James Phelan may refer to:
- James Phelan (American football) (1892–1974), American college football coach
- James Phelan (literary scholar) (born 1951), American literary critic
- James Phelan, Sr. (1821–1873), Confederate States of America politician
- James Phelan, Jr. (1856–1891), American politician, son of James Phelan, Sr.
- James Clancy Phelan (born 1979), Australian thriller writer
- James D. Phelan (1861–1930), American politician; Mayor of San Francisco and U.S. Senator from California
- Jim Phelan (basketball) (born 1929), American college basketball coach
- Jim Phelan (Irish writer) (1899–1966), Irish tramp who wrote on tramp and prison life
- Jimmy Phelan (hurler) (1918–2006), Irish hurler
- James Phelan, reporter involved in the trial of Clay Shaw
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