James Harris

James Harris may refer to:

Politics

 * James Harris (grammarian) (1709–1780), English politician and grammarian
 * James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury (1746–1820), English diplomat
 * James Harris (Nova Scotia politician) (1777–1848), Canadian politician in Nova Scotia
 * James Harris, 3rd Earl of Malmesbury (1807–1889), British statesman
 * James Morrison Harris (1817–1898), United States Representative from Maryland
 * James Harris (North Carolina politician) (1832–1891), African-American North Carolina politician
 * James Charles Harris (1831–1904), British Consul at Nice
 * James E. Harris (1820–1923), American politician, lieutenant governor of Nebraska in 1897–99
 * James Harris, 5th Earl of Malmesbury (1872–1950), British peer and Conservative politician
 * James Harris (Socialist Workers Party politician) (born 1948), 2000 and 2004 United States presidential candidate for the Socialist Workers Party

Science

 * J. Rendel Harris (1852–1941), English biblical scholar and curator of manuscripts
 * James Arthur Harris (1880–1930), American botanist and biometrician
 * James Andrew Harris (1932–2000), American scientist, codiscoverer of rutherfordium (1968) and dubnium (1970)
 * James Anthony Harris, British philosopher
 * James T. Harris III (living), American educator and academic administrator
 * James S. Harris, professor of electrical engineering, applied physics and material science at Stanford University
 * James Franklin Harris, American philosopher

American football

 * James "Shack" Harris (born 1947), American football former quarterback and executive
 * James Harris (defensive end) (born 1968), American football former player
 * James Harris (linebacker) (born 1982), American football fullback/linebacker
 * James L. Harris (American football), college football player

Other sports

 * James Harris, 2nd Earl of Malmesbury (1778–1841), British hunter
 * Kamala (wrestler) (James Harris, 1950–2020), American professional wrestler
 * James Harris (rugby union) (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player
 * James Harris (baseball) (1858–1939), American baseball infielder
 * James Harris (cricketer, born 1990), Welsh cricketer
 * James Harris (cricketer, born 1838) (1838–1925), English soldier and cricketer
 * James Harris (Kittitian cricketer) (born 1954), Kittitian cricketer
 * James Harris (sprinter) (born 1991), American sprinter and high jumper
 * Jamie Harris (footballer) (born 1979), Welsh footballer
 * Jay Harris (footballer, born 1987) (James William Harris, born 1987), English footballer

Others

 * James Harris (comedy writer) (21st century), British comedian
 * James Harris (solicitor) (1940–2004), British legal scholar
 * James B. Harris (born 1928), American screenwriter, producer and director
 * James H. Harris (1828–1898), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
 * James L. Harris (1916–1944), American World War II soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
 * James W. Harris, American linguist
 * Cornbread Harris (James Samuel Harris, born 1927), American musician
 * James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III (born 1959), member of American R&B and pop production duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis