James Maxwell
James Maxwell may refer to:
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), physicist
- James Laidlaw Maxwell (1836–1921), missionary to Formosa
- James Laidlaw Maxwell, Junior (1876–1951), his son, English Presbyterian medical missionary to Taiwan and China
- James Shaw Maxwell (1855-1928), Scottish socialist
- James Maxwell (actor) (1929–1995)
- James Maxwell, 9th Baron Farnham
- James Maxwell (minister), president of Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
- James Maxwell (footballer) (born 1900)
- James Maxwell (cricketer), (1883–1967)
- Jim Maxwell (American football)
- Jim Maxwell (commentator), Australian sports commentator
- Jimmy Maxwell (trumpeter), American trumpeter
- Jimmy Maxwell (bandleader)