James Forsyth may refer to: James Forsyth (Australian politician) (1852–1927), Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly James Forsyth (college president) (1817–1886), attorney and president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute James Forsyth (journalist) (born 1981), Political Secretary to the UK Prime Minister James Forsyth (sculptor) (1827–1910), Scottish sculptor James Forsyth (traveller) (1838–1871), Indian traveller James B. Forsyth (1809–1872), Massachusetts physician and politician James Bell Forsyth (1802–1869), Quebec merchant and author James W. Forsyth (1834–1906), U.S. Army officer and general Jim Forsyth (born 1944), former Australian rules footballer Jimmy Forsyth (1904–1982), Scottish footballer, trainer and physiotherapist Jimmy Forsyth (photographer) (1913–2009), British amateur photographer