James Owen may refer to:

Politics James Owen (American politician) (1784–1865), U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1817–1819 James Mason Owen (1903–1972), American mayor of Branson, Missouri, entrepreneur James Alexander Owen (1891–1955), American physician and politician from Mississippi

Sports Jimmy Owen (1864–?), English association footballer of the 1880s and 1890s for Port Vale and Stoke James Owen (footballer) (born 1991), Welsh footballer with Barrow Jim Owen, rugby league footballer of the 1920s for Great Britain, England, and St. Helens Recs

Other Jim Owen (singer-songwriter) (1941−2020), American singer and songwriter James Owen (British author) (born 1969), British historian and journalist James A. Owen (born 1969), American comic book creator, publisher and writer James E. Owen, British astrophysicist

See also James Owens (disambiguation) Jimmy Owens (disambiguation)