James Johnston may refer to:
- James Johnston (Secretary of State) (1655–1737), Scottish Secretary of State
- James Johnston (died 1795), British Army general
- James Johnston (died 1797), British Army general
- James Johnston (1724-1800), Canadian merchant
- James William Johnston (1792–1873), Canadian politician and judge
- James Finlay Weir Johnston (1796–1855), chemist
- James Johnston (Upper Canada politician) (died 1849), Bytown businessman and politician
- James D. Johnston, Confederate Navy Commander
- James Johnston (Australian businessman) (1811–1896), Australian businessman and politician
- James Johnston (bishop) (1843–1924), Episcopal bishop in America
- James Johnston (Northern Ireland politician) (born 1850 or 1851), Member of the Senate of Northern Ireland
- James T. Johnston (1839–1904), U.S. Representative from Indiana
- James A. Johnston (1874–1954), warden at Alcatraz prison
- James Wellwood Johnston (1900–1958), British politician
- James Johnston (British Medical Officer) (1911 to 1988)
- James Johnston (English musician) (born 1965)
- James Johnston (Scottish musician) (born 1980), bassist of Biffy Clyro
- James Johnston (rugby union) (born 1986), Samoan rugby union player
- James Johnston, a contestant in the seventh season of Australian Idol in 2009
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