James Jackson
James Jackson may refer to:
Military
- James Jackson (British Army officer), British Army general
- James S. Jackson, Union General in the American Civil War
- James W. Jackson, shooter of Elmer Ellsworth during the American Civil War
- James Jackson (colonial administrator), British Army officer, acting commandant of St Mary's Island, 1829–1830
- James Jackson (Medal of Honor), U.S. Army officer
- James F. Jackson, Lieutenant General in the United States Air Force
Politics
- James Jackson (Georgia politician), Revolutionary War soldier, Georgia congressman, senator and governor
- James Jackson (Alabama politician), businessman, racehorse investor, state legislator
- James Jackson (congressman), Georgia Congressman, grandson of Senator James Jackson
- James M. Jackson, West Virginia Congressman
- James Jackson Jr. (New York politician), New York politician
- James Jackson (Massachusetts politician), American politician in Massachusetts
- James K. Jackson, American politician, Secretary of State of Alabama, 1894–1898
- James E. Jackson, American labor unionist, political official and activist
- James H. Jackson, American politician, science teacher, coach and businessman in Iowa.
- James Jackson (Rhode Island politician) American politician, member of the Rhode Island state legislature from 2019–2021
Religion
- James Jackson (historian), Anglican clergyman and author
- James Jackson (priest), Anglican priest
- James Jackson (clergyman), Canadian Methodist minister
Science and mathematics
- James Caleb Jackson, American nutritionist
- James R. Jackson, American mathematician
- James Jackson (psychologist), social psychologist and member of the National Science Board
- James A. Jackson, British professor of geophysics at Cambridge University
Sports
- James Jackson (footballer, born 1900), British footballer
- James Jackson (cyclist), Canadian Olympic cyclist
- James Jackson (American football), American football player
- Boo Jackson, American basketball player
Other
- James Jackson (steelmaker), English manufacturer who established the first steel mill in France
- James Jackson (physician), Massachusetts physician
- James Hayter Jackson, New Zealand mariner, whaler and trader
- James U. Jackson, founder and developer of the city of North Augusta, South Carolina
- James Ranalph Jackson, Australian painter