James Tate may refer to:
James Tate (headmaster) (1771–1843), headmaster of Richmond School, 1796–1833 James Tate (politician) (1910–1983), Irish-American politician, mayor of Philadelphia Honest Dick Tate (James William Tate, 1831–?), state treasurer of Kentucky James W. Tate (1875–1922), songwriter, accompanist, and composer James Tate (writer) (1943–2015), American poet Jimmy Tate (1912–1984), Australian rules footballer James Tate, murderer involved in the 2003 John McDonogh High School shooting James Tate (Emmerdale), a fictional character on the soap opera Emmerdale
See also Jim Tait (c. 1935–2011), football coach