James MacDonald may refer to:

Politics

• James David Macdonald (politician) (born 1922), City of Calgary alderman and author of Grand Cayman's tax haven law
• James Ramsay MacDonald, known as Ramsay MacDonald, British Prime Minister
• James MacDonald (trade unionist), Secretary of the London Trades Council
• James E. MacDonald, former politician in Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sport

• Jamie MacDonald (footballer) (born 1986), professional football player currently playing for Heart of Midlothian
• James Allan Macdonald, known as Kilby MacDonald, Canadian NHL hockey player

Arts and entertainment

• J. E. H. MacDonald (1873-1932), Canadian painter, member of the Group of Seven
• James D. Macdonald (born 1954), American author and critic
• Jimmy MacDonald (sound effects artist) (1906–1991), voice of Mickey Mouse
• James Stuart MacDonald (1878-1952), art critic and Director of the Art Gallery of NSW

Other

• James MacDonald (pastor), founder of Harvest Bible Chapel, Walk in the Word and Harvest Bible Fellowship
• James David Macdonald (ornithologist) (1908-2002), British and Australian ornithologist and ornithological writer
• James Ross MacDonald (born 1923), American physicist

Fictional characters

• James MacDonald Hudson, from Marvel Comics
• Jamie MacDonald, fictional character in BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen
• Jimmy MacDonald, main character of the television series Jimmy MacDonald's Canada

See also

• James McDonald (disambiguation)