James Beattie

James or Jim Beattie may refer to:
 * James Beattie (poet) (1735–1803), Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher
 * James Hay Beattie (1768–1790), Scottish scholar, son of above
 * James Herries Beattie (1881–1972), New Zealand journalist, historian, and ethnologist
 * James J. Beattie (1942–2019), American heavyweight boxer, see Gene Schoor
 * Jim Beattie (politician) (born 1948), Canadian politician
 * Jim Beattie (baseball) (born 1954), American baseball player
 * Jim Beattie (musician), Scottish musician, formerly of Primal Scream
 * Jim Beattie (footballer) (born 1973), Scottish footballer
 * James Beattie (footballer) (born 1978), English footballer
 * James K. Beattie, Australian chemist