James Sullivan may refer to:
- James Sullivan (athlete) (1885–1964), American Olympic athlete in 1906 and 1908
- James Sullivan (city manager), American city manager
- James Sullivan (Colorado politician), American politician, state representative for Colorado's 45th district until 2007
- Jimmy Sullivan (footballer), Victorian Football League player
- James Sullivan (governor) (1744–1808), governor of Massachusetts, 1807–08
- James Edward Sullivan (1862–1914), American Olympic official
- James F. Sullivan (1857–?), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- James P. Sullivan (Monsters Inc.), protagonist of Monsters Inc.
- James W. Sullivan, American art director
- L. James Sullivan (born 1933), American firearms inventor; designer of several rifles including the M16 and the Ruger Mini-14
- James Sullivan, birth name of The Rev (1981–2009), drummer for Avenged Sevenfold
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or sullivan:
“The absolute things, the last things, the overlapping things, are the truly philosophic concerns; all superior minds feel seriously about them, and the mind with the shortest views is simply the mind of the more shallow man.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“The fact is popular art dates. It grows quaint. How many people feel strongly about Gilbert and Sullivan today compared to those who felt strongly in 1890?”
—Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930)