James, or Jim Lyons may refer to:

Arts and entertainment James L. Lyons (1916–1994), founder of the Monterey Jazz Festival James Lyons (film editor) (1960–2007), American film editor and actor

Politics James Lyons (Upper Canada politician), merchant and political figure in Upper Canada James Lyons (Virginia politician) (1801–1882), Confederate politician James Lyons (Queensland politician) (1842–1915), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly James E. Lyons (politician) (1857–1943), American politician James Lyons (New South Wales politician) (1875–1955), member of the New South Wales Legislative Council James W. Lyons (1878–1947), Canadian politician James J. Lyons (1890–1966), American politician James J. Lyons Jr., Massachusetts politician James Lyons (political adviser), British political adviser and journalist

Others James Alexander Lyons (1861–1920), American accountancy author and publisher James Lyons (admiral) (1927–2018), US Navy admiral, former Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet James E. Lyons (academic) (born 1943), American academic administrator James Lyons (lawyer) (born 1947), American lawyer, figure in the Whitewater controversy and former federal judicial nominee James R. Lyons, plastic surgeon and author Jim Lyons (footballer) (1876–1934), Australian rules footballer

See also Jimmie Lyons (1889–1961), American baseball player Jimmy Lyons (disambiguation) James Lyon (disambiguation) Jimmy Lyon (disambiguation)