James Lindsay may refer to:
- James Lindsay, 26th Earl of Crawford (1847–1913), Victorian astronomer and politician
- James Alexander Lindsay (1815–1874), British Conservative Member of Parliament for Wigan
- James Lindsay (Conservative politician) (1906–1997), British Conservative Member of Parliament
- Jamie Lindsay, association football player
- James G. Lindsay, American attorney and researcher specializing in the subject of Palestinian refugees
- James M. Lindsay (born 1959), American academic and foreign policy specialist
- James J. Lindsay (born 1932), U.S. Army general
- James Bowman Lindsay (1799–1862), Scottish inventor and author noted for his invention of the electric lightbulb
- James Lindsay (actor) (1869–1928), British actor
- James Lindsay, 5th Earl of Balcarres (1691–1768), Scottish peer
- James Lindsay, 24th Earl of Crawford (1783–1869), Scottish peer
- James Lindsay, 3rd Baron Lindsay of Birker (born 1945), retired Australian diplomat
- James Lindsay (footballer) (born 1891), Scottish footballer
- James Gordon Lindsay (1906–1973), revivialist preacher, author, and founder of Christ for the Nations
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