James or Jim Howard may refer to:
- James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (1606/1607–1688)
- James Howard (dramatist) (fl. 1674), English dramatist
- James Howard (agriculturalist) MP (1821–1889), British Liberal politician, manufacturer and agriculturalist
- James F. Howard, Jr. (born 1948), American medical academic
- James H. Howard (1913–1995), U.S Congressional Medal of Honor recipient in World War II
- James J. Howard (1927–1988), American educator and former U.S. congressman from New Jersey
- James J. Howard (CEO), executive with Northern States Power Company
- James Newton Howard (born 1951), American film score composer
- James Howard (writer) (born 1956), screenwriter, poet, computer game creator, and blogger
- James Howard (Whig politician) (1814–1882), British Whig politician
- Jamie Noble (born 1976), also known as James Howard, wrestler
- Jim Howard (born 1959), American high jumper
- Jimmy Howard (born 1984), National Hockey League player
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or howard:
“Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“Scarlett O’Hara: Oh, oh, Rhett. For the first time I’m finding out what it is to be sorry for something I’ve done.
Rhett Butler: Dry your eyes. If you had it all to do over again, you’d do no differently. You’re like the thief who isn’t the least bit sorry he stole, but he’s terribly, terribly sorry he’s going to jail.”
—Sidney Howard (1891–1939)