James or Jim Sheridan may refer to:

Jim Sheridan (politician) (1952–2022), Scottish Labour Party politician James Sheridan (footballer) (1882–1960), Irish footballer in England James Sheridan (Medal of Honor) (1830–1893), American Civil War sailor James E. Sheridan (1922–2015), professor of history and author Jim Sheridan (born 1949), Irish film director Jamey Sheridan (James Patrick Sheridan, born 1951), American actor James Joseph Sheridan (1951–2014), Irish pianist, composer, arranger and music historian