James Foster
James Foster may refer to:
- James Foster (Baptist minister), English Baptist minister
- James Foster (architect), English mason and architect in Bristol
- James Foster (cricketer, born 1854), English cricketer
- James Foster (cricketer, born 1980), English cricketer
- James Foster (economist), American economist, known for Foster–Greer–Thorbecke indices
- James Foster (ice hockey), Scottish-born Canadian hockey player
- James Foster (ironmaster), English ironmaster, owner of the Stourbridge Ironworks and various others, and a partner in Foster, Rastrick and Company
- James Foster (Mormon), early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
- James C. Foster, chairman and chief executive officer of Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
- James H. Foster, Wisconsin politician
- James W. Foster, American politician
- James L. Foster, former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1971–1979
- James Foster, Libertarian candidate in the 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election