James Coleman may refer to:
Academics
James Earl Coleman (born 1946), American attorney and professor of law
James Samuel Coleman (1926–1995), American sociologist
James Smoot Coleman (1919–1985), American political scientist
Artists and entertainers
James Coleman (broadcaster) (born 1968), New Zealand television presenter, radio host and actor
James Coleman (Irish artist) (born 1941)
Jim Coleman (actor) (born 1961), American actor and producer
Jim Coleman (musician) (fl. 1990s–2010s), American keyboards and sampler player
J. Paul Emerson or Jimmy Coleman (1942/3–2001), American radio host
Government
James Coleman (politician) (fl. 2010s–2020s), president pro tempore of the Colorado State Senate
James H. Coleman (born 1999), councilmember for the City of South San Francisco
James H. Coleman (judge) (1933–2024), justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
James M. Coleman (1924–2014), American jurist and legislator
James P. Coleman (1914–1991), governor of Mississippi
James S. Coleman (judge) (1906–1987), justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama
Sports
James W. Coleman, early 20th-century American basketball coach
Jim Coleman (curler), curler in the 2010 Safeway Championship
Jim Coleman (dancer), dancer who worked with Martha Mason in the 1980s
Jim Coleman (volleyball), volleyball player for the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics
James Coleman, a gridiron football official, currently on Clete Blakeman's crew
Other people
James J. Coleman (born 1950), American electrical engineer
James Malone Coleman, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee
Jim Coleman (journalist) (1911–2001), Canadian sports journalist
Other uses
James Coleman House in Swainsboro, Georgia
James W. Coleman House in Moultrie, Georgia