James Ray may refer to:
- James Arthur Ray, professional speaker and author convicted of negligent homicide in 2011
- James B. Ray (1794–1848), governor of Indiana
- James Earl Ray (1928–1998), assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
- James Edwin Ray (born 1941), U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam-era Prisoner of War
- James Ray (rock musician), a founding member of James Ray And The Performance, James Ray's Gangwar, The MK Ultra, and his current band 4080peru
- James Ray (singer), singer from the early 60s
- James Ray (basketball), professional basketball player
- James Ray (historian), English historian
- Jim Ray, baseball player
- Jimmy Ray, English musician
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or ray:
“The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth: for kings are not only God’s Lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God’s throne, but even by God himself they are called gods.”
—James I of England, James VI of Scotland (1566–1625)
“Our reason may prove what it will: our reason is only a feeble ray that has issued from Nature.”
—Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949)