James McDonald

James McDonald may refer to:

Politics

 * James McDonald (Irish politician), nationalist politician in Northern Ireland
 * James McDonald (Canadian politician) (1828–1912), Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge
 * James McDonald (New Zealand politician) (1837–1900), New Zealand politician
 * James McDonald (Victorian Nationalist politician) (1856–1933), Victorian state MP
 * James McDonald (Victorian Labor politician) (1889–1938), Victorian state MP
 * James S. McDonald (1839–?), Nova Scotia politician
 * James Greer McDonald (1824–1909), surveyor and member of the Los Angeles Common Council
 * James E. McDonald (politician) (1881–1952), Texas Agriculture Commissioner
 * James Grover McDonald (1886–1964), US ambassador
 * James McDonald (Tasmanian politician) (1877–1947), Australian Labor Party Member of the Tasmania House of Assembly
 * James Albert McDonald (1870–1957), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Sports

 * James McDonald (baseball) (born 1984), American baseball pitcher
 * James McDonald (Australian footballer) (born 1976), Australian rules footballer
 * James McDonald (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
 * James McDonald (American football) (born 1961), American football player
 * James McDonald (jockey) (born 1992), New Zealand jockey
 * James Allen McDonald (1915–1997), college and professional American football player
 * James A. McDonald, American college football coach

Other

 * James Charles McDonald (1840–1912), Roman Catholic bishop, fourth Bishop of Charlottetown, 1891–1912
 * James McDonald (economist) (born c. 1942), economist at Brigham Young University
 * James McDonald (RAF officer) (1899–?), World War I flying ace
 * James McDonald (writer) (born 1953), British writer
 * James McDonald (businessman) (1843–1915), English-American oil businessman
 * James E. McDonald (1920–1971), American physicist, known for research regarding UFOs
 * James Harper McDonald (1900–1973), American Navy diver and Medal of Honor recipient
 * James McDonald (artist) (1865–1935), New Zealand artist and promoter of Maori arts and crafts
 * James McDonald (lawyer) (died 1831), first Native American who professionally studied law
 * F. James McDonald (1922–2010), American engineer and business executive