William James (disambiguation)

William James (1842–1910) was an American psychologist and philosopher.

William James may also refer to:

Military

 * William James (Royal Navy admiral) (1881–1974), British admiral
 * William C. James (1896–1974), U.S. Marine Corps general
 * William James (Australian general) (1930–2015), Australian Army general
 * William K. James (1935–2022), U.S. Air Force Major General

Politics

 * Sir William James, 1st Baronet (1721–1783), East India Company navy commander and director, Member of Parliament for West Looe 1774–1783
 * William James (Carlisle MP) (1791–1861), Member of Parliament for Carlisle 1820–1826
 * William A. James (1838–1893), American politician in Illinois
 * William H. James (1831–1920), second governor of Nebraska
 * W. Frank James (1873–1945), U.S. Representative from Michigan
 * William S. James (1914–1993), State Treasurer of Maryland
 * William James (MP for Kent), Member of Parliament for Kent, 1654–59

Sports

 * William James (cricketer) (fl. 1858–1881), English cricketer
 * William James (rugby league), rugby league footballer in the 1920s and 1930s
 * William James (bowls) (born 1969), Eswatini (formerly named Swaziland) lawn bowler
 * William James (American football) (born 1979), American footballer
 * Knucks James (William James, 1878–1966), American baseball player

Other

 * William James (bishop) (1542–1617), English academic and bishop of Durham, 1606–17
 * William James (slave trader) (1735–1798), operating out of the Port of Liverpool
 * William James (railway promoter) (1771–1837), British
 * William James (naval historian) (1780–1827), British naval historian during the Age of Sail
 * William Milbourne James (judge) (1807–1881), British judge
 * William James (engineer) (1854–1889), British engineer
 * William Dodge James (1854–1912), big game hunter
 * William James (photographer) (1866–1948), British-Canadian photographer
 * William P. James (1870–1940), U.S. federal judge
 * William G. James (1892–1977), Australian pianist
 * William "Froggie" James (died 1909), African-American man lynched in Cairo, Illinois