James Alexander

James Alexander may refer to:

Born before 1800

• James Alexander, 1st Earl of Caledon (1730–1802), Irish landlord, merchant, politician and peer of the realm
• James Alexander (1769–1848), British banker, and Member of Parliament for Old Sarum 1812–32
• James Alexander (lawyer) (1691–1756), American lawyer and politician of the colonial period
• James Alexander Jr. (1789–1846), U.S. Congressman from Ohio

Born between 1800 and 1900

• James Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon (1812–1855)
• James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon (1846–1898), soldier and politician
• James Edward Alexander (1803–1885), British soldier and traveller
• James M. Alexander (1815–1871), African-American businessperson and politician in Arkansas
• James S. Alexander (1865–1932), American banker
• James Peterkin Alexander (1835–1912), Scottish-born politician in Manitoba, Canada
• James Thomas Alexander (1888–1952), US Navy Captain
• James Waddel Alexander (1804–1859), American Presbyterian minister and author
• James Waddell Alexander II (1888–1971), American mathematician & topologist
• Jim Alexander (footballer) (1899–1972), Australian rules footballer
• James P. Alexander (1883–1948), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas

Born after 1900

• James Alexander (musician) (born 1949), American bassist
• James Tavian Alexander (born c. 1959), Grand Wizard on the Canadian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in the 1980s
• James Alexander (cricketer) (1916–1943), English cricketer
• James R. Alexander (1930–2019), American sound engineer
• J. W. Alexander (musician) (1916–1996), American singer, songwriter and record producer
• James Alexander (museum designer), CEO of Event Communications
• Jim Alexander (photographer) (born 1935), American documentary photographer