Sports
* Tom James (rower) (born 1984), British rower *Tom James (rugby union, born 1987), Welsh rugby union footballer *Tom James (rugby union, born 1993), English rugby union footballer *Tom James (English footballer) (born 1988), English footballer *Tom James (Welsh footballer) (born 1996), Welsh footballer *Tommy James (American football) (1923–2007), American football cornerback *Tommy James (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballerPoliticians
*Thomas James (died 1619), English politician *General Thomas James (1782–1847), trapper who served in the Illinois Legislature, was a General in the Illinois Militia, and served in the Black Hawk War *Tom James (Texas politician) (born 1929), American politician in the Texas House of Representatives *Tom James (Wyoming politician), member of the Wyoming SenateOthers
*Thomas Lemuel James (1831–1916), banker and journalist who served as U.S. Postmaster General in 1881 *Thomas James (sea captain) (1593–1635), Arctic explorer *Thomas James (minister) (1804–1891), former slave who wrote a short memoir *Thomas James (businessman) (born 1940s), American businessman, chairman of Raymond James *Thomas Naum James (1925–2010), American cardiologist *Tommy James (born 1947), musician *T. G. H. James (1923–2009), British Egyptologist *Thomas James (bishop) (1786–1828), Anglican bishop in India *Thomas Shadrach James (1859–1946), school teacher, Methodist lay preacher, linguist and herbalist *Tommy Lee James, American country music songwriter and record producer *Thomas Potts James (1803–1882), American botanist and bryologist *Thomas S. James Jr., United States Army general *Thomas L. James, United States Army general *T. P. James (Thomas Power James), publisher *Individualized Apparel Group, originally Tom James Company, American clothing company *Thomas James (US Navy) sailor awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for disarming the Club Q shooter in 2022.See also
* {{hndis, James, Thomas