James W. Smith may refer to:
James W. Smith (horse trainer) (1908–1969), American horse trainer Jimmy Snuka (James Wiley Smith, 1943–2017), Fijian wrestler James Webber Smith (1778–1853), British Royal Artillery officer James Webster Smith (1850–1876), first black cadet at West Point James W. Smith Jr. (born 1943), American judge, Chief of the Supreme Court of Mississippi James W. Smith (trade unionist) (1838–1903), American labor unionist James William Smith (fl. 1974), mayor of Kingston upon Hull in 1974
See also James William Smith-Betsil (born 1934), American basketball player and political activist