James Williams may refer to:

In American politics

• James Williams (Delaware representative) (1825-1899), U.S. Congressman from Delaware
• James D. Williams (1808-1880), US Representative from Indiana and governor of Indiana
• James E. Williams (mayor) (1826-1900), Atlanta mayor after the Civil War
• James D. Williams (Pennsylvania politician) (died 1985), Pennsylvania politician
• James R. Williams (1850-1923), US Representative from Illinois
• James R. Williams (lawyer) (born 1936), candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
• James Wray Williams (1792-1842), US Representative from Maryland
• James Williams (Ohio Auditor) (1822-1892), Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio

In sports

• James Williams (lineman) (Big Cat Williams, born 1968), former NFL player for the Chicago Bears
• James Williams (defensive back) (born 1967), former NFL player for the Buffalo Bills
• James Williams (American football) (born 1928), former American football player
• Jamie Williams (American football) (born 1960), former NFL tight end
• James Williams (linebacker) (born 1968), former NFL player for the New Orleans Saints
• James Williams (field hockey) (1878-1929), British field hockey player
• James Williams (British fencer) (born 1966), British fencer
• James Leighman Williams (born 1985), American fencer
• James B. Williams (born 1926), former Minor League Baseball manager
• James Williams (basketball) (born 1979), American basketball player, see Buffalo Sharks
• James Williams (footballer) (1884-1916), Wales international footballer
• James Williams (Irish footballer), Irish international footballer
• James Williams (baseball), co-owner of the Cincinnati Reds baseball
• James Williams (cricketer) (born 1973), former Welsh cricketer
• James Williams (offensive tackle) (born 1988), American football offensive tackle

Others

• James Williams (astronomer), winner of the Brouwer Award
• James Williams (cleric) (1790-1872), Welsh clergyman
• James Williams (Revolutionary War) (1740-1780), U.S. Revolution, Colonel from South Carolina
• James Arthur Williams (1930-1990), central character in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and antiques dealer and restorer of historic homes from Savannah, Georgia
• James A. Williams (born 1932), U.S. Army Lieutenant General and former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
• James Dixon Williams (1877-1934), American film producer
• James Williams (labor leader), American labor leader
• James E. Williams (1930-1999), Medal of Honor in the U.S. Navy
• James Howard Williams (1897-1958), (Elephant Bill), British author
• James Miller Williams (1818-1890), Canadian businessman
• James T. Williams II (born 1981), American film and television actor
• James Williams (musician) (1951-2004), American jazz pianist
• Jamie Pressnall (Jamie Williams, born 1976), American musician
• USS James E. Williams (DDG-95) an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy
• James F. Williams, American librarian
• James L. Williams, Commanding General of the 4th Marine Division
• James Williams (bishop) (1825-1892), Canadian Church of England priest, bishop, and educator
• James Leon Williams, American prosthodontist and dental histologist
• Jamie Williams (actor) (born 1980), American film and television actor

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