James Mulligan may refer to:
James Henry Mulligan (1823–1892), Irish-born landowner and politician in Quebec James A. Mulligan (1829–1864), Civil War Union officer James Venture Mulligan (1837–1907), Australian bushman and prospector James Hilary Mulligan (1844–1915), judge, politician and poet from Kentucky James H. Mulligan Jr. (1920–1996), American electrical engineer and professor Jimmy Mulligan (footballer, born 1974) (born 1974), Irish footballer James Mulligan (Australian footballer) (born 1989), Australian footballer Jimmy Mulligan (born 1991), American soccer player