James Hodgson may refer to:

James Day Hodgson (1915–2012), American politician James Hodgson (cricketer, born 1972), English cricketer James Hodgson (cricketer, born 1969), headmaster of Bedford School and English cricketer James Hodgson (mathematician) (1672–1755), English mathematical teacher, lecturer and writer James Hodgson (merchant) (c. 1790–1870), British merchant