James Hayes

James, Jim, or Jimmy Hayes may refer to:

Law and politics

 * James Hayes (Prince Rupert's secretary) (1637–1694), Prince Rupert's secretary and first Deputy Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company
 * James Hayes (died c. 1731) (1676–bef. – 1731/32), British MP for Winchelsea
 * James Hayes (1715-1800), British MP for Downton
 * James Hayes (Australian politician) (1831–1908), Australian politician from New South Wales
 * James A. Hayes (1921–2000), American politician from California
 * James C. Hayes (born 1946), American pastor and politician, mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska
 * Jimmy Hayes (born 1946), American politician from Louisiana
 * James P. Hayes (born 1964), American politician from New York

Religion

 * James Thomas Hayes (bishop) (1847–1904), English Anglican bishop of Trinidad and Tobago
 * James Hayes (bishop) (1889–1980), American archbishop of Cagayan de Oro
 * James Martin Hayes (1924–2016), Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church

Sports

 * Jim Hayes (baseball) (1913–1993), American baseball player
 * Jim Hayes (American football) (1940–2001), American football defensive lineman
 * Jim Hayes (basketball) (1948–2009), American basketball player
 * Jimmy Hayes (ice hockey) (1989–2021), American ice hockey player
 * James Hayes (cricketer) (born 2001), English cricketer

Others

 * James E. Hayes (1865–1898), Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
 * James L. Hayes (1915–1989), American educator
 * James W. Hayes (1930–2023), Hong Kong historian