James Williams may refer to:
Entertainment James Williams (musician) (1951–2004), American jazz pianist James H. Williams III (born 1965), American comic book writer and artist James J. Williams (1853–1926), English photographer James Dixon Williams (1877–1934), American film producer James D-Train Williams (born 1962), American singer-songwriter and actor James Lee Williams (1992–2025), British drag queen (stage name: The Vivienne) James K. Williams, Liberian rapper James R. Williams (cartoonist) (1888–1957), known as J. R. Williams, Canadian cartoonist Kimo Williams (born 1950), American composer, musician and professor
Military James Williams (Revolutionary War) (1740–1780), colonel from South Carolina James Monroe Williams (1833–1907), American Civil War soldier James Howard Williams (1897–1958), British soldier and elephant expert in Burma James E. Williams (1930–1999), Medal of Honor in the U.S. Navy James A. Williams (1932–2017), U.S. Army general James L. Williams, U.S. Marines general USS James E. Williams, an American warship
Politics James Wray Williams (1792–1842), U.S. Representative from Maryland James Williams (ambassador) (1796–1869), to Ottoman Empire James D. Williams (1808–1880), U.S. Representative from Indiana James Williams (Ohio politician) (1822–1892), Republican James Williams (Delaware politician) (1825–1899), U.S. Representative James E. Williams (Atlanta mayor) (1826–1900), Atlanta mayor after the Civil War James E. Williams (East St. Louis mayor) (1921–1983) James Henry Williams (1831–1889), British born Episcopal minister and Virginia politician James M. Williams (1850–1909), Ohio House and Ohio Senate James R. Williams (politician) (1850–1923), U.S. Representative from Illinois James R. Williams (lawyer) (1936–2020), candidate for lieutenant governor of Ohio James D. Williams (Pennsylvania politician) (1943–1985), Pennsylvania House James Edwin Williams (1856–1917), British trade unionist James Williams (labor leader), American president of painters' union James A. Williams Jr., American labor union leader James Harrison Williams, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Religion James Williams (priest, died 1872) (1790–1872), Welsh Anglican cleric James Williams (bishop) (1825–1892), Canadian Anglican cleric and educator James Williams (archdeacon of Ardfert) (died 1724), Irish Anglican priest James Williams (archdeacon of Wrexham) (died 1953), Welsh Anglican priest James Kendrick Williams (born 1936), American Catholic bishop J. Henry Williams (1831–1889), American Episcopal priest and philanthropist
Sport American football James H. Williams (1920–1999), American college football and college baseball coach and athletics administrator James Williams (American football coach) (1923–1999), American football high school and college coach James Williams (end) (1928–2015), American college football end Jamie Williams (American football) (born 1960), American football tight end James Williams (cornerback) (born 1967), American football cornerback James Williams (linebacker, born 1968) (born 1968), American football linebacker James O. Williams (born 1968), American football offensive tackle James Williams (wide receiver) (born 1978), American football wide receiver James Williams (linebacker, born 2003) (born 2003), American football linebacker James Williams (defensive lineman) (born 2004), American football defensive lineman
Association football James Williams (Welsh footballer) (1885–1916) James Williams (Australian footballer) (born 1937) James Williams-Richardson (born 1988), Anguillan international footballer James Williams (Irish footballer) Jimmy Williams (footballer, born 1982), English footballer
Baseball James Williams (baseball), co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds 1981–1984 Jimmy Williams (coach) (or James Bernard Williams, 1926–2016), minor league manager Jimy Williams (1943–2024)
Basketball James Williams (basketball) (born 1979), American streetball player Fly Williams (born 1953), American ABA and CBA player
Other sports James Williams (British fencer) (1966–2024) James Williams (cricketer) (born 1973), Welsh James Williams (field hockey) (1878–1929), British James Leighman Williams (born 1985), American fencer
Other uses James Miller Williams (1818–1890), Canadian oil businessman James Nelson Williams (1837–1915), New Zealand runholder, orchardist and entrepreneur James Leon Williams (1852–1932), American dental researcher James Steele Williams (1896–1957), American paleontologist James Arthur Williams (1930–1990), American antiques dealer James Wilson Williams (born 1982), American academic James Oladipo Williams (died 1999), Nigerian jurist and judge James F. Williams, American librarian, University of Colorado James H. Williams Jr., American mechanical engineer, MIT Jamie Williams, president of the Wilderness Society
See also Jim Williams (disambiguation) William James (disambiguation)