James Tate

James Tate may refer to:


 * James Tate (headmaster) (1771–1843), headmaster of Richmond School, 1796–1833
 * James Tate (mayor) (1910–1983), Irish-American politician, mayor of Philadelphia
 * James "Honest Dick" Tate (1831–?), State Treasurer of Kentucky
 * James W. Tate (1875–1922), songwriter, accompanist, and composer
 * James Tate (writer) (1943–2015), poet
 * James Tate, murderer involved in the 2003 John McDonogh High School shooting
 * James Tate (Emmerdale), a fictional character on the soap opera Emmerdale