James Heywood or Haywood may refer to:
Jamie Heywood (born 1966), American mechanical engineer who co-founded the ALS Therapy Development Institute James Heywood (philanthropist) (1810–1897), British MP, philanthropist and social reformer James Heywood (cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer James Modyford Heywood (c. 1729–1798), English MP and plantation owner in Jamaica