James Hamilton
James Hamilton may refer to:
Dukes
- James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606–1649), heir to the throne of Scotland
- James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712), Scottish nobleman
- James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Hamilton (1703–1743), Scottish nobleman
- James Hamilton, 6th Duke of Hamilton (1724–1758), Scottish nobleman
- James Hamilton, 7th Duke of Hamilton (1755–1769), Scottish nobleman
- James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Abercorn (1811–1885), twice served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
- James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (1838–1913), British nobleman and diplomat
- James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn (1869–1953), first Governor of Northern Ireland
- James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (1904–1979), Northern Irish senator
- James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn (born 1934), Northern Irish politician
Marquesses
Earls
- James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran (c. 1475–1529), Scottish nobleman
- James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault and 2nd Earl of Arran (c. 1516–1575), Scottish nobleman
- James Hamilton, 3rd Earl of Arran (c. 1537–1609), Scottish nobleman
- James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn (c. 1575–1618), Sheriff of Linlithgow
- James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn (c. 1604–c. 1670), Scottish nobleman
- James Hamilton, 6th Earl of Abercorn (c. 1661–1734), Scottish and Irish nobleman
- James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn (1686–1744), Scottish nobleman and amateur scientist
- James Hamilton, 8th Earl of Abercorn (1712–1789), Scottish and Irish nobleman
- James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil (1730–1798), Irish peer
Nobles
- James Hamilton of Cadzow (before 1397–c. 1440), 5th Laird of Cadzow
- James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton (c. 1415–1479), Scottish nobleman
- James Hamilton of Finnart (c. 1495–1540), military engineer, illegitimate son of the 1st earl and guardian to the 2nd
- James Hamilton, 1st Viscount Claneboye (c. 1560–1644), Ulster Scot land owner and settler
- James Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Strabane (1633–1655), Irish nobleman
- James Hamilton, Lord Paisley (died before 1670), eldest son of James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Abercorn
- James Hamilton, Viscount Hamilton (1786–1814), British politician
- James Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Dalzell (1938–2006), British politician
- James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (born 1942), member of the Scottish Parliament
Others
- James A. Hamilton (1876–1950), Secretary of State of New York 1923–1924
- James Alexander Hamilton (1788–1878), Acting U.S. Secretary of State under President Andrew Jackson
- James D. Hamilton (born 1954), econometrician
- James Inglis Hamilton (before 1742–1803), General in the British Army
- James Hamilton (British Army officer, born 1777) (1777–1815), British army colonel
- James Hamilton, Jr. (1786–1857), Governor and Representative for South Carolina
- James Hans Hamilton (1810–1863), Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament
- James Stevenson-Hamilton (1867–1957), founder of the Kruger National Park, South Africa
- James Hamilton (bishop of Argyll) (died 1580), Scottish prelate
- James Hamilton (bishop of Galloway) (1610–1674), Scottish prelate
- James Hamilton (British army officer) (c. 1620–1673), favorite of Charles II
- James Hamilton (footballer) (1884–?), English soccer player
- James Hamilton (Pennsylvania) (1710–1783), mayor of Philadelphia and lieutenant-governor of Pennsylvania
- James Hamilton (Scottish politician) (1918–2005), Scottish politician
- Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994), American jazz musician
- Jimmy Hamilton (footballer) (born 1964), Irish soccer player
- Jamie Hamilton (publisher) (1900–1988), Scottish-American book publisher and champion oarsman
- Neil Hamilton (actor) (James Neil Hamilton, 1899–1984), American actor
- James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh (died 1581), assassin
- James Hamilton (physicist) (1918–2000), Irish mathematician and nuclear physicist
- James Hamilton (minister) (died 1666), Scottish minister, active in Ireland
- James Hamilton (1814-1871), Scottish minister and author, primarily in London
- James Hamilton (photographer), American photographer
- James Hamilton (Director of Public Prosecutions) (born 1949) , Director of Public Prosecutions in Ireland
- Sir James Hamilton, 2nd Baronet, British Member of Parliament for Sudbury and Lanarkshire
See also