James French may refer to:
- James B. French (1857–1932), American politician
- James M. French (1834–1916), American lawyer and politician in Virginia
- James R. French, American aerospace engineer
- James French (murderer) (c. 1936–1966), American criminal
- James French (racing driver) (born 1992), American racing driver
- James French (rugby union) (born 1998), Irish rugby union player
- James Strange French (1807–1886), lawyer, novelist and hotel keeper
- James Bruce French (1921–2002), Canadian-American theoretical physicist
- Jim French (cowboy), New Mexican cowboy
- Jim French (musician) (born 1954), American jazz musician
- Jim French (photographer) (1932–2017), American photographer of male erotica
- Jim French (radio host) (1928–2017), American radio host for KIRO (AM), writer-producer for The Adventures of Harry Nile
- Jim French (baseball) (born 1941), American baseball player
- Jim French (businessman) (born 1953), airline executive
- Jim French (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2004), English footballer
- Jim French (footballer, born 1907) (1907–?), Scottish footballer