James Gordon

James Gordon or Jim Gordon may refer to:

In politics:
*James Gordon (New York) (1739-1810), American Indian trader, U.S. Congressman
*James Gordon (MP) (c. 1758-1822), MP for Truro 1790-1796 and Clitheroe 1808-1812
*James Gordon (Upper Canada politician) (1786-1865), Upper Canada political figure
*James Gordon (Mississippi) (1833-1912), American planter, U.S. Senator
*James K. Gordon (born 1937), Canadian politician
*James Leonard T. Gordon (1917-1967), American-Filipino politician
*James Thomas Gordon (1859-?), Canadian politician, Manitoba
*James Wright Gordon (J. Wright Gordon, 1809–1853), Whig politician from Michigan

In military:
*James B. Gordon (1822–1864), Confederate general
*James Heather Gordon (1909-1986), Australian soldier awarded the Victoria Cross in 1941
*James Gordon (Royal Navy officer), (1782-1869), British admiral, basis of the fictional character Horatio HornblowerIn the arts:
*James Gordon (actor) (1871-1941), American actor
*James Gordon (Canadian singer-songwriter) (born 1945)
*James Riely Gordon (1863-1937), American architect
*Jim Gordon (musician) (born 1945), session drummer
*Jim Gordon (jazz musician), jazz musician
*Jim Gordon (bassist), bassist

In other fields:
*James Gordon, Baron Gordon of Strathblane (born 1936), Scottish businessman
*James Alexander Gordon (announcer) (born 1936), British radio presenter
*James Edward Gordon (1913-1998), Professor of Materials Technology and materials scientist
*James Henry Hamilton-Gordon (1845–1868), prospective missionary, son of George Hamilton-Gordon, 5th Earl of Aberdeen
*Jim Gordon (sportscaster)
*James Gordon (rugby player), English rugby player
*James Gordon (engineer), member of the United States National Academy of Science
*James Gordon (16th century), Scottish Jesuit
*Jimmy Gordon, Scottish footballer (soccer player)
*Jimmy Gordon (footballer), Australian rules footballerIn fiction:
*James Gordon (comics), fictional police commissioner of Gotham City in "Batman" comics