James FitzGerald explained

James FitzGerald or James Fitzgerald may refer to:

Irish nobility

• James Fitzedmund Fitzgerald (died 1589), hereditary Seneschal of Imokilly
• James FitzMaurice FitzGerald (died 1579), member of the 16th century ruling Geraldine dynasty
• James FitzGerald (Ratoath MP) (1689), Irish politician, MP for Ratoath 1689
• James FitzGerald (Inistioge MP) (1689), Irish politician, MP for Inistioge 1689
• James Fitzgerald (1742–1835), Irish politician
• James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster (1722–1773), Irish nobleman and politician
• James FitzGerald-Kenney (1878–1956), Irish politician
• James Gubbins Fitzgerald (1852–1926), medical practitioner and an Irish nationalist politician

Earls

• James FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond (1570–1601), Irish nobleman
• James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond (died 1463)
• James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond (1459–1487)
• James FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Desmond (died 1529), Earl of Desmond
• James FitzGerald, de jure 12th Earl of Desmond (died 1540)
• James FitzGerald, 13th Earl of Desmond (died 1558), Irish nobleman
• James FitzThomas FitzGerald (died 1608), the Sugán Earl, Earl of Desmond

Other politicians

• James FitzGerald (New Zealand politician) (1818–1896), New Zealand politician
• James Fitzgerald (American jurist, born 1851) (1851–1922), New York lawyer, politician, and judge
• James F. Fitzgerald (1895–1975), New York state senator (1949–1952)

Sportspeople

• James Fitzgerald (athlete) (1883–?), Canadian Olympic athlete
• James Fitzgerald (Australian cricketer) (1874–1950), Australian cricketer
• James Fitzgerald (English cricketer) (1945–2013), English cricketer
• James Fitzgerald (New Zealand cricketer) (1862–1943), New Zealand cricketer
• Jamie Fitzgerald (American football) (born 1965), American football defensive back
• Jamie Fitzgerald (rugby league) (born 1979), rugby league player
• Jim Fitzgerald (footballer) (1924–2003), Australian footballer
• Jim Fitzgerald (racing driver) (1921–1987), American racing driver
• Jim Fitzgerald (rugby union) (1928–1993), New Zealand rugby union player

Others

• James Newbury FitzGerald (1837–1907), American bishop
• James FitzGerald (artist) (1910–1973), American artist
• James E. FitzGerald, 4th President of Fairfield University from 1958 to 1964
• James Martin Fitzgerald (1920–2011), American judge
• Jim Fitzgerald (businessman) (James Francis Fitzgerald, 1926–2012), American businessman and philanthropist
• James Edward Fitzgerald (bishop) (1938–2003), American Roman Catholic bishop
• James R. Fitzgerald (born 1953), American criminal profiler and forensic linguist
• James L. Fitzgerald, Indologist at Brown University
• James FitzGerald (writer), Canadian writer

Fictional characters

• James "Jim" Fitzgerald, a character from