James Young

James Young may refer to:

In business

• James R. Young (UP) (1952–2014), president, CEO and chairman of Union Pacific Railroad
• James R. Young (North Carolina politician) (1853–1937), Insurance Commissioner of North Carolina
• James Webb Young (1886–1973), American advertising executive

In medicine and science

• James Young (physician) (1929–2008), American White House physician
• James Young (chemist) (1811–1883), Scottish chemist; distilled paraffin from coal
• James Whitney Young (born 1941), American astronomer
• James Edward Young, American physicist

In politics

• James Young (Canadian politician) (1835–1913), member of the Canadian House of Commons
• James Young (Texas politician) (1866–1942), U.S. Representative from Texas
• James Young (mayor) (born 1955), first African American to be elected mayor of Philadelphia, Mississippi, 2009
• James Young (New Brunswick politician) (1841–1907), merchant and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
• James Young (Upper Canada politician) (1777–1831), political figure in Upper Canada
• James Young (trade unionist) (1887–1975), Scottish politician and trade unionist
• James Addison Young (1815–1875), American politician from Iowa
• Alexander Young (New Zealand politician) (James Alexander Young, 1875–1956), New Zealand politician
• James H. Young (1860–1921), African-American North Carolina politician
• James Henry Young (1834–1908), colonial Australian businessman and politician
• James Young (Missouri politician) (1800–1878), lieutenant governor of Missouri who also served in the Tennessee House of Representatives
• James R. Young (Pennsylvania politician) (1847–1924), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• James M. Young (politician), American state legislator from Mississippi

In sports

• James Young (American football) (born 1950), former professional American football defensive end
• James Young (basketball) (born 1995), American basketball player
• James Young (cricketer) (1913–1994), South African cricketer
• James Young (footballer, born 1882) (1882–1922), Scottish footballer, played for Celtic F.C. and Scotland
• James Young (footballer, born 1891) (1891–?), Scottish footballer
• James Young (hurler), hurling player from County Laois, Ireland
• Jamie Young (born 1985), Anglo-Australian soccer goalkeeper

In the arts

• James Young (American musician) (born 1949), guitarist for the band Styx
• James Young (British musician) (born 1952), author and musical collaborator with Nico
• James Young (comedian) (1918–1974), Northern Irish comedian
  • James Young (album), a comedy album by James Young
• James Young (director) (1872–1948), American film director and actor
• James Hardy Vaux (1782–?), wrote the first Australian dictionary and used James Young as an alias

In the judiciary and academia

• James Scott Young (1848–1914), United States federal judge
• James Sterling Young (1927–2013), American historian and professor
• James Drummond Young, Lord Drummond Young (born 1950), judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland
• James Fred Young, president of Elon University

In the military

• James Young (Royal Navy officer, born 1717) (1717–1789), Royal Navy officer
• James Young (Royal Navy officer, born 1762) (1762–1833), Royal Navy officer
• James M. Young (1843–1913), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• James Young (British Army officer) (1858–1926), British general

Others

• James Jubilee Young (1887–1962), Baptist minister
• James Harvey Young (1915–2006), social historian
• James Young (Arizona pioneer) (1844–1935), African-American boxer and Arizona pioneer

See also

• James Young (coachbuilder), a coachbuilder for carriages or automobiles
• Jim Young (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Young (disambiguation)
• James Yonge (disambiguation)
• Jaymes Young (born 1991), American singer songwriter