James MacGillivray or McGillivray may refer to:

Politicians James McGillivray, politician in Social Credit Party of Canada leadership elections James J. McGillivray, Canadian-born American politician

Others James Pittendrigh Macgillivray, Scottish poet James MacGillivray (journalist), see Paul Bunyan James MacGillivray, dancer with Scottish Dance Theatre James McGillivray (soccer), coach for St. Catharines Wolves