James Stanley may refer to:
- James Stanley (bishop) (c. 1465–1515), Bishop of Ely 1506–1515
- James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby (1607–1651), Lord of Mann and Earl of Derby
- James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby (1664–1736), British peer and politician
- James Smith-Stanley, Lord Strange (1716–1771), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Jim Stanley (1935–2012), football coach
- Jim Stanley (baseball) (born 1889), baseball player
- James Stanley (writer), American soap opera actor, writer and producer
- James Lee Stanley (born 1946), American folk singer-songwriter
Famous quotes containing the words james and/or stanley:
“In art economy is always beauty.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle.”
—William Stanley Merwin (b. 1927)