James Goodman may refer to:
James Goodman (cricketer) (born 1990), Kent County Cricket Club cricketer James Goodman (musicologist) (1828–1896), clergyman, professor of Irish, and collector of Irish music James A. Goodman (born 1936), American politician James R. Goodman (born 1944), professor of computer science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand James U. Goodman (1872–1953), American politician Jim Goodman (American football), American football coach, scout, and executive