James Fisher may refer to:

• James Fisher (physician) (died 1822), Scottish-born physician and politician in Lower Canada
• James Hurtle Fisher (1790–1875), South Australian lawyer, first mayor of Adelaide
• James Fisher (Wisconsin politician) (1816–1901), Wisconsin State Senator, United States
• James Temple Fisher (1828–1905), New Zealand politician
• James Fisher (Manitoba politician) (1840–1927), politician in Manitoba, Canada
• James Bickerton Fisher (1843–1910), New Zealand politician

• James Fisher (Secession minister) (1697–1775), a founder of the Scottish secession church
• J. C. Fisher (James Churchill Fisher, 1826–1891), Australian composer, singing teacher
• James Fisher (footballer) (1876–?), Scottish footballer
• James Fisher (naturalist) (1912–1970), British author and naturalist
• James L. Fisher (1931–2022), American university administrator
• James Fisher (actor) (born 1972), British actor
• J. Richard Fisher (James Richard Fisher, born 1943), scientist at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory
• James Pringle Fisher (1939–2009), Scottish rugby union player
• Jim Fisher (cyclist), Canadian cyclist
• Jimmie Lou Fisher, American politician in Arkansas

• James Fisher Robinson (1800–1882), governor of Kentucky
• James Fisher Trotter (1802–1866), U.S. senator
• James Fisher-Harris (born 1996), New Zealand rugby player
• Jimbo Fisher (John James Fisher), American college football coach
• James Fischer (1927–2004), American engineer
• James Fisher & Sons, UK marine services company
• Robert James Fischer (1943–2008), American chess player better known as Bobby Fischer