James Williamson may refer to:

Born before 1900

James Williamson (priest) The Archdeacon of Hastings is a senior ecclesiastical officer in the Church of England Diocese of Chichester. The Diocese of Chichester almost exactly covers the counties of East and West Sussex and the City of Brighton and Hove, stretching for ...

, Church of England, Archdeacon of Lewes (1723 to 1736) *

James Williamson (New South Wales politician) James Williamson (1811 – 8 March 1881) was a pastoralist and politician in colonial Australia, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and later, the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Williamson was born in Edinburgh, Scotland ...

(1811–1881), pastoralist and member of the New South Wales Legislative Council, and later, Assembly *

James Williamson (New Zealand politician) James Williamson (1814 – 22 March 1888) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament, merchant and land speculator in the Auckland Region, New Zealand. Biography Williamson was born in Belfast, Ireland, probably in 1814. His parents were Ann Ga ...

(1814–1888), New Zealand politician *

James Alexander Williamson ''This article refers to the US Union General. For the English Historian, see James Williamson (historian)'' James A. Williamson (February 8, 1829 – September 7, 1902) was a politician and lawyer who served in the Union army during the American ...

(1829–1902), Union general in the American Civil War * James Williamson (Victorian politician) (1831–1914), member of the Victorian Legislative Council (Australia) *

James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, (31 December 1842 – 27 May 1930) was a British businessman, philanthropist and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. His family's business in Lancaster, Lancashire, Lancaster produced oilcloth an ...

(1842–1930), British businessman and Liberal Party politician * J. C. Williamson (James Cassius Williamson, 1845–1913), American actor and later theatrical manager in Australia *

James Williamson (film pioneer) James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for ''T ...

(1855–1933), Scottish film-pioneer *

James Williamson (historian) James Alexander Williamson (1886 – 31 December 1964) was a prominent English writer on maritime history and expert on the John Cabot voyages. He also wrote many other books on explorers, exploration and discovery. James Williamson wrote of James ...

(1886–1964), English historian of maritime exploration * James DeLong Williamson (1849–1935), American minister and president of Western Reserve University *

James Williamson (mathematician) James Williamson FRSE (1725–1795) was a Scottish minister and mathematician, and joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Life He was born in Dumfriesshire in 1725 the son of James Williamson of Tynron. He studied Mathematics at Glasg ...

(1725–1795), Scottish minister and mathematician, joint founder of Royal Society of Edinburgh

Born after 1900

James Williamson (musician) James Robert Williamson (born October 29, 1949) is an American guitarist, songwriter, record producer and electronics engineer. He was a member of the iconic proto-punk rock band The Stooges, notably on the influential album ''Raw Power'' and in ...

(born 1949), American guitarist, songwriter and record producer, guitarist with The Stooges *

James Allen Williamson James Allen Williamson (born May 27, 1951) is an American attorney and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Williamson served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1980 to 1986 and in th ...

(born 1951), Oklahoma state senator * James Williamson (Australian cyclist) (1983–2010), Australian journalist and cyclist * James Williamson (New Zealand cyclist) (born 1989), New Zealand cyclist * James F. Williamson (''fl.'' from c. 2000), American architect and author * Jimmie Williamson, American community college leader *

Jimmy Williamson Jimmy Williamson (2 May 1928 – 21 February 2015) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Dunfermline Athletic and Montrose as a centre half. Personal life Williamson's younger brother Arthur also became ...

(1928–2015), Scottish footballer {{hndis, Williamson, James