James the Apostle may refer to:
James the Great (James, the son of Zebedee) one of the twelve apostles of Jesus James, son of Alphaeus, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus James, brother of Jesus (James the Just), not one of the twelve, traditionally considered the author of the Epistle of James
See also James the Less, who may or may not be the same person as James the brother of Jesus or James, son of Alphaeus