James Read (disambiguation)

Jim or James Read may refer to:

• James Read Chadwick (1844–1905), American gynecologist and medical librarian
• James Canham Read (1855–1894), British bigamist known as Southend Murderer or Prittlewell Murderer
• James Morgan Read (1908–1985), American educationalist and UN Commissioner
• Jim Read (footballer) (1943–2020), Australian who played for St Kilda in VFL
• James Read (actor) (born 1953), American cast member in North and South
• Jim Read (alpine skier) (born 1962), Canadian Olympic alpine skier