James McLean may refer to:

Sports James McLean (golfer) (born 1978), Australian professional golfer Jim McLean (golfer) (born 1950), American golfer and instructor Jim McLean (born 1937), Scottish football player and manager (Dundee United) Jim McLean (Australian footballer) (1880–1917), Australian rules footballer (Melbourne FC) Jimmy McLean (1934–1995), Scottish footballer Jimmy McLean (footballer, born 1876) (1876–1914), English footballer Jimmy McLean (footballer, born 1881) (1881–?), Scottish footballer

Politicians James Henry McLean (1829–1886), American politician and U.S. Representative for Missouri James R. McLean (1842–1903), merchant and politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada James Robert McLean (1823–1870), Confederate politician James McLean (Arkansas politician), American politician and state legislator in Arkansas James McLean (Maryland politician) (died 1956), American politician in Maryland

Others James McLean (mobster) (1929–1965), Boston mobster and leader of the Winter Hill Gang James Hamilton McLean (born 1936), American malacologist James E. McLean, dean of the University of Alabama College of Education James Monroe McLean (1818–1890), American insurance executive and banker

See also James MacLean (disambiguation) James McClean (born 1989), Irish footballer