James Mackay may refer to:
- James MacKay (American politician) (1919–2004), U.S, Representative from Georgia
- James MacKay (explorer) (1762–1822), Scottish explorer with the North West Company
- James Mackay (New Zealand politician) (1804–1875), New Zealand MP
- James Mackay (Australian politician) (1859–1935)
- James Mackay, 1st Earl of Inchcape (1852–1932), British colonial administrator
- James Mackay (cricketer) (1880–1953), Australian cricketer
- James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern (born 1927), Scottish lawyer and former Lord Chancellor
- James A. Mackay (1936–2007), Scottish historian and philatelist
- James Mackay (police officer), retired Deputy Chief Constable of Tayside police
- James Mackay (film producer), friend and collaborator of Derek Jarman
- James Mackay (soldier), captain in the British Army during the French and Indian War
- Jim "Bones" Mackay, golf caddy for Phil Mickelson
- Jimmy Mackay (1943–1998), Australian footballer
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or mackay:
“We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“REST IN PEACE. THE MISTAKE SHALL NOT BE REPEATED.”
—Anonymous. Quoted in The Harvest of a Quiet Eye, Alan L. Mackay (1977)