James Douglas may refer to:

Scottish noblemen

Lords of Angus

  • James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Angus (1426–1446), Scottish nobleman
  • James Douglas, Earl of Angus (1671–1692), son of the 2nd Marquess of Douglas

Lords of Douglas

  • James Douglas, Lord of Douglas (1286–1330), ("the Good", "the Black"), Scottish warlord and champion of Robert the Bruce
  • James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Douglas (c. 1358–1388)
  • James Douglas, 7th Earl of Douglas (1371–1443), "the Gross"
  • James Douglas, 9th Earl of Douglas (1426–1488), Scottish nobleman
  • Lord James Douglas (1617–1645), son of the 1st Marquess of Douglas
  • James Douglas, 2nd Marquess of Douglas (1646–1700)

Lords of Morton

  • James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton (1426–1493)
  • James Douglas, 3rd Earl of Morton (died 1548)
  • James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton (c. 1516–1581)
  • James Douglas, 10th Earl of Morton (died 1686), Earl of Morton
  • James Douglas, 11th Earl of Morton (died 1715), Earl of Morton
  • James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (1702–1768), Scottish astronomer and peer

Elsewhere

  • James Douglas, 5th Earl of Buchan (died 1601), Scottish courtier and landowner
  • James Douglas of Parkhead (died 1608), Scottish landowner
  • James Douglas of Spott (died 1615), Scottish landowner and conspirator
  • James Douglas, 2nd Earl of Queensberry (died 1671)
  • James Douglas, 4th Duke of Hamilton (1658–1712)
  • James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry (1662–1711), also 1st Duke of Dover
  • James Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry (1697–1715), lunatic and cannibal
  • James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (born 1942), former MP and MSP, also briefly 11th Earl of Selkirk
  • James Douglas, 1st Lord Mordington (died 1656)
  • James Douglas, 3rd Lord Mordington (1651–?)
  • James Douglas, 7th of Drumlanrig (died 1578), Scottish nobleman
  • James Douglas, 1st Lord Dalkeith, Scottish nobleman
  • James Douglas, 4th Baron Douglas (1787–1857)

Politicians

  • James Douglas Stoddart Douglas (1793–1875), MP for Rochester
  • James Douglas (died 1751), British member of parliament for Malmesbury and St. Mawes
  • James Douglas (1878–1956), Polish diplomat
  • James Lester Douglas (1881–1950), Canadian member of Parliament for Queen's, Prince Edward Island
  • James McCrie Douglas (1867–1950), politician in Alberta, Canada and former mayor of Edmonton
  • James Moffat Douglas (1839–1920), Canadian member of parliament and senator from Saskatchewan
  • James G. Douglas (1887–1954), supporter of Michael Collins, architect of Irish Free State Constitution, member of Irish Senate
  • Jim Douglas (born 1951), governor of Vermont
  • Sir James Douglas (governor) (1803–1877), governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia; head of Hudson's Bay Company operations in the Columbia District
  • James Douglas (British Army officer) (1785–1862), British Army officer and Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey
  • James Robson Douglas (1876–1934), lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia
  • James W. Douglas (1851–1883), political figure in British Columbia
  • James Postell Douglas (1836–1901), soldier, politician, and businessman in the state of Texas
  • James Douglas (Australian politician) (died 1905), New South Wales colonial politician
  • James Douglas (plumber) (1872–1957), New Zealand plumber and mayor of Dunedin
  • James Stuart Douglas (1876–1924), Louisiana politician in the state house of representatives.

Sportspeople

  • James Douglas (rugby union), New Zealand international rugby union player
  • Jimmy Douglas (American soccer) (1898–1972), goalkeeper
  • Jimmy Douglas (Canadian soccer) (born 1948), midfielder and coach
  • James Douglas (cricketer) (1870–1958), English cricketer
  • Jimmy Douglas (Scottish footballer) (1859–1919), Scottish international footballer
  • Buster Douglas (James Douglas, born 1960), American boxer
  • James Scott Douglas (1930–1969), British racing driver

Military

  • James Douglas (English Army officer) (died 1691), colonel of the Scots Regiment of Footguards, a regiment on the establishment of the English Army
  • James H. Douglas Jr. (1899–1988), United States secretary of the Air Force and United States deputy secretary of Defense
  • Sir James Douglas, 1st Baronet (1703–1787), commodore for Newfoundland and Labrador

Other

  • James Douglas (antiquary) (1753–1819), English clergyman
  • James Douglas (physician) (1675–1742), Scottish anatomist and physician
  • James Douglas (businessman) (1837–1918), Canadian-born U.S. mining engineer, industrialist, and philanthropist
  • James Douglas Jr. (1868–1949), Canadian-American businessman and mining executive
  • James Douglas (composer) (1932–2022), Scottish composer
  • James Douglas (journalist) (1867–1940), British newspaper editor, author and critic
  • James Douglas (actor) (1929–2016), American soap opera actor
  • James W. B. Douglas (1914–1992), British social researcher
  • James Douglas (architect) (1823–?), American architect in Wisconsin
  • James Douglas (judge) (born 1950), justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland
  • Jim Douglas (guitarist) (1942–2025), Scottish jazz guitarist
  • James Sholto Douglas (1757–1833), Scottish diplomat
  • James Douglas (River City), fictional character

See also

  • James Douglass (disambiguation)
  • Jamie Douglas (disambiguation)