James Foster may refer to:
- James Foster (Baptist minister) (1697–1753), English Baptist minister
- James Foster (architect) (c. 1748–1823), English mason and architect in Bristol
- James Foster (cricketer) (born 1980), English cricketer
- James Foster (ice hockey) (1905–1969), Scottish-born Canadian hockey player
- James Foster (ironmaster) (1786–1853), ironmaster, owner of the Stourbridge Ironworks and various others, and a partner in Foster, Rastrick and Company
- James Foster (Mormon) (1786–1841), early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
- James C. Foster, chairman and chief executive officer of Charles River Laboratories, Inc.
- James L. Foster, former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1971–1979
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or foster:
“As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it, so reasonable arguments, challenges to magnanimity, and appeals to sympathy or justice, are folly when we are dealing with human crocodiles and boa-constrictors.”
—William James (1842–1910)
“All the world is sad and dreary, Everywhere I roam.”
—Stephen Collins Foster (1826–1864)