James Coleman may refer to:

Academics James Earl Coleman (born 1946), American attorney and professor of law James Samuel Coleman (1926–1995), American sociologist James Smoot Coleman (1919–1985), American political scientist

Artists and entertainers James Coleman (broadcaster) (born 1968), New Zealand television presenter, radio host and actor James Coleman (Irish artist) (born 1941) Jim Coleman (actor) (born 1961), American actor and producer Jim Coleman (musician) (fl. 1990s–2010s), American keyboards and sampler player J. Paul Emerson or Jimmy Coleman (1942/3–2001), American radio host

Government James Coleman (politician) (fl. 2010s–2020s), president pro tempore of the Colorado State Senate James H. Coleman (born 1999), councilmember for the City of South San Francisco James H. Coleman (judge) (1933–2024), justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey James M. Coleman (1924–2014), American jurist and legislator James P. Coleman (1914–1991), governor of Mississippi James S. Coleman (judge) (1906–1987), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama

Sports James W. Coleman, early 20th-century American basketball coach Jim Coleman (curler), curler in the 2010 Safeway Championship Jim Coleman (dancer), dancer who worked with Martha Mason in the 1980s Jim Coleman (volleyball), volleyball player for the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics James Coleman, a gridiron football official, currently on Clete Blakeman's crew

Other people James J. Coleman (born 1950), American electrical engineer James Malone Coleman, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee Jim Coleman (journalist) (1911–2001), Canadian sports journalist

Other uses James Coleman House in Swainsboro, Georgia James W. Coleman House in Moultrie, Georgia

See also Coleman (disambiguation) James Colman, American businessman