James Young
James Young may refer to:
Business
- James R. Young (UP), president, CEO and chairman of Union Pacific Railroad
- James R. Young (North Carolina politician), Insurance Commissioner of North Carolina
- James Webb Young, American advertising executive
Medicine and science
- James Young (physician), American White House physician
- James Young (chemist), Scottish chemist; distilled paraff from coal
- James Whitney Young, American astronomer
- James Edward Young, American physicist
Politics
- James Young (Canadian politician), member of the Canadian House of Commons
- James Young (Texas politician), U.S. Representative from Texas
- James Young (mayor), first African American to be elected mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi, 2009
- James Young (New Brunswick politician), merchant and political figure New Brunswick, Canada
- James Young (Upper Canada politician), political figure in Upper Canada
- James Young (trade unionist), Scottish politician and trade unionist
- James Addison Young, American politician from Iowa
- Alexander Young (New Zealand politician), New Zealand politician
- James H. Young, African-American North Carolina politician
- James Henry Young, colonial Australian businessman and politician
- James Young (Missouri politician), lieutenant governor of Missouri who also served the Tennessee House of Representatives
- James R. Young (Pennsylvania politician), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- James M. Young (politician), American state legislator from Mississippi
Sports
- James Young (American football), former professional American football defensive end
- James Young (basketball), American basketball player
- James Young (cricketer), South African cricketer
- James Young (footballer, born 1882), Scottish footballer, played for Celtic F.C. and Scotland
- James Young (footballer, born 1891), Scottish footballer
- James Young (hurler), hurling player from County Laois, Ireland
- Jamie Young, Anglo-Australian soccer goalkeeper
Arts
- James Young (American musician), guitarist for the band Styx
- James Young (British musician), author and musical collaborator with Nico
- James Young (comedian), Northern Irish comedian
- *James Young (album), a comedy album by James Young
- James Young (director), American film director and actor
- James Hardy Vaux, wrote the first Australian dictionary and used James Young as an alias
Judiciary and academia
- James Scott Young, United States federal judge
- James Sterling Young, American historian and professor
- James Drummond Young, Lord Drummond Young, judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland
- James Fred Young, president of Elon University
Military
- James Young (Royal [Navy officer, born 1717)], Royal Navy officer
- James Young (Royal Navy officer, born 1762), Royal Navy officer
- James M. Young, American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- James Young (British Army officer), British general
Others
- James Jubilee Young, Baptist minister
- James Harvey Young, social historian
- James Young (Arizona pioneer), African-American boxer and Arizona pioneer