James Donnelly may refer to:
Politicians James A. Donnelly (1870–1952), American lawyer, politician and judge from New York James J. Donnelly (1866–1948), Canadian senator Jim Donnelly (politician) (born 1967), American politician from Maine
Sportspeople James C. Donnelly (1881–1952), American football player and coach Boots Donnelly (James F. Donnelly, born 1942), American football coach James Donnelly (baseball) (1867–1933), baseball player Jim Donnelly (baseball) (1865–1915), Major League Baseball third baseman Jimmy Donnelly (bowls) (1928–1980), Irish lawn bowler Jim Donnelly (cricketer) (1906–1978), Australian cricketer James Donnelly (footballer) (1893–1959), Irish association football player and manager Jamesie Donnelly ( 2000s), Irish hurler Babe Donnelly (James Joseph Donnelly, 1894–1968), ice hockey player Jim Donnelly (snooker player) (1946–2026), Scottish snooker player Jimmy Donnelly (footballer) (1879–?), English footballer
Others James Donnelly (bishop) (1823–1893), Irish Catholic bishop James S. Donnelly Jr. (born 1943), British and Irish historian
See also Black Donnellys, whose patriarch was James Donnelly (1816–1880), an Irish Catholic immigrant family massacred in Canada, 1880