, and former member of bands The Beatles and Wings
James Iheakanwa, Nigerian-Australian rapper
James Hetfield, American singer
James William Hindle, British singer-songwriter from Yorkshire
James "The Rev" Sullivan, American drummer
James Richardson, touring member of American psychedelic rock band MGMT.

Scientists

Empiricial scientists

James E. Banta, American health scientist
James Bliska, American molecular biologist
James D. Brenton, clinician scientist
James R. Broach, American biochemist and molecular biologist
Sir James Chadwick, English physicist
James M. Cheverud, American biologist
James W. Le Duc, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Director at University of Texas Medical Branch, and Director of the Galveston National Laboratory
James H. Geer, American psychologist
James Kutsch, American computer scientist
James Young Oldshue, chemical engineer
James M. Sodetz, American biologist
James "Jim" Specht, American agronomist
James Spotila, American biologist
James M. Tepper, American neuroscientist
James P. Trevelyan, Australian engineer and researcher
James Watson, American molecular biologist, geneticist and zoologist

Social scientists

James A. Holstein, American sociologist
James Robert "Jim" Kluegel, American sociologist
James Shortle, American economist

Other

James Adomian, American stand-up comedian, actor, and impressionist
James F. Blake, American bus driver
James Braithwaite, English obstetric physician
James Byrd Jr., American murder victim
James W. Davant, chief executive of Paine Webber
James D. Duncan, Irish artist
James Flawn, English restaurateur and tent revivalist
James Joseph Grazioplene, former general officer in the United States Army and convicted sex offender
James Holzhauer, American game show contestant and professional sports gambler
James Kynvyn, English craftsman
James H. Lubowitz, American orthopedic surgeon
James Luckcock, English jeweller
James MacCash, founder of the Order of Scottish Clans
James E. "Jim" Nevels, American business executive and entrepreneur
James L. Nuckolls, American lighting designer, author and educator
James Pernotto, American contemporary artist
James Riady, Indonesian businessman and the deputy chairman of the Lippo Group, a major Indonesian conglomerate
James T. Prokopanko, former president and Chief Executive Officer of The Mosaic Company
James Rymer, Scottish naval surgeon and medical writer
James Staiano, executive chef of the Madison Room and Bar at the New York Palace Hotel
James Stanford, American contemporary artist
James G. Thimmes, American labour unionist
James Edward Tuttiett, British businessman
James Wannerton, English IT professional, artist and writer
James X. Zhan, Director of Investment and Enterprise at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development since 2009

Fictional characters

James, a character from Pokémon
James, vampire and main antagonist of Twilight
James, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series
James Bond, a spy character from a series of films of the same name.
James Diamond, one of the members of Big Time Rush
James Garrett, a character in season 4 of Zoey 101
James Henry Trotter, the main character from the Roald Dahl story, James and the Giant Peach.
James Howlett, better known as Wolverine from Marvel Comics
James MacDonald, a recurring character in the television series Arthur
James Marcus, a video game character in Resident Evil Zero
James McEwan, a character from Heartstopper
James Potter, father of Harry Potter in the series of the same name
James Rogers, father of Tiana in The Princess and the Frog
James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, a character from Monsters, Inc. franchise
James Wilson, a character and M.D in the medical drama House
James is the name of the boy in the children's book and tv special, The Snowman by Raymond Briggs.
James the Red Engine, engine and character in Thomas & Friends
Prince James, from the Disney animated series ''Sofia the First''