James Arnold may refer to:
- James Frederick Arnold (1859–1929), New Zealand politician
- Kokomo Arnold (James Arnold, 1901–1968), blues musician
- James F. "Jimmy" Arnold (1932–2004), founding member of The Four Lads
- Jamie Arnold (baseball) (born 1974), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Jamie Arnold (basketball) (born 1975), American-born Israeli athlete
- James Edward Arnold (1939–2007), California businessman
- James Arnold (author & artist) (1909–1999), English author and artist
- James Arnold (Australian politician) (1902–1967), Australian Senator
- James Arnold (cricketer) (1869–1944), English cricketer
- James Henry Arnold (1759–1836)
- James R. Arnold (1923-2012), Planetary scientist and chemist
- James Arnold, singer and keyboardist of the post-hardcore band Before Their Eyes
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or arnold:
“Better risk loss of truth than chance of error—that is your faith-vetoer’s exact position. He is actively playing his stake as much as the believer is; he is backing the field against the religious hypothesis, just as the believer is backing the religious hypothesis against the field.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“Dr. Birdsell, my dramatic coach in school, always said that I was the most melancholy Dane that he had ever directed.”
—Donald Freed, U.S. screenwriter, and Arnold M. Stone. Robert Altman. Richard Nixon (Philip Baker Hall)