James Taylor (disambiguation)

James Taylor (born 1948) is an American singer-songwriter.

James Taylor may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment[edit]

James Taylor (1761–1834), farmer, merchant and political figure in New Brunswick
James Taylor (d. 1856), businessman and political figure in New Brunswick
James Taylor (Nova Scotia politician) (1771–1801), merchant and politician in Nova Scotia
James A. Taylor (1928–2020), Ontario legislator who represented the Prince Edward—Lennox district
James Davis Taylor (1863–1941), Canadian member of parliament
James H. Taylor (born 1930), Canadian ambassador to Japan
James Samuel Taylor (1872–1960), Canadian politician, printer and publisher

James Alastair Taylor (1951–2021), sheriff principal of the sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin
James Arthur Taylor (1817–1889), British politician, member of parliament for East Worcestershire
James Banks Taylor (died 1884), British businessman and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
James Taylor (Irish politician) (1700–1747), Anglo-Irish politician

J. Alfred Taylor (1878–1956), U.S. representative from West Virginia
J. Will Taylor (James Willis Taylor, 1880–1939), US congressman from Tennessee
James Taylor (New Mexico politician) (born 1966), New Mexico state senator
James Andrew Taylor (1835–1906), Wisconsin politician
James C. Taylor (1930–1999), Illinois state legislator
James Craig Taylor (1826–1887), Virginia lawyer, newspaper publisher and politician
James Knox Taylor (1857–1929), supervising architect of the United States Department of the Treasury
James Wickes Taylor (1819–1893), American diplomat

James Taylor (Alamo defender) (c. 1814–1836), soldier
James Taylor Jr. (banker) (1769–1848), American quartermaster general and banker, War of 1812, founder of Newport, Kentucky
James Allen Taylor (born 1937), U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
James E. Taylor, U.S. Navy admiral

James Taylor (Presbyterian minister) (1813–1892), Scottish Presbyterian minister and historical author
James Taylor (nonconformist minister) (fl. 1847), English nonconformist minister
James Taylor Jr. (Exclusive Brethren) (1899–1970), New York leader of Raven-Taylor Exclusive Brethren assemblies
James Hudson Taylor (1832–1905), British Protestant Christian missionary to China, founder of the China Inland Mission (aka OMF Intl.)
James Ignatius Taylor (1805–1875), Irish priest and educator

James Taylor (cyclist), British track cyclist
James Taylor (sports administrator) (1871–1944), Australian sports administrator
Jay Taylor (placekicker) (James Taylor, born 1976), American football kicker
Candy Jim Taylor (James Allen Taylor, 1884–1948), player and manager in Negro baseball league
Zack Taylor (baseball) (James Wren Taylor, 1898–1974), player and manager in Major League baseball
James Taylor, British race car driver, see 1998 International Formula 3000 season
James Taylor (footballer), English footballer

James Taylor (lawyer), American lawyer who works for the Heartland Institute
James Taylor (ceramicist) (1839-1898), English-American maker of architectural terracotta
James Taylor (neurologist) (1859–1946), British neurologist
James Taylor (tea planter) (1835–1892), in Sri Lanka
James Blackstone Taylor, American marketing executive
James Braid Taylor (1891–1943), governor of the Reserve Bank of India
James Haward Taylor (1909–1968), British geologist
James Henry Taylor (1893–1972), American mathematics professor
James M. Taylor (1930–1970), astronaut
James Madison Taylor, known as Matt Taylor, early settler of southeastern Idaho
James R. Taylor (1928–2022), communications professor at University of Montreal
James Monroe Taylor (1848–1916), Baptist minister and president of Vassar College
James Bayard Taylor (1825–1878), American poet, literary critic, author, and diplomat