John James

John James is the name of:

• John Wells James (1873–1951), American artist
• John James (writer) (1923–1993), British writer of historical novels
• John James (poet) (1939–2018), British poet
• John James (guitarist) (born 1947), Welsh fingerstyle guitarist
• John James (actor) (born 1956), American television actor
• John James (American poet) (born 1987)
• John James (Canadian musician) (active 1980s–2016), Canadian dance musician
• John James (active 1986–1997), Australian musician formerly associated with the band Newsboys

• John James (MP for Wallingford), 1364–1378, Member of Parliament (MP) for Wallingford
• John James (14th-century MP), MP for Melcombe Regis
• John James (died 1601), MP for St Ives and Newcastle-under-Lyme
• John James (Parliamentarian) (died 1681), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1653 for Worcestershire
• John James (died 1718), MP for Brackley
• Sir John James, 1st Baronet (1784–1869), Dublin wine merchant and Lord Mayor of Dublin
• John M. James (fl. 1867–1869), California State Assembly
• John H. James (mayor) (1830–1917), mayor of Atlanta
• John James (Canadian politician) (1911–1999), Canadian Member of Parliament

• John E. James, businessman from Michigan

• John Angell James (1785–1859), English Nonconformist clergyman and writer
• John James (Archdeacon of the Seychelles) (born 1935)
• John James (priest) (died 1938), Archdeacon of Llandaff
• Thomas James (bishop) (John Thomas James, 1786–1828), Church of England bishop of Calcutta, 1827–1828

• John James (American football) (born 1949), former American professional football player and punter
• John James (Australian rules footballer) (1934–2010), leading Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
• John James (footballer, born 1934) (born 1934), English football inside forward for Birmingham and Torquay
• John James (footballer, born 1948) (born 1948), English football striker for Port Vale, Chester, Tranmere and Chicago Sting
• John James (racing driver) (1914–2002), British racing driver
• John James (rower) (born 1937), British rower and Olympic medallist
• John James (tennis) (born 1951), Australian tennis player
• Johnny James (born 1933), American baseball pitcher

• John James (architect) (c. 1670–1746), English architect
• John James (Australian architect) (born 1931), British-born Australian architect and historian
• John James (pirate) (fl. 1699–1700), pirate active off the American east coast and Madagascar
• John James esq (1774–1826), resident manager of Barbuda in the early 19th century
• John Hough James (1800–1881), American lawyer, banker, railroad builder and stockbreeder
• John H. James (sailor) (1835–1914), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• John James (Medal of Honor) (1838–1902), American soldier in the Indian Wars
• John Charles Horsey James (1841–1899), magistrate from Western Australia
• John Stanley James (1843–1896), birth name of journalist Julian Thomas
• John Arthur James (1853–1917), British racehorse owner
• J. I. P. James (John Ivor Pulsford James, 1913–2001), British orthopedic surgeon
• John T. James (active since 1989), toxicologist for the National Aeronautics & Space Administration