James Scott may refer to:
Entertainment
Military
Politics
U.K.
- James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth (1649–1685), noble recognized by some as James II of England
- James Scott, Earl of Dalkeith (1674–1705), English nobleman and politician
- James Scott (1671–1732), British MP, 1710–1711
- James Scott (died 1747) (c. 1672–1747), MP for Kincardineshire 1713–1734
- James Winter Scott (1799–1873), MP for North Hampshire, 1832–1837
- James Scott (Liberal politician) (1876–1939), British MP, 1929–1931
- Sir James Sibbald David Scott, 3rd Baronet (1814–1885), 3rd Scott baronets, of Dunninald
- Sir James Sibbald Scott, 1st Baronet (died 1819), 1st Scott baronets, of Dunninald
Elsewhere
Sports
- James Scott (basketball) (born 1972), American professional basketball player
- James Scott (footballer, born 1881) (1881–?), Scottish footballer
- James Scott (footballer, born 1882) (1882–?), Scottish footballer
- James Scott (footballer, born 1895) (1895–1916), Scottish footballer
- James Scott (footballer, born 1905) (1905–?), Scottish footballer
- James Scott (footballer, born 2000), Scottish footballer for Motherwell
- James Melvin Scott (1911–2001), Senior Olympian, author, inventor
- James Scott (boxer) (1947–2018), American light heavyweight fighter
- James Scott (gridiron football) (born 1952), NFL wide receiver
Other
- James Brown Scott (1866–1943), American authority on international law
- James C. Scott (born 1936), political scientist and agrarian studies scholar
- James F. Scott (artist) (1877–1932), Australian artist
- James F. Scott (born 1942), American physicist and FRAM pioneer
- James Hope-Scott (1812–1873), English barrister and Tractarian
- James Maurice Scott (1906–1986), British explorer and writer
- James Robb Scott (1882–1965), Scottish architect
- James Scott (cardiologist) (born 1946), British cardiologist
- James Scott (criminal) (born 1969), convicted of contributing to the Great Flood of 1993
- James Scott (obstetrician) (1924–2006), Scottish obsetrician and gynaecologist
- James Scott (police officer) (1899–1966), Irish police officer
- James Scott (political writer) (1733–1814), English cleric and academic, known for his "Anti-Sejanus" letters
- James Scott (priest) (died 1912), Irish Anglican priest