James or Jim West may refer to:
Business and industry James Marion West Sr. (1871–1941), Texas businessman and political figure James Marion West Jr. (1903–1957), Texas businessman James West (inventor) (born 1931), American engineer, co-inventor of the electret microphone
Law and politics James West (antiquary) (1703–1772), English politician and antiquary, president of the Royal Society James E. West (politician) (1951–2006), American politician, mayor of Spokane, Washington James I. West Jr. (1930–2014), American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Sports James West (football manager) (fl. 1900), British football manager James West (golfer) (1885–1968), English golfer James West (Scottish footballer) (1891–?), Scottish footballer Jim West (baseball) (1911–1970), American Negro league baseball player Jim West (sportscaster) (1929–2024), American sports announcer Jim West (boxer) (1954–2015), Australian boxer James West (Canadian football) (born 1955), Canadian football player Jim West (footballer) (born 1966), Australian footballer Jim West (cricketer) (born 1982), Bermudian cricketer James West (runner) (born 1996), English middle-distance runner
Others James E. West (Scouting) (1876–1948), first Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America James Grey West (1885–1951), British architect J. B. West (James Bernard West, 1912–1983), Chief Usher of the White House James West (physician) (1914–2012), American physician, psychiatrist and surgeon James R. West (1946–2021), American trumpet player and teacher Jim West (guitarist) (born 1953), American guitarist, film and TV composer Jim West (biblical scholar) (born 1960), Christian pacifist biblical scholar and activist James West (Australian journalist) (born 1982), Australian journalist and author
See also Jeffrey James West (born 1950), principal of historical buildings in England