James Ellis may refer to:
Arts and entertainment James G. Ellis (composer) (1880–1966), American violinist, silent film theater pioneer, and composer James Ellis (actor) (1931–2014), British actor Orion (singer) (James Hodges Ellis, 1945–1998), American singer James Ellis (musician) (fl. 2005–2007), British rock guitarist and record producer
Politics and law James Ellis (antiquary) (1763–1830), English lawyer and antiquary James Ellis (British politician) (1829–1901), British MP for Bosworth 1885–1892 James Ellis (Australian politician) (1843–1930), Australian politician James A. Ellis (1864–1934), mayor of Ottawa James F. Ellis (1870–1937), Canadian physician and politician James M. Ellis (fl. 1920s), lawyer and state legislator in West Virginia James L. Ellis, (1928–2017), California state legislator
Others James Ellis (footballer) (fl. 1892), Scottish footballer Mooney Ellis (James Ellis, 1896–unknown), American baseball player James H. Ellis (1924–1997), British engineer and cryptographer James G. Ellis (born 1947), American academic; dean of the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California James O. Ellis (born 1947), U.S. Navy admiral
See also Jim Ellis (disambiguation) Jimmy Ellis (disambiguation)