James Gould may refer to:
- James Gould (jurist) (1770–1838), jurist and professor at the Litchfield Law School
- James L. Gould (born 1945), American ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and popular science writer
- James Gould (rower), New Zealand rower
- James Nutcombe Gould (1849–1899), English stage actor
- James Gould (died 1676), Member of Parliament for Dorchester
- James Gould (died 1707), Member of Parliament for Dorchester son of above
- James Childs Gould, Member of Parliament for Cardiff Central
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“The awe and dread with which the untutored savage contemplates his mother-in-law are amongst the most familiar facts of anthropology.”
—Sir James George Frazer (1854–1941)
“Children are incurable romantics. Brimful of romance and tragedy, we whirl through childhood hopelessly in love with our parents. In our epic imagination, we love and are loved with a passion so natural and innocent we may never know its like as adults.”
—Roger Gould (20th century)