James MacDonald or Macdonald may refer to:
People Arts and entertainment J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932), Canadian painter, member of the Group of Seven James Stuart MacDonald (1878–1952), art critic and Director of the Art Gallery of NSW Jimmy MacDonald (sound effects artist) (1906–1991), voice of Mickey Mouse James D. Macdonald (born 1954), American author and critic James MacDonald (actor), Canadian actor James Macdonald (director) (born 1958), British theater and film director James Wilson Alexander MacDonald, American sculptor Jock Macdonald (James Williamson Galloway Macdonald, 1897–1960), Canadian artist
Politics Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet (1784–1832), British member of parliament for Tain Burghs, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Sutherland, Calne, and Hampshire James William MacDonald (1811–1881), politician in colonial South Australia and Colonial Treasurer James E. MacDonald (1842–1903), politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada James MacDonald (trade unionist) (1857–1938), secretary of the London Trades Council James Alexander MacDonald (1858–1919), lawyer, judge and leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party James Ramsay MacDonald (1866–1937), British prime minister Jim MacDonald (politician) (1917–1989), Australian politician James David Macdonald (politician) (1922–1995), City of Calgary alderman and author of Grand Cayman's tax haven law James H. MacDonald (1832–1889), lieutenant governor of Michigan James MacDonald (Canadian politician) (1849–1916), merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia James S. MacDonald (1839– after 1882), political figure in Nova Scotia
Sports James MacDonald (cricketer) (1906–1969), Irish cricketer James Macdonald (footballer), Scottish footballer Kilby MacDonald (James Allan Macdonald, 1913–1986), Canadian ice hockey player Jamie MacDonald (footballer) (born 1986), Scottish football goalkeeper Jimmy MacDonald (rugby union), Scotland international rugby union player
Other James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg (died 1565), Scoto-Irish chieftain Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg (died 1626), last chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg or Clan Donald South James Macdonald (British Army officer) (1862–1927), Scottish engineer, explorer and cartographer James A. Macdonald (1862–1923), newspaper editor, educator, minister and author in Ontario, Canada James Alexander MacDonald (botanist) (1908–1997), Scottish botanist and plant pathologist James Macdonald (ornithologist) (1908–2002), British and Australian ornithologist and ornithological writer James Hector MacDonald (1925–2025), Canadian Roman Catholic archbishop James Ross MacDonald (1923–2024), American physicist James MacDonald (pastor) (born 1960), disqualified pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, Walk in the Word and Harvest Bible Fellowship Sir James Mor Macdonald, 2nd Baronet (–1678), Scottish nobleman and soldier Sir James Macdonald, 6th Baronet (died 1723), Scottish chief of Clan Macdonald of Sleat James MacDonald (police officer) (1968–1993), murdered American police officer James Macdonald (civil servant) (1898–1963), British civil servant and forester James Scott Macdonald (1896–1985), Canadian career diplomat
Fictional characters James MacDonald (Arthur character), a minor character in the TV series Arthur Jimmy MacDonald, main character of the television mockumentary series Jimmy MacDonald's Canada
See also
Jamie McDonald (disambiguation), including Jamie MacDonald James McDonald (disambiguation) James Macdonnell (disambiguation)