James Paterson may refer to:
Sportsmen James Paterson (cricketer) (1889–1966), New Zealand cricketer James Paterson (footballer) (1905–1978), Scottish international footballer James Paterson (rugby league) (1898–1969), English rugby league footballer of the 1920s James Paterson (rugby union) (born 1987), New Zealand–American rugby player James Paterson (skier) (born 1970), Australian Paralympic skier Jamie Paterson (footballer, born 1973), Scottish footballer Jamie Paterson (footballer, born 1991), English footballer Jim Paterson (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish footballer who is a player-coach for Dunfermline Athletic Jim Paterson (rugby league) (1934–2019), Australian rugby league footballer Jimmy Paterson (Australian footballer) (1870–1927), Australian rules footballer Jimmy Paterson (1891–1959), physician and amateur footballer who played for Queen's Park and Arsenal in the 1920s Jim Paterson (athlete) (1934–2012), Scottish runner
Other James Hamilton-Paterson (born 1941), British poet, won Newdigate Prize in 1964 James Paterson (journalist) (1805–1876), Scottish writer and antiquary James Paterson (mayor), mayor of Melbourne, 1876–1877 James Paterson (painter) (1854–1932), Scottish landscape painter James Paterson (New Zealand politician) (1807–1886), New Zealand politician James Paterson (Australian politician) (born 1987), Australian Senator James Paterson (priest), Dean of Argyll and The Isles from 1846 until 1848 James Paterson (radical), one of the leaders of the Society of the United Scotsmen James Ralston Kennedy Paterson (1897–1981), Scottish radiologist
See also James Patterson (disambiguation)