James Kirkwood may refer to:
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James Kirkwood (Church of Scotland)
James Kirkwood (c.1650–1708 or 1709) was a Church of Scotland minister, advocate of free parish libraries, and promoter of Scottish Gaelic language literacy. He was behind the Bible translations into Scottish Gaelic of Robert Kirk.''The sp ...
(1650–1709), promoter of Scottish Gaelic language literacy
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James P. Kirkwood
James Pugh Kirkwood (27 March 1807 – 22 April 1877) was a 19th-century American civil engineer, and general superintendent of the Erie Railroad in the year 1849–1850.Edward Harold Mott Between the Ocean and the Lakes: The Story of Erie'' Colli ...
(1807–1877), American civil engineer
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James Kirkwood Sr. (1875–1963), American actor and film director
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James Kirkwood Jr. (1924–1989), American playwright and author
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Jimmy Kirkwood (field hockey) (born 1962), field hockey player from Northern Ireland
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James Kirkwood (grammarian) (fl. 1698), Scottish grammarian
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James Kirkwood (sport shooter) (born 1930), Australian Olympic shooter
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James Kirkwood (politician) (1845–1933), politician in Ontario, Canada
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