James Cavanagh
James Cavanagh or Cavanaugh may refer to:
- James M. Cavanaugh, U.S. Representative from Minnesota
- James Cavanagh (soldier), Irish-American brigadier general
- James Cavanagh (baseball), American baseball player
- James Cavanagh (architect), Australian architect
- James Cavanaugh (songwriter), American songwriter of the 1940s, the co-writer of the popular jazz tune, "Mississippi Mud"
- Jim Cavanagh, Australian politician
- James P. Cavanagh, American screenwriter of Playhouse 90 and Murder at the Gallop
- James Ronald Kavanagh a.k.a. Ronnie Kavanagh, Irish rugby union player