James Forbes
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James Forbes is the name of several notable people:
- Reverend James A. Forbes, Jr. (b. 1935), Senior Minister of New York's Riverside Church
- James Forbes (artist) (1749–1819), British artist
- James Forbes (screenwriter) (1871–1938), Canadian-American movie screenwriter
- James Forbes (basketball) (b. 1952), U.S. basketball player, Olympic medalist
- James Forbes (minister) (1813–1851), Australian clergyman and educator
- James Forbes (statesman) (c.1731–1780), U.S. statesman, Continental Congressman for Maryland
- James Forbes (tennis), South African tennis player
- James Forbes, 16th Lord Forbes (d. 1804), Scottish nobleman
- James Alexander Forbes (1805-1881), British vice-consul to Mexican California and founder of the town of Los Gatos
- James David Forbes (1809–1868), Scottish physicist
- James Fraser Forbes, Canadian Member of Parliament
- James Grant Forbes, (1879–1955), American businessman
- James Randy Forbes (b. 1952), U.S. Representative from Virginia
- James Forbes-Robertson (c. 1884–1955), English recipient of the Victoria Cross for his service in World War I