James or Jim Byrne may refer to:

Politics

  • James A. Byrne (1906–1980), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
  • James Allen Byrne (1911–1975), Liberal Party member of the Canadian House of Commons
  • James J. Byrne (1863–1930), American singer and politician from New York

Religion

  • James Byrne (bishop of Toowoomba) (1870–1938), Irish-born priest
  • James Byrne (archbishop of Dubuque) (1908–1996), Roman Catholic prelate who served as archbishop of Dubuque and bishop of Boise
  • James Byrne (dean of Clonfert) (1820–1897), Church of Ireland priest

Sports

  • James Byrne (footballer) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer
  • James Byrne (sailor) (born 1948), Australian Olympic sailor
  • J. F. Byrne (1871–1954), English cricketer; captain of Warwickshire and rugby international
  • Jim Byrne (footballer, born 1880) (1880–1927), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne
  • Jim Byrne (footballer, born 1933), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
  • Jim Byrne (Gaelic footballer) (1890–?), Irish Gaelic football administrator, referee and player

Other

  • James Byrne (Irish criminal) (1947/1948–2024), Irish criminal
  • James Byrne (lawyer) (born 1964), American lawyer
  • James Byrne (musician) (1946–2008), Irish traditional musician
  • James Byrne (poet) (born 1977), British poet and editor
  • James Byrne (VC) (1822–1872), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • James Byrne (fl. 1775–1819) of Clone, County Wexford, see List of monumental masons

See also

  • James Burns (disambiguation)
  • James Byrnes (disambiguation)