James Reid is the name of:
- James Randolph Reid (1750–1789), American soldier and Continental Congressman
- James Reid (Canadian politician) (1839–1904), member for British Columbia in the House of Commons, and member of the Senate of Canada
- James Reid (New Brunswick politician) (1839–1915), member for New Brunswick in the Canadian House of Commons
- James Reid (Ontario MPP) (1848– c. 1904), member of the legislative assembly in Ontario, Canada
- James Wesley Reid (1849–1902), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
- James Reid, Baron Reid (1890–1975), Scottish lawyer, Conservative politician and judge
- James Reid (musician) (born 1974), musician in the New Zealand band The Feelers
- James Reid (footballer born 1879), Scottish former footballer
- James Reid (footballer born 1890), Scottish former footballer
- James Reid (footballer born 1990), English footballer
- James Reid (rugby union), Scottish rugby player
- James Reid (sport shooter) (born 1875), British Olympic sport shooter
- James Reid (Greenock MP), British Member of Parliament for Greenock, 1900–1906
- James Reid (Pinoy Big Brother), Philippine reality show contestant
- James W. Reid (architect) American architect of the Hotel del Coronado, and San Francisco Fairmont Hotel