James Phelan

James Phelan may refer to:
 * James Phelan (American football) (1892–1974), American football player and coach
 * James Phelan (literary scholar) (born 1951), American literary critic
 * James Phelan Jr. (1856–1891), American politician, son of James Phelan, Sr.
 * James Phelan Sr. (1821–1873), Confederate States of America politician
 * James Clancy Phelan (born 1979), Australian thriller writer
 * James D. Phelan (1861–1930), American politician; Mayor of San Francisco and U.S. Senator from California
 * Jim Phelan (basketball) (1929–2021), American college basketball coach
 * Jim Phelan (Irish writer) (1899–1966), Irish tramp who wrote on tramp and prison life
 * Jimmy Phelan (hurler) (1917–2006), Irish hurler
 * SS James D. Phelan, a World War II Liberty ship