James Riley may refer to:
- James Riley (captain) (1777–1840), captain of the American merchant ship Commerce
- James McIlvaine Riley (1849–1911), co-founder of the Sigma Nu fraternity
- Doc Middleton (James M. Riley, 1851–1913), outlaw and horse thief
- James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916), American writer and poet
- James Riley (gunman) (1853–?), American gunfighter
- James Riley (born c. 1972), American soldier captured in Iraq, see American POWs in the 2003 invasion of Iraq
- James Riley (soccer) (born 1982), American soccer player
- James Riley (footballer), English association footballer
- James Riley (cricketer) (1860–1937), English cricketer
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or riley:
“It is my hope to be able to prove that television is the greatest step forward we have yet made in the preservation of humanity. It will make of this Earth the paradise we have all envisioned, but have never seen.”
—Joseph O’Donnell. Clifford Sanforth. Professor James Houghland, Murder by Television, just before he demonstrates his new television device (1935)
“Little Orphant Annie’s come to our house to stay,
An’ wash the cups an’ saucers up, an’ brush the crumbs away,”
—James Whitcomb Riley (1849–1916)