James MacDonald

James MacDonald or Macdonald may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

 * J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932), Canadian painter, member of the Group of Seven
 * James Stuart MacDonald (1878–1952), art critic and Director of the Art Gallery of NSW
 * Jimmy MacDonald (sound effects artist) (1906–1991), voice of Mickey Mouse
 * James D. Macdonald (born 1954), American author and critic
 * James MacDonald (actor), Canadian actor
 * James Macdonald (director) (born 1958), British theater and film director
 * James Wilson Alexander MacDonald, American sculptor

Politics

 * Sir James Macdonald, 2nd Baronet (1784–1832), British Member of Parliament for Tain Burghs, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Sutherland, Calne, and Hampshire
 * James William MacDonald (1811–1881), politician in colonial South Australia and Colonial Treasurer
 * James E. MacDonald (1842–1903), former politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada
 * James MacDonald (trade unionist) (1857–1938), Secretary of the London Trades Council
 * James Alexander MacDonald (1858–1919), lawyer, judge and leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party
 * James Ramsay MacDonald (1866–1937), British Prime Minister
 * Jim MacDonald (politician) (1917–1989), Australian politician
 * James David Macdonald (politician) (1922–1995), City of Calgary alderman and author of Grand Cayman's tax haven law
 * James H. MacDonald (1832–1889), lieutenant governor of Michigan

Sports

 * James MacDonald (cricketer) (1906–1969), Irish cricketer
 * James Macdonald (footballer), Scottish footballer
 * Kilby MacDonald (James Allan Macdonald, 1913–1986), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Jamie MacDonald (footballer) (born 1986), Scottish football goalkeeper

Other

 * James MacDonald, 6th of Dunnyveg (died 1565), Scoto-Irish chieftain
 * Sir James MacDonald, 9th of Dunnyveg (died 1626), last chief of Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg or Clan Donald South
 * James Macdonald (British Army officer) (1862–1927), Scottish engineer, explorer and cartographer
 * James A. Macdonald (1862–1923), newspaper editor, educator, minister and author in Ontario, Canada
 * James Alexander MacDonald (botanist) (1908–1997), Scottish botanist and plant pathologist
 * James Macdonald (ornithologist) (1908–2002), British and Australian ornithologist and ornithological writer
 * James E. McDonald (1920–1971), American meteorologist and UFO researcher
 * James Ross MacDonald (1923–2024), American physicist
 * James MacDonald (pastor) (born 1960), disqualified pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel, Walk in the Word and Harvest Bible Fellowship
 * Sir James Mor Macdonald, 2nd Baronet (c. 1605–1678), Scottish nobleman and soldier
 * James MacDonald (police officer) (1968–1993), murdered American police officer
 * James Macdonald (civil servant) (1898–1963), British civil servant and forester

Fictional characters

 * James MacDonald (Arthur character), a minor character in the TV series Arthur