James Oliver may refer to:
- Jamie Oliver (born 1975), English chef
- Jamie Oliver (musician), keyboards player of Welsh band Lostprophets
- James C. Oliver (1895–1986), American politician
- James Harrison Oliver (1857–1928), American admiral and governor of the United States Virgin Islands
- Michael Oliver (Lord Mayor) (James Michael Yorrick Oliver), Lord Mayor of London 2001–2002
- Jim Oliver (novelist), American novelist
- Jim Oliver (footballer) (born 1941), Scottish former footballer
- Jimmy Oliver (born 1969), American basketball player
- James Oliver (inventor) (1823–1908), American inventor and industrialist
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