James Foster may refer to:
- James Foster (Baptist minister) (1697–1753), English Baptist minister
- James Foster (architect) (c. 1748–1823), English mason and architect in Bristol
- James Foster (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer
- James Foster (ice hockey) (1905–1969), Scottish-born Canadian hockey player
- James Foster (ironmaster) (1786–1853), ironmaster, owner of the Stourbridge Ironworks and various others, and a partner in Foster, Rastrick and Company
- James Foster (Mormon) (1786–1841), early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
- James C. Foster, chairman and chief executive officer of Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
- James L. Foster, former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1971–1979
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or foster:
“The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“It is too late in the century for women who have received the benefits of co-education in schools and colleges, and who bear their full share in the world’s work, not to care who make the laws, who expound and who administer them.”
—J. Ellen Foster (1840–1910)