James Watt (disambiguation)

James Watt (1736–1819) was a Scottish engineer and inventor of a revolutionary new steam engine.

James or Jim Watt may also refer to:
 * James Watt junior (1769–1848), Scottish engineer, businessman and activist
 * James Cromar Watt (1862–1940), Scottish artist, architect and jeweller
 * Jim Watt (rugby union) (1914–1988), New Zealand rugby union player and paediatrician
 * James Russell Watt (born 1935), New Zealand rugby union player
 * Sir James Watt (Royal Navy officer) (1914–2009), British surgeon, Medical Director-General of the Royal Navy
 * James G. Watt (1938–2023), former US Secretary of the Interior (1981–83)
 * Jim Watt (boxer) (born 1948), Scottish boxer
 * Jim Watt (ice hockey) (born 1950), American ice hockey player
 * James Watt (diplomat) (born 1951), British ambassador
 * James Watt (loyalist) (born 1952), former Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary
 * HMS James Watt (launched 1853), steam- and sail-powered Royal Navy ship named after the inventor
 * James Watt College (founded 1908), Greenock, Scotland
 * James Watt (actuary) (1863–1945), Scottish actuary and geographer
 * James Watt (brewery owner), owner of BrewDog pub chain