James Whitney may refer to: James Whitney (politician) (1843–1914), Canadian politician in the province of Ontario James Whitney (filmmaker) (1921–1982) James Amaziah Whitney (1839–1907), United States patent lawyer and writer James Pounder Whitney (1857–1939), British historian Jim Whitney (1857–1891), baseball player James Scollay Whitney (1811–1878), American business executive and politician James Lyman Whitney (1835–1910), American librarian James Whitney (criminal) (c.1660–1694), highwayman from Stevenage