James Sykes may refer to:
- James Sykes (Continental Congress) (1725–1792), American lawyer and Continental Congressman
- James Sykes (governor) (1761–1822), American physician and Acting Governor of Delaware
- Rod Sykes (James Rodney Winter Sykes, born 1929), Canadian politician, mayor of Calgary, Alberta
- James Sykes (Canadian football) (born 1954), former CFL running back
- Jim Sykes (born 1950), journalist
- James Sykes (cricketer) (born 1992), Leicestershire County Cricket Club cricketer
Famous quotes containing the word james:
“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)