William James (disambiguation)

William James (1842–1910) was an American psychologist and philosopher.

William James may also refer to:

Military

William James (Royal Navy officer, born 1881) (1881–1974), British admiral
William C. James (1896–1974), U.S. Marine Corps general
William James (Australian general) (1930–2015), Australian Army general
William K. James (1935–2022), U.S. Air Force general
William Levis James (1833–1903), American military officer

Sir William James, 1st Baronet (1721–1783), Bombay Marine officer and politician
William James (Carlisle MP) (1791–1861), member of parliament for Carlisle 1820–1826
William A. James (1838–1893), American politician in Illinois
William H. James (1831–1920), governor of Nebraska
W. Frank James (1873–1945), U.S. representative from Michigan
William S. James (1914–1993), state treasurer of Maryland
William James (MP for Kent), member of parliament for Kent, 1654–59
Bill James (politician) (William G. James, 1930–2022), American politician

William James (cricketer) (fl. 1858–1881), English cricketer
William James (rugby league), rugby league footballer in the 1920s and 1930s
William James (bowls) (born 1969), Eswatini (formerly named Swaziland) lawn bowler
William James (American football) (born 1979), American footballer
Knucks James (William James, 1878–1966), American baseball player
Bill James (American football) (William Nelson James, 1897–1969), American college football player and coach
Bill James (pitcher, born 1887) (William Henry James, 1887–1942), American baseball player
Bill James (pitcher, born 1892) (William Lawrence James, 1892–1971), American baseball player
Billy James (Australian footballer) (William Roy James, 1900–1966), Australian rules footballer
Billy James (Welsh footballer) (William John James, 1921–1980), Welsh professional footballer
Billy James (footballer, born 1891) (William Ebsworth James, 1891–1960), English footballer
Billy James (rugby union) (William John James, born 1956), Welsh rugby union player
Will James (rugby, born 1902) (William P. James, 1902–1972), Welsh rugby union and league player

William James (bishop) (1542–1617), English academic and bishop of Durham, 1606–17
William James (slave trader) (1735–1798), operating out of the Port of Liverpool
William James (railway promoter) (1771–1837), British
William James (naval historian) (1780–1827), British naval historian during the Age of Sail
William Milbourne James (judge) (1807–1881), British judge
William James (engineer) (1854–1889), British engineer
William Dodge James (1854–1912), big game hunter
William James (photographer) (1866–1948), British-Canadian photographer
William James (priest) (1832–1896), Welsh Anglican priest
William P. James (1870–1940), U.S. federal judge
William Warwick James (1874–1965), British dentist and maxillofacial surgeon
William G. James (1892–1977), Australian pianist
William "Froggie" James (died 1909), African-American man lynched in Cairo, Illinois
Billy James (drummer) (William James, 1936–2009), American jazz drummer
Will James (artist) (William Roderick James, 1892–1942), Canadian-born western artist and author