James Grant may refer to:
- James Grant (aviator) (1899–1918), World War I flying ace
- James Grant (finance) (born 1946), American author, journalist, and publisher of Grant's Interest Rate Observer
- James Grant (artist) (1924–1997), California painter and sculptor
- James Grant (bishop) (1706–1778), Roman Catholic bishop in Scotland
- James Grant (British Army officer) (1720–1806), British general in Revolutionary War
- James Grant (journalist) (born 1960), journalist, writer, author
- James Grant (musician), Scottish musician
- James Grant (navigator) (1772–1833), British naval officer, Australian explorer
- James Grant (rugby) (born 1964), Australian rugby football international
- James Grant (Waterloo) (1778–1852), British major-general who fought at Waterloo
- James Grant (Texas) (1793–1836), Texas-Mexico politician, physician and military participant in the Texas Revolution
- James Grant (newspaper editor) (1802–1879), British newspaper editor
- James Grant (actor) (born 1936), Scottish actor
- James Hope Grant (1808–1875), British general
- James Grant (officer of arms) (1903–1981), Scottish officer of arms
- James Grant (Iowa politician) (1812–1891), U.S. political leader in Iowa
- James Grant (author) (1822–1887), Edinburgh-born author and historian
- James Alexander Grant (1831–1920), Inverness-born physician and political figure
- James Andrew Grant (born 1937), Canadian lawyer
- James Augustus Grant (1827–1892), Scottish explorer in east Africa
- James Benton Grant (1848–1911), U.S. governor of Colorado
- James Edward Grant (1905–1966), American short story writer and screenwriter
- James Macpherson Grant (1822–1885), Victoria (Australia) politician
- Sir James Grant, 1st Baronet (died 1695), Scottish lawyer
- Sir James Grant, 8th Baronet (1738–1811), Scottish member of parliament
- Sir James Augustus Grant, 1st Baronet (1867–1932), British Conservative Party member of parliament
- James P. Grant (1922–1995), executive director of UNICEF
- James Shaw Grant (1910–1999), writer and journalist from the Isle of Lewis
- James W. Grant (born 1943), U.S. congressman from Florida
- Jim Grant (baseball) (1884–1995), major league baseball pitcher
- Jimmy Grant (1918–1970), Major League Baseball infielder
- Mudcat Grant (James Grant, born 1935), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Lee Child (born 1954), pseudonym of Jim Grant, British thriller author
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