James Hamilton

The name James Hamilton can refer to several different persons.
* James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton (d. 1479), Scottish nobleman
* James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Arran (c. 1475–1529), Scottish nobleman
* James Hamilton of Finnart (d. 1540), military engineer, illegitimate son of the 1st earl and guardian to the 2nd
* James Hamilton, 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, 1st Duke of Hamilton (1606–1649), heir to the throne of Scotland
* James Inglis Hamilton (d. 1803), Major General in the British Army
* James Inglis (Anderson) Hamilton (1777–1815), British army colonial
* James Hamilton Jr. (1786–1857), Governor and Representative for South Carolina
* 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), the first Governor of Northern Ireland
* James Stevenson-Hamilton (1867–1957), founder of the Kruger National Park, South Africa
* James Hamilton, 4th Duke of Abercorn (1904–1979), Northern Irish senator
* James Hamilton (politician) (1918–2005), Scottish politician
* James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn (b. 1934), Northern Irish politician
* James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas (b. 1942), member of the Scottish Parliament
* James Hamilton (jurist) (fl. 2000s), Irish