William James (disambiguation) explained

William James (1842–1910) was an American psychologist and philosopher.

William James may also refer to:

Military

Sir William James, 1st Baronet (1721–1783), East India Company navy commander and director, Member of Parliament for West Looe 1774–1783
William James (Carlisle MP) (1791–1861), Member of Parliament for Carlisle 1820–1826
William A. James (1838–1893), American politician in Illinois
William H. James (1831–1920), second governor of Nebraska
W. Frank James (1873–1945), U.S. Representative from Michigan
William S. James (1914–1993), State Treasurer of Maryland
William James (MP for Kent), Member of Parliament for Kent, 1654–59

William James (cricketer) (fl. 1858–1881), English cricketer
William James (rugby league), rugby league footballer in the 1920s and 1930s
William James (bowls) (born 1969), Eswatini (formerly named Swaziland) lawn bowler
William James (American football) (born 1979), American footballer
Knucks James (William James, 1878–1966), American baseball player

William James (bishop) (1542–1617), English academic and bishop of Durham, 1606–17
William James (slave trader) (1735–1798), operating out of the Port of Liverpool
William James (railway promoter) (1771–1837), British
William James (naval historian) (1780–1827), British naval historian during the Age of Sail
William Milbourne James (judge) (1807–1881), British judge
William James (engineer) (1854–1889), British engineer
William Dodge James (1854–1912), big game hunter
William James (photographer) (1866–1948), British-Canadian photographer
William P. James (1870–1940), U.S. federal judge
William G. James (1892–1977), Australian pianist
William "Froggie" James (died 1909), African-American man lynched in Cairo, Illinois