James Davidson

James Davidson may refer to:

Politicians

 * James Davidson (Canadian politician) (1856–1913), mayor of Ottawa in 1901
 * James Davidson (Kentucky politician) (died 1860), Kentucky pioneer and politician
 * James Davidson (Oregon politician), member of the Oregon Territorial Legislature, 1851
 * James Davidson (British politician) (1927–2017), Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
 * James O. Davidson (1854–1922), governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin, 1906–1911
 * James S. Davidson, state legislator in Louisiana
 * James H. Davidson (1858–1918), U.S. representative from Wisconsin
 * James J. Davidson (1861–1897), American politician and businessman
 * James Ironside Davidson (1818–1902), Scottish-born farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada

Sportspeople

 * James Davidson (American football) (born 1990), American football player
 * James Davidson (rugby union) (1868–1945), English rugby union international
 * James Davidson (tennis) (born 1973), British tennis player

Others

 * James Davidson (historian) (born 1964), professor of Ancient Greek history
 * James Dale Davidson, founder of the National Taxpayers Union in the United States
 * James Duncan Davidson (born 1970), American software engineer
 * James Davidson (ornithologist) (1849–1925), ornithologist in India
 * James Alfred Davidson (1921–2004), British naval commander and diplomat
 * James Edward Davidson (1870–1930), Australian journalist and newspaper owner
 * James Davidson (antiquarian) (1793–1864), English local historian and bibliographer
 * James W. Davidson (1872–1933), explorer, writer, United States diplomat, businessman and philanthropist
 * James Wightman Davidson (1915–1973), New Zealand historian, constitutional adviser and university professor
 * James Wood Davidson (1829–1905), United States author
 * Norman Davidson (biochemist) (James Norman Davidson, 1911–1972), Scottish biochemist, molecular biologist and textbook author
 * James Davidson (Scottish architect) (1848–1923), Scottish architect
 * James Davidson (priest) (died 1933), Archdeacon of Bermuda
 * James Hutchinson Davidson (1902-1982), Australian bandleader commonly known as Jim Davidson