James Stephens may refer to:

• James Stephens (MP), 17th century MP for Gloucester
• James Stephen (politician) (1758-1832), English lawyer associated with the abolition of slavery
• James B. Stephens (1806-1889), founder of East Portland, Oregon
• James Stephens (trade unionist) (1821-1889), Welsh-born Australian stonemason and trade unionist
• James Stephens (Fenian) (1825-1901), Irish revolutionary
• James Brunton Stephens (1835-1902), Scottish-born Australian poet and teacher
• James Stephens (author) (1882-1950), Irish novelist and poet
• James Stephens (actor) (born 1951), United States T.V. and film actor

Other

• James Stephens (GAA Club), a Kilkenny-based Gaelic Athletic Association club
• SS James B. Stephens, a liberty ship named for the founder of East Portland

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