James A. Anderson may refer to:
James Allan Anderson (chess player) (1906–1991), American chess player James Arthur Anderson (born 1955), American writer James A. Anderson (academic administrator), chancellor of Fayetteville State University James A. Anderson (cognitive scientist) (born 1940), American professor of cognitive science and brain science
See also James A. Andersen (1924–2022), American politician and judge in the state of Washington