James Simpson

James, Jim, or Jimmy Simpson may refer to:

Politicians

James Simpson (politician) (1873–1938), Canadian trade unionist and mayor of Toronto (1935)
James Simpson Jr. (1905–1960), U.S. Representative from Illinois
Jim Simpson (Australian politician) (1905–1968), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1873), Scottish footballer
Jimmy Simpson (American football) (1897–1979), blocking back in the National Football League
Jimmy Simpson (motorcyclist) (1898–1981), British motorcycle racer
Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1972), Scottish footballer
Jimmy Simpson (footballer, born 1923) (1923–2010), English footballer
Jim Simpson (sportscaster) (1927–2016), American sportscaster
Jim Simpson (footballer, born 1959), Scottish footballer
Jimmy Simpson (racing driver) (born 1992), American racing driver

James Simpson (advocate) (1781–1853), Scottish advocate and author
James Simpson (British Army officer) (1792–1868), general of the British Army
James Simpson (civil servant) (c. 1792–1857), early Australian civil servant and property developer
James Simpson (engineer) (1799–1869), president of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 1853–1855
James Young Simpson (1811–1870), Scottish doctor and pioneer in use of chloroform as anaesthetic
James H. Simpson (1813–1883), surveyor of the American West for the U.S. Army.
James Simpson (explorer) (1911–2002), polar explorer
James Simpson (priest) (1865–1948), Dean of Peterborough (1928–1942)
James Young Simpson (diplomat) (1873–1934), Scottish professor of natural science and a diplomat; great nephew of the above
James B. Simpson (1927–2002), American journalist and Episcopal priest, known for Simpson's Contemporary Quotations
James E Simpson Jr (1928–1999), Kentucky politician
James Jenkins Simpson, British entomologist and marine biologist
James Simpson (Academic) (born 1954), Australian academic
James Simpson (minister) (fl. 1970s–1990s), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Jimmi Simpson (born 1975), American actor
James Simpson (government official) (fl. 2010s), New Jersey Department of Transportation commissioner and former Federal Transit Administrator for the United States DOT
Jimbo Simpson (died 2018), Northern Irish paramilitary