James Williams
James Williams may refer to:
Entertainment
- James Williams (musician) (1951–2004), American jazz pianist
 - James J. Williams (1853–1926), English photographer
 - James Dixon Williams (1877–1934), American film producer
 - James D-Train Williams (born 1962), American singer-songwriter and actor
 - James Lee Williams (1992–2025), British drag queen (stage name: The Vivienne)
 - James K. Williams, Liberian rapper
 - James R. Williams (cartoonist) (1888–1957), known as J. R. Williams, Canadian cartoonist
 
Military
- James Williams (Revolutionary War) (1740–1780), colonel from South Carolina
 - James Monroe Williams (1833–1907), American Civil War soldier
 - James Howard Williams (1897–1958), British soldier and elephant expert in Burma
 - James E. Williams (1930–1999), Medal of Honor in the U.S. Navy
 - James A. Williams (1932–2017), U.S. Army general
 - James L. Williams, U.S. Marines general
 - USS James E. Williams, an American warship
 
Politics
- James Wray Williams (1792–1842), U.S. Representative from Maryland
 - James Williams (ambassador) (1796–1869), to Ottoman Empire
 - James D. Williams (1808–1880), U.S. Representative from Indiana
 - James Williams (Ohio politician) (1822–1892), Republican
 - James Williams (Delaware politician) (1825–1899), U.S. Representative
 - James E. Williams (Atlanta mayor) (1826–1900), Atlanta mayor after the Civil War
 - James E. Williams (East St. Louis mayor) (1921–1983)
 - James M. Williams (1850–1909), Ohio House and Ohio Senate
 - James R. Williams (politician) (1850–1923), U.S. Representative from Illinois
 - James R. Williams (lawyer) (1936–2020), candidate for lieutenant governor of Ohio
 - James D. Williams (Pennsylvania politician) (1943–1985), Pennsylvania House
 - James Edwin Williams (1856–1917), British trade unionist
 - James Williams (labor leader), American president of painters' union
 - James A. Williams Jr., American labor union leader
 - James Harrison Williams, member of the Iowa House of Representatives
 
Religion
- James Williams (priest, died 1872) (1790–1872), Welsh Anglican cleric
 - James Williams (bishop) (1825–1892), Canadian Anglican cleric and educator
 - James Williams (archdeacon of Ardfert) (died 1724), Irish Anglican priest
 - James Williams (archdeacon of Wrexham) (died 1953), Welsh Anglican priest
 - James Kendrick Williams (born 1936), American Catholic bishop
 - J. Henry Williams (1831–1889), American Episcopal priest and philanthropist
 
Sport
American football
- James Williams (end) (1928–2015), Rice University
 - James Williams (cornerback) (born 1967), American football cornerback
 - James Williams (linebacker, born 2003) (born 2003), American football linebacker
 - James Williams (wide receiver) (born 1978), American football wide receiver
 - James O. Williams (born 1968), American football offensive tackle
 - James Williams (linebacker, born 1968) (born 1968), American football linebacker
 - James Williams (defensive lineman) (born 2004), American football defensive lineman
 - Jamie Williams (American football) (born 1960), NFL tight end
 
Association football
- James Williams (Welsh footballer) (1885–1916)
 - James Williams (Australian footballer) (born 1937)
 - James Williams-Richardson (born 1988), Anguillan international footballer
 - James Williams (Irish footballer)
 - Jimmy Williams (footballer, born 1982), English footballer
 
Baseball
- James Williams (baseball), co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds 1981–1984
 - Jimmy Williams (coach) (or James Bernard Williams, 1926–2016), minor league manager
 - Jimy Williams (1943–2024)
 
Basketball
- James Williams (basketball) (born 1979), American streetball player
 - Fly Williams (born 1953), American ABA and CBA player
 
Other sports
- James Williams (British fencer) (1966–2024)
 - James Williams (cricketer) (born 1973), Welsh
 - James Williams (field hockey) (1878–1929), British
 - James Leighman Williams (born 1985), American fencer
 
Other uses
- James Miller Williams (1818–1890), Canadian oil businessman
 - James Nelson Williams (1837–1915), New Zealand runholder, orchardist and entrepreneur
 - James Leon Williams (1852–1932), American dental researcher
 - James Steele Williams (1896–1957), American paleontologist
 - James Arthur Williams (1930–1990), American antiques dealer
 - James Wilson Williams (born 1982), American academic
 - James Oladipo Williams (died 1999), Nigerian jurist and judge
 - James F. Williams, American librarian, University of Colorado
 - James H. Williams Jr., American mechanical engineer, MIT
 - Jamie Williams, president of the Wilderness Society