James Carson

James Carson may refer to:
 * James H. Carson (1821–1853), Second Sergeant in the US Army in the mid-1850s
 * James Harvey Carson (1808–1884), Virginia politician and militia general (Confederate)
 * Captain James Carson, pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the five volume "Saddle Boys" series
 * James Carson (American football) (1940–1999), head coach of Jackson State University
 * James Carson (physician) (1772–1843), Scottish physician
 * Jim Carson (musician) (1934–2008), New Zealand tuba player and military band leader
 * James Carson (rugby union) (1870–1903), Australian rugby union player
 * James Carson (water polo) (1901–1964), American Olympic water polo player
 * James Carson (field hockey) (born 1994), Welsh field hockey player
 * James S. Carson (1874–1960), American corporate executive and Spanish–American War veteran
 * James H. Carson Jr. (1935–2015), American lawyer
 * Jimmy Carson (born 1968), American ice hockey player