Entertainers
- James Smith (singer), British vocals/songwriter front man for the band Hadouken!
- James Dallas Smith (born 1974), Canadian actor and musician
- James Marcus Smith, singer, better known as P.J. Proby
- James Prince (James Andre Smith), American founder of Texas-based Rap-A-Lot Records
- LL Cool J (James Todd Smith, born 1968), American rapper
- James Smith (actor), British actor in The Thick of It
- James Smith (born 1982), American guitarist for the band Underoath
- James Smith (born 1982), English drummer for the band Season's End
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