James Riley may refer to:
Law and politics James M. Riley (politician), (1854-1913), American politician in New York James W. Riley (1875–1954), American politician in New York James B. Riley (1894–1958), American jurist in West Virginia
Sports James Riley (cricketer) (1860–1937), English cricketer James Riley (footballer) (1880–1938), English association footballer Jack Riley (baseball) (James Riley, fl. 1940s), American baseball player James Riley (soccer) (born 1982), American soccer player
Others James Riley (captain) (1777–1840), American merchant ship captain James McIlvaine Riley (1849–1911), American co-founder of the Sigma Nu fraternity James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916), American writer and poet Doc Middleton (James M. Riley, 1851–1913), American outlaw and horse thief James Riley (gunman) (1853–?), American gunfighter James Frederic Riley (1912–1985), British physician, radiologist and cancer specialist James Riley (POW) (born c. 1972), American soldier captured in Iraq, see American POWs in the 2003 invasion of Iraq James Riley (writer) (born c. 1977), American novelist James J. Riley, American mechanical engineer
Other uses James Whitcomb Riley (train) James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, a children's hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana James Whitcomb Riley High School, a secondary school in South Bend, Indiana
See also Jim Riley (disambiguation) James Reilly (disambiguation)