James Howell (c. 1594–1666) was an Anglo-Welsh historian and writer.
James Howell may also refer to:
James Howell (chess player) (born 1967), English chess grandmaster and author James Howell (politician) (1829–1897), mayor of Brooklyn, New York James B. Howell (1816–1880), American lawyer, newspaper editor, and politician James F. Howell (1934–2026), American politician in the state of Oklahoma James Howell, founder of Cardiff's Howells (department store) in 1856 James Howell, early leader of Britain's National Association of Discharged Sailors and Soldiers J. P. Howell (James Phillip Howell, born 1983), American baseball pitcher Jamie Howell (born 1977), English footballer Jim Howell, Ambassador of New Zealand to Saudi Arabia, 2003–2007 Jim Howell (Kansas politician), American politician and former member of the Kansas House of Representatives Jim Howell (Michigan politician) (born 1949), former member of the Michigan House of Representatives Jim Lee Howell (1914–1995), American football player and coach