James or Jim Owens may refer to:
- James Owens (VC) (1829–1901), Irish soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James W. Owens (congressman) (1837–1900), US Representative from Ohio
- James C. Owens, Jr. (1910–1942), naval aviator
- James Lawrence Owens (died 1960), former Alberta provincial MLA
- James Owens (American football) (born 1955), American football player and Olympic athlete
- James W. Owens, Chairman and CEO of Caterpillar Inc.
- James Byeram Owens (1816–1889), Confederate politician
- Jim Owens (1927–2009), head football coach at the University of Washington (1957–1974)
- Jim Owens (baseball) (born 1934), baseball pitcher
Famous quotes containing the word james:
“It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)