James or Jim Howard may refer to:
- James Howard, 3rd Earl of Suffolk (1606/1607–1688)
- James Howard (dramatist) (fl. 1674), English dramatist
- James Howard (agriculturalist) MP (1821–1889), British Liberal politician, manufacturer and agriculturalist
- James F. Howard, Jr. (born 1948), American medical academic
- James H. Howard (1913–1995), U.S Congressional Medal of Honor recipient in World War II
- James J. Howard (1927–1988), American educator and former U.S. congressman from New Jersey
- James J. Howard (CEO), executive with Northern States Power Company
- James Newton Howard (born 1951), American film score composer
- James Howard (writer) (born 1956), screenwriter, poet, computer game creator, and blogger
- James Howard (Whig politician) (1814–1882), British Whig politician
- Jamie Noble (born 1976), also known as James Howard, wrestler
- Jim Howard (born 1959), American high jumper
- Jimmy Howard (born 1984), National Hockey League player
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or howard:
“There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.”
—William James (18421910)
“[When asked: Will not woman suffrage make the black woman the political equal of the white woman and does not political equality mean social equality?:] If it does then men by keeping both white and black women disfranchised have already established social equality!”
—Anna Howard Shaw (18471919)