James Macaulay may refer to:
James Macaulay (Canadian physician) (died 1822) James Macaulay (editor) (1817–1902), 19th century Scottish physician, journalist and anti-vivisectionist James Macaulay (preacher), 17th century Scottish preacher and prisoner on the Bass Rock James Buchanan Macaulay (1793–1859), lawyer and judge in colonial Canada James Macaulay (footballer) (1922–2000), Scottish footballer Jim Macaulay, musician
See also James McAuley (1917–1976), academic and poet Jimmy McAuley (1901–?), Irish footballer James Macauley (1889–1945), Irish footballer James McAulay (1860–1943), Scottish footballer